Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1891-05-02 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

BRITISH ULTIMATUM. to kill me to-night, I would give you two florins."' A Lisbon telegram says that it is understood that She said she did not want to live any longer, and in reference to the Beira incident the Portuguese that she would make no resistance whatever he did. Government received from Lord Salisbury a She went on giving him wine, from time to time strongly worded ultimatum, the terms of which exchanging meaning looks with him, until all the other customers were gone. Then she put up the indicated that unless immediate facilities were shutters, turned out the lights all but one, and afforded for the opening up of the Pungwe route to brought a strong piece of lacing, which she said he British spheres of influence, as provided for by the must wind round her neck and then draw with all his modes virendi, the British Government would resort strength. She then opened her purse, nut two to forcible measures to ensure existing treaty silver florins on the table, and warned him not to touch them before he had earned them. He waited engagements being respected, the result of which until she had put away her purse again, wound the I would be disastrous to Portuguese enterprise in string round her neck, and pulled the ends until that part of the world. she was dead. Then he took the two florins and On the other hand, the following is the account went away. This statement, which would otherwise of the position of affairs which is semi-officially seem incredible, is in some measure confirmed by communicated to the Lisbon Press. An agreement the fact that the woman had previously attempted ' has been established between the British and Portuto commit suicide three times. Sorrow at having! guese Governments regarding .the stipulation in lost all those dear to her is supposed to have been • Article 3of the modes vieenth which relates to the the cause of her resolution. question of transit between the port of Beira and the spheres of British influence inland. This article became void through the occupation of Massikessi by the English. Lord Salisbury has, however, informed the Portuguese Government officially that he has ordered the evacuation of Massikessi, and this order will be conveyed to that place by the Portuguese authorities. With a view to avoiding future conflicts a British Consul will, at the suggestion of the Portuguese Government, be appointed to go to the Pungwe. The navigation of the river remains subject to the Customs regulations in force in Mozambique, and those regulations exclude cargoes of arms. These negotiations were carried on during April 12th and 13th, being concluded on the hetet day, and therefore, says the semi-official statement, the seizure of Sir John Willoughby's vessels on the 15th inst. by the Mozambique authorities was Ijustified, there being arms on board. With reference to the Portuguese version of the state of affairs, a correspondent is informed that it is not in accordance with the facts. The numbes of representatives of the Chartered Company at Massikessi is four, their mission being to protect the stores in the place, and the contention that theis presence there constituted an occupation such as would nullify the provisions of the modus virench thus falls to the ground. There is also no foundation for the statement that Lord Salisbury's orders to the Chartered Company's people to leave Alessikessi will be conveyed to them by the Portuguese authorities. They have already been directed tc depart as soon as the Portuguese arrive there.  The tiennan tiovernment has oeen taxing measures lately to render betting more difficult. As these measures have been ineffectual, an Imperial decree has now been issued prohibiting races on Sunday. It is thought that this limitation affords the best means of preventing workmen from attending races, and of ensuring rest on the Sabbath. , Some time since the Universal Stock Exchange, ot ' Cockspur-street, London, issued a circular recommending a security which they designated their A stock. The result of this as a financial operation was so surprising that many imitators, witnessing their success, indulged in similar enterprises,which ended in disaster. The original firm, however, have now announced their intention of issuing a second series on the previous lines, and speculators are all agog to find out the date when the issue will be made public. For their information, we may tell them it will be early in May, and published in their market report.