TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Independent, Volume I, Issue 49, 15 September 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

CARL Pl MEWS. (own correspondent.) London, Sept. u. Lord Carrington was entertained at a farewell banquet last evening at the Beaconsfield Club. The Agents-Gen-eral for the various colonies were among the guests. Lord Carrington, in reply to the toast of the evening, referred to the colonies, and eulogised their recent offers of aid to the British Government. He said the lion’s cubs bad proved themselves worthy offspring of the mother country. Lord Roseberry expatiated upon the desirability and advantages of federation. He said it was a -question which showed Lord Carrington’s tack and discretion. The recent difficulty over the Caroline Islands showed the enormous importance the Great Powers attached to colonial possessions, and he considered that colonial statesmen ought to watch events closely, because earth hunger was very dominant nowamongst nations. Sir Saul Samuel replied to Lord Roseberry’s remarks on federation, and in responding to the toast of the AgentsGeneral, welcomed Lord Carrington as the new Governor of New South Wales.

The sentence of death passed on Louis Reil, the Canadian half-caste, has been confirmed. The captain of the Spanish man-of-war stationed at Nap during the recent seizure of that place by the Germans, shot the Spanish Governor of that Island in the shoulder, for ordering some of his crew to attack the Germans. Bismarck states in a despatch that possession of the Caroline Islands is not a sufficient inducement to tempt Germany to be unfriendly with Spain. Berlin, Sept. n. Count Hatzfeldt, Secretary of State for Foreign affairs, has received a despatch from the Spanish Government re stating their claims against that country to the Caroline Islands. The tone of the note was amicable, and a hope was expressed that Germany will recognise their claims. Bombay, Sept. 12. Great scarcity of food prevails in the Mysore district, and the authorities believe that a recurrence of famine will pe inevitable.