TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1240, 18 September 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

', ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. . ' "' London, Sept. 14. Mr, James Anthony Froude, who has just completed his "Life of Thomas Carlyle," will visit Australia iu November. The Observer states that the -protec tive tendencies of the colonies will probably render Imperial Federation an empty dream.

It is reported that England wil recognise the occupation of the island of Raiatea by France, if the latter wil surrender Rapa, one of the Austia Islands, to England.

Information from Cairo has been received to the effect that an engagement had taken place between the followers of Osman Digna and the friendly tribes, the latter beiDg repulsed.

Admiral Trvon will leave for Austra lia in Nc\ ember.

The French fleet in Madagascar have left Port Mahanoro, and Admiral Peyron, Minister of Marine, does not expect that any decisive operations will take place before ten days, The deaths from cholera in Naples average 300 daily.

Sept, 15. The Earl of Northbrooke opens the Midlothian campaign to-day. The funeral of Denis Duggan, the rescuer of political prisoners at Freemantle, was attended by thousands of people. Telegrams from Penang state that the crew of the steamship Nisero, who for several months past have been held in bondage by the Rajah of Teuom, have been released and have arrived, at Penang.

Sir E. B. Malet, late British Minister at Cairo, has been appointed British Ambassador at the Imperial German Court, vice the late Lord Ampthill. Arrived—Ship Northumberland, from Napier (left June sth), with a cargo of frozen mutton.

The Royal Bank of Scotland is forming a syndicate to float the Melbourne Tramways Compauy Loan. A dividend of 8s in the £ will be paid by the Oriental Bank in January, making a total of 16s during the year. Sept. 16.

Sir Stafford Northcote, who has undertaken the Conservative campaign against the Government, delivered his first address at Edinburgh last evening. In its issue this morning' the Standard states the meeting of the three Emperors at Warsaw has been arranged with the object of concerting measures against anarchism, and to devise measures for effecting a reduction of the Continental standing armies. St. Petersburg, Sept, 15. The Emperors of Germany and Austria, accompanied by the Imperial Chancellors, arrived to-day at Castle Skiermievilz, near Warsaw, where they were met by the Czar and M. De Giers. Rome, Sept. 14. King Humbert has returned to this city from Naples. His Majesty was received on arriral with unbounded enthusiasm by the populace. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Sept. 15. A meeting was held this evening for the purpose of arranging a second match between Beach and Hanlan, but without success, as Beach had already made arrangements to row a match with Clifford for the Championship of tho World. The meeting was postponed for a week, in order to get Clifford's sanction to cancel the match between himself and Beach, and thus enable the latter to make further arrangements with Hsnlan. Arrived, this morning—S.°. Rotomahana. Several smallpox patients are to be released from quarantine to-day. No fresh cases have occurred at the station. Melbourne, Sept. 15. The Legislative Council of Fiji has agreed to the colony joining in the guarantee of £15,000 required by the Imperial Government, in connection vith the appointment of a High Commissioner of New Guinea.

Mr Service has written to the Premiers of the various colonies, enquiring whether consideration has been given to a Bill introduced by Mr Griffiths, in the Queensland Parliament, providing for the exclusion of BYench irrain&L from that colony. Mr Servico strongly urges the necessity for such a measure, and favors the imposition of a.differential

tonnage on the vessels trading: with convict gettlements. Sept. 16. Sailed, this afternoon Steamship Tarawera for the Bluff.