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[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright > —< CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD. GLADSTONE’S IRISH POLICY. RESIGNATION OF CHAMBERLAUS AND TREVELYAN. QUEENSLAND SEPARATION QUES TION. PRINCE ALEXANDER’S TERM AS GOVERNOR OF ROUMELIA. (Received March 16, 7.15 p in.) London, March 16. The adjourned case against Richard and Walter Belt, charged with conspiracy to defraud Sir William Neville Abdy of a sum of £SOOO was coneluded to-day. Richard Belt was sentanced to a year’s imprisonment with hard labour, Walter Belt being acquitted. (Received March 17, 1.10 a.m.) D, is understood that Mr Chamberlain dissents from tbe Irish policy formulated by Mr Gladstone, and he is expected to resign in consequence. (Received March 17, 1 p.m.) The Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, President of the Local Government Board, and the Right Hon. G. O. Trevelyan, Secretary for Scotland, have tendered their resignations. (Received March 17, 1.10 a.m.) In the House of Commons last night, Mr Osborne Morgan, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, replying to a question from Sir A. M‘Arthur, stated that no decision would be come to with regard to the separation of Queensland until the receipt of a memorial from the colonies on the subject. Constantinople, March 16. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria now demands to be appointed Governor of Roumelia for his lifetime, instead of for a term of years only, as provided by the agreement with the Porte.
[special to press association. I London, March 15. Sir Andrew Clarke will assume the Agent-Generalship of Victoria, pending the arrival of Mr Graham Berry. The Oxford crew are favorites for the University boat race against Cambridge, at 2 to 1. The Royal Colonial Institute have sanctioned the purchase of a site for a new building. The following matches have been ai ranged for the Australian team versus the North of England, at Bradford, on September 6th, and against the South of England, at Biighton, on September 9th.
Applications for the position of Professor of Chemistry at the Victo.iau University will be received up to March 29th.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2927, 17 March 1886, Page 2
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