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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8198, 26 May 1906, Page 6

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(Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright). * p©r Pre## Association.* LONDON. May Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, bs* announced thai no agreement belween liue&ia and Britain existed, bat thai the recent tendency of the two countries hm been to deal in a friendly way with questions in which bolls aro iotezeaWid, and aroable toeo-operate upon ou «om» oemdoua. The Britiah Government would gladly encourage the tendency aa naturally assisting the settlement of questions. Mr Keir-Hardie. the Labour Leader, luia informed Mr liaiMay Macdonald, set rotary of the Labour Representation Committee, that he will bo unable to rtccompany Labour members to Australia in August, awing to tho probability of an autumn session and to the etate of his own health. The Free Church of Scotland Assembly adopted the cotumittee'o report condemning Ring Edward, Mr Balfour, and Sir H. C. Batmerman for desecrating the Sabbath. The Standard's Paris correspondent report# that Persia is prepared to grant Germany a port or whaling station in the Persian *Gaif in return for a loan of £1.200,000. In the House of Commons replying ! to Mr Redmond, Mr Runciman (owing to Mr Winston Churchill's absence through indisposition), stated that Lord Elgin (Colonial Secretary) was pursuing exactly the same policy in regard to Australian immigration as outlined by the Colonial Conference of 18!*7, and . onsi>tc!:tiy oioervea by Mr ClmuiberL'ir, and the Hon LjjtteUon. Uird Elgin iiad every reason to believe that the Australasian Governments (ulty recognise! that she question of emigration had a direct hearing on the external relations of the colonies. No doubt their Governments would continue to give full weight to the view> of the imperial Government. TOR 10, May 25. Owing to the report that a courtmartial had sentenced General Stoessel tc- death for cowardice. General Nogi was interviewed at Tokio. Oo declared that Stccsbo! did everything possible to defend Port Arthur, especially since he lacked the whole hearted loyal co-operation of all his officers and men. SYDNEY. May 2.1. A team from the Japanese warships iired a in at eh against the Kille Association's team, the visitors were badly defeated. The Australians made ;U«.» ami the Jap<. KUi. Sc-me of the northern rivers Hooded t ]ie luw-iyiug land. A portion of Sou h Murwillambah is under water. The la'est reports are tha- the rivers are Sail by.