TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1369, 23 July 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 18. The Shaw-Savill and Albion Company’s B.s, Doric left Plymouth this afternoon for New Zealand ports, July 20. The Royal Society offers assistance to any of the colonies exhibiting growing plants at the Colonial Exhibition. The expedition which has been fitted out by the German Government to scientifically explore New Guinea, will bo under the command of an ex-officer of the army. Cholera is again increasing in Madrid, The Australian mails, ex Orient Company’s R.M.S. Austral (dated Melbourne, June 12th), were delivered here to-day, via Naples. The Federation Enabling Bill will be considered in Committee on Thursday ( next. The concessions made by Victoria in regard to the Bill will, it is said, facilitate its passing. The panic that was caused in Ireland by the suspension of the Munster Bank is now on the wane. The Government will not assist the Bank in any way. July 21.

Mr J. T. Garrick, Agent-General for Queensland, has written to the Times denying that his Government were to blame lor the labor traffic atrocities. Lord Geo. Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, denies the accuracy of the report that Government had decided to present H.M.S. Bercon to one of the Australian colonies. The report probably obtained currency from the fact that the Government of New South Wales were negotiating with the Admiralty for obtaining a naval training ship. Madrid, July 20. The cholera epidemic is increasing in violence, and deaths are again becoming »urau*ana 1Q( H on HPH reported. to the sanitary authorities yesterday, of which 800 ended fatally.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, July 20. Arrived—Union Company’s Rotoraahana, from Auckland, this afternoon, The enquiry into the wreck of the A.S.N. Company’s Cahors will hereopened on Wednesday next, when the Board will take further evidence for the defence. Melbourne, July 20. Mr Service has telegraphed to Sir Alex. Stuart, that in order to remove all obstacles to the perfect understanding between the colonies on the Federation question, the Victorian Government is willing to withdraw its opposition to Clause 31 of the Enabling Bill in its original form, provided that the other colonies agree to do likewise. July 21.

Mr Service has received a communication from the Queensland Government agreeing to withdraw their protest against the postponement of the Fedetion Enabling Bill, Telegrams received to-day report that the ship Jno. De Costa, 1753 tons, Captain Oakes, which left this port on the 21st June for Calcutta, with a cargo of horses for the Indian market, has been totally wrecked on Thursday Island, and U 0 of the horses were lost. The crew of the vessel were saved, Sailed—The Union Company’s f.s. Waihora for the Bluff this afternoon. The trial of the men implicated in the Simpson road Bank robbery was concluded to-day. ‘Milledge, Alcock and Fortune were each sentenced to six years’penal servitude, and , McMahon, the driver of the cart, convicted of aiding and abetting, was sentenced to one year’s bard labor.