CABLE NEWS.
THE SUEZ CANAL.
FRANCE AND ENGLAND. SOUTH AFRICA. THE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH. FRENCH AFFAIRS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.— COPYRIGHT.). (SPECIAL TO UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION. J London, July 12. The commercial, industrial, and shipping interests are unanimous that, the concessions for the Suez Canal are inadequate for the purpose. A larg*> section of the House of Commons is generally hostile to the proposal, and it is doubtful if the Government will persevere m them. Mr Gladstone admits that if. De Lesseps has exclusive rights to the concessions to construct canals across the Isthmus of Suez Mr Challemel Lacour, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, professes to be ignorant of the Tamatare affair, and has telegraphed to Zanzibar for particulars. M. Jules Ferry expresses sur prise at the excitement m Englrnd, and the Fiench Press generally is unfriendly towards Great Britain. The latest news from the Gape stateß that the attack of Cetewayo upon Oham has been unsuccessful. The Bishop of Peterborough is m a critical state of health. The Comte de Chambord his recognised the Comte de Pans as his succes* sor.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 188, 16 July 1883, Page 2
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182CABLE NEWS. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 188, 16 July 1883, Page 2
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