CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.
London.
SPEECH BY Mr BALFOUR. Speaking at Manchester, Mr Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, said that negotiations of an anxious nature were proceeding with France ,with a view to the settlement of the Niger difficulty i Speaking of the situation in Crete, he said that personally he was disgusted at the delays in the settlement of the government of the island, and he suggested that the Powers should toss to decide who should be governor. With regard to the campaign on the Indian frontier, Mr Balfour explained that the Government had uo desire to invade the .independence v f the Indian frontier tribes so long as they did not interfere with British interests, and did not impede the fulfilment of the treaty obligations witn Afghanistan. Inferring to the eituatipn in the Fat East, the right hon. gentleman •aid British interests in China were commercial, and not territorial. While Great Britain desired freedom of trade for the whole wotld, she would resist any attempts to destroy equality of opportunity in trade.
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Manawatu Herald, 15 January 1898, Page 2
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173CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS. Manawatu Herald, 15 January 1898, Page 2
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