SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
[press association.]
THE WAR OFFICE AND THE ADELAIDE EXHIBITION. London, February 2. The "War Office intend to send a large collection of munitions of war to the Adelaide Exhibition.
NEW COMPANIES. London, February 3. The Australian Wine Importers and Allsopp's Brewing Companies are announced to be placed upon the market immediately.
RUSSIA AND NEW GUINEA
London, February 3
Baron Macleay is hopeful that the Czar will agree to the colonisation of New Guinea by Russia. A thousand emigrants are ready to go.
[reuteb's telegram.] THE COLONIAL MAIL SERVICE.
London, February 2,
The Australian Agents-General have addressed a communication to Mr. Blackrood, Secretary of Post Office, protesting against the negotiations relative to the contract for the carriage of mails to the Australian colonies being postponed till the meeting of the Imperial Conference, as such delay was unnecessarily prejudicial to the colonies. The Orient Company has intimated its willingness to accept a bonus of £550 per voyage for the carriage of mails.
London, February 3
The Australian Agents-General had an interview yesterday with Mr. Cecil Raikes, Postmaster-General, in which they urged the acceptance of the contracts offered for the carriage of mails to Australia. In reply, Mr. Raikes said he wished to have the views of the Imperial Conference on the qusstion. Ho would, however, refer the matter to Sir Henry Holland, Secretary of State for the Colonies.
THE PANIC ON THE BOURSES. London, February 2. The panic on the Paris bourse is very acute.
February 3,
The panic which was manifested on the bourses of Paris, Berlin, and Vienna has now subsided.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AND THE - REICHSTAG.
Berlin, February 2,
The Emperor William, in receiving the President of the Lantag yesterday, recalled a former dispute between the Government and the Reichstag relative to the increase of the German army. The dispute, the Emperor states, would only be brought to a conclusion by a foreign war.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7863, 4 February 1887, Page 5
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