BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

West Coast Times, Issue 10102, 7 May 1895, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Londox, May 5. At Newwarket to-day the One Thous^and Guineas was von by Galeottia, La Sagesse, 2 ; and Gas, 3. Carbine and his son, the Novelette colt, have arrived in good condition at Colombo en route to England. The Railway News publishes a letter referring to Eddy's work as a Commissioner of New South Wale 3 railways. The writer asserts that in the last decade the revenue has decreased one per cent, arid mileage earnings £214 per mile. He further states that at the present rate the renewal of locomotives will occupy two hundred and fifty years. In the House of Commons Mr S. C. Buxton, Parliamentary Secretary for the Colonial office, stated Government would adhere to its determining to annex Dmbegesa. and that the Transvaal had no cause to complain, having failed to exercise the right to construct a railway to the coast which had now lapsed. The Times correspondent confirms* the Tientsin report that the Chinese Emperor has ratified the peace treaty. There is said to be strong friction in the Cabinet owing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer pressing his Local Veto Bill and this is believed to explain Sir W. V. Harcourt's implied early retirement from office. The Dally News denies that Lord BoseJaery retires from tbfo Premiership. Obituary— Earl of SelbQurne;" •S&e report of tho Opium Oomraissiou w&h regard to the traffic in India is decidedly adverse to interference with the importation of the drug and declares the ftgitation' in England is dus to overdrawn pictures as to its effects. l?orty thousand people attended the Eight Hours' Demonstration in Hyde Park, which is a decrease in numbers as compared with former years. Burns laiab with a mixed reception. ' §cc Fourth Page.

Sir E. Grey, replying to a question in the House of Commons, said the convention to settle the terms of arbitration with regard to the seizure of the barque Costa Tfcca Packet, and the imprisonment of Captain Carpenter, will shertly be signed. Oscar Wilde was admitted to bail, himself in £1500 and two sureties of £1250 each. The Tknes correspondent slates the Emperior of China ratified the terras of the treaty of peace on Thursday last and that negotiations are proceeding with the protesting Powers and Japan on tibe basis of compensation instead of territory on the mainland. The Japanese Minister in Paris declares that there is no intention to quarrel with the Great Powers, Japan merely desires to secure a guarantee foi the payment of the indemnity. The New Plymouth bondholders have requested Mr Ward to agree to refer to arbitration the question as to the rigkts of holders to regain the original land endowments and are dissatisfied with his off er to refer the matter to the Government. The bondholders are pressing their, claims urgently. Mr Ward refused to agree to the proposal of the New Plymouth bondholders to submit their case to arbitration. The drama "Don Quixote," produced by Mr Henry Irving, is pronounced a brilliant success. William Horn of Adelaide will probablj be knighted in recognition of his service* as an explorer. Paris, May 5. General Dodd, who was commander d the French expedition to Dahomey, hat sailed to inspect the garrison at New Caledonia. Berlin, May 5. The German Government has retainec the services of ten of the swiftest mail steamers belonging to the country ai cruisers in war time. Rome, May 5. Italy demands a reply from Brazil within a week respecting the claims orf her subjects for compensation for injuries in the late revolution. Calcutta, May 4. The Afghans are willing to surrender Umra Khan to the British wken desired and it is expected to be made shortly. New York, May 5. British marines have evacuated Corinto, and the Ficaraguan garrison have reorossed the lagoon to the mainland and resumed their previous stations. As the British warships left the port they saluted the Nioaraguan flag. Madrid, May 5. Campos, commander of affairs in Cuba, has oabled to the Spanish Government asking for 20,000 additional noldiers and that others should be held in readiness to b* despatched at any moment to assist in quelling the insurrection. • Ottawa, May 5. The Canadian deficit amounts to 4$ million dollars. Government propose a duty of a half cent per pound on raw sugar. Washington, May 5. By a cyclone at Sioux Falls fifty-two people were killed. In some instances children were carried half -a-mile by the f «rce of the wind. Shanghai, May 5. As a precaution against invasion the Chinese Government cut the embankment of the river near Pelrin and miles of country are flooded and hundreds of people drowned. The Russian squadron has left Japanese waters under sealed orders. British and German sailors virtually oocupy the treaty ports in Formosa owing to the attitude of the Black Flags. It is understood that Japan is willing to surrender the Liatong peninsula with the exception of Port Arthur, but the Great Powers are demanding the release of the whole Peninsula, which the Government advise Japan to accept. Russian, German, and French squadrons fcr« assembled at Cheffo. Vienna, May 6. Count Kalnoky has resigned owing to Banffya, the Hungarian Premier, having prematurely stated that the former had protested to the Italian Government against the action of the Papal Nuncio is Tienna fostering clerioal agitation against the Hungarian Government.