Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 8 January 1895, Page 2

Foreign.

Further particulars respecting the attack on M. Moteil's military expedition iu the Upper Congo state that the natives at Bitema attacked the party and killed six of its members. The Fwnch, on being reinforced, attacked the natives and destroyed several of their villages. The loss on the native side waa about 100 killed. I The Tariff Amendment Bill has ! been introduced in the United States | Senate. The Republican Party will propose amendments, omitting the inI come tax and re-inserting the McKinley wool schedule. Turkey has appealed to the Powers to moderate the British and Russian demands respscting Armenia. In February the King of the Belgians will submit to the Chamber of Deputies for the annexation of the ; Congo, as the French Government offer no opposition. The Argentine Government is expending 2,000,000 dollars for war material in view of the difficulty with ; Chili. Venezuela having oocupied British territory on the Cuyuni River, reinforcements of troops are en route to protect the interests o! Great Britain. The Czar has summoned a meeting of the whole of the notables of the empire at St. Petersburg, to confer upon the condition of the people, and especially of the Poles. The Czar has issued an edict in which he profusely thanks Count Schouvaloff for his services. In it he also declares that the promotion of universal peace, which was so dear to his father's heart, will be equally dear to his own. Captain Dreyfus, sentenced to life imprisonment on a charge of selling military plans to foreign powera, was degraded at the military school in the presence of 5000 troops. When his sword was broken, and his epaulettes torn off, he cried " Long live France ! I am in* nocent." The mob outside howled, calling him a Jew and a coward. An avalanche which fell in a village of Orln, in South France, demolished 16 buildings, and 15. people lost their lives. China and Japan. Severe fighting took place at Nawchang on the 22nd of last month, the engagement lasting for sis hours. . ; G^neralgSupg. who was in command of the Chinese forces, believing that he had been defeated, beat a retreat.-'. The Japanese at the same time retired to Haitcheng, the scene of the battle fought some days ago, whereupon; , Sung again advanced, and reoccupied Newohang. Moukden is in a state of anarchy.