HOME AND FOREIGN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXX, Issue 11637, 8 November 1887, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN.

by electric telegraph— copyright (heuter's telegrams.! (Received November 6, 8 p.m.) LONDON November 5 The Hon Arthur Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, speaking at tbe Town Hall, Birmingham, accused Mr Gladstone of labouring to frustrate the efforts of the Government to restore order in Ireland by palliating the commission of crime, aud inciting the people to perpetrate acts against iha law and the Government. Mr Balfour deolared that tbe Government would, nevorlhelesa, bravely persist in enforcing law and order, and would finally triumph over their opponents. Mr Cox, M.P. for East Clare, has been summoned to appear at Knnia on a charge of attempting to hold a proclaimed meetiug He failed to appear when called upon, tnd a warrant has been issued for his arrept. A banquet was given at St George's Club this evening. The Agents- General for the various colonies were present. Lord Onslow, who presided, referring to the recent Imperial Conference, dilated upon the benefits which had acorued therefrom, and the prospeots of the establishment of a great commercial and political union with every portion of the British Empire- Hit. Lordship alluded to the negotiations recently concluded with the French Government relative to the evacuation of the New Hebrides, which, he declared, proved that the Home Government were mindful of the wishes of tbe colonies. Sir Graham Berry, replying on behalf of the colonies, said that tho altered tone of the Colonial Office was much appre« ciated by the colonists, and that the commercial and political union of the Empire in the early future was their earnest hope. Referring to the New Hebrides difficulty, Sir Graham Berry stated that the settlement arrived at had caused unmixed satisfaction throughout Australia. DUKBAN. November 6 Undabuko, the Zulu chief, who met Sir Arthur Havelook at Bgowe, denies that he entered into any agreement with the Boers, and repudiates having any relations with them. Donizulu has not yet answered Sir Arthur's summons to meet him, and it ia reported that a skirmish has taken place between the British troops and Denizulu's followers, in which three or four men were killed. VIENNA November 5 Count Kalonky, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in addressing the Hungarian J delegates, expressed himself of the opinion that foreign intervention in Bulgaria would be finally averted by the alliance reoantly concluded between Austria, Germany, and Italy, whose policy he declared was identical with the claims of England In connection with the Eastern question, Count Kalonky believed that the triple allianoe would in a large measure contribute towardß the preservation of peace in Europe, arid stated that he would oontinue to strive to induoe the .Russian Government to join more than hitherto in the peaceful aff >rt9 of the central European powers to effect a seitlement of the difficulty in accordance with treaty obligations.