... NEWS FROM WEST AFRICA.,1 I~ ~ ' _ I AN IMPORTANT EXPEDIT1ION THE FIGHTING WITH THE KISSIS. PRESS ASSOOATION FOREIGN SPECraL Ln-rRPooL, TrLTSnDA-The Elder Dempster liner Axim arrived 'here this a ternoota from the West Coast of Africa and' the Canary Islands ...

... applauding heartily, gave a an earnest Gospel address based on the words Helpers of the war. He said every member of that association was called to be a, helper in the war against sin, against the world, the flesh, and' the devil. They must be either helpers ...

... and t during his premiership from 168 to 1874. Sir 1 William later on was selected to inquire into the . expenses of wars in South Africa, and in 1881 wa-s attached to the Roval Commission for the settle- nment of the affairs of the Transveal. He married ...

... seas to New Gvemany. TILEEXPLOSTON AT BOURGES. PA4RIS, LMonday. In the Chamber this afternoon M. De Freycinet, Minister of War, said the real muse of Saturday's. explosion at Boinges had not yet been determined, but that there was no suspicion of foul ...

... the respec-- tare spheres of Great Britain and France in Africa came to a bead this evening, when a convention was signed ticlh, broadly speaking, delimits -4e French possessions in Central Africa from the i northern frontier of the Belgian Congo to the ...

... question of the Middle Nile and the question of Egypt proper remain untouched. The note says also that by this power of erossing Africa the ter- ritory of France becomes a homogeneous whole, but as setoff to territorial advantages acquired she abandons a portion ...

... Cumrragh Depot Dorchester 3rd Bat Crete Dublin Fusiliers, Royal Bepoet Hounslsow ?? Alderslhot Royal Highlansiers 2nd Bat S Africa 1st Bat oajab Denot Naas 2nd Bat Aldershot Drake of Cornwalr's ight DelotPerth Infantry Beets Royal Iat Bat Pusojab Ist Bat ...

... counsel may even yet prevail. For the moment the Chi- nese Government is very definite about its refusal. FRENCH DISASTER IN AFRICA. ONE HUNI)EED IMEN KILLED. df I ALGIERS, Wednesday. It is reported here that a large party of whites, supposed to be Frenchmen ...

... the War Office to give the returnr regard- ing the strength of our homle battalions for which he had asked. This was a cleat issue between the War Office and the House of Commons. What was wanted was a return, which was given last year by the War Office ...

... German territory. The construction of such , railway through German territory oould only abe permitted if German interests in Africa in the fwidest sense were guarantecd. Mr. Rhodes and his friends were present during the debate. e The Emperor Williamn received ...

... on the naval estimates vras resumed to-day in the Chamber of Deputies. M. Pion em- phasised the necessity of being ready for war at sea. Great Britain and other Powers were en- la.rging their naval budgets. The French debt was too weak and was n ot homogeneo ...

... our colonial forces. Something over 21,000 of tbhese are not. under the War Office. but under the Foreign and Colonial Offices. (fSir C. Dilke-H-tar, lhear.) We have under the War Office 6.56F5 .neit includ- ing the 3rd Battalion of the West India Regiment ...