TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1314, 12 March 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, March 8.

Lord Carrington, the new Governor of New South Wales, is unlikely to leave England until the end of the year. His Excellency has been introduced to Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for the colony, by Lord Derby.

1 lie French Presi ridicule Earl Granville’s apology to Prince Bismarck in reference to the statements contained in the recent Blue Book. Lord Northbrook has stated that the Admiralty are anxious to promote the formation of an Australian navy.

‘ M Victoria, will address a meeting at Cambridge on Saturday on the question of federation. Professor J. R. Sealey, of Oln-ist’s College, will preside. By a colliery explosion in Austria one hundred and twenty lives have teen lost. March 9,

Fully one million of money is available to meet the first dividend made by the old Oriental Bank Company.

There is considerable excitement in Shanghai in consequence of the French fleet overhauling English and American steamers. The Australian mails from Melbourne, dated January 29th, were delivered hero to-day. Lord A, Loftus will remain in New South Wales until November,

The Oriental Bank liquidators will pay an instalment of the Victoria claim to-rnorrow, amounting to £220,000, and a similar amount will be paid next year. New Zealand is opposing the introduction of the Federation Enabling Bill on the ground that it is an interference with the autonomy of the colonies.

New Zealand consols have advanced owing to the conversion of New Zealand stock.

The Germans have pulled down the British dag, and hoisted their own, at Victoria on the Cameroon river. The British Consul has protested against; the action of the Germans, The Fall Mall Gazette states that aarl Granville has agreed that ths German frontier in New Guinea shall be the Bth degree south latitude.

Sir Hercules Robinson considers that the Colonial Council of Advice suggested by Earl Grey, to which annexation matters could be referred, is not n quired.

March 10.

Earl Granville publishes a letter announcing that the friction with Germany ha* ended, an amicable understanding having been arrived at with Count Herbert Bismarck in regard to the English Blue Book on Pacific affairs. Count Bismarck has returned to Berlin. In the House of Commons to day Lord Edmond Filzmaurice, Political Secretary in the Foreign Office, in reply to a question, stated that territory in the north of Borneo is not under British rule.

The February San Francisco mail has been delivered in London three days in advance of the time-table date, The French have sustained casualties at the hands of the Chinese at Purgenguyen, losing 300 men.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, March 9. Arrived, on Saturday afternoon— Hauroto, b.p., from Wellington. Melbourne, March 10. Sailed, this afternoon Steamship Rotomahana, for the Bluff, At a meeting of representatives of Marine Insurance Companies to-day it was decided to provide for a war premium on future policies homewards and outwards with Great Britain and the East, the "rates to be dependent upon Home advices.

Albany, March 10,

Arrived, this morning—P. and 0. E.M,S. Pekin, with the English mails dated February 6th.

Perth (W.A.), March 10.

It is believed that the police have effected the capture of the murderers of the Manager and Accountant of the Union Bank at Raeburn in January last.