, 1896-03-18

alleging IQaJ the damage 10 ner was caused
from the "Ailsa" anchoring in the Channel
and being badly managed BY an inadequate
crew.
A despatch from Rome. published by the
Standard, says that the Government have re.
ceived despatch from General Baratieri
explaining the motive for his attack on
Adowa. He says his stock of provisions was
becoming short, and it was extremely difficult
to obtain SUI plies, and to retreat would have
exposed the Italians to an attack difficult to
Withstand, lie therefore held Il conference
with his officers. who concurrod II the opinion
that it was safer to attack tlsn to retreat.
The Rome correspondence tie Daily News
states that it is rumour9 tie. e Kalifa
Pasha with a large army is moving against
Kassala. and that the English forces are pre-
pairing to march from Suakim against the
Dervishes. General Baratieri. it is said, is
preparing a statement showing that Signor
Crisp is la gely responsible for the recent
disaster TO the Italian arms.
A despatch from Washington reports tn q
the Commissioners appointed TO report on the
the Venezuela boundary question have form
ally received the first lnStalment of the
Venezuelan case from ex Minister Scruggs
containing the substance of Venezuela's con-
t%ention. although considerable supplementary
evidence is expected from Caracas. Over
two hundred letters and official documents
have been arrange |, few Of which have here
tofore been publicly quoted.
New York, March l6th.-London news
states that in the House of Commons
on Friday, Sir Richard Webster, the Attorney
General, stated, in reply to a question, that
there were slight verbal discrepancies in the
Blue Book on Venezuela, due to the hurried
translation of many Of the documents.
The 81 .Tamnc' Gayptta in an editorial pv-
presses the opinion that the dispute will not
be settled until the United States Govern
ment ceases insisting that England must
arbitrate before it upon terms fixed by itself.
and that the more England and the United
States understand that TINS demand is unwar-
rantable the greater the likelihood of a settle
ment upon other lines than an ignoAinous
retreat by Great Britain.
The ''Daily News ana Daily Chronicle.
referring to the remarks published by the
st. James Gazette, re Sir Frederick Pollock's
brief wide bulletin 9th inst) report that it
only relates to settled districts, and that
when this point is arranged the matter will
be referred to a joint commission.
During tie debate ia the House Of Com-
mons on the Army estimates Mr.. Labouchere
moved that Egypt should be evacuated the
discussion on the motion, however, was de-
ferred.
The Times publishes a despatch from Cairo
stating that the Donsola expedition is neoes-
sary TO relieve Ka>saIa and to protect Egypt
from the Deryishes.
Sir Charles Dixie, NJ. P. condemns the
above step as tending towards another Sou
dan war.
The French Press generally also condemn
the expedition as being a more pretsxt to
remain in Egypt.
1t is reported that Italy is negotiating for
peace with the Abyssinians.
The Times publishes a telegram from Pre-
toria in which it states that President Kru-
ger will very soon answer the proposal made
by the Secretary Of State for the Colonies
to a~brogate the convention of 1884, includ-
ing the suzerainty, if the Transvaal Will re-
dress the grievances Of the Uitlanders.
A Washington correspondent of a New
York paper states that the House of Repre-
sentatives have passed the bill reducing the
present tonnage tax to two cents per ION on
vessels from the West Indies etc, wide bull
lstin 3lsU Jany.) and it has been favourably
reported to the Senate.
The New York Commercial Bulletin quotes
verbatim and conspicuously the proceedin IS
of the Trinidad Chamber Of Commerce re-
garding the response of the Secretary Ct
State for the Colonies upon trade condi-
tons.