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[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR WESTERN PACIFIC. THE QUESTION OF FEDERATION. IMPERIAL ENABLING BELL. THE GOVERNMENT POLICY AND THE OPPOSITION. DEATH OF GEN. CUNYNGHAME. REPUBLICAN TENDENCIES IN MADRID. ARREST OF NUMEROUS SUSPECTED CONSPIRATORS. THE FRENCH IN TONQULN THE ORDER TO ADVANCE FROM BACNINH WESTWARD AND NORTHWARD. (Received March 17, 11,45 a.m.) London, March 15. The Hon. Evelyn Ashley, UnderSecretary for the Colonies, replying to a question, announcad that Government would shortly nominate a High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, whose duties would be entirely distinct from those of the Governor of Fiji and New Zealand. Evelyn Ashley further stated that the Government bad informed the various Governments of Australasia that if their Parliaments pass resolutions in favour of federation by June next, the necessary enabling bill will be introduced in the Imperial Parliament during the present session. Sir Charles Dilke, President Local Government Board, in the House today, made a statement to the effect that if the Opposition succeed in forcing a dissolution of Parliament, Government will take care to appeal to the country, not upon their Egyptian policy alone, but upon their policy generally. Per Merchant Shipping and Underwriters' Association : Arrived—the ship Firth of Dornoch, from Lyttelton November 21. (Received March 18, 0.55 a.m.) March 17. The death is announced of General Sir Arthur A. T. Cunynghame, G.C.8., aged 72. Madrid, March 16. A Republican conspiracy, having ramifications throughout the country, has been discovered, and numerous arrests have already been made of persons suspected of complicity in the movement. (Received March 18, 1 p.m.) Paris, March 15. Latest despatches from Tonquin announce that the French Commander had given the order for an advance to be made on the enemy's position to the westward of Bacninh, and two columns of troops had made a forward movement in the direction of Hunghoa and Thainguyen.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2357, 18 March 1884, Page 2
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