MR FOSTER ON ANNEXATION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3774, 20 August 1883, Page 3

MR FOSTER ON ANNEXATION.

THE AVAR IN TONQUIN. THE DAPIINEHISASTER—OFFICIAL ENQUIRY. August 17. Mr Foster, speaking at Dcvonport, said the Australian colonies Avero justified in objecting to French convicts being transported to the Pacific Islands, and hoped that the Ncav Guinea natives avoiiUl be protected if England's authority was extended over that island. Ho was confident that the democracy of the future Avould be in favor of permanent union -with English races. Six hundred of the French troops made a sortie on Namdinli, Avherean engagement took place v.-ith the Anmunese. The black tlags suffered severely, their death list being heavy, Avhilc the French loss aviis only tAvo killed and several -wounded.

It is reported that M. Tricon, the French Ambassador to China, being unable to arrive at a satisfactory settlement of the conflicting claims of Franco and China in Annum, has broken off the relations AA'ith China. The French fleet have captured tho mouth of tlie river Hue. The official enquiry in the accident to the vessel Daphne, Avhich capsized Avhen being launched off the aviivs at Clyde, on July 3, found that the accident was duo to defects in the design of tho vessel.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. [Reuters Telegrams.] TORPEDO BOAT FOR VICTORIA. HOME GOVERNMENT REFUSE TO RATIFY ANNEXATION OF NEW GUINEA. OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA AT BOMBAY. THE FIGHTING IN ZULULAND.