LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 3073, 8 September 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. »>« ADMINISTRATION OF NEW GUINEA. HOPEFUL SETTLEMENT OF THE HEBRIDES QUESTION FAVOURABLE TO AUSTRALIA. STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS. THE EARTHQUAKES IN SOUTH CAROLINA. (Received September 7, 10 p.m.) London, September 2. Mr Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, had an interview yesterday with Mr Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for the Colonies, who informed him that a scheme for the joint administration of New Guinea by the Governments of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria would shortly be seceded to the Cabinet. (Received September 8, 1 a.m.) September 6. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in reply to a question, stated that he entertained strong hopes that a settlement of the New Hebrides question, favourable to Australia, would be arrived at with Fiance at an early date. (Received September 8, 1.5 p.m.) September 7. In the House of Commons last night, Mr Stanhope Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated, in reply to a question, that the Government was pressing the French Government to abstain from the deportation of criminals to the Pacific, Madeira, September 5. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamship Tongariro, from Wellington July 30th, arrived here on the morning of the 4th. San Francisco, September 5. The Union Company's Rteamship Mararoa arrived yesterday, from Auckland, August 17. Capetown, September 3. Shaw Savill, and Albion Company's steamship Tamsui left for New Zealand this afternoon. [special to press association. ] London, September 2. Further intelligence received from South Carolina regarding the earthquakes give harrowing details. The town of Charleston is completely isolated, bridges, railways, and telegraph linos destroyed. There were ten shocks, which nearly maddened the inhabitants, the dead being left still unbuiied. Many terrible and affecting scenes we-e witnessed at Richmond, Virginia, the convicts in the city gaol making frantic efforts to [escape. The town of Summerville hus been nearly destroyed, and the damage to property in South Carolina is immense. It is reported that a fight has occuned at Knstendji, a seaport town of Etoumania, on the Black Sea, between a party of Bulgarian loyalists and a regiment of Radomen (sic Roumanians), and that numerous disunities resulted on both sides. Beach declares that he will only row at H mlan at Sydney. The Press recognise that ia the finest modern sculler. The successor to Archbishop Goold, late Roman Catholic Arehliishop ei Sydney, will be nominated next week. The Admiralty have refused to give 11.M.5. Miranda to the New Zealand Government, as requested by them. Sir Graham Berry, in a despatch to the Colonial Office, states that the recent deportation of recidivistes is a gross wronp, and calculated to deeply offend and irritate the colonies, which will now take effectual measures to defend their shores? from moral contamination. Sir J. F. Garrick has also made roff-reiioft to a report <vhic!i Imd reached M- Grin;*!- P.r.iri- ;><' Qurc-is'ai-.d, to .iv f-ttVti i!,ai penu-m.T.-t buildings! art- being erected at the New Hebrides j for the reception of recidivistes. |