EUROPEAN NEWS

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 165, 30 September 1892, Page 6

EUROPEAN NEWS

Mr Walton, Gladstonian, was elected for South Heeds by a majority of 948 over Mr Neville, Conservative. Father Humphreys, charged with takingpart in riots at the Tipperary election, has been committed for trial. The Archbishop of Canterbury, with the assistance of many English bishops, has initiated a fund for the purchase of the site in Palestine which General Gordon identified as the sepulchre of Christ. Mr Henry Fitter, the well-known meat salesman, complains to Mr Perceval, the Agent-General for New Zealand, that a large percentage of frozen meat from New- Zealand is delivered in a soft condition, due to defective refrigeration ; hence it compares badly with the meat from the River Plate and Australia. Sir H. Loch, in a letter to the Times, corrects a statement made by the authors of the “Life and Times of Sir George Grey.” He asserts it was Lord Elgin and not Sir George Grey wko afforded timely aid during the early days of the Indian mutiny, by diverging the China expedition to Calcutta. Mr Streeter, the well-known authoirty on precious stones, in a letter to Mr Field, says that Australia is pregnant with every description of precious stones, and predicts that in the near future it will become an Eldorado of commercial enterprise. The supporters of women suffrage in the United States have nominated Mrs Victoiia Woodnull for the Presidency. It is officially announced that the Marquis of Eipou supports the New Zealand Ministry in the dispute with the Governor, and directs Lord Glasgow to appoint members to the Legislative Council as desired by the Govcj lniieut. Tbe Secretary of State for the Colonies, in his decision, respecting the New Zealand Legislative Council appointments, does not censure Lord Glasgow for the position lie took up. He considers his attitude is partly on the lines followed by Lord Onslow, but advises him that the demands of the Cabinet should be fully met. The decision of the Colonial Office respecting the Legislative Council appointments in New Zealand is intended to apply to future cases ; but the authorities consider the constitutional course would have been for .the Ministry to resign. It is believed that the despatch sent to Lord Glasgow by the Marquis of Kip on included the opinion that, the New Zealand Ministry should have resigned. The Globe considers the Marquis of Rip on has evaded a vital issue of the dispute for the sake of peace. He showed a similar weakness while in India, and the Globe thinks his attitude may possibly cause Lord Glasgow to resign. The Sydney Morning Herald, in an article on the New Zealand Legislative Council dispute, thinks it more likely that the Marquis of Ripon’s decision will be the deathblow to nominated Chambers rather than to nominated Governors. The Novosti says that Lord Roberts’ mission to the Ameer is likely to prejudice Russia and assist England to absorb Afghanistan. If Russia is excluded from the Indian Ocean, there will be grave motive for war. It is reported that Colonel Yanoff will be reinforced by twelve thousand men in the Pamirs next spring. A report published of an interview with Li Hung Ching, shows that the Chinese fail to appreciate the importance of Russian movements in the Pamirs.