TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1247, 2 October 1884, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Sept, 27. M. vie Veilles’ mission to Cayenne is regarded as an important indication of the policy of the Recidivistes Bill. Sir F. D. Bell has been requested to continue the office of Agent-General for New Zealand. In monetary circles there is a strong feeling in favor of the universal inscribing of colonial loans. It is reported that a constable will be despatched to New Zealand for the puipose of arresting William Sheehan, who is suspected of having murdered his mother, sister and brother at Castleton, a township in the borough of Rochdale, Lancashire. Sept, 28. The foreign agitators are fomenting a republican rising in Brussels, and domiciliary searches by the police are frequent in consequence. Mr Gladstone, speaking at Carlisle, denied that the fail of the House of Lords would involve that of the Crown, He said if the Franchise Bill was passed the re-distribution of seats would be proceeded with immediately. The Earl of Carnarvon complains that the Government have not carried out the suggestions made by the Colonial Defence Committee. Admiral Courbet hss announced that he is ready to make an attack on the Chinese fleet. Sept, 29. Obituary Frederick Money, the well-known professional cricketer. The Times in its nsue this morning publishes letters from Khartoum reaounting the events which occurred there from the time communication was interrupted until recent dates. The letter states that from April until the end of July General Gordon’s troops had almost daily engagements with Arab rebels, and repeatedly repulsed them with fearful losses. The conflict with the followers of the Mabdi culminated in a brilliant victory, which General Gordon secured on July 28th, completely clearing the rebels away from the neighborhood of Khartoum. During the battle Colonel Stewart was wounded, but has since recovered. The Arab loss was very heavy, and seven hundred of the Khartoum garrison were killed. Later. Information has been received from Khartoum which discloses a deplorable state of things. Starvation is staring the besieged garrison in the face, there being barely sufficient supplies to last until the end of September, and everything in the way of provisions are being sold at famine prices. When the food gives out it is expected that the fall of Khartoum is certain. All hopes of being rescued by the British relief expedition have been abandoned by General Gordon, who has resolved that he will never desert the women and children. The Negro troops fight bravely, but the rest are the veriest cowards, a few Arab horsemen being sufficient to drive hundreds of them back. Ten thousand men in Khartoum are joining the rebels, who are again besieging the town. Gordon has promised freedom to the slaves of the rebels who remain in Khartoum. The Times states that the French Senate are almost certain to improve the Recidivists Bill in the autumn unless incensed by the Australian outcry. The French have searched two British trading vessels at Formosa. A New South Wales Government loan is announced for £5,000,000, bearing interest at 3]r per cent., minimum £92 ; tenders to be received up to Tuesday, 7th October. Sept. 30. It is reported that the Prince Bismarck has arranged a League to protect the unoccupied territory of the world from English aggression, Alderman George Swan Nottage is the Lord Mayor elect. Mr Lang ton, in a letter to the Times, complains of the iniquitous native labor ordinance in operation in Fiji. St. Petersburg, Sept. 28. Eis Majesty the Czar arrived to-day at Poterhoff, from Warsaw. Cairo, Sept. 28. General Lord Wolseley left Assiout to-day on bis journey southwards. The Italian Consul-General has now protested against the suspension of the

Caisse, but the protest was couched in milder terms than those employed by the representatives of the other European powers. Sept. 29. Detachments of the Royal Sussex Regiment are being conveyed by water towards Berber. Intelligence has been received here of an accident which occurred during the passage of one of the Cataracts of the Nile. A boat containing two officers and thirty-six men was wrecked on one of the islands in the river and two men lost their lives. Hong Kong, Serb 29. Latest advices from Tientsin state hopes are now entertained of an amicable settlement of the Franco-Chinese difficulty, as the Empress of China ha# decided in favor of peace. The New Zealand Shipping Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram dated London, 27th September :— lt Ruapehu, s.s., sailed from Plymouth to-day for Port Chalmers.” AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Sept. 29. Sydney University receives a bequest of £186,000 by the death of Mrs Challis. Melbourne, Sept, 80. Sailed, this afternoon—Manapouri, 8.5., for the Bluff. Adelaide, Sept. 30, Arrived, this afternoon Orient steamship Potosi with the inward Suez mails, dated London, August 29tb. The members of the Maori missiod are passengers by the Potosi. The police have continued the pursuit of the blacks who attacked the party of miners at Daly Waters last month, and recently encountered a large party. In the fighting which ensued three more blacks were killed.