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(BY ELJSCTRIC q'ELEGRAPH,— COPYRIGHT.) ■ ; (REUTERS' TELEGRAMS.) , . ' .,' ,'. Soij.AKiM, March 13. Lieutenant-General Sir Gerald Gra';hain,' 'Chirimanding • the expedition, to" operate m the direction of Berber, and # 1 his'staiffi J arid battnlion • of Gronadier-^ Guards, have arrived at this pbrt. 'o .;.<•(:: . . London, j.lVljii'ch Is. ; In the House of Commons lnsthiarht;Mr Gladstone.amiouiicod that parleying' hnd been renewed with , Germany ! regnrdiiig Guindrfj and ' was progressing well. The object of these- negotiations; is tofix the boundaiy between the liliiglish tifici Gemjan /acquisil'ions on north€jaßt r coast of l^ew Guinea. The Premier • addedjithat he hailed most cordially thecolonising prospects of Germany, pro--- . yided 'the letter, country respected the; ■rights of the Australasian Colonies. ■ In . thje House of; Cptnnioii8 r Evelyn Ashley^ "Under Colonial Secretary, m replying to' •a question, said parleying^wae,proceeding" with Uie view of England waiving her rights to the Society Islands aiid : JPort of Tahiti m favour bf> Prance, m | return for certain reciprocal advantages;, The position taken up by Englami m the negotiations would be one duly mindful of the interests of Australia. Mr Gladstone was questioned m Parliameut last night regarding the An'glbRussinn situation, .and replied thaf ho" was unable to state anything that wpuld : improve the knowledge of the House on tlie Afghan question^ ' ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 86, 14 March 1885, Page 3
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