THE KAISER AND LORD ROBERTS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 49, 26 August 1895, Page 2

THE KAISER AND LORD ROBERTS.

ANOTHER ANTARCTIC XXI EIH- | TION. CRICKET TEAM FOR THE CAPE, THE WORLD'S WHEAT CROP. (Per Press Association). London, August 24, Field-Marshal Lord Roberts has accepted the Kaiser's invitation to witness the autumn manoeuvres of the German troops at Sietnmen. Sixty thousand troops will tnke part in the mano-nvres. Prince Ferdinand has assured the Sul tan that he will make himself responsible for the safety of the Macedonian frontier. At a meeting of the Bendigo Goldfield Company, Limited, the chairman declared that 100 per cent, profit on entire capital had been realised in slightly over three months M. Corch-Grevinch is endeavouring to arrange for an Antarctic expedition. He declares that the sum of £25,000 will be sufficient. Maclareu scored 152 yesterday for Lancashire against Nottingham. The London and Scottish committees of the City of Melbourne Bank have unanimously decided that it is not desirable to reform the Bank, and resolved to press for compulsory liquidation. Berg3'l and Brabbin are opening 100 shops in London for the sale of Australian meat. Robert B. Finlay, Q.C., has been appointed Solicitor-General of England. Twenty- five thousand mill workers in Dundee have struck for increased wa^es. George Lohmann is organising a cricket team to visit the Cape. The players will include Lord Hawke, Stoddart, and Lucas. The Statist says the world's wheat crop indicates a surplus of 18,951,H96 quarters, which will be about equal to the needs. The United Kingdom crop is 5.] million quarters which he believed will be the smallest on record. Tokio, Aug. 24. The Japanese are evacuating Port Arthur. Washington, August 24. The French and United States Govern ment are discussing the Waller incident in Madagascar in a friendly spirit The Democrat Convention in Ohio, by a large majority, has declared against the free coinage of silver.