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Manawatu Herald, 3 February 1894, Page 2

London.

The cammanders of the foreign warships at Rio de . aniera report that the _ißsl_.ft6_.ls have Complete eotitt'ol o_ the harbour. r _?i_ey are .(taking, thei. rtisj3__tiVe (} ovefchhients i_ they will dse forces to jh'dtebt the mercantile shipfJih«; Bord R osebeh'y declines to dictate that the hostile operations at Rio de Janiero be restricted to suit British interests. The agreement between the Ameer of -Afghanis tan and Great Britain provides that Great Britain shall defend the northern frontlet* of Afghanistan ahd. ihaititaiii the intpgrity of the cduhtry. The Court of Appeal has annulled Mr .13 avifct's bah&rlijptcy. Telegrams ffom Washington indicate that the new tariff will pass the House of Representatives by a majority of from 15 to 20 votes. The Pall Mall Gazette says Mr Gladstone intends to resign almost immediately, owing to old age and disappointment at the failure of his itouie Rule proposals. Mr Gladstone denies tbafc he has dny intention of resigning; . but adniits tliafc tbe condition o_ his sight and his hardness of hearing have long rendered relief from public caves desirable. The Times thinks thafc Mr Gladstone's plain admission of failing strength is serious. , though the idea of- resignation is premature. The D a ily News minimises the j reference to the state of his health, ' and accuses the Pall Mall Gazette of hoaxing the public. Tbe Standard considers the nature df the Premier's denial most damaging and discouraging to the Minis try. Herbert Langham. formerly Master of the Pytchley Hunt, and heirpresumptive to Sir James Hay Langham, Baronet, was charged afc Bow-street to-day with fraud. The amount involved in connection with the present chargo is £1200. Langham, who has been extremely lavish in his expenditure, was only recently declared bankrupt. The ship Lochshiel, bound to Adelaido, has sunk in Milford Haven. The crew were saved. Harness and the others connected with the Medical Electric Company have been discharged on the ground of insufficient evidence of fraud.