BRITISH & FOREIGN.
(Electrio Ttitgroph— Copyright— United PreM Association.) LONDON, Dm 15. Mr Chamberlain is at present on a visit to Dublin. ■ . Dm 17.— The Paeifio Cable Board has commenced sitting, Lord Salisbury announces, that Great Britain hoa aimed the Hague Convention relating to pacific settlements of disputes on the laws and customs of 'warfare on> land. Great Britain is willing to adopt the Geneva Convention with regard to maritime warfare, with the reservation of Article five. ' .' , •. The directors of the Union and Castle' steam lines to tho Cape have agreed upon terms of amalgamation.. - • PARIS, Dm 17. M. Lookroy has introduced a Bill in the . Chamber of- Deputies, providing for tho expenditure of ten millions sterling upon a fleet, and ten millions for coast defenoes and naval stations. OTTAWA, Dm 17. Mr J. J. Magee, a Canadian Privy Councillor, speaking at a meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of .Ottawa, 'said Canada could afford to follow the lead of Australia and Cape Colony in contributing . to the cost of the navy. . . '( ,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH18991218.2.15
Bibliographic details
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8698, 18 December 1899, Page 2
Word Count
172BRITISH & FOREIGN. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8698, 18 December 1899, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.