The Guildhall Banquet.
EARL GRAtf VILLE'S SPEECH.
1 ' I (ELHCTRTO TELEGRAPH. — COPYRIGHT.) I (BEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) JjOndow, Nov. 10. Mr Gladstone was n&t present at the Guildhall Banquet this evening, ; Earl Granville, who was among the guests of the evening made?a lengthy speech m the course of which he expressed a hope that Lord Wolseley, besides rescuing General Gordon would leave a stable government m Soudan. The Foreign Secretary also stated that the Cabinet had not yet examined Lord Northbrook's report on the state of affairs m Egypt. He also said that both the French and Chinese Governments were aware of England^ readiness to mediate between them for the settlement of the Tonquin difficulty and the strained relations which had arisen from the Langson affair. Referring to the Franchise Bill Lord Granville declared that if Conservatives formulated a definite scheme for the redistribution of seats the Government would be prepared to modify theirs accordingly.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 130, 12 November 1884, Page 3
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153The Guildhall Banquet. Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 130, 12 November 1884, Page 3
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