EUROPEAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 65, 30 August 1884, Page 3

EUROPEAN .

London, August 20. At the wool sale today 10, 100 bale* were oflered. The prices were iinnly maintained. Tine Port Phillip and Svdnov greasy wools were Id to Id higher. The Stock Exchange expect, that loans for Viet oi ia and New South Wales -will shortly be placed on the market. It is reported that 11. M.5. Bacchante will be the ilagship for the Australian station. London. August 21.— 1t is now announced that the disease from which the death at Birmingham occurred was sporadic, and not Asiatic cholera. The cricket match at Cheltenham was concluded yesterday in a victory for the Australians by one innings with 13G runs to .-pare. The Gloucestershire Eleven in their second innings onljr succeeded in putting together S3 runs, toward* which the highest contributors were— Brain, c, 26 ; Page, b, 20. M. Emilc de Harven, who proposes to form a Belgian settlement in Kew Zealand, has had an interview with King Leopold, and explained to him the natuie ot his pioposals. Londox, August 21.— Mr O. F. Ganick has entered upon hi- duties a- Agent General for (.hieen-Lmd. The statement that Victoria intend* calling for a tiesh loin i- piemature. It is ieported that New South Wales will place a five million loan in tho market in the autumn. The Austialian cricketer- commenced a match to-day at Nottingham auain-t eleven representing that county. The following were the names of the home team : — Dinon, Attewell, Barnes, Flowcin Gunn, Scotton, Selby, Shaw, Sheiwin, Shrewsbury, and \Vright. The attendance ot ,-pectatois was large, and the weathei duiinu ilie day was splendid. The visitoit went in fir«t, and remained at the wicket- all day, scoring 223 runs for the loss of eight wickets before the stumps, weie drawn. The principal scorers were : Murdoch, c, 3D ; and Blackham, b, 31. London, August 22. Frvr. thousand Biitish troop-, under the command oi General Earle, aie expected to reach Dongola on December Gth, en route to Khartoum, to the leliei of (lencial Gordon. It has transpiied that the authorities at Horse Guards insist on the expedition to Khartoum proceeding by the Nile and not via Souakim. London. August 23. —Tho circular issued by the Piince of Wales to the colonial Governors urges the latter to have most complete representation of the colonies at the exhibition to be held in ISS6. Sir Samuel Baker predict* that the expedition to the relief of General Goulon by way of the ii\er Nile will be a failuie. Business in Australian wheat caigoes is very depressed, and the a-\ erage value i-5 375. Ow ing to the dulnes- in trade, several ships which have recently arrived are ordered to proceed to foieisn ports. London, August 23. — The new* ot the ■defeat of Hanlan, the Canadian «culler, by Beach at Sydney has caused the gieate-t excitement tlnoughout England and America. In both countries it i- generally believed that Hanlan's unexpected defeat roust have been the i*e.-ult of some accident. The cricket match at Nottingham was resumed yesterday. The Australians -cored an additional 42 for the remaining two wickets, and the first inning * closed for 205 runs. Spoftbrth scored 53" (bow led). The fielding ot the home team tlnoughout was excellent, and some splendid catche- were made. At the close of the day's play the Nottingham men in the rir-t inning- had scored 21S with four w icket- dow n. Barnecontributed 30 (bowled), Flowers 09 (caught), and Gunn, not out, with 54. The match concluded to-day, when the home team continued their first inning.-, which closed for a total of 273. The visitors then went in for their second innings, and all were put out for 141. The principal scorer- were— McDonnell, b, 28 • Giffen, b, 25 ; Bonner, c, 25 ; and Blackham, c, 16. The home team, requiring 134 runs to win the match, then went in for the second time, but only scored 15 runs with one wicket down when the stumps were drawn for the day. The match therefore is drawn in favour ot the home team, who had 0 wickets to f.ill and 119 run- to make. London. Augu-t 24 — Sc\eral of the Invincibles w ho w ere expelled from the Australian colonies -ome- little time airo aie living in Banda Oriental (\\uga\), South America. The French tioopship Aveio\n ha- been totally wiecked at Cupe (-Jiusdaim. All those on board weie le-cued. The Nkw Zealand Land Corporation v ill pay their cieditor- in full, al-o letuming £5 on paid-up .-haiee. Sir Stafford Northcote and Lord Carnarvon have addressed over one hundred thousand Tories at Waketield. A telegram despatch from Foochow at ten a.m. states that Admiral Courbet has bombarded the Chinese ar.-enal neai that tow n for thi'ee hours, and entirely de-troyed it, together with seven Chinese gunboats, which were sunk by the lire of the French .-hips. Two other gunboats escaped. The Governors of Kwangsai and Yuinan have been ordered to proceed to Tonquin. The European residents at Foochew are not being molested, although great excitement prevails among the native population. Li Fong Poo, the Chinese Minister, left Paris last night Three Russian Ironclads have been despatched to reinforce the Russian fleet nowcruising otl the Chinese coast. It I- reported that the French have captured the Chinese fleet, and also that two boats belonging to the French were taken by the Chinese. London, August 25. — The Austrian Government will shortly despatch four cruisers round the w oi'ld to seek for an opening up of trade with that country. One of the vessels will visit Australia and the Pacific. It is leported that the intended Postal Confeience, to be held at Lisbon, has been postponed until February next, owing to the outbreak of cholera. Further particulars of the action at Foochow show that nine French warships dis abled eleven Chinese tiansport vessels in seven minutes. The French refused to accept a surrender, and continued the shelling for hours. Two Chinese gunboats and the batteries stationed at the arsenal vainly attempted to reply. The French Admiral also bombarded the forts and villages in the neighbourhood of Foochow. The "Times" special correspondent telegraphs pronouncing the whole affair as a sickening massacre. The French loss was six killed. They also had one of their gunboats injured, and a torpedo boat sank yesterday. The French shelled the barracks at Quantar, to which the Chinese offered no resistance. A telegram from Tientsin has announced that the French Charge d'Affaires has left the town, but the Consul remains to watch the interests of the Fiench residents. Rome, August 24. — The cholera epidemic is rapidly spreading, and a military cordon has been drawn around the infected districts. Sixty-three deaths from the disease occurred in Italy during to-day.

Lo\no\, August '25.— The death is ;>ntiouneeil ot \io\d Ampthitl, formoily UiitHi Ambassador at Ucrlin, aged .V>. The wool maiket continues, linn. 10,000 bales Mcie catalogued at 1o d.iyV auction. ButiiiN, August '2o. ~ I'iineo Bi->ina' % rk is i despatching Dr. Busch \ milor, Kocictary of Slate lor Foreign .Attain-, to Kujpt,on a special minion to leport upon the state ot attairs in that country. Lo\no\, August 20. — Mr Patterson, j\I.L. A. for Cast lemainc, Victoria, has postponed his departure for Melbourne trom September on 1 until September 17th, when he will leave by the s.s. Oiient. In consequence oi the active hostilities between France and China, much excitement now prevails among- the native population, and a strong anti-European feelingis manifest. The ill-feeling is especially intense at the treaty ports, and the position of the European residents is ono of considerable danger. Puns, August 20. — The French press generally in their leading articles angiily resent the criticisms ot English papei.- on the French bombardment ot Kooehou ai>enal, which they luno described a^ merciless in its character. llo\t. Kovt , Auyu-t -] . Intelligence i^ to hand tiom I'ekin that thella<;<it the French cinb<i-M at that city ha^ been lo\\ei\l, and that the protection of French subject-* re.-ident thcic has bet.ii coniided to the Ru^ian leg. it ion. !lo\(, Kiim , August '11. Teleuram- to hand lrom Foochow show that only ono of the Chine-c battei ie^, b^ Mhich the port wa^ detended, lcplud to the tire ot the French licet dining the bonibaulment. It i:- reported that ono ot the Fieneh war vesseK wa& sunk by the Chiue-e lire. Hum, Ku\i,, Aimu^t '2."). Intelligence is to hand that the French iionclids engaged the Chinese forK at tlic mouth ot the Foochow uver to-day, and alter two hour*' cannonade the ictired, Ali \ vndktv, August "22. It it< announced that jNlajoi-Cienei.d \N . E.ule will command the An<_rlo l'^^ptian expedition winch it is piopo-ed to despatch by the Kilo route to Khaitoum in October. The hutish troops in the expedition will number 3,300. Cuuo, August '20. The Kile is falling &teadil\ , and the passage of the Cataract?, by which it was proposed to comey the Biitish expedition to Khaitoum in boat-, aie now impa-^ ible It is believed that the despatch ot the piojected expedition via the Nile Valley and Dongola will bo abandoned, and that the hoops will be despatched from Souakim across the desert, and by way ol Bci bcr to Khartoum.