Likk Sir.E. J. MonBon(ihoBntioh ptont potontiary at Patis), Lord Oromcr may have boon inspirod by tho Uritloh Cabinet to Indlcato that tho Soudan is to belong to Grcab Britain, and is to bo an tip puoego of no'thor Egypb or Turkey. Slnoo tho period when tho International oontrollors of thq Egyptian finanooa ro fused to contribute to the oosb of tho ro conqueet of tho Soudan, aud (orcod

Rocclrod January 9, ab 9.10 a.m. Svdnky, January i). Mr James Bump, of Messrs Burns Ami Philp, has returned from an oxlended tour abroad and In tho Euf-, In tho oourso of an intorvlow ho stated that it wai iutonded shortly to make an improvo menb in tho Oauadlan-Paolfio norvlco. Ho oould etfely flay that Ib woa'd bo wulo ft throo weekV aorvioo, but whothor raoro freqaont than tho present arrangomonts ho vrao nob juatifiod in spying, Ho does nob think tlutthoro will be anyoxtoncion of tho Japaneao mail lino bo Now Zoiland, aq ib would no!: bo romunorativo. Ho thinks thab Sydney will alwuya bo tho terminal port. Tho question of continuing Now Zealand in (ho Canadian -P^olfio ronto ia andor roviow. Oorfcsin offora havo boon mado by tho Qiooaeland Go vornmonb, and if thveo woro ncooptod Now Zealand would bo excluded from tho courso, and tho stoamers would come right) on to Sydney from QuoenuUnd. Ho waa Impressed by tho possibilities of ox«« tending Australian (rado in tho Etst. Thoro la a proopoob of tho Amerioitn oil brado being ohallonged by potroloum d«volopmonta in Bomoo. His firm will probably eink L30.000 In oil pUnt. Hoooivod Jftoa^ry 9, at 9 '25 a.m.
