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LATEST -EUROPEAN. (Reuters fiPKciAii ; to .the .'Press
'Agexcw) ■ London, July 19,
In*.the House of Lords, the Earl of Derby declared he tendered his resignation of his seat mr the Cabinet in consequence of a resolution *of Ministers that a secret expedition, consisting of Indian troops, should sail for Cyprus, and occupy a position on the Syrian coast under any circumstances. Lord Salisbury flatly denied this, whilst Lord Derby re-affirmed it, .
Earl Beaconsfield in vindicating the provisions of the Berlin treaty, said England's insisting on wresting- Batoum and Kars from Russia would certainly have entailed war, and that tb;e 'object to be gained would not have justified such a result; England took Cyprus instead of Syria or Egypt to avoid offending France.
Great excitement prevails in Italy at the result of the Congress.
(special to the press agncy.)
London, July 18.
It has been decided to erect a College at Cambridge University, to the memory of the late Bishop Selwyn. The House of Lords was crowded to hear the Premier's statement of the results of Congress. He said that Turkey remained compact and powerful.
Earls Granville and Derby challenged the policy of England regarding Cyprus and the defence of Turkey. Lord-Salis-bury vindicated it. :
"The firing for the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon resulted as follows :—lreland, 1610 ; England, 1560 ; Scotland, 1551.
A tramp has been arrested ior complicity in the murder of Mrs Wilkins and children at Llongelly. July 20. The Marquis of Hartington tables -a motion censuring the engagement for "the defence of Turkey. It is unknown when Parliament will be prorogued. There is agitation in Italy respecting ; the Cyprian and Austrian scheme.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 210, 23 July 1878, Page 2
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274CABLE MESSAGES Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 210, 23 July 1878, Page 2
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