HOME & FOREIGN.

Waikato Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1499, 5 March 1903, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN.

THE POPE. Pome, March 1. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Pope's enthronement was celebrated to-day. Ecclesiastics from all parts of the world were present. Seventy thousand people took part in the service at the Basilica. The Pope is in good health, but pale, and his voice was very hoarse. He intoned the Tel)eum. Peals of bells were rung from 450 churches in Rome. Cardiual Gibbons, on behalf of American hierarchy, clergy and laity, sent a Marconi message from Cape God to Poldhu, Cornwall, for transmission to Pome, conveying congratulations to the Pope.

THE MEMBER FOR ABERDEEN London, March 4.

Mr Wnnklyn, member for Bradford, addressing his constituents, declared the Cabinet hud neither moral nor political courage to prosecute Mr Bryce, the member for Aberdeen, for sedition conttnned in an article published in foreign journals, December, 1599, containing an indictment against Britain, inviting foreign intervention and inciting the Dutch at tho Cape to rebel. Ho bad demanded the Cabinet to prosecute Bryco or release Colonel Lynch.

CHINA AND THE POWERS. London, March 3

The Standard says that special inquiries made at .Shensi confirm the report that Tung-Fuh-Si»ng, the lender of the anti-foreign movement, is assembling a very huge force, designed to extirpate the fr>reigners. Four thousand disbanded Imperial troops have joined biiu. Many secret meetings are being held in Pekin, and some officials are attending iu order to discuss whether they will support the movement. RUSSIA AND NORWAY. Christiana, March 4. The preliminary mobilisation of the Norwegian forces, which is now proceeding, is declared not to be done as a movement for secession fiom the Norse-Swedish compact, but is connected with Sweden's and Norway's defensive movement, they fearing a Russian attack utter the secret note wherein, last year, Russia demanded an alliauce, or cession of part of Norseland. PIOHTING IN NIGERIA. London, March 1. Lieutenant Croly, of the Nigerian forces, recently defended, in a gallant fight of several hours, tho Southern Nigerian village against a thousand of Indebe Afifepoos. They repeatedly checked the desperate rushes made by tho natives, who ultimately withdrew with the inhabitants of tne village. Subsequently Lieutenant Croly was reinforced and dispersed the Atikpoos at tho point of the bayonet. COLONEL LYNCH. London, March 4. Mr Balfour declared in the House of Commons that if Lynch was admittedly a brave man, hia constituency was less blameable than others who elected both traitors and cowards. The minority included 63 Unionists and two Liberals. THE SOMALILAND EXPEDITION. London, March 4. In the House of Commons, Mr Brodrick stated that the Somaliland expedition would be restricted to checking the Mullah's encroachments and safeguarding the tribes under our protection. CARNEGIE GIFTS. New York, March 4. Mr Carnegie has given £'200,000 to the Princeton University. ALIEN IMMIGRATION. London, March 4. Sir E. Howard Vincent introduced a Bill providing for the exclusion or export of criminal aliens.