London.

Manawatu Herald, 22 November 1894, Page 2

London.

An expert in diving named Fuller sprang from the roof of the Tower Bridge into the water, a distance of 250ft, He was injured internally, and before assistance arrived was drowned. The Times, referring to a cablegram published here stating that the remarks of the Hon. J. G. Ward in the closing hours of the last session of the New Zealand Parliament, that Ministers would visit Samoa, were intended jocularly, condemns the behaviour of New Zealand politicians. The New Zealand Insurance Company has joined the scheme to reconstruct the New Zealand and River Plate Company, on condition that £200,000 is written off the capital. The liquidation of the latter company is to proceed. The Court is being applied to for power to extinguish the existing debentures, but not to reduce the capital till January. The Company also desires to carry out its own policy of reconstruction. \ Mr Cecil Rhodes, Premier of Cape Colony has arrived in England. Replying to an address of welcome at Plymouth, Mr Rhodes said he was glad to know his countrymen approved his policy, though a Email section called Dr Jameson's men thieves and murderers, and seemed to regard the addition of a new province to the Empire as a criminal act. The Queen and the members of the Royal Family not attending the Czar's funeral held a memorial service similar to that in St. Peters* burg. Similar services were conduoted in the various European capitals. Alan Fergusson, son of Sir James Fergusson, arrested on a charge of incendiarism at Trinity College, Glenalmond, near Perth, Scotland, has pleaded guilty. The fire destroyed 18 rooms, besides the museum attached to the College. i The Times, in its article concern* ing the New Zealand Government and the Samoan question, states that it does not believe the discussion in the New Zealand House and the talk about a visit to the islands was jocular throughout, though one or two remarks may not have been seriously meant. It is convinced that the proposals made through Lord Glasgow in Mr Seddon's de«. spatcb.es of 20th April arose out of an impression that Germany bad ceased to feel a direct interest in Samoa, and were wholly devoid of any combative desire. The Butter Committee has not dissolved, but the members have agreed to sell independently. The War Office has decided to invite tenders for a five years' supply of frozen mutton for the troops at Malta and Gozo. The tenders must be in by February Ist. The successful tenderer will be granted at a nominal rent a 20 years' lease of a site at Malta for refrigerating etores. The floods in the Thames Valley are the highest for half a century. Eton school has had to be closed. Mr Ramsay, a Unionist, defeated Mr Robson (Liberal) in the Forfarshire election by a majority of 288.