Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 2 December 1893, Page 2

Foreign.

A sharp shock of earthquake has been experienced in Montreal. Con-aid^'-able injury resulted to property, but no lives were lost. The Bechnanaland police are endeavouring fco prevent; 4000 uatives, under the chief, Gauibr, sflecfcing a union with King Lobeugula. Many of the indunas are willing to surrender if the King is captured. The Tariff Bill has increased the majority of the Democratic Parfcy in Committee of Ways and Means of the House. The measure is of a radical character, and repeals the reciprocal treaties with South America which were possible. It proposes to adopt ad valorem duties and freedom of taxation on raw materials, and provides for an extensive free list, including coal, flax and eggs. The duty will be removed from wool in March next, and a reduction will be made in fche duty on woollen goods in ' July. The Bill implies that fche loss to fche revenue will amount to 50,000,---000 dollars annually. Ifc is fche general impression thafc fche .Tariff Bill will encounter strenuous opposition in Congress. The wool-growers are actively opposing fche measure. An infernal machine bearing the Orleans postmark has been received by Count von Capri vi, the German j Chancellor. i Emperor William received through j the post a package similar to thafc j senfc to Count Caprivi. It contained an infernal machine, bufc a timely discovery of fche nature of the contents prevented an explosion. ' The package — like thafc received by Count Caprivi— bore fche Orleans postmark. President Carnofc, on learning thafc the packages had been posted in France, urged fche authorities to use fcheir utmost endeavours to capture the authors of the plots. Ifc has been ascertained fchafc if the infernal machines senfc to fche Emperor and Count Caprivi had exploded they would have caused a fearful havoc. News has been received fchat fche City of Paris, in Brazil, has joined the insurgent leader, Admiral de Mello. The fleet of war vessels secured by President Peixoto, of Brazil, including a dynamite gunship, is concentrating in the West Indies, and will shortly sail for Rio de Janeiro. The order to allow Lieutenant Zalinski to instruct the officers of the Brazilian navy in the use of the dynamite gun has been cancelled, and his place as instructor will be taken by another officer. A hoard of apparatus for infernal machines has been discovered at Marseilles in a secret tunnel under the street from a workshop. The owner, an Anarchist, declared that he was asked to hide the parcel by two other Anarchists. All have been arrested.