SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7008, 3 May 1884, Page 5

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[SPECIAL 10 PEESS ASSOCIAHOS.J BANQUET TOSLB H. IiOCH.- ; ' , ; London, May. l> ■■.- • Last night Sir H. 8.. Loch,;theihew. Governor of Victoria, was, entertained i at a banquet by "Mr. Murray Smithy Agent-General for that colony. Among [ those present was the Right. Hohl ' Mr.. Childers, the D.uke of Manchester, Sir Henry Barkly (who was Governor of Victoria in 1856), Sir Robert "- G? W. , Herbert '(permanent tinder-Secretary '. for the Colonies), and the eeveral, Agents-General. In proposing the toast of the evening, Mr. Smith pro*' mised His Excellency a cordial '.yrel-'. Rome on his arrival in Australia. - In reply Sir Henry enforced ■ upon those present the necessity of fostering the union between England and the colonies. He leaves for Australia via Plymouth and Hobarfc on the 28tl* instant. ■ ■ .

THE VICTORIAN LOAN. ; ; ",.'■ . . •-• London, May Lv One and three-quarter millions of tbe ' last Victorian loan, have been inscribed.' . THE FEDERATION OF THE : COLONIES. \ ' London, May 1. Mr. Dalton, tutor to -the sons of the sons- of the Prince r o£ "Wales, has privately published:, a pamphlet adyp-'; eating the federation of the English colonies. ; . . PROPOSED2SIEW ..CABLE. . . : ■■•.•' • London, May 2, •; It is proposed to lay acablehetweeto Java and Thursday Island.' . ; THE EECIDIVISTES QUESTION. ■ ■ ■ ' London, May 2.' In. the House of Lords, on Monday, the Earl of Rosebery intends to move for the'production of. all papers in connection -with the recidivistes question. VISIT OF THE DUKE OF MAN- I CfIESTER. • . ,-• London, May 2. • \ The Duke of Manchester leaves on a ' visit to the Australian colonies immediately bis private business will permit him. ■ . '. : . FRANCE AND CHINA. London, May 2. ' The Chinese Minister afc. Germany will supersede the Marquis Tseng as. Chinese Ambassador at Paris. THE TORONTO OUTRAGE. London, May 2. \ It is believed that the reported dynamite outrage at Toronto is,a hoax. \ THE GERMAN SOCIALIST BILL. \ London,.May 2. / The committee appointed by'.the; German Reichstag to report on the Socialist Bill present an unfavourable ■' report, and have rejected the measure.