Second Edition.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6362, 7 November 1887, Page 3

Second Edition.

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London, November 6.— The Hon Arthur Balf our, i Chief iteoretary for Ireland, speaking at the Town HaU, Birmingham, aocused Mr Gladstone of laboring to frustrate the efforts of the Government to restore order In Ireland by po' 'ing the commission of orime, and h. a% the people to perpetrate aots again; o the law and the Government. Mr Balfour declared that the Government would, nevertheless, bravely persist in enforcing law and order, and would finally triumph over their opponents. Mr Cox, M.P. for East Clare, has been summoned to appear at Ennis on a oharge of attempting to bold aproolaimed meeting. He failed to appear when called upon, and a warrant has accordingly been issued for his arrett.

Reoeived November 6, 8 p.m.

A banquet wai > iven at the St George's Club this evening. The Agents-General for the various colonies were present. Lord Onslow, who presided, referring to the recent Imperial Conference, dilated upon the benefits which ha 4 accrued therefrom and the prospeots of the establishment of a great commercial and politic*! union with every portion of the British Empire, His Lordship alluded to the negotiations recently conoluded with the French Government relative to the evacuation of the New Hebrides, which, he declared, proved that the Home Government were mindful of the wishes of the colonies. Sir Graham Berry, replying on behslf of the colonies, said that the altered tone of the Colonial Offioe was muoh appreciated by oolonistß, and that the commercial and political union of the Empire in the early futur* was their earnest hope. Referring to the New Hebrides difficulty, Sir Graham Berry stated that the settlement arrived at had oaused unmixed saticfaotion throughout Australia,

Dubbin, November 6— Undabuko, the Zulu chief, who met Sir Arthur Havelook at Egowe, denies that be entered into any agreement with the Boers, and repudiates having any relations with them, Dinizuln has not yet answered Sir Arthur's summons to meet him, and it is reported that a skirmish has taken plaoe between the British troops and Dioizulu's followers, in which three or four men were killed,

Vienna, November 6— Count Kilnoky, Minister of Foreign Affairß, in addressing the Hungarian delegates, expressed himself of the opinion that foreign intervention in Bulgaria would be finally averted by the alliance recently concluded between Austria, Germany, and Italy whose polioy he declared was Identical with the aims of England. In connection with the Eastern question Count Ealonky believed that the triple alliance would in a large measure contribute towards the preservation peace in Europe, and stated tbat he would continue to strive to induce the Russian Government to join more than hitherto in the peaceful efforts of the oentral European powers to effeot a settlement of the difficulty in* accordance! with treaty obliga* tions.