TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1202, 10 July 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 6

Lord St. Leonards, who was committed for trial on tho Bth for on indecent assault on a servant girl named Cole, has been sentenced to seven weeks' imprisonment. His lordship having been in gaol since bis committal, bail having been refused, his sentence was dated from that time, and be has row been released.

The death of the Rev. Thomas A. W. Aveling, pastor of the Kingsland Independent Cougregational Church, is announced.

The report of the Congress Committee advised the establishing in Canada of a Commercial Union similar to that of Germany. The fate of Berber is still uncertain. It is stated (hat El Mahdi is paralysed by the successes of his rival, the new Mahdi. The fall of Dongola is daily expected. The Governor's loyaly is suspected, and he is supposed to be intriguing with the enemy. The Arabs will advance After the end of the Mohamedan month of Ramadan. Five hundred Egyptians are stationed at Wady Haifa, the same Bumber at Korosko, and 3000 with artillery at Assouan. The Sounkim railway has be3n commenced.

Twelve deaths occurred at Marseilles and eleven at Toulon on Saturday from cholera. In consequence of the spread of cholera, three-fourths of the inhabitants of Toulon have fled.

The following are the names of the team selected to represent All England in the match on Thursday next against the Australian Cricketers :—W. G. Grace, Lord Harris, Hornby, Steele, O'Brien. Barnes, Briggs, Crossland, Peate, Pilling and TJlyett.

The steamship British King arrived from Lyttelton to-day. One death occurred on the voyage.

Medical experts declare that the disease at Marseilles is true Asiatic cholera,

In answer to a question put in the House of Commons to-day, the Hon. Evelyn Ashley stated that Lord Derby had received an offer from the Australian colonies to contribute yearly a sum of £15,000 towards maintaining a High Commissioner of the Westera Pacific, who would reside in Eastern New Guinea. The Hon. Mr Ashley added that Her Majesty's Government would take steps to organise a sufficient staff to asssist the Commissioner, and that the appointment of the latter would be made promptly. The cholera is still increasing, and at Toulon on Sunday 19 deaths were registered, while at Marseilles no less than 15 succumbed to the same disease.

Dr Koch, of Berlin, who has made a special study of cholera, pronounces the disease of the virulent Asiatic type, and declares that it is almost certain to extend over all Europe. A case of cholera has occurred at Paris, and a panic has taken phce there in consequence.

In the engagement at Debbah the rebel loss is estimated at 2000.

It announced that the appointment of a Resident Commissioner over New Guinea will in the first place be only for one year, the question of permanently appointing a British officer being deferred pending the final settlement of the proposals of the Sydney Conference, •ml their approval by the various local colonial Legislatures. It is as yet undecided whether the adjacent islands in the Western Pacific will be placed under the supervision of the Commissioner to be resident in Kew Guines.

Paris, July 7.

In Ihe Chamber of Deputies to-day, M. Ferry, the Premier, made a statement regarding the recent engagements between the French and Chinese trorps in Langson, in Tonqoin. He said that from accents which had been received by the Government, it was clear that the French force,- which was going to occupy Lsngsori'in accordance with the treaty, h»d been led into a regular ambush by the Chinese. M. Ferry staled that it was the intention of his Government to demaud from China an indemnity of ten millions sterling, in reparation for the outrage. It is currently reported here that the Go?ern-

ment will order the occupation of Foo Chow by French troops, as a guarantee for the indemnify to be demanded from China. Cairo, Ju'y 7. News has been receiver! hrre to the effect that Arab refce s attacke 1 Debbali on the Ist inst. The garrison restctt-d the assault and rapulse.d the i»rienir. Heary losses occurred on both sides.