TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 168, 9 August 1879, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

mays. i.j.)OX, August 3. Zuluhmcl ■ ill I* divided into principalities. August 4. The House of Commons agreed to a resolution without division, thanking the Viceroy of India ami the otimers and troopAmgagod in Afghanistan. The House of Commons agreed to a resolution, on a division, making the Zulu grant. Aug. 6. The homeward California mail was delivered in London to-day.' Obituary—Fletcher, the actor. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Adelaide, August G. The'-" Treasurer has introduced his Financial Statement. The revenue for the last financial year was £1,061,000 ; expenditure, £1,864,000. The chief deficiency is in the Customs. The revenue for the current year is estimated at £2,855,000 ; expenditure, £2,000,000; estimated deficiency, £254,000, exclusive of supplementary estimates, which are proposed to be covered by now rates of sixpence in the pound on incomes derived from interest ; threepence in the pound on capital invested in business, and threepence in the pound on incomes exceeding £3OO per cent. Aug. 7. Circumstances have . been discovered that tend to support the story of the girl mentioned yesterday. She certainly was in town at the time alleged, and was found on the beach in an exhausted state, and bearing signs of having been in the water. It is supposed that her abductor is drowned. Melbourne, August 6. The Budget debate still continues. James F. Lawrence, lire murderer of Finlayson, has been committed for trial for wilful murder. At the inquest he was quite cool and collected, and .apparently indifferent to the proceedings* The Budget discussion continues. A statement in the ‘ Age’ this morning defends Sir John O’Shannessy’s intention to move a vote of uo-confidenee. Sydney, August G. The Torres Strait mail steamer Somerset lias arrived at Cooktown. According to news from Singapore, relations between China and Japan are in a critical state owing to the difficulty" regarding Foo Chow Islands. A portion of the Somerset’s - cargo, consisting of tea and sundries, is for New Zealand. It is stated that the attorney-General, has been appointed fifth judge. ■ ’. f; '