Ab the Rev. Dr. Lucas1 temporaace meeting in Wellington a resolution was carried that a deputation wait on the Premier, urging the Government to revoke the proclamation granting a license to a bouse in the King Country. Sir Edwin Arnold appears to have settled at Atami (Japan). He occupies a private house there and makes use oi the hotel cuisine. He visited Tokyo for Mar quis Kuroda's garden party, but his e^ay in the capital was very brief. A Spanish squadron from Manila is now 1 on its" way for a cruise in Chinese and Japanese waters. It is composed _ot ttio flagship Reina Cristina and tho cruiser L». Antonia de Ulloa, and those vessels will be joined ab one of the China ports by the cruiser Velasco. , The Katoomba and Saone have returned to Noumea after destroying several vi.iages in the New Hebrides in revenge for tne Sawers murder. A landing party tound thac the natives had fled to the interior, but further attempts will shortly be made to secure the murderers. In the House of Commons Mr Balfour stated that tho withdrawal of the Last) Africa Company from Uganda did noo imply the abandonment of the country by England, within whose sphere it lies. Us the contrary, the survey of tbe railway lino from Mombassa inland was rapidly pro ceeding. A treaty between Japan and! Rassa with regard to fishine along the River Amoor and coast has just been concluded Tb6 trcatv assigns to Russia the right of fixing bhe limits, arranges for the taking of all fish caughb to Korsakoff to be taxed, and orders overv Japanese to obtain and pro duce a cortificatlT from his consul at Ivor sakoll' before fishing. _ _,. , If you have a cold try C. G. Laurie a Eucalyptus Tablets. InstantroUot.-lAd.)



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