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(nurestlng Items About Our Own Country. (1th Britain. the United Staten, and All Part! of the Globe. Condensed and mama lor Buy finding. OAN ADA. Mr. Root of the Grand Opera. flbpse. London. is building a theatre at Spring- “1E VERY LATEST FROM ALL THE WORLD OVER. (A firesh‘et in the Rel Vicinity at Chmbveltom. munch damage- ' Haul/u- “mu-way. ‘Al: the meeting of the trustees of Queen’s University Ohwncellom Fleming mnmaunoed his intention of giving four scholmmhips b0 the University. _ The Gavemnmexn‘t: taking into considâ€" eration the complaints which have been made res Ling ammunition, have de- cidied to ry a. new lot of ammunition manufacture/(l by a. Canadian firm. Judge Siniidetr of Himmiltom has con- ncbed the cigam dealers charged with fiduotingalottery by selling tickets the Promoltive of Arts Association of Munfimeal. Azn appeal will be taken. The Woman‘s Council will ask the Mmflsted‘ of Education to allow subscrip tions tobotakw npuaanong the 500,000 SchoolAghildmeq. of Qm‘tagyiptto‘ aigl‘ the -Anr fund for founding the ontona. Uraer d Numses. Simon Lowry of Hamilton was com- lled by the Police Magistrate to pay 5 b‘oMisa Jennie Dolmen for Lewmg er jacket in a. street collision. The ydupg ladty gwmesennted him with the remains 0 who garment. The wholesale gtrocelry waxehtmse of H- P- WU amid 00.. Front ptreevt. Toronlbo. wan badly gutter by fire on The 10m: will be in the} neigh- rfh of 875.000, w'rbh sufficl'em. 1n- mram to cover same. Tlhe Gmexmment relief steamer sent uftthe Red River to relieve thiepeo- p e in the flooded districts found that aneman and his family had lived for hm days in their one-Storey house with two feet 0‘ waited: on the floor. In a house in which three .to five families were living togetlger Qiqlipess had lzrokâ€" Ephmim Oanlvoy, who is confined in Woodstock jail wilting trial on the glare.» o! murdm-ing the lad George most. all: Princeton, ls faili?g in health mdirt is dfibtfiul if he wil live until September. when his trial takes place. Mrs. Johnson of H‘mlbon sued the T.. B. an B. Railway for damages for the death of her husband, and was nwamded $1,500. ben- ummt‘ daughter Damp up} 11.0 costs. Mus. Facet, in an when agamat the same road for the death of heat Malia/ml, was awarded 81,500 damages and $300 costs. In Forlhuary, 1895. George Ballard. :1 of School Inspector Ballard of amilton. kicked a boy named Richard Neville, wfho. with some other boys, was teasing hum. Neville’s father carried the case to the cmm‘ts, and has 6 secured a. verdict of $250 and. costs against _Mr. Ballard, on the ground that his son u a. cripple for hie. According to a despath to the Lon- don Times {mm Qaspe Town the British «Cape squadron mll remain in Delagoa my until the middle Off June’ With reference to the Hundredth Re- memt mpatriation proposal. it is foamed that the Qween favours the idea. of the corps being bent to Chnada. Mr. Jose Chamberlain on Friday. Witiod be are the Transvaal Commis‘ lion, and stated that the Colonial Ofâ€" fiofiihad no intimation of the Jameson I'D, . I ‘ €518? Zinnmgrthéi children, and on account of they: being somany mouths to feed provmms had run short. GREAT BRITAIN. Lard Salisbury has replied 150 the re-1 qfuest from Washimgton, refusing to re- open. the Bering Sea. case. urreqmested. Admiral Sir George Willis Watson. rmerly commander of the British orth American: fleet, is dead. He was seventy years of age. 'flbe log of the Mayflower was for- mally handed me: on. Thurmiay by the Bishop at London to Mr. Bayard, the recent United States Ambassador to England. The Grand Trunk railway officials in London do not fem: that the Unit- ed States will retaliate fur the Dom- inion tariff by removing the bonding privilege. v 'Dhe bungalow tar the accommodation of the Canadian “am at Bisley is making ramd. progress towards com- pletion, and wfll be a decided oxnament to Uhe camp. Shipments 04f gdhd from New Yofik to Europe (have commenced again. Dean French, vice-chancellor of Syra- cuse University, is dead aged 72. He was said to be one of the best mathe- maticians in the world. ‘ The Rochester Conference of the Wesâ€" leyan Methodist Ghuroh has found the Rev. R. C. Hornet: guilty of wrong act- ing, and has expelled him from the con- fenoo and the function of the min- Istry. Guthrke, Oklahoma, was flooded in film up to the eves of the houses y the sudden rising of the Cotton- wood RINer. The number of drowned in variously estimated at from 20 to Prof. Thompson; the British Commis- sionetr. In his repofrt’ on the Behring Sea. seal fishery. says that at the pres-u ant} rate at daughter theirs is. no chance of the herd ivnmeasi‘ng. and wi-thoun ex- me one it will dimimish. Si: Micheal Hicks-Beach. Chancellor of the Exchequer, resented another very satlstactory bu at to the; Imper- ial Parliament. ’Ilrade has; increased 5 per cent, the naxional debt has been reduced sean and a half millions, and the surplus 15 newly two and a halt millions. Th5 Des Moines river in Iqwa is in- umdwting many towns and nllagee. A number of British de’Legates to the Universal Pwtal Comgrass in Washing- ton arrived at New York on Wednesday night on board the Majestic. I Fire at Newport News burned (our v 5'1: wt the dock and destroyed 31.â€" 5 0,000 Worth of property. Several sail- or: were terribly burned. The tone of the principal commercial UNITED STATES the Restigawche, in the vaeltom, N. B., has done WSW agencies in New York speaking, of course, in reference to the business of the United Statesâ€"is more apologetic than satisfactory. In some directions improvements have occurred, but the predominant tone is a. tone of disap- pointment. The certainty of the trou- ble between Greece and Turkey being (speedily settled has not brought that boom to the grain markets that the pro- bability of serious trouble in Europe would doubtless cause. Floods have ser- iously interfered with trade in some quarters. The commercial failures in the United States for the week just ended amounted to 237, as compared with 238. in the correspomding week last year. .E‘remier Delyamnis of Greece has re- sngned at the King‘s request. and a. new Cabinet has been formed by M. Ralli. GENERAL. I The Queen Regent of Spain is suffer tag from nervous prostration. Fears are entertained that the French steamer Hemi. bound from Swansea. to Marseilles. has been lost. with thir- ty of her crew. The Governments of Chili and Brazil have entered into an alliance with a wiew to guaranteeing the maintenance of peace in South America. The Queen Regent of Spain at a Cabinet meeting Thumday signed ade- cree providing for the application of the agreed upon reforms for the 15- land of Cuba. A Berlin paper states that the Am- bwadors of Great Britain. France and Russia at Constamtinople have asked the Turkish Government to grant Greece an armistice. - The case against Lieut. Eloff, the grandson of President Kruger, who was charged with alandering the Queen.ha.s been dismissed on the ground that the evidence was conflicting. It is again rumoured that mgland has purchased Delagoa bay. and that she will at once proceed to fortify In- yak Islamd, to serve as a. base of sup- ply in) the event of hostilities with the Transvaal. [A telegram received at Athens says that a great battle has been fought at Velestino, between a Turkish force of 8.000 and Gen. Smolenski’s brigade. The despawh states that the Turks we're repulsed with enormous losses. The Czar entertained Emperor Fran- cis Joseph at a magnificent banquet in St. Petemburg on Tuesday evening. Their Majesties drank leach other's health, and declared that. their aims were in the interest of maintaining the peace of Europe. No Possibility of Spain Ever Conquering the Rebels. tn follow the tedious history of the Ou- ban rebellion. It is, however, worth noting that therainy season has comr manned, when film-then" military opera- tions on anything like a considerable scale are immible. Another season's campaigning is therefore closed, and it cannot be said that the island iseny nearer paoiflcat‘iom than it was when Gen. Weylea' took over the command of the Spanish troops. The only notable reverses sustained bythe patriots were the death (1wa Woo and the capâ€" ture of Gen. Rivera. ‘ These pieces oi mischamce do not seam. however. to have daumed the in- surgents, and at the close of the seaâ€" son's fighting rebellion exists in every province. Even in that surrounding the capital it is said that the inhabitants The World is so full of stirring events at the moment that people have ceased ta. Clarethere are 501nm 20,000 arnied rebels who acre becoming banter eqzuipâ€" pad day by day, as munitions of war are constantly being landed from Am- erican vessels which have run the blockâ€" ade. In the meantime the garrison are full of starving women and children, driven in from their homes in the country by order 0! Gem. Weyier. Meat and other provisions are rapidly approach famine prices. and the mall supp lee that manage to find their way into the markets from the immediate vicinity are dwindlin‘ down to insignificant quantities. In act. as The Timea' correspondent poinrts out. the outlook for the immediate future is mos]; My: and t_erri_ble. . . can see tram the streets of Havana the rebel watch-titres gleamfing on the hills. In the Provinces of Pins: del Rio. Havana. Ma‘wnzas and Sanâ€" The isle isinastate of commercial and industrial wreck and the finances show pnmistakable signs of the gen- eral disorganization. The Cuban bud- gemlt fem 1897-98 shows a pcrobable 01“ diamy oxpe‘ndibure 9f $38,000,000 and extraordinary expendntvure of $83,000,000 while the eatimated revenlue is only $30,000,000. Spain is cemt‘ainly in no posiâ€" tion to meet the deficient: , as was ‘nrted out in arecent nurm er of The vestors' Review. How she can stand another season of such negative results and sgch‘ peg-live losses is Llifficul't t9 Confined In the Hollow of a Tree and Fed by Their Mates. ‘ In chap/ping down a time the other day in Sherman mummy, N. Y..‘fa:rmer noticed. a, limb with a. cavity some two feet in length and three or four in- ches in diametem. in which were two large, full-grown birds. There was a small opening t'htrmugh which the birds received food from their mates. T’he limb was out amd the birds liberated. Neither was able to fly. havihg never been dut of its place at impu'lsomment. It is probable that the mother bird was small, and tholugh able to make her nest in the hollow of the tree and. rear her young. oomld not extricate them, as they did mat have stu'ehgth enough b‘o hel themselves until the hollow. no 010505 as to make esaape im« possible. Those who have examined the birds think they wre about two yegqs 01d. 36,23". ‘I'Fwéhld nippeJap as if her best course wduld be flu let go before the mothetr'lamd becomes absolutely bank~ mum v ' They have been fed tram their birth by thgur bird gallows through the aper- tume m the llmb of the tree.â€"Special Telegraph, New York Press. BIRDS’ CURIOUS PRISON. AFFAIRS IN CUBA. MUCH MOISTURE GUARANTEES A BOUNTIFUL CROP. Seeding Far Advanced In Nearly Every Districtâ€"A Harvest Three “'oeks Earner Than [Tannl Now Assured. A dtspatch tron) Winnipeg says: â€"â€" Manitoba and the NortlhrWest Terri- tories enter upon this season with par- ticularly bright prospects, and the agriâ€" cultural peoplp have special reason to regard the outlodk as bhpefufl and enâ€" couraging. \ ' Seeding is now tan anvatn'ced in all districts exceth those lying in flhfl [Red river valley, hh'e overflow df Uh» river havi’ng somewhat delayed operations nhere. However, all wading will 'be complete by the middle of May. Last year wading} was going on until the first and even thka second Week of Julne: ' VA harvest at least two or three weeks earlfier than the average sea- son is now assuredl, 8m the excessive moistmre this season; it the experi- ence of this peath be taken use criterion, is a guarantee of a bountiful amp» Indications now are that there will be quite a. large increase in the acre- age under cultivatian. Some districts report an increase of fifty per cent. [mmtgvrntiam prospects for this Westâ€" errn country were never better. The immigration thus far this season has been heavier them for many years, and during each week selveral special set- tlers' trains vomtinlue to arrive. More bona-fide settlers have already been brmigh'fl in this year than since 1886, whi was a. record ear in immigraâ€" tion. The great bull of the settlers firmn’ Ontario and Eastern Oanada this season have located in the Dapphin district of Manitoba, which district will treble its population before the season. ends. Most; of the foreign im- migrants choose farms in the North- West Temitories. though quite a large percentage afthe foreigners have gone to the mining distracts of British Co- lumbia. From Sweden 3 large number of ex- ceptionally good settlers have been brought this spring, and most of them have located in the Edmonton district of the Territories. The Canadian Pa- cific land sales this year are reported to be larger than ever before, and what is twen- more satisfactory is, that payments for land have been prompt- hy met, denoting that the farmers are in a. prosperous state. MANITOBA'S PROSPECTS. THE BATTLE GREEUE LUST An Artillery Duel 'I‘lmt Lasted Nlne Hours -Then the Wily Turk Pushed East to Turn the Greek East Flankâ€"The Re- treat Bounded to the Surprise 0! the Greek Troops. DETAILS OF THE GREAT FIGHT NORTH OF THE SALAMVRIA. like London Daily Mail's con‘esponâ€" dent with film Turkfiah army describes the decisive battle 0111‘ this fight flank! of the Greek army that raged between Matti and the village of Dereli, which sealed thse fate of this Greek foI‘Cesl in north 'nh‘essaly and Mas folllcwwd by their retreat acrom the Salamvria River to masala. Derel‘i is a. little place near tlhie'nortlh bank 01‘. the Sale- amvria River, a little southâ€"west of Repmne and about fiive miles east of Mati. It will be recalled that when the right flank of the Greek army withdraw from N‘ezeros, it retired to Rapeane, and then to Demhi. The Greek line extended from near Dereli west to near Mlilouna Pass. Ilhie Turkish line extended from th‘e Hills toward Mill- ou'na Pass to the pass (itself, wheme it was closeby comflronted by the left flank of :flh’e erk army. ’Ilhe Turkish guns, which were posted on the ridges, qpenetd fire at long Image. Nothing could be seem or heard at that but ‘ . ‘ THE BOOM OF THE GUNS. tine accompanying spua‘ts of smoke, and the whiz at the shells. Latex“ ,the loud amok of shrapnel: bursting over the Gmbk lines could be heard. The cmirespondent adds; “It was not qplendid, it was not in- qurin‘g, and it was nut desperately bloody. It was nothing like the d19- sori‘ptions of. battles in books: There was only an imcesmnt boom untifll the individual booms became indistinguish- able and were merged into a dul-l, deafâ€" ening roar. Th‘e guns were already clouded wiJUh dust! - “Wm-d came to amult the enemy's pmit’bolns. Tlhe Turkmh. bugles sounded. wad we 1'on forward to a fashion near Uhe guns. 1 could see thx; ines 01f gray infantry below ane flhw fezes. The ectacle was magnificent. Scattered a ut the plain were patches (If blue smoke where the Greek infantry were firigg. "Mi‘nglimg with the max at “the en‘- tillery came a grilmlmg. crackling noise like the jarring pf heavy 00g wheels running at terri'flo speed. It was the rifle fire of the two armies. The Greeks did not shoot well. 'Dhein' ahrapinel flew, ovea' our gum; or ex- DIQQed WW 9f. ¢%m-. ‘ "The Greeks ware rqplyim'g to the time of the Tm‘kfl. Now and alga'm- a. wounded antillery‘mam crawled upward wfitlwaipful WWW moanipga "Gradually the Greek guns slackened tire, and our infantry gaflhered far a. dharge. Our gums anreaaad their fire. railming shells upon] the Greek lines and the two villages fgu below. "TEe centre of the Greek defence was a. large, square house. All around in swarmed soldiers, who appeared like units. They fired steadlly upon our advancing skirmiishietrs, who were scat- tered in upenl ordexr. ‘ Behind them were masses at flroo'ps moving for- ward mechanically and remorselemly. Behind these was a. trail of PROSTRATE FIGURES. "Slowlf' our skirmishiua neared the little hi1 on which the house was sibuaie/d, moving all the time with ma.- chigpâ€"like» precisidu. ' _ "Now the ants around the house showed great. erturbation. ' They scurried to and r0, swayed back, and retu‘ea‘ted, and we had taken the centre of the Greek position. There win no waiting for a bayonet attack. There was no wofik with cold steel. J The am- bulances drove forw‘ard tb collect our wounded. 13de Pasha pushed on behind the victorious trrqops: "'TOum'm‘ Cl-ossesfl rvivleirie rammikébly smallâ€" ten killed and thdu'ty-eightt wounded, a few of the latter seriously. "In the Greek limes there were many- dead and wounded. The effects of our arf‘imery fire were hide/ems. Bodieswere turn into a. bloody pulp. trunks were stripped of their members, and uniforms were charred. "\Ve took fifty prisonem, who were miserable? anql dLsgmumggMi "Immediately after the battle the Greeks evacuated their position at Krin- iri (a height in front of Miltouua. Pass in the plain), leaving Turnavo at our mercy. They also abandoned their on- tmnnhm ants in 'Uhxe centre of the plain. Thkfil‘ whoflet limeg, in fact, retired. "We presged forward immediately. The Greeks no longer offered any resistâ€" ance. Theri!‘ flight. seemed to be de- generafing into a rout. Rifles, cart- ridges, lkrnapsaolm‘ and; all the debris of a. battlefield were strewn along the line of retreat." EUROPE AGAINST BRITAIN FRANCE, GERMANY AND BELGIUM IN ALLIANCE. Emperor Vulllam Fermcnllng Further Trouble-Thlnks John Bull‘s Advance In South Arrlm nelrlnn-ntnl In German Interests. A desqmtch from London to the New Yonk Journal says: The Daily Mail' Berlin correspond- ent telegraphs: "Somewhat serious news of the threatened Eumpean com- bination against England is now cur- rent here. Emperor William is reportâ€" ed to have a detailed plan by which the interests of Germany, France and Belgium in the Transvaal are to be protected against English intrigue and arms. " The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Tageblatt affirms that France has agreed to the Emperor's scheme and irt is further stated that Russian) oourt circles are extremely‘ embittered against England. This is attributed to the Dowager, _Czalrjtna having_agcused Eliglafidrgf (being the muse 5! Greece goi‘vgg t9 wax-.7 .n ‘1‘ l,,,Ll, "Tthe Gecrmmn Naval Department has ordered that all work In the dock yards be expedited. and I. hear that in some yards work is being carried on flay ankjl night; _ -.. «-J "One cruiser will be ready inafew weeks, and three other vessels by autumn. Altogether there are :m'ne» been now in com-Se of construction. SOME LATE CABLE NEWS. PRINCESS OF WALES’ APPEAL FOR THE LONDON POOR. Lord Salisbury Refuses to Be~open the Bering-Sea Caseâ€"The Nation's Allack on Manitoba. A despatdh: from London sayszâ€"In the House mi Commons on Friday the Preside/at at the Board of Trade. Mr. O. T. Ritchie, .replyimg to Sir Charles Howard Vincent. Conservative and fair trader member bar the: central di- vision mt Sheffield. said the Governâ€" ment was nut prepared to compel com- paniesapplying for new railway chart- ers to buy their equipment im the Unit- ed Kingdom. In the case Olf the War tea‘loo City Railway, Mr. Ritchie add- ed, 22 cats had been ordered in Amâ€" erica. because out out the seven En‘ - lislh firms tendering for the weak not: com at them was able to deliver the stock in the time required by the rail- road cqmpa-uy. v-.- -wfi. The Princess of Wales has written to the Lord Mayor of London, pointing out that in the Schemes to commem- orate the diamond juJbi'lee of Queen Vioturlia. in June, one poorest of the power, flth temnts of the London slums. have been overlooked. She says:â€" "Mighrt l plead that they also should have a share in the fates of that blessed day, and so remember to the and of their liNes that great and good Queen- whme reign. by the blessing of God, has been prolonged for (i) years. Let us therefore provide the unfortunate unflatihese beggars and 0-utcasts,witb a dinnm' or mme wbsta‘qtinl meal dur- ing the week of the jwbmlee commem- oration, I have great pleasure mhead- i'mg asuhsm‘iption list fioa‘tihat pur- pose, with £100." l The Foreign Office has mailed the reply of the Marquis of Salisbury to the request from Washington for a. re- inquiry into this Betting Sleaa fisheries disputes. It is reported the British Premier's reply Is in “be negative on tine ground of expense. i \Vashington asked for a prompt reply, which was hurriedly drawn up amd d-espatched this week. The historic mwspapex‘, The Nation, of Dublin, which; baa been rervived, will on Saturday pubdfislh a warning address- ed to the cilia mild people of Ireland against what 1: characterizes Is a ne- farious schema initiated in ‘Canada to induce Irish Emigrants to Seattle in Manitoba. Two enmnigrant aommission- en‘s, it says, heme been sent to reside permanent/1y in D11an and Belfast. Both of these are Gatho'ilics, because, beâ€" ing of that faith they Willi be more likeva to facilitate the Ian. The Na- tion dmiamw that Mam a. is a kind of Siberia. and moreovgtr, says that the Protestant majority m the: Province tyrannize over time; Catliofgim, W119 are Col. John Hay, tth newlyvazpppi‘nted Unitbd States Ambassador to the Court oi St. Jam viite-d the Marquis of Salisbury 9n_ Friday. . m. ‘1' n n, -v..._ depriveâ€"{oi échocfis and hav'e only a few churches. REVOLUTION IMMINENT. The Capital In a Fermentâ€"Removal 0! Prince Constantine From the Command m Thesmlyâ€"llc Was Always Preparing for lieu-em. A despaJt‘ch received an: one of the Embassies in London. from Athens. Bays that King George of Greece may at: any momern’t be deposed 01" assassinatâ€" ed, and that the mob is likely to take possession of the city. The dispute}! adds that the worst is teal-ed. KING GEORGE OF GREECE THREAT- ENED WITH ASSASSINATION. HAS RESIGxNED. A special despaihh from Athens says that the Greek Muster at Marine has resigned. ‘ REVOLUTIONARY FEELING. The most serious feature in tha Gmoâ€"I‘urkiafl emergency is the revo- lutiunm feeling displayed at Athens. Exâ€"Ministem Ralli. leader oi the prin- cipal Opposition group in the Legisla- tive Assembly, threatened that unless the military staff was changed he would issue aproclamation to the pet» ple. Hfis statement acted’ like all upon fire, and the popular excitement has flared up. Orowds fissambled in the streets to discuss them and wpnt- ed to (mad-ch- to the place to read. them to King George. Fortunately. heavy showers (hove the people inâ€" ‘doors. I - 1TH}: PRJNOE‘S STAFF RECALLED. M. Delyannis, keenly alive to the necessity of immediate action. had an audience with the King. and after the interview amnaunsed that the staff 01 the Grown Prince would be recalled, and that ear-Minister Ralli with threa of his mmineee, Genea'al Smolentz. Gemsral Mawamichaelia, and Col. Deâ€" mopoulos, would be appointed to re- place them. THE PALACE PARTY. The Daily Telegmph’s Athena cor- respondent hayszâ€"“Alll M. Ralli’s conditions have been accepted. Tlho King gives carte b-lanohle to his minis- ters. As the public begins to Learn the truth, anger against the palace party increases, and a feelinlg‘ of hostility against Ml Delyannis is steadily grow- ing. Late lust night, Monday, crowds were parading menacingly in the vic- init of the palace. " t is reported on good authority that arrangements are being made to enable the Royal family to leave the country hastily in case of necessity. People had generally credited the ru- mouns that the Cnbvwm Prince would‘ be recalled, and that the Government was willing to censider peace over- tures. It is impossible to say what will happen when it isknown that the IL‘A u u. guru»... .. “‘0. war is to be conghnaedvanidz the Crown Prince retained m commandJ’ TURKS NEARING VOLO. "A telegmm u‘eoeived here states that, the Turks are within an hour”! mardb' of Volo. The Greek troops havd been withdrawn from the town, and are flaking the wounde‘d fix-om the‘lvno‘e- 1AA... ado Lmnllje Ln... ..v......-_ -_~ pitale. Among the arrivals from Vola are (ax-Minister Halli, leader of the largest Opposition group in the Boule. He. has been at the scene of war, and was at Larissa last Friday evening. He has published his views in the Athens newspapers, and has already succeed- ed in concentrating upon himself the attention of the public. POSSIBLE ABDICTION. It is stated preparations are being made on King George's property, Smidstrup, Denmark. wi’th‘ a view to having the castle ready for its owner in case of his abdiction or deposition. m-uu v. k- .. .Tihe irreguliars mopeljatmg with the Greek forces showgup In a. V_ery bad lfig’hzt, as mere bandlts, more Intent on plunder than fighting. ...‘ .â€"__=, 7 , THE TRANSVAAL TROUBLE The British Foreign 0mm: [Declines to Make a Slatemenlâ€"lnyak Island to Be Fortified M a Base of Supplies. A despatch from 110de gymâ€"Tho Mic-ibis at the Fbreign. Office are re- ticent on the subject of the rumour that Great Britafiru has purchased De- lagoa Bay, and will fortin Inyak L9- Imn‘d. But Mm (minim? gains .ground ,L:__. PURCHASE OF DELAGOA BAY BY BRITAIN RUMOURED. ambmg close observers of the- situation in South Africa. that this is the abjeoâ€" tive point of the negotiations novn known to be in progress between Lon- don and Lisbon. These negotiations began at the time at the last visit 0! the King of Portugal to England. which, though :10le undertaken fou‘ pleasure only. was really designed to lay the basis for a large Portuguese loan. Portuguese findmaa have grown worse rather than] better. during the last eighteen mlmths; and Br'i'tish cap- italists are taking advantage of For- tugal-’3 necessity to drive that best bar- gain they can with hen for the cpntroll pexmrammflby or tempomrily of Deflagoa Ba . Ix... thnh'fn mflr‘n nff‘u-iaJs decline w I ‘ file Foreign Office officials decline either to admit or to‘ deny that the rumoured pumhase _of Deflagoa Bay is a fact. Should Great Britain acquire alnd forgify Inga-k Igland, th‘ns would LL; __-_A wuu Nu“ -.._,_.._ _,,_,, be her baJse oi supplies in the want of hostilities with @he Transvaal.