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Kumara Times, Issue 2817, 1 October 1885, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] !*.v Kmsctric Tklkgraph—Copyright. THE CAROLINE ISLANDS. DEATH OF "JUMBO." MR. GLADSTONE'S MANIFESTO. CABLE MESSAGES. ABDUCTION OF LILY ARMSTRONG. RUSSIA, CHINA, AND COREA. [SPECIAL TO MELBOURNE AGE.] London, September 15. No final settlement has yet been arrived at between Germany and Spain with regard to the occupation of the Caroline Islands, In the event of Spain persisting in her refusal to remit the question to arbitration, it is probable Germany will summon a Conference, comprising delegates of the Powera interested, as was done in the case of the Congo question, to decide upon international rights, and to arrive at some agreement for regulating trade annexation in the Pacific. Pending the settlement of the question, the discharge of German naval reserves has been postponed. German warships have been ordered to assemble, and commanders instructed to avoid touching at Spanish ports. September 16. The Right Rev. Dr. Marsden, Church of England, Bishop of Bathnrst, has resigned. September 17. Intelligence has been received that the famous elephant "Jumbo," for years a familiar object in the Zoological Gardens, but which was subsequently purchased by Mr Barnum, is dead. September 18. The sittings of the Telegraph Conference has adjourned until 1886, when it will meet in Paris. It. is expected that the proposed reduction in the cable rate for press messages will come into force in January. September 20. The Press, in alluding to Mr Gladstone's manifesto, expresses an opinion that while it will tend to secure the union of the Liberal party, it is not of a nature to inspire enthusiasm. [special to press association.] London, September 24. It is asserted that the Press messages under the new rates will not be deferred in transmission except wheu the wires are crowded with ordinary work. It is expected that the Telegraph Company will finally concede thus—the public rate of 8s 2d per word, and the Government rate of 6s Id. N"o other reductions are probably. Mrs Thorneycroft states that she will make the replica of General Gordon's statue for £2500. September 25. The E trl of Shaftesbury is seriously ill, and is in a critical condition. H.M.S. Emerald will relieve H.M.S. Opal on the Australian station. Twenty four thousand Christians have been massacred in Annam. Mr Chamberlain states that he will not enter any Ministry which excludes his proposals. September 26. The Right. Hon. W. E. Forster is suffering from an attack of fever, which has prevented him from canvassing his constituency at Bradford. At the preliminary investigation of Mr Stead in connection with the abduction of the girl Lily Armstrong, that gentleman cast grave reflections upon the King of the Belgians, and leading members of the Government and Opposition. The Magistrate ruled that these remarks were irrelevant. Mr George Lloyd, of Newcastle, N.S.W., sails for Sydney by the P. and O. steamer Kaiser-i-Hind. Mr Chamberlain's attitude in the Liberal Party is much condemned. Mr Gladstone alone unites with him. The Land and Pastoral Company, of Adelaide, has been voluntarily wound up. The liquidators of the Oriental Bank estate have declared a further dividend of 2s 6'l in the £. I Russia has effected a treaty with Ooresi. She guarantees the integrity of Corea. This new departure is most

their principality, they, too, will sieze additional territory. His Holiness the Pope has agreed to mediate in the matter. The Tories' sympathies and Court influence strongly favor Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. offensive and alarming. The Kashgar revolt was aided and abetted by Russia with arms and mouey. China is not at all afraid of meeting Russia on the long line between Kashgar and the Corea frontier. Preparations on a large scale are being made for fighting. Immense supplies of material, arms and ammunition are being sent to Mankden, and thence to Tshar and other military stations between Pehtank and the eastern end of the Great Wall. Every preparation has been made to secure the safety of Mongolia, Manchuria, and Northern China. Kashgar is not defensible, it being too close to the Russian position. The frontiers of Tonquin are being strongly fortified. Many armed camps and large forts of troops guard the Chinese lines. The feeling against France is very hostile. A German JSTew Guinea Company are dispatching a new steamer, the Papua, to run between New Guinea and Cooktown.