Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 1 June 1893, Page 2

Foreign.

. A manifesto nas been placarded in Berlin, which is attributed to the Government declaring that peace is uncertain, and that France and Russia are merely waiting for a chance, owing to their undying hatred of the Germans. French in- { vaders, according to the manifesto, may be expected to forget the dictates of humanity and to leave the country in ruins. The Triple Alliance would be unable to prevent the devastation of Germany in the face of a coalition between France and Russia. : A goldfield, covering 900 square miles, is reported to have been discovered at Wuntho, in Burmah. It is officially announced that if. the United States authorities enforce the provisions of the' Chinese Ex* elusion Act, China will retaliate by expelling all Americans and stopping trade with the States. M. Flourens, in the Chamber of Deputies, announced that France intends to permanently occupy Hhong, in order to secure the control of the Mekong river. They did not intend to allow their colonies in further India to perish under the British knife. Disastrous floods have occurred in fche Southern Cotton States. Ten thousand people have been rendered homeless. A quarter of a million people visited the Ohieago Exhibition on Snnrlav.