CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 14, 12 July 1883, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Special to "Star." . \ THE BEADLv UGH CASE. N ENGLISH CHANNEL TUNNEL. COLONIAL DEFENCES, eeuteb's telegrams. , Paris, July 10. In the Chamber of Depnties, yesterday, a bill was introduced authorising the construction of a tunnel" under the English Channel. . London, July 11. In the House of Commons last night, Sir Stafford Northcote moved, " That Mr Bradluugh be excluded from the precincts of Westminster Palace." After some debate, the motion was carried on a division, by a large majority. . j In the House of Lordsilast night Lord Derby, Secretary*of~ State for the Coh> nies, declared that it would be impossible' for the Imperial Government to maintain a. navy , sufficiently powerful ;tp 'afford' complete protection to the Australian coast. . ; In the House of Commons Sir Stafford; Northcote,' leader of the Opposition, inj the course of a speech upon the defence; of the colonies, declared that no scheme! '!■ •'("■■ lit ' ')"■ I ' ' ' for 'strengthening the' naval "defence of; the colonies would be acceptable; which might tend to localise, any portion of . the Imperial navy. . H >! ; i In replying to a question in the House of Lords, Lord Granville stated- that England and France would respect their agreement regarding '■■ the New 1 Hebrides group, and would not annex the' islands. Tenders for the Western ' Australian loan ot £254,000 werebpetfed to-day, and amounted to_£'96s,ppO, ranging, f^o'm 96| to 99. - •-•'-- : '- :l ■'■• •-■--•••-■- i Alexandria, July 10. The stringent measures which .have, been enforced in the ; cholera^ infected districts have already resulted in diminishing'the ravages of the epidemic at Damietta. A considerable decrease in the numberof deaths v has "been Secured, and hopes are that any further outbreak will be prevented; :- : -