THE NEW HEBRIDES.
A Sydney Protest.
(REUTER'S TELEORiMS— COPYRIGHT.) Sydney, M.*y 21,
Dr Steele,' of the Presbyterian Synod, has written a letter in reply to the communication addressed by Mr Stout, the Premier of New Zealand, to the Moderator of New Zealand. Dr Steele says the clergymen engaged in Christian missions in the New Hebrides will never be parties to the annexation of the Islands by France on any plea whatever. The matter cannot be settled by tne decision of the New Zealand churches alone, as the other religious organisations interested have an equal claim to be heard on the subject. The entire trade of the group is in the hands of British subjects. The natives have evinced their preference for the {British race, combined with a strong antipathy to the French. Dr Steele concludes by expressing the opinion that the discontinuance of the transportation of criminals to the Pacific should not be purchased by consessions but should be demanded in the name of justice and humanity.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1424, 22 May 1886, Page 2
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167THE NEW HEBRIDES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1424, 22 May 1886, Page 2
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