LONDON.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4112, 25 September 1884, Page 3

LONDON.

September IS. Mr. J. F. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, is pressing Lord Derby to appoint a Commissioner for New Guinea, audit is believed that Mr. John Douglas, C.M.G., formerly Premier of Queensland, will be an applicant for the position. The attempt made by the Bank of Scotland to form a syndicate for the purpose of floating a loan for tho Melbourne Tramway Company has riot succeeded. The Oriental Banking Company have appointed Mr. S. IT. Traill, who was the manager of the old bank in Melbourne, together with the old staff, and Mr. Balfour and the staff in Sydney, to carry on the business of the new bank in those cities, provided there is sufficient colonial business. Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, will discuss the question of Sydney defences before the Admiralty next week. September 19. The inspired journals on the Continent assert that the Emperors of Austria, Germany and. Russia were not hostile to England's claims on Egypt. Professor Lord Raleigh, President of the British Association, in replying to the invitation from Melbourne asking the Association to visit that city, states' that tho next meeting will bo held in Aberdeen in 1885, and that the committee

> meet in November next to decide the place of meeting for 18SG. Obituary — George Bentham, C.M.G., author of the "Flora Australiensis." September 20. It is reported on the Stock Exchange that the Queensland Government meditate borrowing ten millions spread over a specified period. It is also understood that the negotiations will be placed in the hands of London financial experts. Sir Arthur Blyth, Agent-General for South Australia, has been instructed by the Government he represents to unite with the other Agents-General in urging on Lord Derby the necessity of granting a protectorate over the Pacific Islands. Mr Fawcett has finally decided to adhere to despatching letters for New Zealand alternatively "by the San Francisco and Orient mails. Ho states that a special address to letters will be required for the Peninsular route. Mr Fawcett favors tho abolition of mail subsidies, and adopting the system of payment by weight.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Reuters Telegrams.) TOTAL WRECK OF H.M.S. WASP.— FIFTY LIVES LOST. (Received September 24, 3 p.m.)