TELEGRAMS,

Temuka Leader, Issue 1363, 9 July 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS,

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 5. The Agents-General will, on Monday, felicitate the Right Hon. Colonel Stanley on his assumption to office as Secretary of Slate for the Colonies, Osman Uigna is at present visiting the Mahdi, The Cabinet will probably adopt Lord Northbrook's saggißtion that the Sultan of Turkey should help in settling the Soudan question. Sir James Forgusson has been invested with the Order of Knight Grand Cross of the Star of India, It is expected that the amount of the New South Wales loan, which will probably be placed in the market shoitly, will be five and a-half mill'ons. July 6. The reports from the wheat growing I district show a prospect of good crops this year. The mails ex Sorata, from Melbourne (dated May 29th), were delivered today, via Naples, Parliament reassembled yesterday. In the House of Lords the Premier, Lord Salisbury, announced that Her Majesty’s Government would resume negotiate ns with Russia on the Afghan frontier question at the point to which they had been continued by Earl Granville, late Foreign Secretary, and won't I fulfil the promise made to the Ameer ol Afghanistan that the retention of the Zulfikar Pass shou'il be assured. Whatever settlement was arriv’d at between England and Russia, the Premnr addpd i it, was imperative to promptly and vignpmsly prepare tor the protection of our Indian frontier, and, more than that, to stretch somewhat beyond, in order to prevent the tide of war breaking against it. Refernng to the Egyptian question, bon! Salisbury stated that the matter was one which would require some settlement. Earl Carnarvon, the newly-appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, assured the House that during his term of office he should endeavor to firmly administer the ordinary laws of the country. July 7. Obituary—-Admiral Wilson, formerly Commodore on the Australian station ; and the Right Rev. George Mobcrley, Bishop of Salisbury, aged 92. Russia is massing her troops at Sarakhs. Lord Salisbury has stated that-the next general election would probably take place on November 17th. The National Bank of New Zealand have not declared a dividend. It is estimated that £IB,OOO would be required to meet probable losses. The position of the French forces in Madagascar is becoming serious. Mr Bradlaugh has been excluded from the House of Commons by a majority of TT. Paris, July 6. Intelligence to hand from Clochin China announces that the Anamite-gar-rison at Hue attacked General Courcy } the French military commander pf that province, but were repulsed with loss. Later. Further details with regard to the fighting in Annam show that the citadel at Hue was attacked by ; fully 80,000 Anamites. A sanguinary conflict ensued before the natives were re-

pulsed. The French casualties were 60 killed, while their opponents lost over 1200 men. General Courcy has applied to the Government for re.uforcements to be sent to him. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, July 6. The usual festivities in connection with the celebration of ttie Tth of July by American citizens: took place on Saturday, and proved a groat success. A banquet was held in the evening, when the health of the President of the United States was proposed, and several eloquent speeches made. Arrived—Tc Anau, yesterday afternoon. Sailed—liauroto, on Saturday afternoon. The weights for the Caulfield Cop were declared to lay. Commotion receives top weight, 9st 121 b; Welcome Jack, 9st Tib ; Sardius, 9st 21b. Adelaide, July 7. The Orient Company’s R.M.S. Iberia | arrived here yesterday from Loudon. j