BRITISH AND FOREIGN

West Coast Times, Issue 10427, 4 December 1896, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

London, Dec 2. A conference representative of dissenting churches carried a resolution deinandj ing uasectariau control and teaching in all sfcafe aided schools. The premises of forty firms in FosterSquare, Bedford, were destroyed by fire. The damage ia estimated at £300,000. As the results of an enquiry into the Works Department by a committee of the LondoniCounty Couucil four 'officers have been 'dismissed. In his evidence before the Pacific Cable Commission Hon W. P. Reeves supported the route suggested by the Sydney Convention. Mr Playford's evidence was on the same lines as expressed by him before the Ottawa Conference. He urged the claims of South Australia. T, he P. and O. Company's report shows the profits for the year amounted to £18C,952. The sum of £6952 is to be carried forward. The passenger revenue was the highest ever reached, the outward business being especially buoyant. ! The Standard says the Emperor and Empress of Germany, accompanied 'by their two eldest sons, will attend the celebrations to be held next year in honor of the Queen's record reign. The Daily News states the Porte has disbanded eight battalions and reduced the pay of the military 25 percent. The Times announces the decision oi the Appeal Court at Alexandria will not affect the advance of the Soudan expedition. ' Dr Jameson was released from Holloway prison yesterday and was driven to a private sanatorium. The prospectus of the Kapai Vermont Mining Coy ia being issued with 110,000 shares. Best scoured wools are relatively cheaper. Cairo, Dec. 2. The Appeal Court at Alexandria condemned the action of Government ivi v using the Caisse de-la Dette reserve funda for the expenses of the Soudan expedition. Hamburg, Dec 2. Employers suggest that the Board of Arbitration should consist of four delegates from employers, four women representing the workers, and three impartial assessors. The uumbor of men on %trike.has increased, to 14,500. Tho strike fund amounts to seventy thousandimaria. * Vjknna, Dec 2, The Neve Erie Press states that Great Britian, has, proposed a new pr O . gramme with respect , to Tur^iph reforms which suggests, the coercive measures bte adopted to compel their execution. The papor adds that Ausiria, Germany 'and Italy are included among the Powers to take action and that they have approved the programme. Russia is said to be hesitating about