CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6115, 23 March 1898, Page 3

CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

■United Press Association— By Electrio Telegraph— Copyright. Beceived March 23, 9.45 a.m. INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONFERENCE. LONDON, March 22. Mr Han-bury, the financial secretary to the Treasury, states that the International Postal Conference will assemble in June next. HAWAII. '/ WASHINGTON, March 22. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassador, states that the Senate has entirely misrepresented ...Great Britain , attitude; -with - regard to Hawaii. ; ';'., ; AUSI&IAN POLITICS. ; :j---\f;'l-: P. PP,^o^K^km^si. V , i Tb^' :^i_>iPtoati_-^Kjatio ia _i li«i t^; iitemtigi^ • ,_£_ tttei. .&_£s*& ileibßsrath opposed #_^iteticrtt ti- -lerr Tiichs as Presidentof the Chamber, 'shouting "Vagabond" and " Gaol-bird." They criticised the appeal made by Count .Franz Hohensteiz, the Premier, in support of the monarchy and Parliament. . Beceived March 23, 11.15 a.m. THE JOHANNESBURG ' SHOOTING CASE. .. CAPETOWN, March 22. At the tf ial of Wertheim for the 'murder of Joel, Strange deposed that Jthe murderer, wrote threatening iletters -touldel; derjiandiog money for the removal of Presiden t Kruger. EXTRNSIVE FRAUDS. ST PETERSBURG, March 22. Reports from Ode_sa announce the arrest of a hundred and twenty persons, on the charge of being implicated in extensive frauds in connection with the supply ef coal to Russian warships of the Euxine fleet. An admiral has been dismissed from the service in the same connection. AN ILL-FATED EXPEDITION. BERLIN, March 22. The news of a rising in Uhehe,land, in German Africa, is confirmed. The German expedition was surprised, _rfd-"the 'leader,- officers,, apd Ask ari porters were killed. MR GLADSTONE. LONDON, March 22. Mr Gladstdtfe' travelled ,r. to Hawar;den in a Royal saloon carriage. Jlis. : conditiptf i^liwt.fi__f proved; ■