SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6998, 22 April 1884, Page 5

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[SPECIAL TO PEESS ASSOCIATION.] THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE. '.">,; London, April 21. The shipment of frozen meat by the steamer Lusitania has arrived is splendid condition, THE RECIDIVISTES QUESTION. • v •■;■ London - , April 19. • The> Paris correspondent of the Times-writes that M. Berenger's Bill,, now before the French largely supersedes the Recidivistes Bill. If M. Berehger's Bill is shelved, the Senate -will raodify the Reoidivistea' Bill in several directions. - ' ,- The Pall Mall Gazette has an indignant' article on M. Ferry's despatch, and asserts that the colonists are resolute men -who -will stand no nonsense, and that M. Ferry's policy -will raise a formidable barrier to the- extension of French power in the Pacific . )"' IBecelvel April 22, 1.15 a.m.l ENGLAND AND THE COLONIES. ; London, April 21.' The Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Colonial TJnder-Secretary, lecturing 7 at San;downe, said it -would, ultimately, be necessary for the colonies to be represented in the House of Commons, Speaking on the annexation he said personally he favoured the annexing of New Guinea by. the colonies, providing they were -willing to share the expense. •" • : : - ;