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AFRICA, SOUTH, continued.

federation with the Transvaal, [374]. Rhodesia, Buluwayo, Northern Ex- tension Railway, first sod turned, 81. Transvaal, Buller, Sir R., in com- mand of the forces, [381]; dynamite

monopoly, [378], 52; Edgar tragedy, [3751. 12 ; elections, 10 ; Fischer, Mr., at Pretoria, 37; Forestier- Walker,

Lieut. -Gen. Sir, in command of the forces, [878] ; franchise question, [377], [378], 16, 34, 89, 40, 48, 52; gold seized, [880], 61 ; State Papers, 187- 219; Government and the Imperial Government, despatches between, [177H184], [188H201], [878]-[3801 25, 26, 57. 193-217 ; ultimatum, [199], [380], 62, 217-219; Johannesburg,

somen arrested, [376], 27 ; meet- ings at, 5, 88, 34 ; Tberon. Mr., fined, 28 ; Joubert, Gen., invades Northern Natal, [880]; Rruger, Pres., at Johannesburg, 19 ; conference with Sir A. Milner, [103], [1121.P88U367], 30,82 ; offers to resign, [378], 46 ; his message to the Americans, 62 ; proclamation, 64 ; Leader, editor of the, arrested, 54; Milner, Sir A., con- ference with Pres. Rruger at Bloem- fontein, [103], [112], [188], [876], 30, 82; suzerainty question, [17/1, (3781; Outlander8, petition, [761, [875], 18, 187-192; grievances, [876]; exodus, 55 ; Volksraad, debate in the, [187], 55; on the " Grondwet," [877], 49 - WEST.— Anglo-French Agreement, [3851, 17. Congo State, Batetelas rebels, battles with, [388]; Rubber trade, [884]. French Soudan, Bre-

[3831; trade, [3881. Northcott, Lieut. -Col.

uuvi, uou^ LW */i. Gold Coast, Northcott, Lieut. -Col. H. P., ap- pointed administrator, [883]. Lagos, Railway opened. [388]; rubber in- dustry, [888] ; Tugwell, Bishop, trial against, 26. Nigeria, Convention between Great Britain and France ratified, [884] ; Lugard, Col., Gover- nor, [884j; spirits, duty on, raised, [884]. Sierra Leone, Railway, com- pletion of, [383]

Albany, Duke of, his confirmation, 48

Ambassador, appointment of, Choate, Mr. J H 3

AMERICA, [386].— Vide Canada, Mexico, Newfoundland, United States, West Indies

CENTRAL.— Costa Rica, [896].

Honduras, [896]. Nicaragua, revo- lution. [396]

SOUTH. — Argentine Republic,

Arbitration treaty, [3991. 51 ; Budget, [399]; Congress opened, [399]; Con- version BilL[399j; Roca, Pres., his message, [899]; wool production. [400]. Bolivia, Paudo, Gen., elected President, J401] ; revolution, [4011. Brazil, coffee, export duty on, [400J; Congress opened, [400]; Cotton fac- tories, [4001; Salles, Pres. C, his message, [4001; Venezuela boundary question, [401]. British Guiana,

AMERICA, SOUTH, continued. Gold industry, [4021; red], treaty with the United States, [402 j Chili, Ministry, changes in the, [401''

Nitrate, [401] ; Valparaiso Bay, tidal wave, [401], 49. Columbia, insurrec- tion, [402]T Peru, Congress opened,

[402]; rebellion crushed, 1402]. Uru- guay, Cuestas, Senor, elected Pre- sident, [4021 18 ; Monte Video, new port at, [4CE]. Venezuela, Arbitra- tion Commission, [2851. 59; award, [403], 60; revolution, [402], 57; State Papers, 220 ; Arbitration Treaty, 220 Anglo-French Agreement, for Central Africa, [781. 19; protests against, by Italy and Turkey, [741 19 Anglo-Rubs. Agreement with China, [102] Anniversaries, celebration of, Australia, foundation of, 6 ; Cromwell, birth of, 24 ; Goethe, birth of, 53 ; Kingston-on- Thames, 24 ; Parnell, Dublin, 61 Ardilaun, Lord, purchases the Muckross

estate, 70 Armt, mobilisation of the seventh division, [233], 74 ; Reserves called out, [199], J206J, [238], 61, 68, 74 ART. — Retrospect of : — British Museum, 115 National Gallery, 114; Ireland, 115;

Scotland, 115 National Gallery of British Art, 114 National Portrait Gallery, 114 Royal Academy, 117 Sales, 117

South Kensington Museum, 116 Victoria and Albert Museum, 116 Wallace Gallery, 114 ASIA. [351].— Vide Afghanistan, Burmah, China, Hong-Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Siam Association, Imperial South African,

meeting at Sunderland, [153] AUSTRALASIA, [403].— Vide PHi, New South WalesjVew Zealand, Polynesia, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria AUSTRALIA, SOUTH.— Budget, [412Q. Commonwealth Bill, 48, 49. feder- al Bill, [412], 30. Federal Enabling Bill, [4111. Ministry, defeated, [412]; the new, [4121. Parliament opened,

!4121. Population, [412]. Revenue, 4121. Tennyson, Lord, Governor,

[4121, 7

WES'

TERN.— Budget, [413]. Cool- gardie, convention of miners, [413]. Federal Bill, [412]. Parliament opened, [412]. Population, [418]. Re- venue, [413]. Women's Suffrage, [412] AUSTRIA -HUNGARY. — AntcSemjtic riots J297], 21. AusgleicKWl, 15^32, 41. Banffy, Baron, resignation, [297], 10. Bohemia, Polna, Jew found guilty of murder, [297], 57. Clary-Aldin- gen, Count, Premier, [296], 60; re- signation, [296], 75. Ex-lex period, [296], 2. Florins, issue of, 68. Germans and Czechs, conflict between, [294]. Goluchowski, Count, on foreign

rlicy, [297]-[299]. Grate, meeting at, Jews, agitation against, [2971. Language decrees, withdrawal, [296], 63. Protestantism, conversion to, GOOgle