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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3929, 11 June 1877, Page 2

The English news in the cable telegrams of June 7th is rather puzzling, and we have endeavored to render it clearer by putting some conjectural emandations to it. According to the literal reading of the telegrams, Mr Bourke is made to say, apparently with the calmest cynicism, that he believed the Powers interested could not concur with the action of England in reference to the Suez Canal — in other words, that England would shortly be at loggerheads with half Europe. It is manifestly impossible that Mr Bourke could have meant this; we have therefore made "could not concur" to read "could not but concur." If that is the correct interpretation, it is satisfactory that such an opinion should be entertained by those who have the best opportunities of forming a correct one. It is, we may say, quite in conformity with what there is every reason to anticipate to be the fact. At the period of the purchase of the shares in the canal, when it must have been plainly seen what that step would lead to, it was understood that Prince Bismarck chuckled, that Austria was gratified, and that the sentiment in France mainly was one of regret that their own Government had not been beforehand in the matter. In the third paragraph in the

telegram we have made the sentence " The Government did not desire to ' impose ' belligerent rights," read "The Government did not desire to 'restrict' belligerent lights." If any of our correspondents can suggest better emandations we shall be happy to publish them.