"AGE" SPECIALS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1437, 23 July 1883, Page 2

"AGE" SPECIALS.

UNITED PRESS &SBOOIATM. LONDON, '' ::•;■ • July 9th. There is thought to be considerable probability in well-informed circles that if the Australian colonies maintain the firm attitude which they have assumed in connection with the annexation of New Guinea Lord Derby will consentto annexing a portion of that territory, and islands in the Pacific. Should England accept this policy, however, it is hardly likely that she would extend it to New' Hebrides, as the Government appear perfectly willing to allow the French to annex those Islands if they desire them. At the invitation of Mr Wilson a. number of gentlemen holding Conservative views met last night at ffughenden monor, when the question of tho' /annexation of New Guinea was introduced and discussed.' Mr 'Wilson, in the course of some remarks severely denounced the action taken by Government with regard to;.this question, , Tho French Chamber of Deputies is engaged in discussing a bill which proposes to construct a railway bridge oyer the' English Channel! The Ml ; provides that the starting point of the projected:bridge shall be Cape Gries-' !jiey, a point 10 miles north of Boulogne and that'its terminus shall be Milestone a sea port town in the County •of Kent. ~ ; . ■ • -Lord Sjdniouth's, motion for the pro-, 'diiction of correspodence in 'with the naval forces for tho colonies' was discussed last night. In the eourso of the debate,' Earl Carnarvon expressed his opinion that the ' whole responsibility of initiating a scheme of naval defence for tho colonies rested with the Imperial Govern ment, whose duty it was to draw up a general scheme and submit.it to the various Colonial Governments. Lord Derby denied that it was the •duty of the Imperial; Government to take the initiative in such a scheme. He contended that as tho colonies would be mainly benefited by a thorough system of naval defence they should-first move in the matter, and the Imperial Government might then supplement their efforts, Lord Sidmouth's motion was then negatived, A,debate took place in the House of Commons last night upon a motion introduced by Hon: H. Chaplain: the subject, which was to place some restrictions upon the importations of live stock from America. The motion was Since t]m <Je||.arj;ure oj: Jaifjes Carey, the informer, jt has %t. h.ir estate is bankrupt Efforts to raise the steamer Dauphin, which sank while being launched in the river Clyde, have so far been nnsuccoss: ful. Eighty bodies hjyp beon recovered,

The Standard this morning confirms its previous statement that the English, government had accepted.-' the terms proposed by De Lesseps in connection with construction of a second <Sncz Oanalj subject to certain modifications, England- will guaranteo the; tuVrcsj of (capital for the construction of tjje jDanfil.) The English Goveßraent hss decided to grant the Amoer of Afghanis-, tan a'pension. •'• ■ ' •

Tli? appeal case Ward v, National Bank; ( o|[ New.'feknd has been dismissed, " '

■;' Sfc Petersborough ( Cathedval, which has'beon considered unsafe for some jfci|inp, now been condemned as 1 The English' jGpyepmeji.t fias decided not to enforce the quarantine regulations iji consequence of tne sj)rpa4.Qfp||,o|erfr|n3?gjfpt, ' .'• It has been., .decided Jjjat t)ie Marquis of lorno Bhall sitc'cflcd tor 4 Bipon as Governor-General of India," -,