BRITISH AND FOREIGN

West Coast Times, Issue 10552, 24 April 1897, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Lpnpon, April 22/ Lord Salisbury has returned from the continent. Ihe New South Wales mounted rifles and horses reached London ip splendid condition and go into camp afe Bj-ounslo.^, >: to-morrow. . , • At the South Australian d^miec Lpr.fs 1 Herschell, Russell and Salisbury comjpiimented Chief Justice W,ay on. his appointment to the Privy- Council/ 1 | Capetown, April 21. A Royal Commission', appo^ted by the [ GoVeVume-h^ 6f Ckpe ' Colony ' io enquire 'into the question of deffnee, pif^spnted a report which recommends the division of the oolony into five military -dis^rfeft &i&- ' ing a partially paiS permanent force of 11,000 men; compulsory military ser- : vice on the part of all the male popula- s tioit betwee 1 !! the 1 ages of 18' end- dtQfy '"- } large ' ihdrea'se iti garrisons- abfdi^al supply, of heavy guns, and the ijorm3J>iq# -, of a reservfi of 20(f0 burghers. , . The South African, squadronj w3ilch ; recently visited Durban, has arrived atDe^agoa Bay. ■- . > < •. Rome, April 22. A political fanaMc aittenipted H6 l'Mb^'1 King Humbert white attending the races. The king escaped unhurt and was' wildly 1 cheWe 1 * by'the-cr 6wds- on M 'rjic^Jurs-e 5 . '*' Washington^ .April 23. The Senate has referred a motion, ex- ' preying sympathy with Greece^ tp."the r -.' foreign Relations Committee. ' /" ' Ottawa, 4j# ,23. / '" Tho new Canadian tariff provides for a • reduction of twenty-five, ppir gent oft all ' spiritSjapd tabacca..-. imported front countries'' | Canadian exports.