London.

Manawatu Herald, 6 May 1893, Page 2

London.

In the House of Commons, Sir Charles Dilke moved (hat the time

had arrived when the Imperial Government should declare its intention with regard to Egypt, and that England should either obtain the sanction of the Great Powers for a fresh occu - pation or revive negotiations on the basis of convention arranged with Sir H. D. Wolff in 1885. Mr Gladstone, in reply, said the present position was one of extreme delicacy, and it would not be wise for the House to bind the hands of of the Government in dealing with the question. He pointed out that recent events in that country had increased the difficulty of an early evacuation by the British. The motion was negatived without a division • The Khedive has replaced English servants with Frenchmen. In the city it is believed that the federation of, the colonies for the purpose of finance will be a necessary outcome of the present banking crisis; 'i^he Shareholders and depositors of the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank have approved the reconstruction scheme. fhe Wool iliafkei is unchanged. The date of the third series is fixed for June 20th, the fourth series for September 19th, the lists of both being unlimited. The fifth series closes on November 28th, the list closing on the 22nd. The American counsel in the Behring Sea Arbitration insist upon the entire prohibition of sealing upon the shores of the disputed waters. As a proof of the extraordinary mildness ol the spring it is mentioned that strawberries! grown in the open air at Saltash, in Cornwall, are already selling in London - the earliest on i'gddfdY The Marquis of Ripon is willing to negotiate with France respecting the Newfoundland disputes on the lined indicated id the report of the French Shore Committee. He asks the colony to extend the modus vivendi for two yoars. The French press condemns M Gladstone's speech on the evacuation of Egypt. The engagement of the Duke of York and Princess May is officially announced, thus disposing of the rumour that the Duke was secretly married at Malta. The Miners' Eight Hours Bill has beeh read a second time in the House of Commons. A division was called for, the voting being 279 for, and 201 against. Mr Gladstone voted with the ayes. Sir Edward Grey, Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, iv reply to a question, said the Russian Government had promised to refrain from further operations in the Pamirs, and to despatch no more troops thither pending the delimitation by the Commission. The Government hoped the question would be amicably settled.