TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1297, 31 January 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan. 27. The Times to-day states that a treaty has been concluded between Prance and Portugal, under which those countries agree to divide the Congo estuary, thus ignoring the decisions of ithe Berlin Conference on West African affairs. Later, The Times’ statement regarding the alleged Franco-Portuguese Congo Treaty is declared to have been quite unfounded, Lady Normanby died on Mondaynight. Her Ladyship had been suffering severely from bronchitis and an affection of the heart. Dr James, of London, was her medical attendant. The Marquis of Normanby is also unwell. Jan. 28. The captains appointed to. succeed those at present in charge of H.M.S. Miranda and Dart, on the Australian station, will sail for Australia tomorrow. Belul Bay, in the Red Sea, has been occupied by Italy. Hong Kong, Jan. 27. In pursuance of orders from Home to enforce the neutrality of this port, the colonial authorities have refused to allow the French warship Triumphant, now operating against China, to refit here. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Jan. 28. The Argus to-day, in an article referring to Sir Julius Vogel’s connection with the Telephone Construction Company (sic), without considering the charges proved, declares that the reputation of New Zealand and the other colonies demands that Sir Julius Vogel should resign his Ministerial office, and proceed to London to refute 1 the accusations. The statement made by the Albury correspondent of the Argus that by the Oootamundra railway accident 30 persons are unaccounted for has been authoritatively disproved. Jan. 29. The following are details of the tariff agreement between Victoria and Tasmania. It comprises, firstly, animal, vegetable and mineral productions ; secondly, articles manufactured from purely colonial products ; thirdly, mixed manufactures, of which the foreign portions shall not exceed 5 per cent. Proposals are now on foot for establishing a reciprocal agreement between Tasmania and Queensland, Replying to a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Mr Service promised to promote reciprocal free trade to the utmost. A fire occurred to-day at Brunswick, and resulted in the total destruction of the residence of the late Hon. Mr Sumner, The damage is estimated at £BOOO. Sydney, Jan. 28. It has transpired that the Cabinet dissent from the view taken by Lord Derby regarding the exclusive liability of the colonies for the maintenance of a Government in New Guinea. General Scratchley has accepted for six mouths the services of the Wolverine, and she will leave for New Guinea in about a mouth’s time. A passenger named Bergen, who was seriously injured at the Oootamundra railway accident, died to-day. Jan. 29. An inquest [on the bodies of those killed at the Oootamundra railway accident was concluded to-day. The verdict of the jury found that the Government was guilty of negligence in not supplying larger culverts at the scene of the accident, and that the catastrophe might have been prevented if the gang of settlers had been supplied with more than one lamp.