INTERPROVINCIAL

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 667, 5 December 1882, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL

(From our own Correspondent.)

CIIRISTCHUHCH, December 4. The Selim's insurances are, New Zealand, £2500, Standard, £2000; South British, £4000 ; Swiss Lloyds, £2000. The Southern Hotel, Caversham, and Prince of Wales hotel, were granted extensions from 10 to 11 o'clock to-day. A number of others were refused, as were all for 12 o'clock extensions. The Commissioners expressad the opinion that quarterly reports were unnecessary, except in cases where complaint was made. Eighty-two nominations of immigrants were sent by the outward mail. Immense dissatisfaction exists at Napier as to the apparent efforts of the Govern • ment to nvade its declared policy in the matter of hospital maintenance.

About midnight on Saturday a fire broke out in Captain Good's house at Oeo, near Opunaki. The place was insured, but the loss is heavy.

The Te Anau arrived from Melbourne at Bluff this morning.

A controversy is threatened between France and England concerning the rights of the former to certain territory in Central Africa. Mr H. M. Stanley, acting on behalf of the King of Belgium and the International African Association, had established stations on the Congo river, and made roids, and with enormous labor, formed trading relations with the neighboring tiibes, whon a French officer named Do Brnzza appeared on the scene. He eventually marched a few miles further up the river than Stanley's station, and built a few huts, named De Brazzaville, and induced a native chief named Makoko to sign a treaty surrendering tho territory to France. He then distributed Hags in all directions and returned lo France announcing tho result of the action. Meanwhile, Stan'ey returned also, and ridicules De Brazza's claim, declaring in the first place, that he is, not a servant of the French Government, but of the International Association. Secondly, that Makako is unaware of the contents of the treaty, and laughed at the idea of selling the territory for a few beads.

Sir W. Jervois has gone to Melbourne on an informal visit lo the Marquis of Norinanby, Sir W. Robindon, who succeeds Sir W. Jervois in the Governorship of South Australia, has been obliged to give up his proposed visit to Melbourne at Christmas, when he intended to act as judge at the musical festival, owing to the uncertainty of his movements.