TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1290, 15 January 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan. 10. Lord Derby is not in favor of annexing Samoa, as proposed by the New Zealand Government. Telegrams from Berlin state that in well-informed circles it is generally believed that both Germany and the United States would strongly protest against the annexation of Samoa by Great Britain. In commenting on the present position of the Eecidivisto Bill, the Times to-day believes that tbo measure will ultimately pass, but that it will remain practically a dead letter. M. de Yerninac, Reporter of the Committee of the French Senate, appointed to examine the Recidiviste Bill, has submitted the second report of the Committee. In the opinion of the Committee New Caledonia would be quite unable to absorb the number of reeidivistes that would require to be deported and Cayenne is unsuitable for such a purpose. As in their previous report, the Committee have left the question of places to which convicts shall be delegated optional with the Government. It is probable that the Bill will be passed without opposition. Jan. 11. Prince Bismarck has instanced the action of New Zealand in regard to the proposed annexation of Samoa, as a | proof that the delay on the part of Germany was damaging her interests. He also mentioned that a report was current that the natives of New Guinea were opposing the Gorman occupation, implying that such was due to English incitement. The report has caused some sensation among the Berlin papers, Disquieting news has been received from Kassala regarding the safety of the garrison there. Victoria has declined to accept the offer of 19s in the pound in satisfaction of her claims against the Oriental Bank estate. It is estimated that the first call in the estate will realise threequarters of a million. Rumors are current in financial circles that a huge Frenchloan is likely to be placed on the market, Jan. 12. Prince Bismarck states that it is understood that neither England nor Germany will alter the present status of Samoa. He declaims the idea that any attempt on the part of England to depart from this understanding would lead to war. He was confident that any difficulty that might arise would be settled with good will and diplomacy. The Press generally do not support the proposed annexation of Samoa by New Zealand. General Lewal, the French Minister of War, has issued instructions that the French troops are to expel all Chinese from Tonqnin, and that after doing this decisive attacks will be made on China. Mustapha Pasha Fehmi is about to visit London. The Standard publishes an article today stating that negotiations are proceeding between the British and German Governments regarding the Navigator Islands, with a view to arrange matters on such a basis that neither Power shall assume a protectorate over Samoa. The Standard to-day publishes a telegram from Egypt announcing that Mustapha Pasha Fehmi demands the services of a small force of Turkish troops to garrison Cairo in conjunction with the British troops now doing duty, there. The English Government have refused to allow New Zealand to annex Saint a, England and Germany having agreed to maintain the freedom of Samoa and Tonga. England also permits France to have a conditional tenure of the Island of Raiatea. Jan. 13. Obituary—Patrick J, Smith, M.P, for Tipperary. Berlin, Jan. 10. A lengthy and animated debate occurred in the Reichstag, in Committee, on tlie Bill for subsiding lines of mail steamships to Australia and the East, and despite the efforts of the Government a Sub-Committee was appointed to consider in detail the whole scheme. News from the West African Coast states that the war veggeig Volga «nd|

Bismarck recently landed some marines on the Oamcroons Coast and severely punished the natives who have rebelled against German rule. New York, Jar. 10. A serious affray occurred tc-day in O’Donovan Rossa’s office in this city. It appears that an Irishman, a. member of the Invincible party, was invited into Rossa’s office, and while there was set upon and stabbed to d* atli by other members of the Society. The crime, it is stated, was committed on account of the murdered man having divulged the secret plans of the Society. O’Donovan Rossa disavows all complicity in the affair, Jan, 11. The victim of the Invincible outrage at O’Donovan Rossa’s office was not killed by the assassins, and, although his wounds are serious, his recovery is expected. The man is of Irish extraction, and his name is Phelan. Cairo, Jan. 11. A telegram has been received from Lord Wolseley, announcing that a messenger who left Khartoum on Dee. 28th, has brought news from General Gordon, to the effect that the troops at Khartoum are in good health, and that the steamers are keeping the city amply supplied with food. Hong Kong, Jan. 12. Telegrams received here announce that a serious anti-French agitation has been fomented in Cambodia, and the inhabitants are displaying great hostility. A body of French troops has been despatched from Saigon, the capital of Cochin China, to quell the disturbance and restore order. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received the following telegram : —London, Jan. 12. The Kaikoura arrived all well at Rio yesterday. The refrigerator worked satisfactorily, and her meat is in-prime condition. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Jan. 13. Admiral Tryon, who is appointed to the command of the Australian station, is a passenger by the Indus, which arrived at Albany yesterday. Sailed, this afternoon—Waihora, for the Bluff. At crowded meetings which have been held at Geelong, Sandhurst, and other towns in this colony, resolutions were passed similar to those adopted at the meetings held in the Town Hall of tLis city and at Ballarat, urging the annexation by Great Britain ot the Western Pacific Islands, and adoveating the removal of Lord Derby from office, Sydney, Jan. 12. Arrived, on Saturday afternoon Hauroto, from Wellington. Four more cases of smallpox have been reported to the Health Board, three from Batman’s and one from Waterloo. The relief crews for the Imperial war vessels have arrived here from England. Bishop Selwyn, of Melanesia, who is about to visit Europe, has returned from Brisbane, The cricket match between Shaw’s English Eleven and the New South Wales team at Woolongong was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for the Englishmen.