THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume X, Issue 2388, 23 May 1891, Page 2

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

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Loxnokj-Miiy 21. The House of Commons has reassembled. During the vacation the the buildingsl'have been subjected to a thorough fumigation. THE QIJEENSiA^J^ANS, .. • The large influx of cold has had the effect of easing the mon^y market. The terms of the-. Queensland loan are favorably regarded, though the' amount Js considered excessive. City experts predict that the amount applied for by the public will be under a million sterling, and"it Is.'beiieved that the Queensland National' Bank will subscribe the, balance. THE PREMIER ON EGYPT AND SOUT# AFRICA. The Marquis of 'Salisbury lias been presented with the freedpni of -titan city of' Glasgow. Speaking n, vthe,eeremo»y .the Premier said the revival?ofr;%>T&perty m Egypt was one of tlwKinost wonderful events of the generation ; and m refbirring*id;the*' Anglo-Portuguese convention regarding South African territory he contended .that Portugal Jiad only 6een awarded the lowjancts, which- were, only- suitable' to the Natives, wiiile England had secured the highlands; which were more desirable fpr European occupation. . THE AUSTRALIAN'"FLEET. The cruiser Kattoomba and torpedo gunboat Boomerang have Bailed for the Australian station. -, ■ THE INFLXJENZA. During the last week two hundred and sixty-six deaths from influenza were reported m London.: .' ", .■ ■. PERSECUTION OF THE JEWS. Five thousand Jews,., principally those-expelled from Russia; arrive iv London weekly. Komb, May 22. His Holiness the Pope has instructed the Roman Catholic Priests m Corfu not to assist m the persecution, which is being carried on m the islands against the Jews. BTRTHDAY HONORS. , <It is understood that the Hons. J. A. Ohapleau and Wilfred Laurier, of Canada, will be knighted on the Queen's birthday.