AUSTRALIAN SUMARY.
[Per steamer at Bluff.] Melbodbhe, June 2. The. boundary line between the British and German pOßseasiona m Ncv Guinea described iiv telegram to the GoT&raor from Bail Derby by lino is ?.a follows : Shooting from the coast near j&iire Rock on the eighth ..parallel,' following thi« parallel to degree U7 longtHode. thene* m a straight line to T?hcre the ibrtb parallel cuts degrse 14A, theace west-north-west to '.vhare tho fifth parallel cuti decree 141. It m nndflrotood this Una will equally divi4? the ?e*«.aory. Tho question of eGtat ! a reciprocity treaty beiiyeen Kr>: f^.d Victoria >a» discussed en Th;:rr.-^ T vfojx j* waß j a . cided.to reqijejjt %.oH K^rhj to have vx enabling bill passa^ f,T Fiji. The. .libelf aciiou Caiiar v. McKinJay had been brou^hrp 02. -by B. D Walker against ths Tvof>rietora of tho Daily Telegraph. : 'JLn ■ 2884 the Ago newspaper sort an. . rjploring party to Nev Guinea, ilr Wtf?oT boing smcial correspondent vri'Ja tfo , c-^edition. In October the Datlv Tetegrapk, publiaked two articles m re>rglr»c3 to tie expedition, one containing a steteiaent maddby Mr Kerry, another mersber of the par^ j which had boen prsvionsly, oabluhad by 1 the Sydney Daify ihlcgrdpH. <3omment(i of the latter p&per -sroro ?.daed ts trzll as their own comments on the snbjeoi $Ir Kerry's statement snd coiament referrod to 1 constituted ths.lfsol alleged on behalf 01 plaitthZ ?hees eztrccts of ihe comments contained libeJlq^s refiactiona em him i:ims capacity c»? a raembar 0/ th« expedition m& joianialist, hy .iccocinff him o£ participating m the skush+ar of &c natiVea and euppreßsin^ imiMrtant iof ormatioc The jury returned* a • Terdlot for plaintiff for £100 damaseß vith costs. A meeting was held on?riday .to consider the desirability of erecting ajitata* to the late General Gordon. Tee Qevcrnor presided. Bishop Mcorhottss proposad tbat a statue bo erected, >whioh was cap. Ned unanimously. ..--...■ The Governor and Lady Loch ha?# left for a visit to.Sydney for a fortnight. 1 ' Bydhbt, Jan* % Archbishop Moran leaves here en Men» day ne^t for Melbourne, and w2l depart thence for Roma on. the 12th instant. I.he Archbishop wished for no osremony of any kind, but re.rord gentlemee met and considered tho jnatter, and decided tms to be a fitting- opportunity to present the A'rchbiahbp witli ah address on th« «vfr of ihisideparture. ■ ■;:
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 10, 10 June 1885, Page 2
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383AUSTRALIAN SUMARY. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 10, 10 June 1885, Page 2
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