The National tribune., 1884-11-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
rEe News from All Parts of the
World.
ABROAD.

In the House OF Commons on the Goth ult. a
vote was taken rnon Lord Randolph Churchill S
amendment 20 the address in reply TO the speech
from the Throne, censuring the right Hon. JOS.
Chamberlain President of the Board of Trade,
for ,iti lag by his speeches interference with
the fee.l0Ei of political discussion, and justify
ing rot and diorders." The amendment was
reiecied after an einbit:ertd debate.-S Sir
Moss ManteG0re is Frustrated by his recent
exert ens con equent npon the celebration of
his liFi.h i.ifl h.iay.-S .cialisia seems TO he
rapidly developing in Germany, in spite OF the
severe rtpr-Ss. We measures adopted by the Gov
ernment and the strength of the socialst'c
party in the next German Parliament VIII
proilah!y he double that in the last Pa'liament.
"A rullor was in circulation IN tue early
part OF last week that khartoum had fallen
into the ila;is- OF the renois. It is net believed
s.id although. Ilvcjs show that the city is be-
sliced ~ l00.tsn re els, Gordon is ~ excellent
condition TO Withstand all al tscks until the ar
rival OF the British forces, which are moving
forward with all speed. The plan for Gen.
IoTs. Nuls ley's expedition to khartCum rs
6na,iy settled, furnishes bin total force of
e.5G9 English troops lie will take 5,oo3 of
these troops 20 DOrgola, leaving reserve corps
OF 3 800 at M.iy Bafa. The Mudir OF D0npola
has promised 10 furnish contingent of 5000
Men tn be composed OF members OF the Iner-
eenary tribes. which be will have recruited
fro "a fin, vicinity Of Dongola and 10 be armed
with Remington rifles If an advance in force
elail be deemed necessary beyond DOngoia the
reserves will he pushed on from Wady Italia.
1t is reported That the distress among the
iahoring classes in Dundee, Scotland, IS very
graf many thousands beiEc out Of work. and
that TIE municipal authorities are d@vising
"a a:is for aiding the dest.tu.e.-The French
papers ass TT that England Is preparing 10 an
mex the whole coast of the Fed Sea and make
n -,nfN x-i;i - .rTfa nc
th,- English have a way after they have once
planted their feet of taking In all the desirable
country within their reach-The Duke Of
Cumberland receives scaut encouragement any
where. lie has been residing in Austria, but
has recei we'd official notice that his presence
in the Empire of Austro- Hungary is unwel-
come, inas:nuch as it is d;siaSteiu to the Inpe
rial German Guverament.-" UnscT Fritz"
Crown Prince OF Germany, has become Regent
of Brunswick. The title of Duke has been
drp;s,,gd The Princes eldest son viii succeed
TO the Regency when his father becomes En-
peror Of Gerlnany-Thc famous claimant
Tor the Ticlfornt estates in England, who mas
been lately released from prison 4 ticket-of
leave says that his persecution by the Govern
nent is lscribabie to the fact that Mr.. Glad
stones daughter had married into the Ifchborne
family. a violent storm swept through
the British Isles OH the 9Th ult. Houses We're
demolished in Shields, vessels in the Clyde
were driven from their nooring5 ana many
small wrecks are reported along the cast.
Four vessels were driven ashore OF Grcenock.
Incoming steamers report that fearful weather
was encountered at sea. A steamer from Lis
bon for Cardiff was wrecked at Penzance and
the German cruiser Cndine WIS wrecked off
the Spanish coast. The crews of both were
sayed.-The new railway station at Birming-
ham, England cost nearly $2,000,600, and is
the largest IL the world.-The Chinese Gov
eminent has signified to Great Britain that it
is averse to any mediation between France
and Cn:na.-Unitcd States Consul Grant died
a. Belgrade on Tuesday OF last week.-The
appearance o. cholera in the lower Seine re-
gion Of France has led Italy to establish GUAR
antiEc against all the ports from Dcppe to
Cherbourg, inclusiyc.-Despite the blockade
two steamers have landed Chinese troops and
war munitions at Tai Wan, on the southwest
coast OF Formosa. The Chinese feet which
has been anchored in the River Yang Isl, has
been ordered &c proceed TO Fornosa TO succor
tho Chinese Commander, Lin. The French
man-ofvar Trion4 phanto HIS called from Sal
gon Cochin Chinal for Kelnna to Join Ad-
nirai Courbet's feet.-hfany Catholic chap
els have been sacked and destroyed in the
Province of Canton; 200 houses OF Christians
were pillaged and burned: women were out
ragged and men tortured for refusing 90 narti-
cipate Ill Chinese religious rites. Two bishops
30 missionaries. and 200 Catholic refugees are
at Hong Kong.-A cyclonc ragged in Cuba in
the vicinity Of Santiago On the sth nit, which
lasted two and half h0urs The damage
caused By 1t was considerable, although nobody
was hurt Most OF the houses in the city were
flooded with water, many walls were blown
down, and most OF the trees IN the public
squares were uprooted. Although precautions
had been taken ia the harbor two of the
smaller vessels were lost and large number
damaged.