BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 531, 13 November 1890, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

The Marquis of Salisbury predicts that the peace of Europe will last another year It is expected that a million in gold will be exported to Russia. A new convention between England and Portugal is being arranged. Salisbury says that England is powerless to retaliate upon extravagant foreign tariffs. Germany and Italy have confirmed the provisions of the Triple Alliance. There was a panic on the New York Stock Exchange, owing to the alarmist reports from London. The worst is now believed to be over. The Pope has insisted upon Irish Bishops enforcing censure by name on those concerned in the plan of campaign and boy* cotting. Toxalbumen is the main ingredient in Dr Koch’s specific against consumption. Experts confirm its success in the treatment of tuberculosis. Professor Bright is recovering from a wound inflicted on him by Miss Riordan, who has confessed, and been committed for trial. A number of Protestant ministers, including Archdeacon Farrar, Dr Parker, and the Revs. Hannav, Moulton, and Dods, have issued appeals in support of General Booth’s project. The American Committee formed to raise funds for the relief of the famine-stricken districts in Ireland has withdrawn its appeals owing to the measures taken by Mr Balfour to alleviate the distress. The Daily News contends that the Government of New Zealand is morally, and possibly legally, liable to the holders of New Plymouth Harbor Board bonds.