TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1139, 14 February 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Feb. 9. Arrived—Ship Arauco, from Timaru (October 7th). Feb. 10. In the House of Commons to-day Mr Bradlaugh appeared at the table and swore himself in as a member, and then withdrew from the Chamber. When he had retired Mr Gladstone rose and stated that if the motion was carried Government would prosecute and test the legality of Mr Bradlaugh’s admission. The Colonial Under-Secretary, in reply to a question, stated that no decision had yet been come to on the report of the Western Pacific Commission. The decision of the Sydney Convention had, he said, materially modified the position of affairs, Feb. 11. The Calcutta merchants favor the proposition for a direct line of steamers with Australia. The Chairman of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, however, considers that a Government subsidy will be necessary to support the line. Her Majesty the Queen has presented Bishop Barry with a number of volumes, and an ample amount has been subscribed to replace the library which the reverend gentleman lost by the sicking of the ship Simla. Those of the Phoenix Park murderers who were convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment have hem removed to the prison at Chatham. The death is announced of Thomas Ohenery, the well-known Orientalist and journalist, aged 58. Mr Fawcett, Postmaster-General, has decided at present to detain the New Zealand mails, unless specially addressed via Brindisi, until the departure of the San Francisco mails. This has been done in order to allow the Governments oi New Zealand and Victoria to negotiate as to the rates of postage. Thousands of letters and papers were detained last Friday, when the Brindisi mail left, Feb. 12. In the House of Commons yesterday Sir Stafford Northcote moved that Mr Bradlaugh he excluded from the House and from the precincts of the place. The motion was adopted by a large majority. Mr Bradlaugh was present during the debate, and voted with the minority. Admiral Hewitt, who has recently been appointed to the command of Souakim, has refused permission to tin marines of the French and Italian gunboats to land there, A wedding party, consisting of thirty persons, have been drowned cn the river Thesis, Hungary. In consequence of the critical state of affairs in the Soudan, the English G »- yernment are preparing for a larg ■ shipment of ammunition to Egypt Report?, have been received from Colonel Gordon, in which he states that there is a quieting appearance throughout the country which he traversed. The Liberal members are urging the Cabinet to use more energetic measures with respect to the Egyptian policy. Cairo, Feb. 10. Authentic intelligence is to hand today that Gordon Pasha arrived yesterday safely at Berber town, a mile abovFifth Cataract, and is now well on his journey towards Khartoum. A foil brigade of Egyptian troops is now under orders to proceed to Assousan, on the First Oatarait on the Nile, on the Nubian frontier, where preparations will be made with tho view of opposing the advance of the rebels into Egypt proper, should this be attempted. The troops will be officered throughout ty Englishmen, and the force will hi' dispatched with the least possible delay. Later. Gordon Pasha has not yet arrived at Berber, and the statements to the contrary have proved to be premature. Gordon Pasha is not expected to reach Berber until the 12th inst. It has transpired that the appointment of Admiral Hewitt to the command of Bouakira was made by the Khedive, at the request of the British Government. Feb. 11. Intelligence to hand to-day states that Major-General Gordon arrived yesterday at Berber,

Hong Kong, Feu. 11. Anti-Christiau riots have occurred in China. Two hundred Christians .vere massacred, and the Mission Station was totally destroyed during the riots. The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, have received a cable message as follows :—“London, February 9th, ,884. Tongarirn, s.s., arrived at Plymouth Bth February, 10 p.m. Refrigerator has worked sathfactorily and meat is in g.vd condition. Imie, s.s., sailed from Tt-iwiffe 3rd February.” Tbe Tongariro’s pissagefrorn Lytte'ton to Plymouth, including stoppages, has thus occupied th rty eight days nineteen hours, the actual steaming time being thirty-eigbt days three hours.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, Peb. 12. The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria v. New South Wales, was concluded here to-day. The visitors were all disposed of in their second innings for 154 runs, the Horae team thus winning by 202 (sic) runs. A vote of want of confi lence in the Ministry of New South Wales has been tabled, and the Premier has announced that it will take precedence over all other business.