LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(BY BT.BOTBIO TELEGBaPH. — COPYRIGHT.) (rkuxbr's telegrams.) London, July 7. In the House of Lo ds last night Lord Derby declared that it would be impossible for tha Imperial Government to maintain a navy sufficiently powerful to afford complete protection to the whole Australian coast. In the House of Commons Sir Stafford Northcote declared that no scheme for strengthening the naval defence of thft- colonies w uld be acceptable which might tend to localise any portion of the Imperial navy. Lord Granville stated that England find France wou d respect their agree - va.nt regarding the iS'ew Hebrides s?roup, and would nob annex the islauds. Tenders for the Western Australian loan of £254,000 were opened to-dny T !).nd am" mi ted to £965,000, ranging i orn 96£ to 99. a joint uouimicte of the Lords «nd ' omtr-ons, appointed to report upon he d'sirabiliiy of the projected channel uun !, di'ci«.l>d against tne pr;j j et ab'ring inexpedient, nvd CiiWulutod to i»ie]uiice im[»"Nn national interest!?
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 185, 12 July 1883, Page 3
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163LATEST INTELLIGENCE. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 185, 12 July 1883, Page 3
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