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EUROPEAN CABLEGRAMS.
W
reuter's agency.!
London, February 2.
new guinea syndicate.
A proposal has- been- made by Mr.
Chamberlain for a settlement of the diffi
culty arising out of the concession of
250 060 acres of land in New Guinea to a
svndicaterepresented by-Mr. John Lowles,
j p , and sir J. Somers -Vine, against
which protests have been made by Vic
toria and New South Wales.
M r Chamberlaifl has offered to recom
mend the colonies that contribute to the
cost of governing British New Guinea,
namely, Victoria, New South Wales, and
Queensland, to repay Mr. Lowles and Sir
J Somers Vine the expenses they have
incurred since April last in connection
with the concession.
'I he syndicate at first claimed £15,000,
but have since expressed their willingness
to settle for considerably less, or, as- an
alternative, to accept 40,000 acres of land
in New Guinea.- Sir William .Vi acgregor,-
late Governor of British New Guinea,
docs not recommend this latter alterna
tive.
new governor op south australia.
The London newspapers comment
favourably on the appointment of Lord
Tennyson, son of the late poet laureate,
to the Governorship of South Australia.
The " Daily News " remarks that the
poet strongly sympathised with the move
ment for the federation of the Australian
colonies, and expresses a hope that his
son will witness the accomplishment of
this object.
The "Morning Post" considers that
the appointment will give pjculiar satis
faction to South Australia, as Tennyson
is a name of which the whole empire is
proud.
The " Daily Chronicle " says that the
tact, good seuse, and good temper which
Lord Tennyson possesses are the personal
equipment of a colonial statesman.
the sugar bounties.
Speaking at Birmingham last night,
Mr. Chamberlain said he thought that the
abominable sugar bounties would soon be
abolished.
Freiherr von Hammerstein-Loxten, the
German Minister of Agriculture, has offi
cially denied that the international aban
donment of the sugar bounties will ulti
mately prove expedient-.
the dreyfus case.
" The Times " this morning publishes a
remarkable statement respecting the
Dreyfus case by its Paris correspondent.
M. de Blowitz says that M. Quesnay de
Beaurepaire, who lately resigned his
position as judge of the criminal chamber
of the Court of Cassation, which is dealing
with the application for a revision of the
trial of Captaiu Dreyfus, ani others are
trying to sap the institutions of the
country. They are, he says, eager for the
resignation of the judges of the criminal
chamber and the annihilation of the
Dreyfus inquiry, thus saving a grateful
army.
The correspondent adds that the ulti
mate object of this conspiracy is un
known.
M. Beaurepaire declare i that the crimi
nal chamber of the Court of Cassation,
before hearing the report of M. Bard, one
of its members en the Dreyfus c ise, or
examining the Dreyfus dossier, had re
solved to pronounce Captain Dreyfus in
nocent.
An extraordinary statement is made by
M. Mazeau, the. first president of tlie
Court of Cassation, iu his report on the
charges brought by M. Beaurepaire, one
of the judges, against his colleagues in the
criminal oKambcr-of-the"CoUft.
M. Mazeau says that numerous threats
have been made to murder the judges of
the criminal chamber of thetCourt of Cas
sation. In consequence of these throats,
M. Loew, the president of te criminal
chamber, appointed M.- Bato'.to draw up a
report on the Dreyfus case. M . Bard
being unmarried, was chosen for this task
because, if he were murdered, lie would
not leave a family to suffer bereavement
by his death.
Major Esterhazy, who, after being ex
amined by the Court of Cassation respect
ing the Dreyfus case; refused to give any
further evidence before the criminal
chamber of that court, and asked to be
allowed to give evidence before the whole
Court, has left Paris.
The object of bis departure was to
avoid being arrested on the charge which
was brought against him some time ago of
having defrauded liis cousin, M. Chris
tian Esterhazy, of a considerable sum of
money.
the manchester trade.
Mr. w. P. Reeves, Agent-General for
New Zealand, is greatly impressed with
the success of the direct trade between
Canada and' Manchester. He considers
that Canada will be a powerlul rival or
Australia in grain, dairy produce and
meat.
Mr. Reeves thinks that the establish
ment of a direct trade between New
Zealand aud Manchester deserves the
attention of Mr. John Mackenzie, the
New Zealand Minister of Lands, during
his visit to England.
chinese mines.
In November last Mr. William Pritchard
Morgan, M.P. for Merthyr Tydvil, ob-.
tained from the Chinese Government a
preliminary contract to work ceitain mines
in the province of Szechuan, on condition
of paying a royalty on all gold and other
metals obtained from the mines. Li Hung
Chang, the veteran Chinese statesman,
late Minister for Foreign Affairs, in con
gratulating Mr. Morgan on lus acquisition,
declared that Szechuan was an. ideal field
for mining industries.
Mr. Morgan has received advices trom
Pekin stating that the concession lias been
signed by the Chinese Government.
Chinese7 capitalists contribute 30 per
cent- and American capitalists 25 per cent,
of the capital raised by Mr. Morgan to
work the concession.
the bubonic plague.
The bubonic plague,- which has broken
out in various parts of India, and lias
caused great mortality in the Bombay pre
sidency, lias made its appearance on the
' Kolar gold-fields, m tlie state of Mysore.
It is feared that the outbreak will cause a
stampede from the field. .
the philippines.
Dr. Von i Holleben, the German am-
bassador -at (Washington,. has assured the.
American Government i.that.the interests
of Germany iu the Philippines are exclu
sively commercial, and that she, has never
dreamed of acquiring territory m the
crouD.
turkey. . -
In Turkish official circles Great Britain
is accused' of inciting the Macedonians to
revolt. - The object of Britislvinterference
is said to be a desire to; involve Russia
in -European - complications, , , and - th us
secure a free hand- for England in the Far
.East. . - : ;
"The Times' -correspondent at bona,
referring- to the- change of jSJmibtry ,.in.
Bulgaria, says.- that.- M. Grekoff,; the ne w
Premier, will adopt a conciliatory-policy
towards Turkey, and with regard to Mace-
donia.
- < MAJOR MARCIIAND.
- Captiiii Convalette, a French officer,
has started for Adis . Abeba, the capital of
: Abyssinia, < with stores, for the purpose of
assisting- Major Marchand and party, who
are -returning from Fdahodd by way oi
Abyssinia, ; during their journey through
the -swamps on the frontier of" that
country. - : v -s
A letter has been' received in Paris
from a French officer on Major Marchaud's
staff. The writer says that all of the
party were aghast on the receipt of orders
from - the French - Govovernment to
evacuate Fashoda.
ceneralnews.
The recently formed Australasian Club
held a conversazione last night m the .
Imperial Institute.- Four hundred- per
sons were present, and the function- was a
great success.
The commircial treaty between France
and Ttaly m November last, - which has
already been; agreed to by the Italian
Chamber of Deputies; was last night rati
fied by the French Senate.
A Roman Catholic ; conference is being
lield in Dublin for the purpose of support
ing the claims of the Irish Catholics to a.
university. At yesterday's sitting Mr.
John Dillon, M.P.; paid a high tribute to
the disinterested 7 action of Mr. Balfour,
the First Lord of the Treasury, in this
matter. -
A bill re-admitting the Jesuits into Ger-.
many- has been read a -third time in the
Reichstag.
The first series of London wool sales.
this year closed to-day. . The market was
steady, and prices about on- a par with the
opening rates;
The Bank of England to-day reduced
the rate of discount for three months'
bills to 3 per cent.
Bar silver is quoted at 27 7-16d. per oz.
standard, being a decline of 1-lGd. since
yesterday.
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