HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 333, 7 June 1894, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

SALARIES OF ACTING-GOVERN ORS. SCENE IN THE FRENCH CHAMBER THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IN HONG KONG. AN AMERICAN WARSHIP SENT TO SAMOA. GRADUATED TAXATION IN ENGLAND. GERMANY AND THE CONGO QUESTION. [FSB PBKSB ASSOCIATION J London, June 6. Sir George Grey denies that Mataafa was harshly treated in Samoa. Sir W. Playford, Agent-General for South Australia, had an interview with Lord Ripon on the subject of the salary to be paid to Acting Governors, and urged that the interreguuin after Lord Kintore's departure should be rather longer than usiml. Lord Ripon said he could not commit himself to an expression of opinion until the question arises. The Suez Canal Company's has conferred liberal pensions on De Lesseps and his family. Mr Johnston, the British Commissioner, reports that he has defeated Mankapera, and inflicted the death blow on the slave trade in Nyassaland. He also states that the Australians are beginning to prefer Central Africa to Paraguay. The House of Commons, by a majority of 104, adopted the principle of gradnated taxation as proposed in the new Income Tax and succession duties. Germany has declined to assent to the Congo treat}'. Washington, June 6 The American warship proceeds to Samoa. New York. June 6 The miners' strike in the Cripple Creek district has been compromised on a basis of eight hours per day at a three dollars wage Cojcstantinopdr, June 6. The Turkish Government has issued an £8,000,000 conversion loan. Rome. June 6 Owing to the incessant opposition displayed in the Chamber of Deputies to the financial proposals of the Government, Signor Crispi has resigned. The Ministry will probably be reconstructed, but the present Minister of Finance and Works will not be included in the new Cabinet. Bono Koxg, Juno 6. The Chinese Government has sent two thousand of their best troops to Corea, and the British fleet has gone to Port Hamilton. Pabis, June 6 In the Chamber Gravelle, an Anarchist member, challenged the allegation of General Gallifel, head of the French army, as to the condition of the troops, and questioned their fighting capacity. His speech produced a storm of protests from the members.