, 1896-11-18

made, nor has he any lnrerkIon OF modifying
She British convention.
The DAILY News" ia an editorial COM
menting on d speech delivered by the E,rl of
Lonslaie.in which he asserted that the Kaiser
ha refused President kruser's reques; for
help, and also that the Kaiser's telegram 10
President Kruger, referring to DR.. Jameson,
raid, was not Intended in any way to be
Offensive to England, exp ssses the opinion
that it contrasts strangely with President
hruger's and Baron Bieberstein's denials that
the TranSvaal Government had asked for
hslP from Germany.
The Foreign Office denies the report pub
IlShet bl the Washington correspondent If a
New fot5 Paper that Sir Julian Pauucefote
had been instructed to protter Great Britain's
good Offices between Spain and the United
States.
Madrid news states that Premier Canovas on
Friday admitted that serious. but not hopeless.
reverses. ha. tax n place in Cuba.
1t is an nomced that the Bolivian Deputies
nave adopted the resolution regtruIng the
recognition Of the Cubans as belligelrnts.
kilograms received IN Washington from
Havana are contradictory, but the majority
aTsert that the situation is most critical
The Daily Chronicle reports that Pulla-
ment will assemble on January Sth.
CoDstantinopIe news sthes that perfect
quietaie lFas been restored, aud that all To-
forms asked for have been granted. 1t only
now remains fort the supplementary w~arships
to bo Withdrawn in order to thoroughly cAlm
the pnblis mind, and it WAS hoped that
measures would he taken i'll that directions
Immediately.
a despatch from Berlin announces that the
diScuA'ien in the Reiclstag on The recent
disclosures will commence today.
LoRdom, November l6th-Ihe ~Sportsman'
annsunces that Lord Hawke has sceepte,
tho invitation from the Trinidad aud D,me-
rfra t1FCket Clubs for a teaR early IN 1897.
The team. it is understood, VIII include ssys-
mi Of the 1895 members; the names and
dates viii be advised shortly
st Thomas, Nov. I7A-H. +. the Gov
ernor arrived 8 O'Clock this morning and was
saIuted on landing.
New York, November l7th-LondoA news
states that during = speech at a political
meeting held in Bristol, the Secretary Of
State for War stated that he advised puttjng
the army upon the level Of the navy il eff
cheney, and he therefore hoped that a loan Of
five million pounds sterling for military uses
would be authorised during the.usxt session
Ct Parliament.
III Is suggested tnNC the aIDltrat0fS on Us
half Of Great Britain, III the Venezuelan
boundary question, ill be selected from the
three following gentlemen; Lord Davey,
one Of Her Majcsty's Lords Of Appeal'in ordi-
nary, Lord Herschell, amember of the Judi
cial Committee # the Pfivy Council and Mr..
Thomas Elskine Holland, Professor of Inter
national Law. oxford. 1t is understood that
as a sine qua non The Uruan indemnity must
be pad before any agreement is signed.
The Allan Liner "Cartagenian' on Satur-
day embarked a detachment of the Leicester
shlre Regiment for Halifax. Ms.
Madrid advices state that the Spanish
people are making such patriotic and hersie
efforts, that it is fully expected that a loan Of
250 million peset;s would be oversubscribed
for yesterday. Ladies. i is said, are selling
their jewels, and the Churches devoting theIr
plate to this object. Many brokers booked
their orders on Sunday.
1t is announced that Menelik, the Abyssini-
an Negus, has signed the treaty of peace
with Italy, ami that the status quo ante has
been restored, pending the boundary adjust
mentby duly appointed delegates. The terms
of the treaty include the release Of the
italian prisoners. heir expenses to be paid by
a sum fixed ny italy; also thu Ethiopia will
be hereat er independent.
Malrid news reports that in consequence of
the great mum )pr Of exiled CubanS paced in
the penal Colonies, the Government have de