HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7215, 20 May 1898, Page 1

HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.

(By Elp-cxiuo Tsieoiuvu.—Coi'YiuonT.) (PKK UNITED I'KESS Received May 19, at 10 p.m. London, May 19. The British colonies havo beon allotted 25,000 foet in the mum building at the forthcoming Paris Exhibition. Australia will receive 11,000 feet in the Trocadoro, and 8000 foot in the main building, this space being divisible amongst the eovoral colonies on the basis of population. The allotment will remain opon to ncceptanoo till August first. Sir Androw Clark, Agent-General for Victoria, has boon appointed Australasian representative on the British Executive Committee. Received May 20, at 1 a.m. London, May 10. QMio Duke of Devonshire, speaking at the British Empire Loaguo, laid groat) stress on a periodical conference with representative colonial statesmen. Ho was delighted to hear that the colonials wero willing to make considerable concessions to advance Imperial unity. Lord Brassoy stated that whenever a call was mado tho colonies, in proportion to their resources, would bo eager to stand shouldor to shoulder with the Motherland, oven against the world. Mr Reevos said tho most distant parts of tho Etnpiro wore watching events occurring at Hawardon with deep interest and sorrow. Ho considered it itnpossiblo that any conceivable influence could pull asunder a race possessing such bonds of union. Received May 20, at 10 a.m. London, May 19. Lord Hawke has invited tlio whole of the county cricket c'ubs to hold a mooting with a view to tho Marylebono Club arranging tho English tours of Australian players. New Yoiik, May 19. A tornado swept over tho city of Clinton, in lowa, doing great damage to property. Twenty persons wore killed. Received May 20, at 10.10 a.m. Pa ins, May 19. Admiral Dupont deplores tho crushing numerical naval superiority of Britain over Franco and says in tho event of war Prance would have to organise an itnplacablo system of privateering.