EUROPEAN ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 949, 22 May 1883, Page 4

EUROPEAN ITEMS.

London, May 9. The German Reichstaghas rejected the principal items of Prince Bismarck's- proposals the Socialists! Lord Duffer in in a letter addressed to 'itattd hfs opinion uriofficially.that England will guarantee the permari6®BWlWneFiySTein'of Goverhmentestablished iprJJgfßt in-accordancp with'^STod^meridationS. The French, Ministry .have, introduced into the Legislature ' Bill containing stringent against can demonstrations'. Admiral Meyer, who is in command of the French Fleet in Chinese and Japanese waters, has received instructions to prevent the Chinese troops from entering:the' province of Tonquin. An attack by Anamite troops "on Hanor, town of Tonquin, has been repulsed by the French with great loss to the, T Anamites. The * French now insist dh*establishing a pro- ■ tecto rate?,-over .the'»whole kingdom of Dr' iiacfirren," ’ f tho musician, has declined the knighthood Conferred upon him at the opening of the. Royal College of Music. ■, (, ; , General Grant has issued an appeal urging foreigners resident' iu ■ the United States not the American flag.-' _ Archbishop Croke,; Itoman Catholic ArchSshog pf Cashel, . who was summoned to Rems for the purpose of holding a conwith thh Pope op the : affairs of Ireland f is-returning, his visit ’having terminatediSomewbat ‘abruptly-.' The Pope: has issued circulars to all Roman Catholic Rishpps Ireland, (commanding .them to forbia congregations under. their, charge from subscribing tpwards the Parnell ■ fund. ~ '.7” *'■ • An emjuiryhas bped held iUto the circumstances of 'the bollimoh' between the ahipaj;Britiafar : Gommerce' , and County of Aberdeen; which took place in the British Channel on the 24th April. The finding of thp,Board .was that the occurrence. was attributable to the ■ negligence of : the Coppty .of. Aberdeen- ~ -j. •] The*Malagasy envoys who were .despatched to Germany to, arrange -terms-of, a oornSnlmalHresbly between that coiihtry and Madagascar, are on their way' home, having satisfactorily accomplished the object of then: r j-r ~■ ... Sir Horonles Robinson,''late Governor of the Cape Colony, has. arrived in England. The House Lords haarefused.to permit the British Museum ; to be,opened on Sundays. ' ’