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Manawatu Herald, 28 July 1892, Page 2

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+. London,

Lord Salisbury, the Duke of Devonshire, and Mr J. Chamberlain paid an official visit to the Queen. The Irish Times considers there are . signs that, Mr. .Gladstone, is ■disiiH cKried -to redeem 1 #is pledges;'* -'i * H.M.S. Eoyalist has established a protectorate over , the Gilbert Group.. ?•■■■■■■ •' l Alderman Stuart Knill, who is a Koraan Ca'tHoHa/io^lihes -to accept the Lord Mayoralty owing to inability to attend officially 'at ihe> services of St. Paul's. Sir G v Dlbbs*V^V driven from Cowes to Osborne in the Queen's state i .carriage, and lunched. > with- "a number of persons of eminence,, by s whom be wttaiwaTnily'cpngiratu^aM.! He ■ stated, that' be bad IrefUßed 'the? offer of'/:knighthbod from Lord Knutsford, but had accepted it when conveyed- to him under Her Majesty's autograph and he was aware that the Queen specially desired to confer the honour upon him. The Foreign Minister of Morocco has arrived at Tangier and requested Sir Euan Smith to resume negotiations. He announced that the Grand Vizier and two Commissioners will shortly arrive and await Mr Smith's pleasure. The British Commissioner declined to have anything to do with them until, an apology was offered for the insults he received at Fez, j . It is reported that the; Sultan nearly fainted ai the end of the in ? . $ei%'ew;'wit(h ! Siif EuauVSiqife& ?.T{"[ < • Spain proposes to hold a confer -~ ence on the Morocco question. England, Germany and Austria are favourable, France is negotiating for commercial treaty with Spain. Mr Labouchere asserted that the delegates to the Ulster Convention were paid officials. The statement is denied and an apology demanded. I

The Liberal Unionists h^ye suggested that Mr Joseph Cov?en, who represented Newcastle until 1886,

should contest the seat with Mr Morley if the latter has to seek reelection by becoming a Minister.

The Sultan of Morocco professes, penitence for his behavour to ■ the British Commissioner.