SUPPLEMENTARY EUROPEAN NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2042, 22 December 1886, Page 3

SUPPLEMENTARY EUROPEAN NEWS.

(SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, Dec 16. Tlie Board ofthe Inland Revenue have decided to remit the legacy duty on the Australian property belonging to the late Mrs Chailis, a former resident of New South Wales. December 17. Tbe AgentfoGeDeral, in o ! edience to a summons from Mr Stanhope, had an io* lerriew with him to-day. The interview related to a conference to be held rext year respecting New Guinea and the New Hebrides. The British proposals regardin? the latter islands were not revealed, and nothing was decided at the meeting. The London Chamber of Commerce has asked Mr Cecil Raikes, Postm ster General, to carry Australian le’ters for 2£d. • , . The German mail steamers intend to call at Colombo, instead of at Chagos, aa at present. , _ General Cesare Ricotti-Magn*nl, Italian Minister of V7ar, to mobilise half a million of men immedi* ately, if war should be declared. In connection with the affairs of the Land League, leaguers are demanding to know what has become of Mr Parnell.. Italy denounces the commercial treaties concluded between France and Austria. Prince Alexander refuses to wait upon tbe Bulgarian delegates. December 18. The ship Earlacouri, which went ashore on the Glamorgan Coast on 10th instant, is being unloaded but the work of landing the railway material is very slow, in conn sequence of the violent weather. Messrs Banister predict a bright future for Australian wines, especially of the lighter qualities. The Belgian Government intern; , send a commission to the Adelaide Jub i Exhibition. All the Adelaide exhi j at the “Indian and Colonial Exhibit ’ and those from Victoria, which are w '' exhibited at the Adelaide Exhibition be shipped by the Campana, w leaves for Adelaide at the end of tbe month. The appeal oase Colonial Insurance v the South Australian Marine Association has been dismissed with costs. Messrs Boumphrey and Co, oorn merchants, of Liverpool, have failed, with liabilites amounting to £55,000. The Midland Railway Company, New Zealand, will not proceed with the allotment of shares, as only a few applications have been received. There is an impression prevalent that Mr E. Stanhope is indisposed to adhere to an offer of an initial grant of £IOO,OOO in connection with New Guinea, and that he is awaiting fresh proposals. He declines at present to state whether the Government would be willing to accept the rest of the proposals respecting New Guinea putforth by Sir S. W. Griffiths, if the colonial vote was made permanent. Sir J. F. Garrick protested against a comparison being drawn betweea New Guinea and the Gold Coast colonies.