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Kumara Times, Issue 2801, 12 September 1885, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] i’v Electric Telegraph—Copyright. FAREWELL BANQUET TO THE NEW GOVERNOR OF NEW SOUTH WALES. THE CAROLINE ISLANDS. (Received September 12, 1.30 a.m.) London, September 11. Lord Carington was entertained at a farewell banquet last evening, at the Beaconsfield Club. The Agents-Gen-eral for the various colonies were among the guests. Lord Carington, in his speech in reply to the toast of the evening, referring to the colonies, eulogised their recent offers of aid to the British Government and said that the lion’s cubs had proved themselves worthy offsprings of the Mother Country. Lord Rosebery also spoke expatiatedly about the desirability and advantages of Federation. Sir Saul Samuel, in replying to the toast of the AgentsGeneral, welcomed Lord Carington as the new Governor of Now South Wales. (Received September 12, noon.) Berlin, September 11. Count TTatzfeldt, Secretary of Slate for Foreign Affairs, has received a despatch from the Spanish Government, restating the claim of that country to the Caroline Islands. The tone of the note is amicable, and the hope is expressed that Germany will recognise the claim. [special to PRESS ASSOCIATION. 1 London. September 8. Mrs Mary Tlinrnycmft, a well-known sculptor, h is brmi '•vm-imis-dom-d to oxe- ; cute the national statue of General i Gordon. I The Times applauds the expedition sent from Sydney to New Guinea. I

A mob at Valencia have burnt the insignia of the German Consulate there. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company offer to carry a weekly mail service from England to Australia, via Vancouver, for half a million dollars per annum. The Canadian Government are likely to subsidise the Company.