HOME AND FOREIGN.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11512, 19 February 1903, Page 5

HOME AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association—By Eloctrio Telegraph—Copyright.

THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL STATION,

(Received February 18th, '8.52 a.m.) LONDON, February 17. The cruiser Spartiate ifl commissioned for March to convey the relief crews to the Australian station. FATAL GUN-COTTON EXPLOSION. By the explosion of a charge of gun-cot-ton in tihe Woolwich Arsenal, a workman was killed, while captain Partridge and three workmen were seriously injured. THii IRISH LAND QUESTION. A meeting of Nationalist membra of the House of Commons, .held in Dublin, urged the Government to give legislative effect to the resolutions determined upon by the recent conference between representatives of the landlords and tenants, with respect to the Irish land question. FEDERAL COLD STORAGE COThe shares in the Federal Supply Cold Storage Company of South Africa are being re-issued. . THE DISTASTEFUL ALLIANCE. A Blue Book just issued does not indicate the origin of the suggestion of AngloGerman co-operation in Venezuela. THE MILITARY MEAT CONTRACTS. The Colonial Office, at Mr Reeves's instance, calk the special attention of the War Office to the importance of the meattender forms reaching the colonies in time to enable colonial firms to compete direct.