CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6125, 11 March 1898, Page 3

CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. , Beceived March 10, 10.10 p.m. THE YUKON GOLDFIELDS. LONDON, March 9. A fi outer's telegram states that Sir Julian Pauneefote, British Ambassador at "Washington, promiped President M'Kinley to satisfactorily adjust the incursions of British troops into Alaska and the hoisting of the Canadian flag in the "White Pass, if proved to be across the Canadian border. TflE LIBEL LAW. Deputations from the Newspaper Society and the Institute of Journa- j lists waited .oil v. the. Lord Chancellor witt.referonce to the amendment^p.f j thie law;; of ; libel. Lp^^aisb|iir^ j fpjrptnißedTtMt the Grpyern^ consider the inequality of the law. : T | ' Be-d^ved March 10-, 5.40 p.m. • AF&ENCH COLONY. PARIS, March 9. The Senate has passed a bill incorporating the French possessions in the Leeward Islands into a French colony. Beceived March 10, 10*10 a.m. THE RUSSO-TORKISH WAB INDEMNITY. . CONSTANTINOPLE, Ma*ch 9. *... The Turkish Government recently promised when it received the Greek war indemnity loan, that it would transfer a million to Russia in part „ payment of the outstanding amount; of . Russian war indemnity. Turkey now offers half a million instead. The Russian Ambassador. M. Zinovieff expresses his willingness to accept three-quarters of a million. THE TRANSVAAL JUDGES. PRETORIA, March 9. Dr H. A. AraeshofT, one of the judges of the Criminal Court, Pretoria, has resigned in consequence of a quarrel with President Kruger, who , refused to accept his transference to ' another district. Eecsived March 11, 10.20 a.m. AN ACQUITTAL. NEW YORK. March 10. ' The Sheriff and Deputies, who ! were committed for trial in connec- , tion with tbe Sazleton tragedy, have ! oeen acquitted. The charge arose '■Vout : 6fJ&e?sWff : Myw>gvw4°^ *"si ; officers- to fire, 'on* -mob of miners on • strike. - * "■■ ■ ''" ■ ■■' ; • LORD SALISBURY, y ; LONDON, March 10. ' Lord Salisbury has recovered from his attack of influenza, and has re- -' sumed his duties. ' | A LIBERAL VICTORY. '. I The election to fill tbe vacancy for , the Stepney division of Tower Ham--3 lets caused by the death of Mr Isaac- .! son (Conservative), resulted in the 5 i return of Mr Steadraan (Liberal), } who defeated Mr Evans Gordon (Unionist) by twenty votes. L [In the last election Mr F. W. Isaacson (Conservative) secured 2348 votes, and Mr W. H. Dickenson (Liberal) 1876 votes.] 1 1 OBITUARY. b The death i'b announced of the r \ Earl of Bradford. b [Orlando George Charles Bridgman, , ' third Earl of Bradford (the title having - been created in 1815), was Lord Chamberi lain in 1866-68,. and Master of the Horse 1 on two occasions. The heir is his son, 3 Viscount Newport.] Beceived March 11, 10.30 a.m. * THE MACEDONIAN Q.UESi TION. a SOFIA, March 10. e Russia and Austria have warned i- Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria not to o raise the Macedonian question at e ' Pre "^DISTRUSTED CABINET. 1,1 VIENNA, March 10. } : The Germans in Bohemia deeply distrust the new Austrian Cabinet formed bv Count Hohenstein in sueJ cession to the Administration of A Baron Gautsch. > r LAW OF COMMON EMPLOYf- MENT. J LONDON," March 10. 16 A Bill introduced iu the House of i 5 Commons by Sir A. Forwood, foi n, abolishing the principle of law known f' as common employment, was read . £" second time by a large majority. Th. stl Government did not oppose the » a measure. las I Beceived March 11, 10.15 a.m. Ins MR CECIL RHODES. CAPETOWN, March 10. iffisj In the course of an interview ties jMr Cecil Rhodes admitted thai 1192 ta waa the leader of the pro nan B . reß8 * ve party in the Cape Par ti^liament. He denounced the eter was na * whine of tbe Afrikanders, wh< md supported every rottenness in Pre toria.