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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 74, 23 December 1886, Page 2

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[By Electric Teleeraph.— Copyright ] FbEUTEKS TEIBGBAMsi London, December 21. The arrangement for the widening of the Suez Canal has been concluded, and j M. de Lesseps is at present in Egypt making arrangements for carrying out j the work. The width of the Canal from Port Said to Bitter Lakes will be 34 metres, thence to Suez 34 metres' Three hundred and three entries have been received for the Eclipse Stakes The Standard states that the diplomatists in Berlin regard the Eastern question as decidedly worse, and that the relations between Germany, Prance, Austria, and Russia are extremely critical. The death is announced of Sir Thomas Douglas Foray th, the well-known Indian statesman, aged 59, L 1.000,000 in gold has been withdrawn from the Bank of England for Australia. Bawqoon, December 21. General Sir Frederick Roberts, Commander of the British forces in Coper Burmah, considers that the condition of that country is becoming more settled. . Paeis, December 21. A Madagascar loan has beea contracted with the Comptoir des Couiptes de Paris on the security of the Customs revenue in that island. Beblin, December 21. At an interview with the Bulgarian deputation to-day, Herbert Bismarck strongly advised the Bulgarians to accept Nicholas, of Mingrelia,'as a ruler. San Francisco, December 21. Sailed on the 18th at 8 p.m. Zealandia for Auckland. '■■