London.

Manawatu Herald, 24 June 1897, Page 2

London.

It is understood that the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company intends to lay a cable connecting Perth (Westralial with South Africa. At the Technical Education Congress, Sir William Windeyer, formerly one of the Judges in New South Wales, urged that state schools should combine manual training with book lore. He was surprised that farmers did not co-operate in dairying. He expressed the opinion that they were suffering from the want of scientific training. " .

In March last Mr Chamberlain (Secretary of State for the Colonies) sent despatches to President Kruger complaining that the Transvaal had concluded three treaties without the Queen'? assent and that the Aliens' ■Immigration Bill and the new press laws were breaches of the Convention with Britain.

President Kruger's reply ha 3 now been received. Id is very conciliatory in tone, and shows a desire for peace. The President) asks that the matter in dispute be submitted to arbitration.

At a South African dinner in London the Bight Hon. Charles Villiers, Chief Justice of the Cape Colony, emphasised the loyalty of the Dutch population at the Cape. Sir Gordon Sprigg, Premier of Capa Colony, said the outlook in South Africa was more hopeful than it had been for the past 18 months.

The body of Mr Barney Barnato, who committed suicide on the voyage from the Cape, has arrived The funeral was witnessed by an eiioi> mous crowd*

During his visit to Washington Mr Seddon consulted with Mr Sherman, Secretary of State, and President McKinley in reference to the position of Hawaii, and ascertained that Mr Sherman opposed, and Mr McKinley favoured, the annexation of the islands.