LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2931, 22 March 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. —— POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT WITH REGARD TO IRELAND. THE DECLARATION OF WAR CONSEQUENT ON TREATIES OR ANNEXATION. OPENING OF MUSEUMS AND PICTURE GALLERIES on SUNDAYS. WHEAT AFLOAT FOR UNITED KINGDOM. PRICE OF NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MUTTON. (Received March 22, 1 a.m.) London, March 21. In the House of Commons yesterday the Premier stated that he hoped some time during the next week to be able to name the day for the statement of the policy of her Majesty’s Government with regard to Ireland. In the meantime, Mr Gladstone urged members to be sceptical as to the authenticity of any reports on the subject. Mr Henry Richard, M.P. for Merthyr Tydvil, brought forward a motion condemning declaration of war on completion of treaties or annexation of foreign territory without the previous sanction ot Parliament. On a division being taken, the motion was rejected by a majority of 6. In the House of Lords a measure was agreed to providing for the Sunday opening of public museums and picture galleries. The total quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kiug'dom is 1,180,000 quarters.

New Zealand frozen mutton is worth 5-|d to 6d per lb.

5 special to press association. ] London, March 16. The Times stales Mr Gladstone proposes to raise a loan of two hundred and twenty millions for the purpose of buying up the interests of Irish landlords. March 17. It is stated (hat France will send fully 1000 convicts to New Caledonia this year. Messis Rhoderick Mackay and George Pleydell have been appointed temporary liquidators to wind up the affairs of the Commercial Bank of South Australia. The Times states that New Zealand will only borrow one million and a-half this year. An interview between the representatives of the German interests in Samoa and Sir F. D. Bell, relative to the purchase of German interests by New Zealand, has proved unfruitful,

Messrs Chamberlain and Trevelyan have only threatened to resign if Mr Gladstone’s proposals are not modified. _ Duchess of Connaught has given birth to a daughter. The petitions presented for winding up the Commercial Bank were done for the friendly protection of London assets, and the action taken by Mr Pleydell in the matter has been approved. March 18, The barque Alpheta, 810 tons, Captain Richards, which left Adelaide for Portland, Oregon,on the Bth September, and is therefore 191 days oat, has been posted ns overdue. In the case of Kaltenbach and Smitz, agents for the Gear Meat Company, Wellington, versus Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, to recover damages in connection with a car go of frozen meat sent from Wellington by the steamer Florida, and damaged on the voyage, a verdict was given for the plaintiffs. Greece is embodying two more classes of reserve troops.