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Western Star, Issue 1572, 20 June 1891, Page 4

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HOME AND FOREIGN. f PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS. J London, June 16. Mr E. Stanhope, Secretary for War, iu rep'y to Mr Summers’ question, stated that Lieutenant Levitt had, like the Prince of Wales, expressed IPs regret that he did not bring the matter under the notice ef his superior officer. A society journal called the Dwarf declares that it possesses sure del ails showing that Sir W. Gumming was absolutely innocent. .It has promised to disclose them later ou. T 1 0 statement has caused seme sensation. The Daily Chronicle, referring to recent olficial statements in the House of Commons, g avs Mr Stanhope has gone out of his way to ulau’o a ■ cushion to soften the fall of the Prince of Wales. Other mcnarchs are soldiers, but the’Prince has never served a campaign, therefore ho might at least bo expected to honor the uniform he wore. Heavy shipments are being made of American wheat to England to fulfil contracts. Pour million bushels have a •'rived during tho last three months. Tho plilform of the Irish National Federation League of Great Britain comprises 16 reforms bus omits Homo llulo. Tho Rothschilds have withdrawn one million in gold from Russia. General Booth sails from Plymouth on July 25-h on a tour round the world. The Iloval Geographical Society has awarded a founder’s medal to the directors of the" Geographical Survey of New Zealand. London gunnery exports unofficially assert that the changes made by colonial officers in requiring a tube to be inserted before closing n breechblock caused tho gun to explode at Queen so! iff. Madam Melba sings before ' the Queen on Julv 8. Prices for tbe occasion have risen to 20 guineas for caeb box. June 17. Truth, referring to the baccarat scandal, says royalty in the old sense of the word has ceasod to exist in Britain. The Queen is respected only because she is a woman and tho monarchy rests •on a fragile basis. In its opinion Britain will be a republic before fifty years pass. Fuver is raging among tho crews of the Mediter;ancon fleet. Some two hundi ed men are prostrated. It is reported that Russian church agents engaged in proselytising work are employing wholesale bnbmy in the form of gifts of laud to ini luce Armenians and Syrians to embrace the orthodox Greek faith. Paris, June 17. M. Turpin, inventor of tho explosive known as moliuue, wuichisused in the French service for charging shells, has boon sentenced to a year’s imprisonment and a fine of £2OO on a charge of selling his secret to Sir W. Armstrong and Company. Capt. Tripone, convicted of disclosing the secrets of the French War Office, h.s been sentenced to five years’ imprisonment and a fine of £l2O. Berne, June 15. Later particulars of tbe railway accident near Basle show that 13U persons have lost, their lives. The train, which was conveying excursionists to a festival a Basle, became derailed as it approached Munchenstein bridge. Two engines and three passenger carriages were immersed iu the river Eerse. INTERCOLONIAL. f Brisbane, Juno 17. ‘ Tho shearers’ strike is officially declared * of' - .”