LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 3004, 19 June 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. >—< ENTERTAINMENT BY THE EARL OF CARNARVON. THE MARQUIS OF HARTIN6TON TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. NEW HEBRIDES AND FRENCH PROCEEDINGS. ' DISPATCH OF H.M.S. UNDINE TO THE HEBRIDES. MR. GLADSTONE ON HIS ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN. REVIEW OF TROOPS TO BE HELD AT ALDERSHOT. PASSING OF THE WINE DUTIES BILL. DEATH OP A NOTED INDIAN PRINCE. (Received June 18, 1 p.m.) London, June 17. Earl Carnarvon has entertained a large party at his seat, High Clare Castle, Newbury, Berkshire, The guests numbered over one hundred prominent colonial visitors, and included Sir Samuel Davenport, of South Australia. The Marquis of Hartiugton has issued an address to the electors of bite Rossendale division of Northeast Lancashire, in which he urges that it is necessary that Parliament -should represent the whole kingdom, and that the power conferred on suborduiate bodies should be delegated, and. not renounced, the right of control being reserved to Parliament. His lofilslrip further contends that such bodies should administer justice by the authority of a responsible parliament.

(Received June 18, 5.30 J^wer. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Bryce, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in replying to a question, stated that M. de BVeyciuet, the French Premier, had renewed the assurance previously given that France would respect the independence of the Hebrides Islands, but that Lord Lyons, British Ambassador, had been instructed to call attention to the fact that the hoisting of the Fiench flag in that group had occasioned great excit?-: raent in the Australian Colonies. MrBryce further stated that the Captain of HALS. Sardine [1 Undine] had been ordered to proceed to the Hebrides to report to Government as to the actual stale of affairs in the group. Sir Robt. G. W. Herbert, Permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, has informed Graham Berry, Agent-General for Victoria, that the Hebrides should be evacuated by its troops as soon as the fear of outrages on Fiench subjects had been removed. Mr Gladstone has gone to Edinburgh to prosecute his electoral campaign in Midlothian. ° (Received June 10, 1.30 a.in.) June 18. A grand review of troops will take place at Aldershot on the 2nd prox., before her Majesty (lie Queen, The leading colonists now in England will be present on the occasion. In the House of Commons last night, the bill to give effect to the change in the wine duties was icad a third "time, and passed. (Received June 19, 12.40 p.m.) June 19. The Morning P.,sl to-day states that M. de Freyciuet, (he French Premier, has declared that ihe warship Dives has not, been amhotised to hoist the French flag at the Hew Hebrides.

(Received June 19, 1.30 a.m.) Bombay, June 18. The death is announced of Maharajah Holkar, of Indore (one of the central Indian States). *