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, Special to Press Association.. „■ London, Dec. 9. The Timaru harbor loan of LIOO.OOO has been fully covered at ah average of -£98; 6s. / 7{, .A: The Pall Mall Gazette says that by eßtablißhihg!a y federal council, the Australian colonies have taken a long m the ( right direction, unless, indeed, it proves x that athe,^pacp. has been forced jtoo, rapidly to lasjL/ In the French Chambers a resold" tion of confidence m the present? Gb« vernment to maintain and defend tbe influence and honor„of France m Tonquin, has been adopted by a ma* jorityoxlo9 v .; ! '* 7> /> '! M. Ferry refuses to Agjr&it an ar* f mistic§ m Tonquin until the basis on {wnich pj%leyipg;V]fo proceed '»%"*& i settled.' *' ' u -'" / ; " /• 7 AlxA'Y '^. France professes a policy ojE colon in^l- conservation:. ■*"' - ■■'• /, 7 The Victorian toi*pi*?do-boat Childers' proceeds to Portsmouth on Thursday. y / 7 JTheSpanish Press iusis^ on an 'e^feiisipn of Customs concession IShglanjot ;under ■'■jthe VneyVtr^tj^'7'|o. wines of 88 degrees. Renter's -Telegrams. v ... ,., f .* . .. v - London, Dec. 11..^ ; ' To-day's Gazetee contairisati ord&fe announcing; that 4 e grees conferred jby tbe University of New Zealand jwill >"be> Tecogaised inEngland and throughout the British colanies. , Cairo, Deer. 12 j t The Arab HillmehL are mustering m large numbers m the neighbours hood of Souakim, and it is ejected 1 that they will make a night ..attack upon the garrison and town. ELM.'s gun vessel Raglan, now crnising off ;tbe coiist; is attacHng:the rebels w^.th jrboiret fire; with a Cview, of.. prevent, inq^ their approach against the jtown. r _ -.-.- : / ' /. • > . • / r Buda Pesih, rlVec:' 11 .-rt At to-day's sitting bf tbe Hungarian House of Magnates a Bill for legalising :ntermarriages of members of the Christian and Jewish faiths was thrown out. Calcutta, Dec. 12. The various courts at th*e International Exhibition are now nearly Completed. The Exhibition, is ; a great success. Fully 90,000 persons have already been admitted, and the number of visitors is increasing daily. ......

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