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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 285, 8 June 1897, Page 2

HOME & FOREIGN CABLES.

• (Per Press Association.) London, June 4. Mr Whitway, Premisr of Newfoundland, is negotiating with Lord Salisbury for settlement of the French shore ques-* tion in Newfoundland. By the troaty ot Paris, French fishermen were granted certain rights on the coast of Newfoundland and now claim exclusive rights to fish along the coast from Cape John to Cape Kay. Frcqnont troubles have arison owing to these claims. Berlin, June 4. The trial of Tausch and Lutzow has concluded. Tauich was acquitted and • Lutzow was sen'nneed to two months. | The fact that Martchall Riebtratem has ' taken a holiday is accepted as in indica- ; tion of a possible Ministerial orisis. I Cairo, June 7- I An Egyptiau patrol defeated the Der- ! visbes at Salamar and fifteen Dervishes ! were killed. The Egyptian patrol lost • eight mon, whilst Captain Peyton was j severely wounded. Rome, Jnno 7. I The Goyenimcnt arranged to retard the evacuation of Ka*-sala "which it is iv- ; tendrd to cede to Egypt with a yiew of ' a^siating British military operations in ; the Soudan during tbe Autumn. I Calcutta, June 7. J The Nizam of Hyderabad has given a : denial to the report that tho diamond valued at i' 300,000, which was intended as a Jubilee gift to the Queen has been stolen Fkisco, June 7. lhe dispnto between Japan and Hawaii is not over. Tho action of the latter iv excluding Japanese immigrants bas reached an acute sage and Japan lias notified an intention to brpak off diplomatic relations unless Hawaii consents to allow Japs to land.