Foreign.
Italy has offered King Menelek, of Abyssinia, to extend his territory towards the TJpper Nile, and eject the Dervishes if he accepts a protectorate. The FossiscJie Zeitung says the Cabinets of Berlin, London and Washington are cominced it is necessary to abolish the tripartite control of Samoa, but all of them are reluctant to take the initiative. It suggests that a conference should be held to discuss the matter. The French Government are taking further measures to ensure the rapid arming of mail boats in case of necessity. The Messageries Maritimes liner Polynesien is trying ten Hotchkiss quick firing guns. Fifty-six tons of warlike material, including 800 shells, are being stored at Noumea.
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Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1894, Page 2
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114Foreign. Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1894, Page 2
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