IMPERIAL POLITICS
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LONDON, Apeil 19.
The House o£ Commons, by a maiority of ninety-six rejected the Bimetalism Bill. Messrs W. H. Smith, Leader of the House, Mr Goschen, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Sir Vernon Harcourt on behalf of Mr Gladstone, opposed the measure. Mr Balfour supported the Bill, and both Sir H. James and .Sir B. E. Webster voted in favour of
Sir George Trevelyan denies the report that he intends to oppose the Marquis of Hartington for Rossendale -at the next election. In hia evidence before the West Australian Committee to-day, Sir T. Cockburn Campbell stated that the Eastern Colonies attached more importance to Western Australian sentiments than to the opinions of England. He considered English action against tbe Imperial reserTation of Albany for defence purposes a standing menace to the Colonies. United Australia, he said, was able to repulse French or German annexation of Western Australia. These opinions somewhat surprised the Committee.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6832, 21 April 1890, Page 4
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159IMPERIAL POLITICS Star (Christchurch), Issue 6832, 21 April 1890, Page 4
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