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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7197, 24 June 1885, Page 2

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[ London", Jane 19. Tho frozen mutton ex the ship Turakina from New Zealand is realising sfd, and lamb Bhd per lb. An attempt has been made by the Australian soft goods men to boycott the firms employing agents in the colonies. The attempt has been strongly condemned. , For the Western Australian loan the amount of the tenders was £456,000. The average was about £98. June 20. Lord Derby, in responding to a farewell address, presented to him by the several Agents-General of the colonies, referred to the offers made by them of men for Bervice in the Soudan, and stated that Australia had, during his term of office, acquired 60,000 miles of territory iv New Guinea. He admitted, in spite of international difficulties, the I advantage of consulting the AgentsGeneral on matters regarding the colonies. Mr J. T. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, has written a letter to The

Times on the subject of the labor trade abuses, in which he states that Mr Griffiths, Premier of the colony, will take steps to legislate for the effectual prevention of such abuses, Tne Duke of Manchester condemns the outcry that has been made over the labor question. Mr Gladstone hesitates in accepting a policy of neutrality. Mr Arthur Balfour will take the offioe of President of the Local GovernmentBoard. June 21. The Ministry have now vacated their Beats on the Treasury benches. The British territory in New Guinea does not include Rock Long, or any islands to the northward of the eighth, parallel. . Lord Lyons, British Ambassador at Paris, has refused to accept the assurances given by the French Government that the Reoidiviste Bill would not be enforced. Lord Lyons believes that the - measure was an electioneering manosuTre. . Three thousand men are to be despatched to Madagascar to reinforce Admiral Milofe. King Alfonso, of Spain, is insisting on visiting Muroia, where the oholera ii now raging. , . - ' =■-•'. '' A fresh loan for ]S"ew South "Wales will be placed on the market shortly; The Russian newspaper Movosti, states that in consequence of the Ameer of Afghanistan; massing his troops at Arinidaria (sic) the. Russian troops will be compelled to advance on them. [by x&EOTaio iEiiiaiiAPH— oowaianr. ' [BETTER'S TEEEGKAMS.] (Received Jnn« 23, 10.45 p.m.) i I t "v .; "•.- .'■-„•. y IiONDON, Jane 22.- --_ The: difi^ulties. which have oocurred in the formatioaof an adminißtratipn by : Lord SaUsbury -Ka^ye^nofe j moniited;a]iidjjfc;ie"oon»idef^^ thaUheLibejcalp|ri^wig^

■ ■ - - ■ ■ - ■ - • -.. iSiif : : ~ ~ ' TT? : ~.-.-i"<2S power. la that case Mr Childers wbuldvv^^ not resume the portfolio of Chancellor . :sßp of the Exchequer. J ; r <%M (Eeoeivea June 23, 11.40 p.m.) r -M3 There were 10,500 bales of w66l%f|^ offered at auction to?day to a diill ;',^-S|^ market. , . % - ' ~AW& (Received June 23, 10.45 a.m.) .',-'■ /TSK'I It is understood that a re-arrangeatf^ merit of Ministerial portfolios has takenW%^ : ; place as follows: — Lord Presideat of ; the \ ~';l.^ Privy Council, Viscount Crambrobk^ r£(o Lord Privy Seal, Earl Harrowby; Preßi-l'i^t^ dent of the Bonra of Trade, the Duke of ; #^^ Richmond ; President of the Local i* Government; Board, Mr Balfour ; Vioe%>?H"/ President of the Committee of the^ij^:; Council on Educatfoa, the Hon. E.o?|'3 Stauhope. , -v-ll i-