TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1368, 21 July 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 16. The New South Wales loan has been postponed indefinitely. The City financiers consider (his fortunate, owing to the difficulty with Russia over the Zulfikar Pass. The Agents-General will discuss (he amendments proposed by New South Wales in the Federation Bill with Colonel Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on Saturday next. A cricket match between teams representing Yorkshire and Nottingham was played to-day, and resulted in an easy victory for Yorkshire, The Right Hon. Colonel Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, favors the establishment of an Emigrant Bureau for affording information regarding the colonies to intending immigrants, Ha will consult with the Agents-General on the subject shortly, July 17. Arrived, at Plymouth—Orient Company’s R.M.S. Australia. Mr Ferdinand Rothschild has been elected member for Aylesbury in the room of Sir Nathauial Rothschild, the late member, and who has been rained to the Peerage, Mr Rothschild headed the poll by a large majority. A deputation, headed by the Right Hon, Robert Fowler, M.P., Lord Mayor of London, waited upon Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, to-day, His Lordship stated, in reply to the question put by the deputation, that Government had decided to re-classify the ironclads and discard those which were inefficient, He fur ther stated that Government would co operate with the various colonies in the work of defending their principal towns. Now Zealand frozen mutton is realising 5d per lb. July 18. The British Government have adopted a scheme of defence for the colonial commercial ports to aid the loyal efforts in this direction made by the Volunteers. The English Government will furnish the guns necessary for the fortification of such ports. The motion tabled by Mr Parnell demanding an enquiry into the recent convictions for murder in Ireland, has been negatived. During the debate on it, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, said the Government would be quite willing to consider any memorials that might be presented to them on the subject. The Government have introduced the Irish Land Purchase Bill, which proposes the advance of money &t the rata of T per cent,, reptyable in forty-nine years, to tenants who may ‘ desire to purchase their holdings. The Merchant Shipping and Underwriters’ Association report, under date London, July 17th, the arrival of the Elderslie, s.s. (left Port Chalmers May i6th), the Beatrice Havener (left Auckland March 20th), and the ship Rakaia (left Bluff April 9thy.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, July 18,

Owing to the uneasy feeling prevailing in England at the present time, the New South Wales. Government have decided to withdraw the projected loan of five and a-balf millions.

Th r tnr.AQ Company’s s.s. Wakatipu , "4 . Hfor Wellington, sails at midnigu. i T . _ ~ ’’nuE, July 17. Mklboo. ' -yi c t o ria n Tha coursing for the . Waterloo Cup concluded to-da, ~r -resulted resulted in a win for Rhodan, the runm. up being Siesta.