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[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By KLECTRrc Telegraph—Copyright. *■••• PROPOSED CROWN COLONY NORTH OF QUEENSLAND. ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH PRINCES AT BERLIN. (Received March 21, 1.10 a.m.) London, March 20. The Daily News states it is probable that the northern portion of Queensland will be formed into a Crown colony. Berlin, March 20. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Albert Victor arrived to-day from London. _♦. . [special to press association.] London, March 17. Lord Derby doubts whether a Federal Council is possible. Germany has subsidised a line of steamers to Australia aud the East. It is stated in Berlin that the voyage to Sydney will be performed in thirtysix days. The Lisbon Postal Conference have agreed to grant England and the Colonies free rates. Lord Derby states that Admiral Tryon is in possession of a plan for the purpose of seeming joint action between the Australian aud Imperial navy. He has also power to create a federal authority, and in order to simplify this, the English Government are making overtures to all of the colonies. March 18. The Bank of England has paid £1,200,000 of the New South Wales Loan into the account of the New South Wales Government with the Associated Banks. The German territory in New Guinea has been named Kaiser Wilhelm's Land. The Reichstag has approved of a branch at Samoa and Tonga of the new German line of steamers. Prince Albert Victor has been initiated into Freemasonry. The new Oriental Bank pays a dividend of five per ceut. in April. The Melbourne and Sydney branches of the Bank have been authorised to pmchase any of the creditors' claims in Australia for sixteen shillings in the pound. Mr J. C. Williamson, of Willhrnxou, Garner and Musgrove, ilxatiicil managers, Melbourne, has started for
America, for the purpose of arranging with Mr Dion Boucicault, the actor, to appear in Australia. Lord Rosebery has invited all the Agents-General to a dinner given by him. Fletcher Owen, (he new Commander for Adelaide, will locally hold the rank of Brigadier-General. George Anderson, deputy master of the Melbourne Mint, will sail for Melbourne in May.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2664, 21 March 1885, Page 2
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