Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-01-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ARGO-Amy, General Sir 11. Macpherson, Lord Monkswell, the Earl of Strafford, and Count Beast, the German statesman.  Novssnuta brought news of rebel activP y in the Soudan. Reinfor 'entente were sent from Assouan, and a holy of belligermt natives were defeated near Wady Haifa. Oa the 15th, Sir H. Drummond Wolff came home to England to be consulted on the whole Egyptian question by the Government France began to manifest impatience for the evacuation of the Egyptian territory by British troops. The Burmese situation not having materially Improved. Sir Frederick Roberta left Calcutta for Rangoon on the 4th to endeavour to finally quiet the newlyoccupied province of Uppr Burmah. On the sth news arrived that a serious Ohilrai revolt had occurred in Afghanistan. The Indian Viceroy received Sir West Ridgway and the members of the Afghan Frontier Commission at Lahore on the 4th. General Ryder Khan defeated the rebels at the Shenedahan Pass on the Ith, and sent 10 cart loads of human heads to Cabul in token of his vi,torv. The Duke of Connaught was appointed to the Madras command. An ultimatum was sent on the 11th by the rape Town Government to the Pondo Chief. The Pacific Island of Socotra was annexed by Britain, as announced in a despatch received from General Hogg on the 24th. Reports of discoveries of gold in the Wankaringa district of Australia came to London on the 19th. General Garcia de la Carden& was shot on the sth in Mexieo for high treason. On the 18th an amended extradition treaty was established between the United States and Canada. The Bulgarian question made little progress towards settlement during the month. Prince Waldemar of Denmark was elected to the Throne by the Sobranje, but declined to accept. The Russian nominee, the Prince of Mingrelia, was notified on the 25th by all the Powers except England to be acceptable A Sobranje deputation was appointed to visit the various European  alpitads muss a View 01 oriugtog 111.3 crlntuu) an MI.. On the 27th a great robbery of registered lettere was perpetrated in a train carrying English and other letters between Ostend and Brussels. Military activity was displayed by Turkey towards the end ol the month. The Swiss village of Friemstein was destroyed by fire on the I tith. French reinforeernen, s were ordered to the garrison of Madagascar en the 17th. Prince John of Mecklenburg and Prine,ss Flinsheth of Saxe-Weimar were married at Weimar on the eth. Great excitement was created in London by a threatened demonstration of Socialists on Lord Mayor's Day, and meet exteneive police and miliary preparations were made and the intended mmting prohibited. The matter passed off Quietly, and a demonstration was held subsequently on Sunday, the 'II st, in Trafalgar.square, without disturbance. Sir Reginal I Ranson, the new Lord Mayor of London. inaugurated his year of office on the oth in the customary manner, and Lord Salisbury made a great speech at the Goldhall banquet on Irish and Eastern affairs. Next day the Colonial Exhibition at South Kensington was formally closed, it having been decided to inaugurate next summer an Lr.perial Institute, representing the Colonies and the net of her Majestyt4 dominions, as s Jubilee celebration, The RobriAt nullity suit °Cetipied the attention of the Divorce Court, and a decree dissolving the marriage was registered on the I tith, On the 19th a destructive fire occurred at Frampton Court Palace. Princess Beatrice gave birth toe son on the 23rd. Fred Archer, the jockey, committed suicide on the Bth, and among other notewoithy de ths were those of T,ord Barrington, Lord Enni, killen. and General Arthur, ex.-President of the United States,  Deming]: the first was marked by the commencement of the passenger service through the Severn Tunnel. A terrific gale swept over the British Isles on the night of the Bth and during the following day. Shipwrecks were reported all round the coasts, and many lives were lost and much damage done. The fury of the storm was almost unparalleled, and severe destruction of property was experienced on land as well as at seaboard places. The most spatting calamity wee the wreck of two lifeboat, in the estuary of the bfereey, whereby in all 27 of their crews were reported drowned. A great fire occurred in the City of London on the 2nd, and many warehouses were desires ed or dammed, and the ancient church of St Mary Magdalene in Knightrider-street also fell a prey to the flames. The same day Chelmsford Workhnuse was burned to the ground, and the next morning Glasgow Blind Asylum was consumed by the devouring element. An exptsak, occurred at Elemore Colliery, Durham, on the 2nd, causing 27 deaths. On the 7th a great meeting of Liberal Unionists was held in London, when the lenders of the movement delivered addreseee defining t he'r position. Lord Hartington and his following refused to reconcile themselves to the supporters of Mr. Gladstone. The following evening the Premier made an important speech in the metropolis on the policy of the Government. At the beginning of the month the Government decided to withdraw the military from among the crofters of Skye. A serious collision occurred at Cork on the tat between the Nationalists and the police, and about this time a strong front was shown by the authorities against the " fair-rent " campaign. Mr. J. Dillon, M.P., was summoned before the Queen's Bench in respect of inflammatory language alleged to Ism • been made use of by him, and other d-ciaive action was taken in the direction of restoring order by Sir Michael Hicks-Beech, the Irish Secretary, and General Buller, who had been apppointed Under-Secretary, ewe Sir Robert Hamilton. The Colin-Campbell Divorce suits, which had succeeded the Coleridge Libel case as the principal public cause cd2hre, went on from day to day to an unprecedented length A joint telegram, It was announced on the 6th, had been desparehed to the various Colonial Governmews eommunicsting the scheme for the projected Imperial Institute in London, and mutual arrangements were commenced for a plan of improved and enlarged imperial defence. On the 15th an action was taken at Kensington for securing the Albert Hall for the nation as part of the Royal Jubilee celebrations of 1887. A political crisis occurred in France, and in Germany vigorous action was taken to increase the army. Turkey showed signs of antiBritish feeling. On the 2nd General Kaulbars, who had returned from Bulgaria, returned to St. Petersburg. The Balkan crisis was still pending settlement. On the 6th the American President delivered his message to Congress. Field-Marshal nacres died on the tith. A destructive fire occurred on the 11th at Oxford University. On the 18th the infant son of the Prince and Princess Henry of Battenberg was chriateted at Windsor, Prince Alesander of Bulgaria, sun Visit to England, being one of the eponeonh