Foreign.
The trial of ten members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies authorised by the respective Chambers has been abandoned owing to the insufficiency of evidence?, and the only prosecutions that aro to be parservered with are those against the directors of the Canal Company and MM. Baihaut and . San3broy. M. Charles de Lessept, for the in formation of the judge, stated that Baron Eeinach had wanted 15.0Q0, 000 francs', but only received 6,003, 000, The directors of the company were not aware how the money was applied. M. Baihnufc dpmanded a railiion francs. f>r introducing the Panama Canal Lottery Bill, but only received 400,0)0 francs The judge expressed amazement at De Lesseps admissions, and reproached the directors for deceiving the public.
MM Freyeinefc and Lonbot will retire from the Ministry. M. Ribot remains Premier and Minister for the Interior. No reason is given for the resignations.
The Opportunists are seeking to divert attention from the Panama scandal to Morocco, and are trying to get up an agitation against England.
M. Eiffel admits haviug received thirtythree million francs for contracts, and of that amount He only spent five million on the works, keeping the balance for himself. It is reported that .M. Da Freycinet has confessed to receiving two million francs from the Panama Canal Company for secret purposes The Panama Canal revelations are weakening the closely cordial relations which have lately existed between France and Russia.
The Bank of France has intimated fci the Bank of England %p prepare f.)r the removal of her credit balance in case of an emergency arising.
M. Gervaise ha 1 ? declined to accept ihe portfolio of Minister of Marine in the French Ministry, A manifesto issued by the Socialists declares fc'iat the present system of government in Franco must be abolished, and deprecates the country be ; ng governed by a handful of criminal*.
The Governor of Tangier has arrested three guards on the charge of murdering a British subject.
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Manawatu Herald, 14 January 1893, Page 2
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328Foreign. Manawatu Herald, 14 January 1893, Page 2
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