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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5990, 27 July 1887, Page 3

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i [i?r electriq ielsgbapb.-coptbi6st.j [Rbutbe'b Telhgbams.] The Crimes Act. LONDON, Jvtr 26. The remaining portion of the County of Antrim has been proclaimed an entire Oountj. Ireland is now wholly or partially under the provisions of the Crimes Act. Postal Matters. Mr Honmker-Heaton leaves for Rome next week to urge his views upon postal matters upon the Italian Government. [.Special to Pksss Association.] i Sir P. Jennings on Ireland. LOtiOOS, Jtxi/r 2*. The Fall Mall Gazette says the tone o£ Sir P. Jennings' remarks was more Nationalist than the Freeman I 's Journal itself. He stated that Australia would support the Home Rule system and local self-goveminent, and is friendly towards tLo views of the Irish Nationalists. Irish feeling in Australia had been deeply excited by the recent evictions. The Press, with the exception of the Sydney Morning Herald, was almost unanimously in favour of Home Bule. Colonists regarded the question from an Imperial standpoint, and sympathised with people struggling to obtain what they themselves had secured after a period of much trial and difficulty. Bavitt's New Crusade. Mr Davitt has presented medals, chains, and money to the women who resisted the bailiffs at Bodyke. He is preaching a new campaign of sixf.y to seventy per cent reduction in rents. The settlement of the Afghan boundary question was effected by the Czar overruling his advisers. The Russian Press is now more favourable in the tone of its remarks towards England. The Hanlan-Gaudaur Race. The result of the race between Hanlan aud Graudaur is regarded with suspicion in aquatic circles in England and America. Gaudaur kept a/long way out of his course, and when half over the distance the spectators called out to him to keep his proper course. He took no heed of their warnings, and finished a quarter of a mile out, but nearly level with Hanlan. The umpire disqualified Gaudaur, whose backer asked what instructions had been given. Tho defeated oarsman deI clined to make any statement, but [ said the race was lost because the \ condition of the water was all in favour of Hanlan. Jci.T 26. The S2Jorisman publishes a cablegram from Melbourne stating that the Sydney trustees have not guaranteed Siiaw and Shrewsbury. The latter, in reply, assert that the trustees have undertaken the sole charge of the tour, and les them their ground on all Government holidays. [Reuter'b Telegrams.]