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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1488, 23 October 1885, Page 4

LATEST NEWS.

(by electric telegbapa— copyright.) (.reuters' telegrams.) Calcutta, October 22. Ten thousand troops have embarked for Burraah, under the command of Major-General Prendergast, V.C. Madrid, Oct. 22. The reply of the German Government to the representatives of Spain on the subject of the occupation of the Caroline Islands, has been officially published. The reply does not diacuss the previous claims of Spain, but narrows the affair down to the question of priority of possession. It is dated from August last. Melbourne, Friday. The Andes and Tissue have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. It is now almost ctrtain that Nordenfelfc will not start for the V.E.C. Derby. In the Legislative Assembly last night the Federal Council Bill was read a second time without discussion. : London, Oct. 22. The Privy Council rejected the appeal lodged by Louis Riel, the Canadian Insurgent, against the capital sentence pronounced upon him by the Courtat Begina. A circular note has been addressed to the Great Powers by the Sublime Porte, inviting them to send delegates to the Conference to be held at Constantinople, the object being restricted to the consideration ef the Roumelian question. A joint note has been despatched to Servia to the Powers, warning her against the consequencejif maintaining her pre- . sent bellicose attitude. The death is announced, at the age of 67, of the Right Rev. Jas. Fraser, Bishop of Manchester.