COLONIAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6627, 18 December 1886, Page 3

COLONIAL ITEMS.

QBt Hmctbio Txxxe&ArH—Copyright] (.bsutsk's tbxxobabs 1 '":■ Received December 17th, 11.5pjn. Lohdon, December 16. The conference of the Agente-General took jglace to-tUy, the subject under disffßteiem being the New Hebrides and New 1 Guinea. Nothing, however, was decided. Mr Stanhope stated that, nothieg definite had been settled between" the Eoglieh and French Governments relative to the New Hebrides. He thought May next would be late for the rjoaferenca on colonial affair s, and suggested April as preferable. a O*.#fBPXCIAL TO PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] ißecerred December 17tk, 10.30 pan. ■ London, December 16. The Board of Inland Revenue have deoidfd to remit the legacy duty on the Australian property belonging to the late Mrs Chain's, a former resident of New South Wales. i : Tha. Agents General, in obedience to a snouafns from Mr Stanhope, had an interview with him to-day. The inter- j view relates to a Conference to he held i next year respecting New Guinea and the New Hebrides. The British pro- 1 poaals regarding the latter islands were ' not revealed, and nothing was decided at' the meeting. BeceiTed December 18th, 1.10 p.m. ' London, Ddcembar 17. The London Chamber of Commerce hss asked Mr Cecil Raikes, the Post- ' maate&Geueral, to carry Australian' letters for 2id.

The German mail steamers intend to call at Colombo instead of at Chagos, as at present