HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 245, 18 April 1895, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

THE VATICAN AND FRANCE. THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES. (Per Press Association). .London, April 16. The Independent Labour Conference at Newcastle passed a resolution in favor of State pensions of five shillings per week for everyone over fifty. Mr Gladstone informed the Armenian refugees that he felt it a Christian duty to work in their cause. It was hopeless to expect that the Sultan would voluntarily institute reforms. The Daily News comments on tho quick recovery of colonial credit, and the fact that the liquidation of "the reconstructed banks has reached a stage which ceases to cause uneasiness. It also dwells with satisfaction on the results achieved since the railways of New South Wales were removed from political influence. A Queensland B\ per cent loan of a million aud a-quarter is expected to be placed on tho market immediately. It is intended to fix the minimum at 98,1. It is believed the issue is sure to go off well. Lord Onslow is mentioned as the new Governor for New South Wales. The Chronicle's Rome correspondent telegraphs that the Vatican is directing the French bishops aud the other heads of Catholic churches in France to refuse to pay taxes on revenues derived from religious orders. St. John's, April 17. Newfoundland delegates are satisfied with the terms Canada offers for union. Ottawa, March 24. Archbishop Langevin has declared ex-commnnicatiou against Catholics who do uot support the hierarchy with regard to the Manitoba schools. Pretoria, April 13. Efforts are being made to bring about a federal union between the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. It is believed a majority of the Volkraad are favorable to the idea. Kruger offers to support Reitz as President of the joint Republic. It is believed the Free State will shortly give notice of the termination of the Customs Union with the Cape. Constantinople, April 17. The Sultan has issued an order forbidding any further massacre of Armenaus- However, notwithstanding the order 100 Turkish soldiers escaped from the barracks at Erzeroum with the intention of murdering Christians. On the men refusing to return, the colonel in charge had thirteen of them shot. Beklin, April 17. Count Caprivi, tho ex-Chancellor of tho German Empire, is reported to have declared that it is necessary that Egypt should bo neutral territory, and that Great Britain ought to withdraw from there in the interests of general peace.