NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5953, 25 March 1880, Page 5

NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.

[Bi Telegraph.] ■ (Per b.b. Botorua, vi& the Bluff.) ■ The question, of; German notion in Samoa and Polynesia generally, has entered,upon a new phase. la the Chancellor’s memo, to, President Schools, of the Imperial Board of Finance, recommending the - new-! company, and promising. an annual, subvention for 20 years,' stress is laid,on the factthat Gbdeffroi’e.failure, would deprive..the Empire of: the greater part of r the,.commerce ana trade, with, the South Sea Islands,; unless > their, estates wore.secured from falling into foreign hands. The Emperor is not much impressed: with the scheme, but the Grown Prince warmly supports it. It is now , stated that the real reason why Prince Biamarok hos gone.into the matter is that thare is anulterior object in view: of foundingaGennan convict settlement in the South Beas. It in rumoured; at Berlin that the Imperial Government intends acquiring the possession of several small islands for the purpose, and that Captain Tembaoh, German representative .at ; . Apia, is to make the necessary preliminary inquiries, , ■* r[ .f ~/<, i The name, of Sir Henry, Bulwer, Governor of Natal, is mentioned in connection with, Tasmania, and it ia suggested. that Sir Hatty. Ord may be sent to Jamaica. Air Pope Hennessy’s term of .government at Hong. Hong is pearly* completed, and. it, is believed, that he succeeds, Sir Arthur Kennedy, as Governor of Queensland.> - J The , Deutsche Meeres Zeitung , insists strongly upon the. absolute necessity of the acquirement by Germany of foreign’ naval stations in the Pacific. The Samoan Islands might be annexed. .. Orders, have been,received ..at jOronatadt.to prepare shortly for the despatch to the Pacific of the ironclad frigate General Admiral, the Atlantic cruiser Eubiaoia,, and the clipper Plastoon. On the arrival of these vessels at Tladivostqck,'they will find the, ironclad frigate Menin, the Atlantic,cruiser Asia, and four new clippers, besides other vessels belonging to the Pacific fleet. The effect of these reinfotoements;will:Be to give Bussia’ naval influence ini the Pacific superior to, any*/ ever enjoyed by,her in that quar.er of the Globe.. , , .. ■... 1 a ‘ The. Indian Budget, presented on Feb. 24, is considered highly satisfactory. < The eatipiates , show ' 1 an anticipated , surplus of £417,000, after paying the charges of. the Afghan war, famine administration, and, construction of frontier railways. The first Buseian Consolata in lndia has. been established, in Bombay.