NEW HEBRIDES,

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 201, 19 May 1908, Page 9

NEW HEBRIDES,

THE JOINT CONVENTION. .^plying '.in tiib House of Re., "prefiontatives recently to'.a, question by Mr. . 'Ilbrpcr (Vic.),'. as"so. what Bteps. werik being .-. tajicn, by the' Government .to carry, into ■ijftect the.' joint' convention regarding the- Now ■'■" . first intended to ap- • bojint a joint Court about September 30 next. > •Bj then it was cxpedted the ilbcf'ssiirv buildjjjtigSywould- ber.«rpct«d,"biit a'dispatch: had from the Imperial aiitiiori- <•* • owinß .to delays, the buildBy that date'. ' No ••' 'ftiino .AvaS indicated whon ifc was,likoly they • >waiild,l>'<;, rpadyi.VAbdut, tkfe.begitlniug of last I " ■ Miirsh< tlio.'.Government heard that a' French judge-,;ljad'i been;• itppointed;.. 'On the fourth '■ Of) Sie-jnoiith. it; -seut-.tho. following".telegram •' • to! the' Secretary ,of State ,for the Colonies i— ■" ! ' r a^o i vi)fiYateljy lttf<}ttned: that .the ■. ' FiiencllOTomber.flf- .tho joint Court for the"' ' Ncw'. been: chosen, and is no# in; ,;a- thorough Study"; of v '* loeaT- ; cohditidns," , ;, ; ' v 7Pbvioitgly. this will, give /«• liijtfj V ft.,.g'rMt..;'adyantagOi unless the British -' iS!appoin'ted'at i ohco, and has • ■ ."b : quij.ip[sprtuhitiijs. :'on-Jfareh 16 a reply ■ •m-as/ ; jc^rajiv,^. thai ..tho, apppintmont of ■ tho iißritish}jiid^(i ; w6uld be.made, ns soon as pos- ■ -■ -'lSj- confirming -. when tho.. ap- -.■ poihtffiut 'jfcp Government. - would , suggestion of; •••' your' -familiariso of tho New*-.y. upon -.« its fOiipSdnSo" . r; ' v' 11 i.v;tn;answer to.a' further,..question,. the-Prune»• •• :-M Jife. Jiv'tnild- liositate .to, giro ere- <v -idohc'o ''to "ai'iy. " >15$: the'- GM'BrnWcht French. Rcpuhlio: •« 'act .ill. anjvothof; tlio n n. j m'Silflcr,''shdugli it. was '.ob'vitiUs; that-A : jjdfl|p^.^F^niiittjtcd;lMr.itht'l<)&l.. "condi* v*i niuch .'more /readily).'/' ] of;;'"prdblentS: -that would "eotfe the. Court for settlcmenty V ..of; that might." bo given." Mr.-',: PQakui/addcd tliat tho Government had. no ( . >inforffiation' : additionnl to that appearing, ui .thf) r,J psßss''bn ■ AprilVsoj. allegiug.,.that .French fc;afl}<Ssr4 1 Wt<rC>" 6 jiointetV;.te'; "till : local undrti-tli<Fco"ntrof6f"'th'o!joint'convert-rtioiij- and that, in conscqucnco of theeoap..p,6intmonts,_ British - residents ' 1 , intended, to. .- Ijold' aii iridigiiatioiv-tnecling.." ' .