CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 24 June 1899, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London.

The announcement of the result of he referendum on the federation question in New South Wales w-i= received with cheera in the House ol Commons. Ib ia expected that tha Federal Enabling Bill will form a prominent subject in the Queen's Speech at the opening of next session of Pirlia>.iKnt. Referring to the result of the referendum in New South Wales, ■he " Tim?a " cays tha "little Australians " have been handsomely beaten. Great Britain is proud of •■^pctora who have shown their good -ense and appreciation uf the cenril idea of union, by setting aside all questions as to which they may wall be content still to wait in failh including such points as those affecting relations between the colonies and the Mother Country. The " Standard " foresees a -riumph of constructive statesman ■ship. Tm House of Common?, by 241 tn 66 has adopted the resolution of r ,he Hon. Gaorge Wymlb.im, Under Secretary of Sate for War, iD favour of a Military Loan Bill, to provide for the expenditure of four •nillion3 sterling. Of thi3 amount two and threrquarter millions are to be sp?nt on barracks, including one and a h<*!f millions on works at Salisbury PUi:- --\ million is to be spent on defence works at harbours of refuge. This loan now completes the p r o visions of the Act- passed' in 1897The repayment of th- loan is spread wer a period of thirty years. The match between the Australian E'even and a teum representing Oxford University Past and Preseni was concluded at Portsmouth yesterday. The University playermade 256 in fcheir first inning?, and rhe Australians, having made 878 for the loss of eight wickets, declared thoir innings closed..