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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6217, 13 May 1887, Page 2

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London, May 10 — Ihe Times wains Lord Salisbury that he must not trifle or dawdle with the New Hebrides question. Tho British Cabinet haa given ite sanotioa to the Newfoundland Bait Bill coming into operation next season,

Lord Ciirnaivon, addressing the London Chamber of Commerce, urged that England Bhould Btiffly resist the system of bounties eocou raged in foreign countries, The Pull Mall (iazetto is publishing a series of exoiting aiticles on the Tongan outragep. Tho chargea against the london Corporatiou have been proved under clrcumatancea of a mitigatory characttr,

Beach is the favourite in the betting in hia forthcoming match with Hanlan May 11.— Tho Admiralty havo decided that if H.M.S. Imponouse, wh.ch it waa intended should relievo H.M.S. Nelson on the Australian station, ia unsuitable, H.M, S Northampton, now in commiaeion at Southampton, shall beaubatitoted. Captain Tyne Hammill will be commander, with Commander Errington eeoond in command, At the trial of the Thornyeroft torpedo boat to-day, Mr Service said that in thirty years Auitralia would be strong enough to execute a Pacific policy without the aid of England, and that action would likely be token if her wishes were now ignored. Speaking at the Colonial Institute, Sir J, W. Downer attributed tho sucess of the fouth Australian loan pattly to the educating influence of the Conference, which had dealt with the perfeot securities offered by the colonies. Le Temps states that it ia believed that M. Waddington and the Marquia of !■ a! labury have arrived at an amicable aettlament of the New Hebridiea queatioq.