Show Foreign Miscellany London 2Tbe JTeir discussIng the Panama Canal says the increase of the trade of America may be reckoned upon but tho increase of competition seams certain and political jealousies may cause us to cut a water way through the continent by tbe Nicaragua route London 25Tho Times Berliu cor reapondnt says A semi official note communicated to the press alleges that tho strength of the antiJewish movement move-ment was revealed in the recent debate and that from the conscIousness of that strength the movement will likely derive de-rive fresh courage A Berlin dispatch says the government is about o complete a number of branch railway lines over the country which will be of great advantage both strategically strategi-cally and tco omicaljy Rome 25 Yultire denies that a difficulty has arisen with the Vatican on the nomination for vacant French bishoprics bish-oprics London 25The Sportsman says Hanlun states that he wishes to satisfy all comers lie will stay to row Laycock if there is a purse of 1000 to compete for If no such offer is made he will ad hero to the old terms and row Laycock for200 a sid and 1000 bet oven in six weeks from the time of signing tOo articles Berlin 26 Nothing Is known hero of the reported serious illness of Bismarck who is merely suffering from rheumatism rheu-matism London 2GThe HanlonLaycock race is probably impossible as the Australians Aus-tralians cannot raise the necessary 1 000 I he betting is six to four on Ross against Trickett for Mondiys race The royal family was present to day at the funeral of Chief Justice Cockburn I Sir Theodora > > Martin biographer of Prince Albert who ran as anonpolitical candidate was today elected lord rector of St Andrews University defeating E A Freeman tho historian and an avowed liberal in politics Toronto 25 Hanlon will have a grand reception the military participating partici-pating New York 25Worlds London During his year in office the late lord mayor Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott entertained en-tertained no less than 17000 people mostly persons distinction at various public banquets and reunions at which it is his duty to preside Tee Earl Dudley is again prostrate with his old disease of partial insanity with which ho was attacked a few days ago Tho government assayers appointed to examine ore from India supposed to contain gold in paying quantities have returned adverse reports |