DELAYED CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9680, 15 May 1894, Page 4

DELAYED CABLES.

London, May 11. Sir George Grey, when aildresning the Colonial party of the Honse of Commons, said be hoped to fiee the Federation of the Anglo-Saxon race bioupht about, with colonial delegates is the Imperial Parliament.

Sir John Hall has consented to deliver an address to the London Women's Suffrage Leacue nn the progress of tho movement in New Zealand.

Sir Wm, Harcourt, in reply to Mr GoscbeD, said tbat seeiDg the latter was at) advocate of Imperial KederatioD, he was ndable to understand bin contempt for Australian finance. The land of the colonies was really their capital. Tfce inhabitants of Great Britain were daily ■becoming more desirous of obtaining similar unfettered land laws. Sorely Mr Goschen dip not want to exclade frozen mutton.

The marriage of Mr Asqaitb, Home Secretary, and Miss Margot Tennant, took place at St. George's, Hanover Square, to-day. The ceremony was of a brilliant description. Amongst those present) was Mr Gladstone.

May 12. Lord liaaadowce, ex- Viceroy of India, nnd Lord Koberte, formerly Commander-in-Cbief, concur in the beliet that the markiDg of trees is connected with sonic religious ritual, and has nothiug to do with politics.

The Calcutta correspondent of The Times says the prospect of additional taxation is aivnited with the pravest anxiety ia view of the restless feeliug among the natives.

Cafe Town, May 11. It ia reported that 5000 burghers ot Johannesburg have organised an expetH tion to punish the Swszi chiefs tor oppos ing annexation to the Transvaal.

Berlin, May n. The Color.hl party ia Merlin lias peti< tioned the Kaiser to protect Samoa.