TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1011, 30 September 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Sept. 25. The Mataura’s cargo ot frozen meat from New Zealand has arrived in excellent condition. The banquet given by colonists to the Australian cricketers was largely attended and a great success. Sir Henry Barkley occupied the chair. Several important arrests have been made in connection with the Lough Mask murders. The foot aul mouth disease ha? broken out among the herds In Nottingham. Sept. 26. It is believed that the appointment of Permanent Under-Secretary for foreign Affairs, rendered vacant by the death of the late Lord Tenterden, will be .offered to Sir Julian Pauncefote, K.O.M G., 0,B, ; Legal Undcr-Sccretary.

Mr Parnell has declined to support Michael Daritt’s National Oi ga.nisation ichsme, as he considers it to he unworkable under the Coercion Act, The shipment of frozen meat, ex steamer Garonne, is selling at per lb. The market, however, is somewhat depressed. Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 475, and New Zealand ditto at 45s to 475, The market is weak and declining. Adelaide flour, ex warehouse, is quoted at 345; At'the wool sales to-day 8800 bales were offered. The market is steady, but the demaud is not active. Sept. 27. Two thousand cases ot smallpox have been reported in Capetown, and of these six hundred have proved fatal. The disease has hitherto be«n chiefly confined to the native population, but it is now spreading among the whites. Cetewajo was allowed to land in silence without any demonstration of welcome. lie proceeded to Oudemolen, The Archbishop of Canterbury is recovering from his late illness. The London Times pronounces the Eleven the finest cricketing team ever collected. Sept. 28. Smallpox has appeared among Sir Hercules Robinson’s household at Capetown, and the very streets of the city are deserted. The Austrian Legislature has voted 700,00© florins for the relief of the sufferers by the recent floods.