Telegraphic.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 11, 22 June 1899, Page 3

Telegraphic.

The Reichstag have agreed to an extension of the commercial' Vivendi with Britain for one ;\ear. The deadlock 111 Fi'ench political affairs is due to the Socialists claiming a pioportion of the vacant Portfolios; Consequently it has been found diifi ' cult to loriii a Ministry likely to command confidence M. Lonbetis determined that a strong Cabinet shall be formed, concenti atmg as far as possible the different parties in order to prevent a revival of militarism. General Mercier addressed 'the French. Fatherland League, afiiiming the independence of the Court nmrtial at Bonnes for the re trial ot Dreytus, and' declaring that, military jasliee is the highest uncl most intangible 1 insfci*-'* tiution, in France: Genei'al Mereier describes himbelf as tho'standard bearer ot the army. He; promises to make a clean breast of his part in the Dreyfus case at the Ratines trial. ' , ,~ ( M. 1-iosseau failed in forming a Ministry. General Brugere declined >tbn Portfolio of War. M. Krnnta declined that ol Woilts, disapproving of the proposed punishment of the ofSeers of the Department, for issuing orders commenting ou affairs. M. Bosseau intended to assuuie the duties of Minister of War, [ and v &eleetj.ng GMieral {xahffet as chief of the general staff. The Auckland Electric' Trftniway'Company has been registered in London with a capital of £150.600. - Signal* Marconi made a successful trial of wireless telegraphy, cominanicating w^th the 3in»li' s «h sh'oie from >a ship forty-two, miles distant; ' The Spanish Government soizel tlie l^ritish yachtj Farefiy. ' Five thousand Chassepot rifles were found aboard,, aud it is -believed that, they weae;iQ* ; [ tended for tho foliowers of Don Carlos, ; In a speech at the Elbe Keqatt*, •the Eai^-ei 1 declared that tile Oernia.ll people were like a tboronsfhbccd Tliey su&ered 1 nobody to lniiMe- s ihum, and al way? maintained lea 3.' Divisions exist amongst the Ilapnbt iicaiV' Prfvcy ov&v tlie Phijll^ip'o^ " Mr Wli^law Beid d^tjiaf as' zks\, Fveaid^ilfc ~

, h .McKinley's weakness respaasible to* the muddle of affairs in the islaud cfi. Luzon. ' / <\ I In connection tf'itkfhd choosing tif 4. succassor to His Holiness the Pope thi Cardinal Oonsistor^at Eomd 'TiavS chosen niiieltajistn and two foreign cardinals from whom a final choice will- 5 b j made, thus e.isnri 1)^1 )^ that the nexi Pope will be an Italian. •' ' l - Two Geiunan delegates from thß Pt-aoe Oo.ift'ienee haw qoae to Bc^liii ' to Irv md induce Lhe Kaiser to approve* Sir John Pan ne'e tot^s sugg^tion to* ' tlio appointnieut oijapcrni me it iat«ruatiuaal tribunal, as it nut with ths acceptance ot the ol'm i doui rs.