Gladstone's Defence.
[Renter's Telegrams.] LONDON, Sept. 2. Mr Gladstone delivered a second address at Edinburgh last night. In the course of his speech the Premier dealt with the foreign policy of the Government exhaustively, and defended it against the attacks which it had provoked. Mr Gladstone also referred to the efforts which aro being made by the German Government to found settlements in various parts of the world, and wished Germany God speed in her colonising prospects.
[Special to Press Association.] LONDON, Sept. 1. A letter has been received from General Gordon, in which he states that he will defend Khartoum until Oct. 15. Four hundred and forty thousand pounds of the capital in Messrs Money Wigram's Steamship Company has been returned to the- shareholders. LONDON, Sept. 2. Mr Divryer, an American, has offered a sum of 6000 dollars to be rowed for next year by six scullers, including Beach. Cholera is on the increase in Naples. Admiral Courbet is proceeding to Hainan.
[Per Press Association.]
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5097, 3 September 1884, Page 3
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