TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1172, 10 November 1883, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Nov. 6

A disastrous fire has occurred at Kingston, North Loudon, resulting in the destruction of twelve houses and their contents.

The .failure is announced to-day of Hemplaid and Co., Engineers, Grantham, Lincolnshire, The liabilities are estimated at £200,000. Several insolvencies have also occurred in Birmingham, the liabilities being set down at a total of £158,000,

At a private trial oi the new Victorian gunboat Childers at Woolwich, an average speed of knots was attained, although the vessel’s bottom was in a loiil condition. At one trial her speed reached 2R| knots. A most disastrous explosion occurred at the Monkfield colliery, Accrington, near Blackburn, Lancashire, According to the latest news to hand fully, one hundred men were entombed in the ruins, and it is feared all have perishedLater.

The latest reports from Accrington state that the entombed miners in the Monkfield colliery, have been rescued.

Nov. 8

Colonel French, the Commander of the Queensland land forces, sailed for Australia per steamer Paramatta today. ..

At a farewell bauquet to Mr <Simon Fraser, at the Langham Hotel, a large number of,colonists were present, including Mr Murray Smith and Sir Saul Samuel. . -

Messrs Riley and Boyle, two passengers from Sydney by the steamer Saghalion, landed at Suez. The Rev Alfred Barry, who was recently appointed to the Metropolitan See of Sydney, is declining many offers of clerical assistance until he has made himself acquainted with the wants of his diocese.

Lord Harris arrangements for a cricket team to visit Canada next season.

It is rumored that the English man-of-war Dryad has been withdrawn from Tamatave, at the request of Prance. Belgrade (Servia), Nov. 6.

Intelligence is to hand from Scernareka that the insurrectionists are in considerable force, and occupy a strong and strategical position. A body of troops despatched against them has, it is reported, been dispersed by the rebels after a brief engagement. Later.

Telegrams to hand from Scernarika to-day, report that the Servian troops have been reinforced, and are now attacking the rebels’ position.

Nov, 8,

The leaders of the radical party have been arrested by the Government, and are suspected of being concerned in. the insurrectionary movement which commenced at Scernarika, The action of the Servian Government caused much indignation among the radical section of the populace, and, notwithstanding the strong measures which have been adopted to suppress the movement, the revolution is vapidly extending in various parts of the country. Alexandria, Nov. 7.

Reports have reached here from Soudan, that El Mahdi, the False Prophet and leader of the rebellion in Kordofan, is dead .

Amsterdam, Nov. 7

The Executive Commissioneers for the Netherlands have made a recommendation to the Minister for Foreign Affairs that decorations have been conferred upon representatives from the Australasian Colonies at 11 e recent Exhibition in this city.

Paris, Nov. 6.

Official despatches from Tonquin announce that Admiral Courbet has decided to postpone, until next month, his projected advance against Bacninh. Telegrams are also to hand, stating that the Chinese are preparing to offer a dseperate resistance to the French attack.

Nov. 7

The Marquis Tsing presented M. Ferry with a note from the Chinese Government regarding the recent parleying which took place at Paris for the settlement of the Tonquin difficulty. In the course of the note the Chinese Govern-

ment fully confirms the action of its representative, ami denies the truth of the statement by M. Tricon in his despatch that the Marquis Tsing’s action had been disavowed by Le Dung Chang, tb° Chinese Premier. Nov. 8. It is announced that Dr Harmand, French Consul at Bangkok, the capital of Siam, has been suspended.