NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.
St. Johns, May 27. Excited meetings have been held throughout Newfoundland at which resolutions were carried denouncing British neglect with regard to the fisheries. A large number of residents are leaving for the mainland. An address, couched in violent terras, has been drawn up for transmission to the Queen. May 28. A British warship has closed the British lobster factory in St. George’s Bay. Sixteen thonsand colonial fishermen on the French shore have forwarded a petition to Her Majesty the Queen on the matter. London, May 27. Canada has been warned'that sealers will operate in Behring Straits at their own risk. Paris, May 28. The French officials anticipate an early settlement of the Newfoundland fisheries dispute, May 29. M. Ribot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, doubts the truth of the statement that a French warship had landed a party of marines at St, George’s Bay, Newfoundland, in order to force British fishermen to remove their nets. The Minister appears desirous of entering into diplomatic negotiations with a view to an amicable settlement of the difficulty,
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Temuka Leader, Issue 2053, 31 May 1890, Page 1
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176NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES. Temuka Leader, Issue 2053, 31 May 1890, Page 1
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