ENGLAND AND FRANCE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 69, 15 February 1890, Page 3

ENGLAND AND FRANCE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC.

BTiik BritUh Australasian writo* : ■' The Diftieli Empire comprieod, until Aftow W**\ aflfe about 9,45U,130 Kuuara ariiea, of which Australia, ■ Now Guinea, tad otlrcr ialaada con- ■ tributed S.MO.OUO. Binoo then the ■ EmtU haa prwftd b«t*elf a YoritaUe ■aelpper up of uaw»aeidered tritea, for ■ever no leee thaa tbirtota aadHjnnal MuUnll hi the South Faaiae, aaaiafe ■Bowdtwh. Duko of Clareaoe. ail ■Duke of York lakuda. to IbeUnlo* iQwip; Eaderby, Mary, Pbawiix, ■ Barter. Qarducr. McKcau, Hull, BydHaey, Bakor, and IlowUnd Mundi. Jo ■the Fhoenii Un>up. Our Gailio friondt ■are aura to bo enraged at thi*. AU I reedy tho Now Caledonian journaU Haw afwiae; tha French Ouvenuaeul to Eake aoMcaaion of tha Mow Hebrides, TuJvm, to that «n, aU Ilia anall ■efcateo Ijriac batwaaa that jpoup of ■Wanda and Tahiti would be at the ■inii rof France. She would bo am- ■ twoa of tho aerlfutioa of Oceania, aad ■ voaad hold tha Say of Australia ia h«r BnaaaV BuMwaiai aha haaitatoa to StanlaajatouW' *ifiaad/ «» MmL* Haarap* tb?m at tha ■vuad jfaaj Caledonia