CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6136, 24 March 1898, Page 3

CITY EDITION. BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

United Press Association— By Electric TelegraphCopyright. Received March 23, 10.20 v.m. NEW GUINEA. LONDON, Maech 22. In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Mr Chamberlain stated that the Government was awaiting receipt of a despatch from Lord Lamington, the Governor of Queensland, containing the proposals of the Australian Premiers in regard to British New Guinea, before taking any steps with respect to the future of the colony. ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION. March 23. Sir George Newnes, of Tit-Biis and other journals, is equipping an -Antarctic expedition. FRENCH IN WEST AFRICA. Lord Selborne, Parliamentary Secretary of the Colonial Office, stated that France had been informally notified of the British Protectorate over Borgu in 1892, and had been formally advised in 1895. The Government had protested against the occupation of Boussa and Nikki. HAWAII. WASHINGTON, March 22. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassador, states that the report of the Foreign Committee of the Senate, that Great Britain is seeking the restoration of Queen Liliuokalani, entirely misrepresents the British attitude with regard to Hawaii. THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. PARIS, March 23. The French, elections will be held on May 8. JAPANESE POLITICS. TOKIO. Mauch 23. Fifty independent members hold the balance of power iu the new Parliament of Japan. Received March 24, 9.30 a.m. AFRICAN INTERESTS. LONDON, March 23. Lord Selborne said that Great Britain would leave the occupation of Boussa and Nikki to the Anglo-French Delimitation Commission now sitting in Paris for the purpose of deter-, mining the* ownership of the disputed :territ6ryv.;v : .':'- ■ : "V V -Cv- ■■ ■•■ '• • L-.-i. '■■■■■'■■■ Received -March 2£ £si).a.ni. CANADIAN LtfeLTy. ; ■■-} ■; ■ V OTTAWA, March -23. - The Toronto Naval League is urging Canada to defray the cost of two sea-going cruisei s on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, for the purpose of training Canadians for the Royal Naval Reserve. . .■ V— =■■■- I