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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 178, 28 January 1895, Page 2

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LORD CHURCHILL'S DEATH. THE NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT. DEATH OF M. DE GIERS. [per prkss association "! London, January 25. The Duke of Devonshire, referring to the death of Lord Randolph Churchill, said the Unionists had suffei'cd a great loss. The deceased statesman's efforts to bring the Tories into touch with democratic opinion were unequalled, and his memory would never fade. The Scotsman says its is natural the shareholders in the Bank of England should protest against being used for the purpose of making secret loans to the Government. The St. James Gazette ridicules Lord Roscbery for only obtaining arbitration in the case of the Costa Rica Packet after three years' diplomacy. A Rotterdam newspaper learns that Great Britain and Holland have agreed to arbitrate iv the case. Captain Lngard annexed Vorger on behalf of the Niger Company rive days before the arrival of a French expedition for a similar object. The Law Journal asserts that the Lord High Chancellor proposes to replace Sir Roland V. Williams by Sir Robert Roiner, in the matter of the windiDg up the companies, owing to the fearless conduct of Sir Roland Williams towards the directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company. Lord Brassey sails for Melbourne in his yacht, the Sunbeam, and takes with him a smaller racing yacht, the Dragon. He also intends to take a number of good horses to the colony, especially huuters, and hopes to take a prominent part in such sport. St Petersburg, January 27. The death is announced of M. de Giers, the well-known Russian statesman, aged 74 years. Paris, January 27. Ribot has virtually completed the formation of a Ministry. He takes the f portfolio of finance himself, Hauoteaux, foreign affairs ; Chautemps, colonies ; Traricux, justice ; Pomeri, instruction ; Jamont, war ; Destnard, marine. Singular revelations in the City show that M. Casimir-Perier's resignation of the Prcsidcncj' was due to M. Dupuy's systematic refusal to accord prompt and foil information to the President. Washington, January 26. The American free cold balance is reduced to 59.000,000 dollars, and another bond issue is imminent. The Nioaragunn Canal Bill, directing the issue of 100.000,000 dollar bonds, of which 70,000,000 are guaranteed principal and interest has passed the Senate.