TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1340, 14 May 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 8, The mails, ex Australia, from Auckland (dated March 31st), were delivered to day via San Francisco. Accounts of the American wheat crop are unfavorable. The monthly report of the United States Agricultural Bureau estimates the winter crop at 240,000,000 bushels. May 10. It is proposed to establish an Australian Trade Section in connection with the Loudon Chamber of Commerce, The frozen meat by the Doric is selling at sd, and that by the Chimborazo at 4^-d. If New Zealand should persist in endeavoring to annex Samoa, it will cause a difficulty with Germany. The Chamber of Deputies arc discussing the recidivists question, Sir Julius Benedict, the eminent composer, has recovered from his serious illness. Mr Archer, ex-Agent-General for Queensland, returns in July, The French Government hare proposed that a Committee of the Consuls of the various Powers at Cairo should have supreme control of the Suez Canal. Obituary—The Dowager Queen of Hawaii. * May 11.

News is to hand from the Saskatchewan district stating that an engagement has taken place between the troops under Major-General Middleton acd the rebels, and that the latter were defeated.

Mr H, M. Stanley has been appointed Governor of Congo. The Australian mails, dated Melbourne, April 3rd, per Orient Co.’s s.s. Potosi, were delivered here to-day via Naples. The N.Z. Shipping Company’s s.s. Aorangi left Plymouth yesterday afternoon for Auckland.

In the House of Commons last night a division was taken on the vote of censure proposed by Sir Stafford Northcote, the leader of the Opposition, with the result that the motion was rejected by a majority of 30, Mr Parnell and the Irish party voting with the minority.

The Redistribution of Seats Bill has been read a third time in the House of Commons.

Arrived Peninsular and Orient*' Company’s Parramatta. The Hon. Robert Stout, Premier of New Zealand, writing to the Pall Mall Gazette, opposes the Federal Council scheme.

The frozen meat, by the ship Canterbury, is selling at s|d per lb.

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It is reported in Rome that His Holiness the Pope has selected the Right Rev. Dr Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, to succeed the late Cardinal McCabe, as Archbishop of Dublin. Paris, M»y 11.

The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies has approved of the terms of the Egyptian Convention. Berlin, May 11.

Count Herbert Bismarck has been appointed Under-Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Montreal, May 10.

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held hero yesterday to advocate the federation of the Empire, and a branch of the federation league was established in this city.

Ottawa, May 10,

Telegraphic advices have baen received from Major-General Middleton to the effect that he inflicted a decisive defeat on the forces of the insurgent Louis Riel, and succeeded in relieving the settlement at Prince Albert, which was beleagured by the rebels.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, May 11. Arrived, yesterday—City of Sydney, from Auckland, This morning I’ekapo, from Wellington ; Wairarapa. from Auckland. The s.s. Triumph has been placed in the New Zealand trade, and will leave this port for Auckland on the 15th inst. Owing to the short supply of water in the Botany reseivoie, from which the city is supplied, the householders have been placed on limited allowance,

Typhoid fever has become very prevalent in consequence, and at present no loss than 76 cases are under treatment at the hospitals. Sydney, May 11. All the Australasian colonies have signified their acceptance of Mr Dailey’s proposal for joint colonial indemnity in the case of damage or loss to shipping at the hands of hostile cruisers. Melbourne, May 11. Arrived, yesterday—Clyde, s.s., with the London mails (left April 3). May 12. Sailed—Te Anau, for the Bluff, this afternoon.