Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 5 December 1895, Page 2

Foreign.

Dr Smith, the African explorer, has discovered 15 tribes of pigmies north of Lakes Rudolph and Stephanie, in the country between Abyssinia and British East Africa. Sir Philip Currie, British Ambassador, had an interview with the Sultan, which lasted two hours, and despite the endeavours of that monarch to persuade him to alter hia determination, Sir Philip insisted on ordering H.M.S Dryad up to the capital. The European Cabinets are considering the grave nature of the situation. H.M.y. Dryad ha 3 returned to Salonica. The Pope is supporting what he describes as " the noble and just cause of the Armenians." English families are leaving Constantinople. The American missionaries at Khanput, Bitlis and Manassa are Virtually prisoners in their houses, and the Turkish troops are protecting them against the fury of the Moslem mob. The revolt of the Portuguese soldiers at Goa has been suppressed. The Berlin police have closed 11 Social Democrat clubs, including that frequented by the Central Committee which is guiding the Social Democrat movement throughout Germany. The Chamber of Deputies, by a majority of 200, rejected a Bonapartist motion demanding a revision of the Constitution. Although the funeral of M. Dumas was announced to be private, an immense concourse of people attended. The news of the rising in Yemen has been confirmed, and the Turkish troops are said to be hard pushed by the rebels. The Turkish Government has arrested hundreds of provincial refugees, and shipped them back again to the place of their birth. Murad Bey, suspected of assisting the Young Turkey Party, has fled to Russia. Fifteen hundred Arab cavalry has besieged Saffi, a seaport town of Morocco, killed a number of Moors, and looted the houses of English merchants. Two thousand Hovas attacked the English mission quarters at Arivontmaino, and murdered the Rev. Mr Johnson and his, wife and mutilated their bodies. The remainder of the inmates effected their escape. M. Laroche, Prefect of the Department of Haute-Garonne, has been appointed Resident-General in Madagascar. Russia is strengthening her volunteer fleet in the Far East.