Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 7 June 1894, Page 3

Foreign.

M. Casimir-Perier, the late Premier, has been eleoted President of the Chamber of Deputies, and M. Burdeau, Vice-President. The mysterious tree smearing continues in certain districts in India, and the natives still appear to be in a state of unrest. The African press generally concurs in tha punisbmsnt meted out to the Troopers Wilson and Daniels who were sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment as the result of the Investigation by tho High Commis sioner concerning the robbery ot £1000 and the suppression of a message of submission from the late King Lobengula to the British. The Egyptians are averse to the Khedive's proposed European tour, and the Sultan of Turkey still offers objections to his visiting England. A oompany of Coxeyites was encamped at Pueblo, Colorado, duiing the flood. They are all missing, and it is believed the unfortunate men have been drowned. y Marenco, manager of the Provincial Bank in Buenos Ayres, committed suicide after embezzling a quarter of a million sterling of the funds of the institution. M. Turpin's negotiations with the German Government fov the purchase of the patent rights of his monster mitrailleuse, have fallen through, and he has made another offer to the Frenoh Government. Chamber of Deputies has pasl. dby a large majority a vote of confidenoein the Dupny Ministry. Nine members of Sir William y Whiteway's party in the Newfoundland House of Assembly have been unseated for bribery. M. Honotaux, Minister of Foreign Affairs; is parleying to annul the Anglo-Congo agreement. A Hawaiian steamer left for the . purpose of annexing Necker Island, lying to the north-we3t of Hawaii. The Biitish warship Champion left two hours on a similar errand. It is asserted in New York that Necker Island belongs to the United States. News has been received that the President of San Salvador resigned after 600 of his troops had been killed in battle.