"AGE" SPECIALS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1788, 15 September 1884, Page 2

"AGE" SPECIALS.

(UNITEU PRESS ASSOOIAEION),

Per Wakatipu.

London, September 3,

Major General Sir Andrew Clarke, R.E., will be employed in the expedition which is being organised to relieve General Gordon in Khartoum, H. M. Stanley, the African explorer, is to join Lord Wolseley, who will have supreme oommand of the expedition, The number ol branches of the new Oriental Bank in Australasia will depend upon the number of shares subscribed for in the Australasian colonies.

September 5, It }s reported that Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General of New South Wales, is intriguing to prevent the Federation Enabling Bill from being introduced into the Imperial Legislature in the approaching autumn session, • September 8. The statement that the Japanese Government has notified to China that it claims- the sovereignty of Loochoo, group of islands bef ween the Japanese coast and the island ot Formosa is now declared to be without foundation.

The Times of to-day says Murray Smith, "the Agent-General for Victoria, is urging upon the British Government the expediency of appointing a protectorate over New, Guinea and various other islands in the Pacific.

Sir P. Dillon Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, has again suggested that the island of Rapa should be included in the annexation scheme. Sir Saul Samuel, Sir Arthur Blyth, and Mr F. F. Garrick, Agents-General for New South Wales, South '. Australia, and respectively, ..remain quiescent in regard to tljese questions, {Special to Sydney Eygnjpg News) London, September 7. Thomas Hughes, Q.C., the. well known politician and author of "Tom Brown's school-days" and other favorite tales of school and college life has warmly denounced Joe Thompson, Jhe Australian bookmaker for having, as Mv Hughes alleges "fleeced" some young men while travelling on board an Atlantic steamship. Sir Samuel Wilson, the well known Victorian squatter who has been

residing in England'-for pome years paat indignantly denies the statement published in the "London: World" of yesterday that he is advancing money to needy "swells" with a view if possible of purchasing a peerage. It is rumored that Mr Service, Premier of Victoria has dismissed Mr J. Oashel Hoey, 0.M.G., froa the Secretaryship which he held in the office of Agent-General for Victoria.,. This action it is alleged has been taken by Mr Service in consequence of Mr Hoey's reported collusion with the home rule members of the House of Commons over the question of protectorate in New Guinea.