Telegrams.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1106, 13 July 1883, Page 3

Telegrams.

HOME AND FOREIGN. Alexandria, July 3. Nofwi'hstamling the severe precautions that have been taken to prevent, 'lie spread "f cholera. Hie disease' continues to lage without abatement. There is a large increase in the number of deaths at Mansfoli and Damietta, and the progress of the disease at fresh points has convinced the doctors that it is Asiatic choleia of an epidemic type. Two of the guard forming a cordon round the infected district have been seized with the disease, • and have died. Hero Kong July 5. Li Sung Chang.'Chine-se Brine Minister, win visited Shanghai to enter into negotiawith M. Tricon, the French Ambassador to Chin , with a view to a settlement of the conflict! g claims of France and China in Anam, his left Shanghai, having been unable to come to any satisfactory agreement Mr M. Tricon. Later. It is understoo I that M. Tricon has been informed that any further parleying can only take place at Pekin. London, July 5. The death is announced of the Honorable Ji.hu Wenston Spencer Cburciihill, Duke of Marlb ,rough. K.G., aged 61. Sir Julius Vogel, in alettcr to the Times, urges the eolonie . to contribute towards 'he cat of maintaining the National Navy, i. return for England’s occupation of the is amis of the South Pacific. The Chinese Viceroy has rejected the terms offered by France in regard to Anam. News from Afghanistan contradicts the report that the rebel Shinwarris had captore.l a convoy of munitions belonging to Ameer. The King of Saxony had a very narrow escape of bis life. While ascending a lift in a factory which he was visiting the machinery broke, and a member of his suite was killed. Two b.allonists have crossed the Channel safely from Belgium to Kent, The coroner’s jury who inquired into the recent fatal crowding accident at the Sunderland theatre have been unable to decide who bolted the door. They, however, censured the management for negl eh. July 6. It is announced that Sir Auckland (Jol« ville. Financial Adiiser to the Egyptian Government, hag been appointed British A cent, or Consul-general, and Minister PI nipotentiary in Egypt, vice Sir Evelyn Baring, resigned. Count De Le«seps wi'l shortly arrive in London, at the invitation of the Cabinet, to conclude an agreement securing the necessary land, and to arrange other preliminaries for the construction of a second canal through the Isthmus of Suez. Mr Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, M.P. for Eye has given notice of his intention to move, iu the House of Commons, tiiat it is desirable that a British protectorate should he established over New Guinea, incompliance with the wish expressed by the Colonies. A loan is announced of £250,000 sterling for the Melbourne Harbour Trust. July 7The attempt to effect a compromise in the notorious libel case, Brett v. Liwes, having failed, the cue will shortly lie re-tried. In the House of Commons to-day the hj 11 providing for women’s suffrage was thrown out on the m uii.u for its second reading by a majority of 16 votes. It is announced that the Hon. F. E. Plunkett, secretary to the British Embassy at Paris, his been appointed British Minister to Japio, vice Sir Henry E Parkes, transferred to Pekin. Paris, July 6. Comte do ChamOnrd has rallied, and some hope of his recovery is entertained. July 7. The Orleanist Princes had an interview to-day with the Comte de Chambord. The m eting was not of a political nature. Phe Paris Temps urges the Government to grant a charter to a French company for acquiring the New Hebrides Islands, with concessions similar to tho-e granted by Great Brit dn to the North B .rneo Trading Company. Alexandria. Julv7. The cholera has broken out at Meuzalch, a town on the lake of the same name, to the "Oiith-east of Damietta 5 Bombay, July 7. News has been received here that serious floods have occurred in the Surat and Gujerab districts, causing immense daniage to property, and washing away several villages. Thousan la of people are reported to be homeless, and in a destitute condition. INTERCOLONIAL. Melbourne, July 6th. M r Service received a telegram yesterday from the Premier of Queensland urging ptompt action to induce the Imperial Government to reconsider their decision on the annexation questi n. At a conference of municipal councillors which has been held here, it was decided that it was very desirable to establish a Metropolitan Board of Works in Melbourne. The George Roper has not yet I eon moved. The se tis calm, and she is so far Rtiiojn ei. Tiie latest telegram to hand to- ay is date 1 2.H6 1'.0i., and states that an examination shows th it she has fully Bft of wa e■ m her hold. The surveyors consider her a total 1 ss. and recommend that sue bo -sold as she lie-.. The wreck of the ship G orge R .per has been abandoned, and will be sold by auction to-morrow. Brisbane, July 6th. It is anthoratively sated here that a French w.cr steamer has hoisted the French flag on Mallicoe and Erromanga, in the New Hebrides group. In the Legislative Assembly last night the Governme it Bill to -tut corise the con s.ruction of the Trans Continental Railway by a svn lic-ate was thrown our, Oy a con siderable majority. In consequence of this defeat it is expeced that the dmistry will ask for a dissolution of Parliament.