CABLEGRAMS. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 160, 28 August 1886, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS. BRITISH & FOREIGN.

London, August 22 — The Day Dawn, Wyndham and Ghartera Towers Mining Company, Queensland, has been floated, -with a capital of £460,000. Messrs Jardine, Matharson, Mcllwraith, and James Aloxttnder have been elected directors. London, August 23.— The controller of patents has decided that Messrs Burgovne Lave no exclusive right to register the names of vineyards. Articles have been signed by Gandaur and Beach for a sculling match for £1,000 and the championship of the world. The "Observer" suggests that the Admiralty lend the Victorian Government a vessel for the purposes of an Antarctic expedition, The report recently current that the White Star line are prepared to eatablish a twenty-three and a-half days' service to Adelaide is not quite correct. It has now transpired that the Company made an offer to the Admiralty that they were prepared to land troops at Adelaide if necessary in» the time mentioned either via the ~C&pe or Suez. Sir G. Berry has protested to Mr Stanhope against the humiliation tbe colonies are subjected to in constantly receiving promises from France regarding the new Hebrides which are never kept. France threatens to cea<?e relations with the Vatican if a nuncio is cent to China. It is reported that Germany has annexed the greater portion of Patagonia. Lokdon, August 24.— The river Irawaddy has inundated a large extent of country, and great destruction of property has been caused by it in Mandalay, over fifty thousand of its inhabitants being rendered homeless, and many losing their lives. ; Malta, August 19. — Frequent shocks of earthquake of a violent character has been *>X£>t>xieiiced here duriDg the past twentylour hours. Some alarm prevails. Constantinople, August 19;— Relations between Bulgaria and Servia have again become seriously strained. Both countries are now arming:, with a view to a possible reviral of hostilities. St. Petersburg, August 21.— A large passenger steamer on the .River Volga has been destroyed by fire at Sarotov. 200 persons on board perished. New York, August 19 — Intelligepce is to hand from Alaska that the American authorities have seized three British schooners in Behring Sea, on account of their violatting tbe rules relating to seafishing in those waters. New York, August 21. — Seven men, arrested in connection with the Lake Shore riots in Chicago in June last, have been tried and sentenced to death,

Sydney, August 25. An angry altercation took place last evenin? between several members in the vestibule of the Legislative Assembly, and culminated in a stand-up fight Messrs Lyne and Clarke and Shepherd and Dawson. The ecene is described as a most disgraceful one. Melbourne, August 19.— A telegram irom Perth, We9tern Australia, states that official reports have been received there ■which show that prospectors at Kimberley are getting two ounces of gold per day. Melbourne, August 21. — Hope 9 are entertained that an understanding will be arrived at between the masters and men, and that the lock-out of ironworkers will shortly terminate. Brisbane, August 20. — The Treasurer introduced his Financial Statement in the Legislative Assembly last night. He estimates the revenue for the year 1886-7 at £3.000,000, and the expenditure at £3,070,0<'0. It is proposed to cover the deficit by increasing the ad valorem duties to 7J per cent, and levying succession duties.