The New Hebrides

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1496, 1 December 1905, Page 2

The New Hebrides

A French Proposal Presg A«ooiation.—CopyrigW. • ; A ; Paris, Nov. 29 If. (jkrtais, speaking in the. Clumber of [ Deputies, and referring to the New.Hebri-1 j des, romarked that considering the excellent | ' rolntio'na between London and Paris, he hoped that our neighbour would bo: ablo . to bring tho_ Australian B'fc'es into an ' eqaitable appreciation of our rights, in order to secure confirmation in the New Caledonian Aroliipol«go of tho eituation . due to us' owing to our peouniarj aaoriSoes, and moral and material efforts of our suband because of the incontestable ' fjeogi'ftphlcol fact that, the New Hnbridei, 'constituted a dopondenoy and a French colonj. • Sidney, thu da;. , Tho Herald, commenting on Mr, ' Otarvaii 1 remarks in reference to the New ' Hobridos, says: ''Thero should be .no further qiiostion of need to ompbasiso at the earliest opportunity that Australia is the - dominant force in the and that ■ furlbor intrusion hy tho Powers of either hemisphere will h bitterly resented, It is the duty of Mr Deakiu to promptly inform the Colonial Office 1 that: Australia; entertains nothing but, hostility towards any proposal for tho extension of foriegn interests in tho Pacifio," , _ The Deify Telegraph, after deolariug : ihnt M Gervais's suggestion it unnccept* J . able, says:'" The attitude of the Au«tra--1 lian Parliament and Government - lrlght r wolleivpthrPr«nch a now.hope unless ~ lliTßritish tfovomDJettriU'ikd conoeasions to end the. indiiTureno and neglect that has chavnotei ised tho Australian policy in regard to the group.. It will be a novel rocord if tho British are ont-generalled ■ colonially, even by our gallant; friends tho Fronch; but it is pl»in tliht the chance is between thin and a ohnnge of policy. Wo . cannot oxpcot'to hold territory whioh another ntt'ion h developing with.population while we' are' not only rofraining.from any - ihni'ein thaVeffort, but aro taking a course /calculated to po6itivoly discourage. British t; settlement" :/ j . -Snarar, thii daj. : ) In the Assembly yesterday Mr, Holman I raised, the question of tha diiaonsions among tho Railway Commissioners, ssjing- | the position was.intolerable, and must [ end. Ho seated that tho commissioners hud agreed to pay 7b 8J par ton- lor coal which competing colliorios supply at 4i fid, . 'Apparently rome- ofijen of-nhe. dopart- . ment bad been • doliborately misleading thoi.' snporiora in tho Intorests of . certain 1 suppliers. He urged/that # searching 'enquiry should be made. . Mr Oarruthors, Premier, in promising tho ' appointment of a commission .of enquiry, . slated that he *had already informed the commissioners tlmt,the present stato of things could not continue. - i •