TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1373, 1 August 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 27. Dr Moran, Koman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, has been made a Cardinal, Ihe Government hare refused to agree to the appointment of a Royal Commission to enquire into the British and colonial armaments. M. de Lesseps will ask the French Government to issue six hundred million francs worth of State lottery bonds for the Panama Canal works. July 28. The House of Commons to-night voted the Budget. The Chancellor ol the Exchequer, Sir Michael HicksBeacb, announced that he hod agreed to make the tax on colonial bonds 2s 6d per cent. July 29. The shipment of frozen mutton, ex Sorata, from Melbourne, has been placed upon the market. The meat, which is in excellent condition, realised an average price of 4d to J^d, In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Michael Hicks Beach stated, in in reply to a question, that Sir Henry Drummond Wolff was accredited to His Majesty the Sultan in the first instance, but that he would afterwards proceed to Egypt, and endeavor to secure the peace of that country. The death is announced, in his 101st year, of Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart., the well-known Jewish philanthropist. Mr J. F. Garrick, Mr Murray-Smitb and Sir Arthur Blyth, Agents-General for Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, are endeavoring to promote the immediate passage of the Federation Enabling Bill, while on the other hand Sir Saul Samuel, Agent-General for New South Wales, is seeking to have it postponed until February, Archbishop Moran has presented the Propaganda with his valuable geological < collection. Before returning to Sydney, Archbishop Moran will visit Ireland, for the purpose of recruiting forty ecclesiastics for Australia. Bishop Redwood, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, who is at present on a visit to Rome, has submitted to the Pope a proposal for the division of his diocese, so as to create a new diocese for Canterbury. The proposition has been referred to the Sacied College. The failure of Baron Grant, of Grant and Co., bankers, for a quarter of a million pounds is announced. Natal, July 28. The Transvaal Republic is unable to meet its liabilities, and is in a state oi bankruptcy. AUSTRALIAN CABLE,

Sydney, July 29. A banquet, given by the citizens of Sydney in honor of the return of lh P New South Wales Contingent, took place last night, and proved a great, success. His Excellency Lord Augustus Loftus and Admiral Tryon were present, and the assemblage included most of the leading men of the colony, A number of speeches were made, congratulating the Contingent on its safe return, Melbourne, July 30. The Melbourne Cricket Club has agreed to accept the invitation to send a representative team to England next year. Adelaide, July 30. South Australia has adopted the measure providing for the payment of members on the Canadian system, which provides for the payment of so much per day, with a deduction in case of absence. Hobart, July 28, The Shaw Savili and Albion Company’s Tanui arrived here to-night from London, and sails for New Zealand at daylight to-morrow. July SO. The Colonial Treasurer, the Hon. W. H. Burgess, introduced his Financial Statement last night. He stated in the course of his speech that £30,000 bad been expended by the colony during the past year for defence purposes. It is proposed to float a new loan of £1,000,000. Flibb and Bugs, beetles, insect*, roaches ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by “ Rough on Bats. Kempthorne, Prosier end Co., Agents, Christchurch. 8