THE NEW HEBRIDES.
Further Protests.
[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] London, Jo y 2.
An interview took place to-day between Sir Graham Berry and Lord Rosebery, Foreign Secretary, on the subject of the affairs of the New Hebrides.
At a banquet to-night, under the auspices of the Imperial Federation League, Lord Rosebery, in the course of his speech, stated that the Government had spoken (ha vs.-.c • o; .ha country on the New Hebrides question.
[Per Press Association].
8 (s.s, Wairarapa at the Bluff) f Melboubne, June 30. 3 News from Noumea, dated June s 25th, reparta that wh6n the Gunga arrived, eight days ago,.every one rushed for Sydney papers in order to ascertain what tha Australian colonies thought oi the French occupation of the New Hebrides. The fist item noticed was a copy of the despatch to Lord Oarrington by the Acting Consul, Mr Layard, containing some remarkably outspoken ideas on the sltu4tion. People were astonished t that a despatch of such a confidential , nature should be handed to the Press. , The local paper at once |et to wo?k to ; abase the Consnl, and requested the Go- | vernment to take up the matter. The Consul is utterly Indifferent to the attacks, but annoyed at the action of the New South Wales Government in publishing his despatch. The editor of the Independent, who has jaat come back from the islands, in his Issue of the 10th Inst., published a glowing account of the Dives entering Savannah Harbor by night on purpose to surprise the English, but finding none there the occupation took place without the adversaries having the slighest suspicion. Her Majesty's ship Raven made only a Bhort stay here, returning to the islands about three hours after the arrival of the Gunga, while the Undine lef for Sydney next day. The two British commanders handed a formal protest to the Governor against the occupation of the islands. It is aupposed I the Raven has gone beck to protest on the spot. The French vessel Du Chaffault, has been sent after the Raven with provisions for troops. The "Independent" of the 22ad iust ( announces thot a petition has been circu- j la ted In Noumea requesting the Government to formally annex the New Hebrides ' group, and asks every one to sign it. M
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1280, 5 July 1886, Page 2
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380THE NEW HEBRIDES. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1280, 5 July 1886, Page 2
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