CABLE NEWS.
♦- w Special to Star." FbECTTEB's TELKGBAMB.I London, February 23. Earl Derby, Colonial Secretary, will shortly introduce an Enabling Biil for I Australian Federation in tlio House of Lords. • The Prince of Wales will visit Ireland in April. Mr J. C. Bray, ex- Premier of South Australia, speaking at Greennock, advocated preferential treatment of colonial wines in the matter of import duties. He also regretted (hat Earl Eonebery had not replaced Lord Derby as Secretary o_f State for the Colonies. Since the fall of Khartoum, and the news of General Gordon's death, public indignation against the Gladstone Ministry has been freely expressed. In the House of Lords the Earl of Carnarvon warmly eulogised the offers of the colonies to send troops to the Soudan. Mr Gladstone has refused to give a pledge that he will establish a Government for the administration of affairs at Khartoum. The Federation Enabling Bill will not be brought down until after Easter. England claims to be placed on equality with Germany 10 far as Samoan interests are concerned. Paeis, February 23. At the congress of dynamitards held in this city, it was resolved to extend explosive operations in England. Received February 20, 0 56 a.m. London, February 24. The Australian mails, per steamship Clyde, from Melbourne, January 15, were delivered here today. Received February 26, 12.45 a.m. London, February 25. A Blue Book on JN'ew Guinea and the Pacific Islands which has been issued shows that in January Earl Derby telegraphed to Lord Augustus Loftus that it was intended to declare British dominion over all tern lory in New Guinea and neighboring islnnds included in the protectorate. The papers further show that this month Earl Granville informed the German Minister at London that if the GermanSamoan agreement of November last was ratified, it would be necessary for England to conclude a similar arrangement with King Malictoa for the benefit of the Uritish subjects at Samoa.
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 108, 26 February 1885, Page 2
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321CABLE NEWS. Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 108, 26 February 1885, Page 2
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