Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 17 January 1895, Page 2

Foreign.

A member of the French Chamber of Deputies who holds Socialistic views has been suspended on the grounds of insulting behaviour. A section of the press continue to make insulting remarks regarding the President and his treatment of the Chamber.

M. Blowit2s, Paris correspondent of the London Times, declares France to be in a revolutionary state. Prince Hohenlohe, the German Chancellor, proposes . to expend the sum of 18,000,000 marks almost immediately in increasing the German navy. . - - . Eight thousand tram men in New York have struck work for ten hours and an increase of pay. In several instances there have been disturbances, and severe conflicts with the police. The resignation of M. Barthou, French Minister of Public Works, caused an animated scena in the Chambar of Deputies. By a majority of twenty-two the Chamber carried a motion of censure on M. Dupuy, President and Minister of the Interior, for not protecting the State againss the aggression of rail-

way companies. ' The Government has resigned. The Times 1 Paris correspondent, M. de Blowitz, says there is a mystery surrounding the actions of the Socialists which may only be dispelled by an unforeseen canflagration. The proposal for a federation with Canada is gaining favour in Newfoundland. , | The trial of Madame Jounaix at ! Brussels, has created a great sensa- j The attitude of the Judge hag aroused much sympathy for. -the accused, whose self-possession has been wonderful. , An autopsy on the body of Alfred Ablay shows that he was poisoned, but no traces of poison have been found in the bodies of the sister and uncle of accused It b« i been shown, however, that death did not result from the cause oarMUg to. a bisouittio fi" ed ™\ ««»:. powder wag place* on^a wmdowaill in the Rue MonceauV Paris, near the house of Judge Atthalm, who tried the Anarchist RavachOh _ A porter threw the tin into the street,' where it exploded,: doing immense damage to the fronts of the houses along the whole street, but fortunately without hurting anyone. The Russian Government j**^in^^even;^»fcaij^gito^B# h ?' purpose of firing^ heavy shrapnel ;she^>yi|pjsvof v;^eiy, J^flJ: The te^Bienis wiQOitejßj^iopHlafc Gdegiai EieHf^:^te^N^ij;g^;Baw,And^threi^dth^^«|pef,t>:^ : y^^ ;