AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1267, 20 November 1884, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, Nov. 17.

Another case of smallpox has occurred at oolloomooloo. : Twelve persons have consequently been placed in quarantine. Melbourne, JNov. 17, Arrived, last evening Lusitania, from Plymouth.

Nov.. 18.

Mr Service, replying to a communication from the Tasmanian ' Government, has appointed the latter to appoint a, delegate to discuss proposals for a reciprocity tariff between the two colo-

nies. ~ ~, Sailed, this atternoon-'-Rotorua, s.s., for the Bluff. Two more cases of smallpox have occurred here. : '

Adelaide, Nov, 17.

An immense fire occurred in Rundle on Saturday night and Sunday morning, at Grey’s furniture warehouse and other adjoining buildings. The damage caused is estimated at from sixty to- eighty thousand pounds. Ail the insurance companies are affected,’ but the New. Zealand offices only slightly. Fully twenty thousand persons witnessed the conflagration.

Albany, Nov. 18.;

Arrived, last evening—P. and 0. steamship Ganges, with the mails dated London, Oct. 17th.

ADDITIONAL NEWS BY THE SAN Jb’RANOISOO MAIL.

The European Mail says the building of steamers to take the place of sailing vessels now used for transporting criminals to New Caledonia would seem to show that the French Government is bent upon carrying out the reecidivist, policy, ■ By collusion of a confidential clerk, cashier, receiving clerk, and porter, tingreat dry goods firm of Constable and Arnold, New York, has been robbed of over 2,030,000 dollars. The confidential clerk, Pedd tr, has invested all his stealings abroad. Baron Syderitz has taken possession, on behalf of the Emperor, of all feudal and all real property of the Duchy of Brunswick. The late Duke’s will disposed of his private property, estimated at 50,000,000 marks. A great political trial was finished in St. Petersburg on the 13th October. It was conducted privaiely. All officers of the army implicated were sentenced to death, and six others were sentenced to Siberia, including a woman.

The St. Petersburg Chief of Police has ordered the proprietors af all hotels, restaurants, and similar places of resort to move the portraits of the Czar from their public rooms, on the ground that disrepect is shown them by the public. The fiery sunsets have reappeared. New York papers describe (he appearance of the western sky after sundown to be as if there was a great conflagration raging, while the whole vault of the firmament reflects a tinge of pink. Moody and Sankey are bolding revival services in Brooklyn, New York. Immense crowds attend them.

While Republicans were forming a procession in the main streets of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on the evening of October 16th, the President of the Blaine and Logan Cffib, J. A. Burton, was shot dead by a ruffian named Scotty, who fired seven shots into his body. The Club quit celebrating for a time and lynched the murderer.

A dollar subsedption has been started by “Sons of Revolutionary„Sires” to complete the pedestal for Bartholdi’s statue of Liberty, The new Atlantic cable just laid by Bennett, of the New York Hsrald, and John Mackay, mining millionaire, was broken by icebi rgs on October 6th,

An expire! n occu.red ab ut 1 o’.clock on the morning of October 11th at the new Parliament buiidingsj Quebec* destroying a considerable portion of the machinery ai d windows of the building, which was just roofed in. The explosion at first was supposed to be the boiler of the engine ust-d for hoisting material, but this provid not to bo the cause.> The general impression is that the damage was caused by dynamite, but.as none , of this ingredient was used on the works, the mystery is how it came there. The shock was felt severely all over the city, and the windows of.houses in the vninity of the explosion were badly shattered. Troops were placed around the injured buildings on the 11th, andiwer® replaced by a strong guard of police on the 12th, A heavy reward has been offered for a clue to the explosion. The buildings were so badly shattered that the entire north-eastern wall will have to be taken down, and the edifice cannot now be completed in lime to permit the Governn gnt to hold a session iu tins year. ; The steamer Neptune, of the Hudson Bay expedition, has airived at St, John’s on her retarn. Seven stations were established, which will remain open a year, and then a report will be made on the navigability of Hudson’s Bay. An interesting account is given of the cruise of the Neptune by the Secreta-y of the expedition, C. K. Juttle, who returned on account of ill-health. The vessel struck on sunken rocks twice whilst endeavoring to make a landing on Resolution Island. At Briggs’ Island the parly amused themselves chasing Polar bears, many of which were shot. An ordinary marine compass was found to be of no service to,

the party. The places 'where stations for scientific observations Were placed abound in most kinds of 'wild' game, including geese, ducks, and reindeer’ and in some places the water teems with trout, salmon, cod and other fish.

Tha Government of Buenos Ayres has ordere ’ the Papal delegate to leave the country at once, on account of threatening and offensive letters received from him. On October 12th the clerical party prepared a demonstration in favor of the delegate, but the Liberals counteracted it.

Regular Peruvian troops captured Truxcdlo from ■ Carcere’s guerillas after hard fighting. A late despatch reports that nearly 400 sugar estates in Cuba were returned as abandoned.

Prime Minister Ferry, is reported to have denied, in a conversation with friend on . the llth, .tfyat France was on Bad terms, with England, but said that France wa's. prepared to make arrows out of every soft p’f .wood to fire at England unless she gave France satisfaction in .Eg3r.pt.__- declared; ;be had no understanding with Bismarck, but if hs could 1 urn ah enemy to anally, even at the cost of a heavy sacrifice of amour propre , ha would do so.

All branches of th‘e' l ßourbons are now ■rallying round the Countde Paris. Distress in France is becoming so widespread that ,the complaints of the people are beginning'td frigHten tbe Ministers. A ' of working men has protested against the. high tariff, which is destroying industries'* wholesale, and driving- oat skilled artisans by the thousand. ' ;

On the 15th the Senate unanimously voted the gratitude of the country ” for the gallant services rendered to France by the troops in China,‘ especially mentioning Generals ; De Lisle and Regnier, and Admirals Courbet and Lesseps. The vintage of 1884 is report 'd to be the best France has had since 1874.

Anti-Ministerial papers strongly denounce the practice of the French troops in Touquin of taking no prisoners and killing the wounded. They argue that if the Chinese do the same thing it is no justification for the troops of a civilised country doing it. Ihe Budget Committee has decided upon a reduction of five million francs in die appropriation for distribution by the Ministers of Public Worship. Among the items disallowed by the Committee are sums allowed for repahs of Cathedrals, and the allowance of the Archbishop of Paris has been diminished by 72,000 francs.

The French Press has of late been absorbed in a discussion of the doctrine of protection. The writers favor a protective tariff.

Bernhardt; the actress, is reported to be gradua'ly declining in health. Denmans, a member of the Municipal Government of Marseilles, fled with 17,1 30 francs, which were intended for distribution among cholera sufferers. A warrant for his arrest has been issued. The Liberals were victorious at the elections at Brussels, on October 18th, and also at Antwerp, Ostend, Liege, and 15 other towns. The clericals elected their can lidates at Bruges, Nevelles, and nine oilier places. Great excitement prevaßed in all the towns, and there were some disorders, and several were arrested at Brussels.

The Pope, has • r;..nt 2000 dollars to Batavia to relieve sufferers by the recent cycles, He also presented his portrait to Father Curcia as a mark of favor at the recantation by the great Jesuit of his peculiar views. Defers in the L ndon Times point to a sad picture of oppression in Schleswig, where the Danish popuVco is made to feel alien domiciliition in all iti harshness. Even s'Mfool girls are punished if they speak among themselves in Danish, and railway conductors aie disenarged for the same offence, whilst a maiden’s biuhday party has been broken up by gendarme.:, and all hote present arrested and fined, because the girls were singing an old Danish folk song. Bismarck'is coquetting with the French Minister Ferry, p.ying him and his administration the compliment of saying that Fiance was never so well governed.

A Par’s despatch says Herbert Bismarck will be retained in bis pos’fcion at the Hague on; probation, and that his father will ultimately appoint him Yice-Cban-ct-llor, so that be may take some of the cares of.office off of his father’s shoulders.

The Landgrave Frederick William of Hes-e, died on October 14th, at Hambur or. Bismark accedes to the demand of Lord Granville, that the business of the Congo Conference shall be limited to regulations of cpmmerce with the native; of the Gonjro country.

“ Bttohxt-Paiba,” —Quick, complete our*-, all annoying Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Disease*. 1 At K- mpthorne, Prosser Sc 00., Agents, Christchurch. 2 A man c m do what he ought to do ; when he says he cannot he will not.

" Rough oh Rats.” —Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rabbits,',gophers. Druggists. Sempthorne, Prosser & i Agents, Obristohuroh. 2

Bonnets are 1 aghitl, made to match clothes, but no one has ever thought of making them, to'match purses.

1 A 0-BbA.t BubihbSS. —The United States of America is the homo. of .some very large enterprises, but. nohb ’perhaps greater than the business corduoted by Mi fa- G. Green, of Woodbury, hew Jersey, U B.A, Ha is the proprietor of the well,known Bosohee’s German Syrup,' which is~ unequall-d as & remedy for Pulmonary and Bronchial bfbcI,ions. He manufactures also Green’s August Flower for dyspep ia and all disorders of tho Liver. These preparations'are used shrough out the civilised world and thousands testify to their v mable curative properties. Both these preparations have reached an immense sale solely on their imerits. Semple bottles of each are sold at 6d, or full sized bottles at 3s 6d. All druggists keep them.