INTERCOLONIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 117, 30 May 1881, Page 2

INTERCOLONIAL.

Brisbane, Saturday. It has transpired that His Honor Chief Justice Lilley bus intimated to His Excellency the Governor his desire to decline the honor of Knighthood which has been conferred upon him. Adelaide, Monday. Arrived — Orient Company's steamship Chitnborazo from Plymouth. ["Age" Specials. J (Per Eingarooma at the Bluff.) London, May 1 6. Serious disturbances have arisen amongst the Chinese employed by the Pacific Rail way Company in the construction of branch lines in Nebraska. Over 2000 Chinese are on strike and there has been rioting of a dan* geroos character. . . A fearful storm has occurred at Calcutta doing a large amount of damage to property. Three lives were lost. Alexander Stanley Hallj the Conservative member for Staffordshire, has given notice in the House of hia intention to move on tbe 14th June a resolution declaring that it is desirable that measures should be taken to bring about closer legislative. union between tbe colonies and the British Empire. There is some probability of Hanlon, the champion oarsman, visiting Australia, as overtures have been made to him by the cricketing team, which is to start shortly for Australia, to induce him to accompany them on their tour, and negotiations are now progressing with t hut object. The southern districts of Ireland are very disturbed. In Killarney serious riots have taken place owing to the opposition offered by the peasantry to evictions. The police were assaulted. Mr Ollalloran has been appointed paid Assistant Secretary of the Royal Colonial Institute, May 18. Intelligence from India states that tbe latest information concerning the movements of Ayoub Khan at Herat is disquieting. May 21. On the newly elected Conservative Member for Knaresborough presenting himself in the House of Commons to take the oaths, Sir Wilfrid Lawson, in accordance with bis previously announced intention, proceeded to examine him on the nature of his religious belief. The Speaker, however, interposed and frustrated Sir Wilfred by ruling him out order. . ' '

An enormous number of amendments will be proposed on the Irish Land Bill in Committee, notices of which bayo been already given. Owing to the continuous outrages in Ireland and the disturbed state of the country, the troops stationed there have been largely reinforced. The Island of Chios has been visited by another shock of earthquake. Considerable dimago was done, and the utmost conster* nation prevailed amongst the inhabitants. A silver mine in Dakotah Territory, United State?, lias collapsed. The miners who were working there were in great danger, but were fortunately rescued without any loss of Me. During the unsettled state of affairs at St. Petersburg further attempts at (aaanoAination by JNiblllsts are feared, aud the Czir has determined upan transferring his residence to Moscow, tho old capital of the Empire, and applviug to the national sentiment. This decision on the part of the Czar has been received with enthusiasm by the inhabitants of Moscow. The increasing immigration from Swedeu (o the United States has excited the anxiety of the Swedish Government) who purpoßt submitting legislative measures with the object of checking the iuiiux of population. " Argus " Specials. [Per Ringafoonia.] London, May 17. Mr Gladstone has announced in the House of Comrnohs that the Ministry will stake the existence of the Government on the passing of the Irish Laud BM. The iron armour-plated ship Nelson, 12 guns, sails for Australia in June to take her place on the Australian station. A notification is published in the London Gazette intimating ihat the degrees of the Adelaide University will rank equally with the degfees of British Universities. May 19. Midhat Pasha, who is acdixsed of complicity in the murder of the late Sultan Abdul Aziz, has surrendered himself to the Turkish authorities on condition of having a fair trial accorded him. Priucc Gortschakoff has again taken office as Minister of Foreign Affairs in llusiia. Riots have occurred in Italy in consequence of the formation of the Sella Cabiuet, the members of which are Lofc popular. Street preaching has been prohibited in Calcutta unless by persons licensed. A missionary hiving refused to obey ( the mandate, a process has been issued for his arrest. May 2£ . The arrest of Fa her Sbeehy for using seditious language ha 3 increased the excitement in Ireland. Four hundred soldiers who were enforcing evictions in Tipperary, were badly treated by the peasantry. The soldiers in defence were about to use their firearms when several priests rushed in front of the levelled rifles aud guaranteed to keep Order. Signor Sella> who had been requested by the king to undertake the formation of a new Ministry, has given up the task. The treaty between Russia and Khiva has been ratified. There has been a stampede of Jews from Southern Russia. May 23. Hostilities have broken out in Transvaal between the Boers and Kaffirs, and in an engagement which has taken place 70 Kafirs were killed. The Boers arc plundering the Kaffirs. A strong Nihilist speech has been delivered in Paris, which caused some uneasiuess to tne authorities. Lord Selbourne, the Lord Chancellor, has introduced in the House of Lords a Bill to facilitate the arrest of offenders escaping from the colonies charged with certain offences. The offences provided for are to iuclude treason and felony) but are not limited to these charges. Michael Brcunan, Secretary of tho Irish Land League, has been arrested in Dublin on a charge of exciting violence by inflammatory speeches. The Treaty entered iuto by Franco with the Bey of Tunis has been almost unanimously condemned in the Chamber of Deputies in Paris,