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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 924, 23 April 1883, Page 2

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[RKUTBR’a TKLEORAMa-^OpPTWGHT.] ‘ The New Quinefci Question. J London! April 2L In the Houseof Lords last evening Lord Carnarvon, formerly •‘Secretary of State for the Dolonies, reviewed the question of the' annexation of New Guinea, and in the coursejof Jys speech vindicated the motives thei recent action of the Queensland, Government. Lord Derby, in reply, | stated the matter had been brought |

under flic notice of the Colonial Office r 7.; -> months ago by Mr 'I horaas Archer, , Queensland Agent-General, who adV’ vanced strong reasons for annexing the Island,: and asked whether the Imperial Government would sanction it, stating ‘"V,'.' that Queensland was prepared to provide, for the necessary expenditure of > ..governing the island; Sir A. Kennedy ■ had been requested to report upon the question, and his despatches were still awaited*LordDerby stated that the news that the agent ot the Queensland J l ’had taken possession of ’j ‘ . islahd had therefore caused great .i, surprise, no pledge having been given - ; that such action would be sanctioned 1 The Phoenix Park Murders. : 1 The' jury, -in the' case of Timothy Kelly, the third Phoenix Park prisoner, . has been unable to agree upon a verdict, and'retired until Monday. The Czar’s Coronation. .I * - v ßecent telegrams are to hand from St Petersburg!], stating that the coronation of the Czar will take place on May "■ the 27th, the date previously fixed, and not on Tune the rolh, as announced on theL,t6tbi ,J ; ;The 7Yma, however, in its 'lssue this morning, considers the report , ; ; :.a’hoax. V ■1 J , : [Received April 23, noon.] ’■ • 1 The Home 1 Markets. bw.-; -.s i . 1 ' London, April 21. : c l fS i ‘Cdfeols’ Quoted at being ' J ah‘ New ■; Zealand ,j. remain at iast quotations, namely-Five per cent. 10-40 loan, 108^; five per cent 1889 loan, . 106; four and a half per cent. 1879-1904 , : stock, Colonial breadstuff's continue.quitit at 50s for Adelaide wheat, ex store; 44s to 48s for New Zealand - . wheat, ex store ; and 34s for Adelaide j ■ flour,- ex store; The total quantity of j wheat afloat for Great Britain is 2,070,60 a quarters. Australian tallow j is firth at 44s for best beef and 46s for 7 bestmutton. Best Sydney sun-dried ] -.copra remains at L2O 255. Best Aus- ] tralian leather is. quoted attend, being ■ - > a decline of ; 1 The Homoward Mail. Sak Francisco, April 20. j The Pacific Mail steamer Australia, arrived from Auckland yesterday;