TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1389, 8 September 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Sept. 8.

Prince Bismarck lias notified to the British Government his readiness to submit the entire question ot the Caro line Islands to arbitration. The agitation which is going on in Spain in regard to the infringement by Germany of the Spanish claim to the Islands in question is provoking the anger of the German Press, which has lately displayed considerable acerbity towards Spain. Five thousand of the men employed in Sir Wra. Armstrong’s gun factory at Elwick have struck. The rppeal made by the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of New South Wales to the English Grand Lodge requesting the latter to recognise them has been refused. Arrived, this morning—Shaw Savil! and Albion Company’s ship Dunedin, from Oamaru (left June llth) ; her .cargo of frozen meat is in good condition. The Bank of Australasia has declared a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of fifteen per cent, per annum, and carries forward and places to the reserve fund a sum of thirty-four thousand pounds. Sept, 4. The Rev. W. T. Webber, Bishop of Brisbane, sails on Saturday via San Francisco, The Orient Steam Navigation Company’s Iberia, arrived at Plymouth today. Prime New Zealand frozen mutton averages -|d higher, and is now quoted at sd. The frozen meat ex ship Northumberland, from Napier, has been examined and found to be in good condition, Lord Randolph Churchill, Secretary of State for India, in the course of an address delivered at Sheffield last night, stated that the difference between Russia and England in regard to the Afghan frontier question had arrived at a satis factory settlement. He added that Earl Duffenn, Viceroy of India, and Colonel Ridgeway, head of the Frontier Commission, were both of the opinion that the frontier as defined would give the Ameer possession of the Zulfikor Pass, and would fulfil the promises made by Her Majesty’s Government to the Ameer. Sept. 6. Intelligence is to band that on 21st August several Spanish vessels arrived atUap, one of the Caroline group of islands, and made preparations to occupy the place. A German gunboat, however, made her appearance on the 24th August, and at once proceeded to land a body of troops, by whom the German flag was hoisted and the island proclaimed German territory, the Spaniards formally protesting against the same On the receipt of the intelligence at Madrid, great excitement ensued. A mob proceeded to the German Embassy, where they fu’cib'y pulledj down lb the Germain flag and removed the Arms of that nation. A meeting was subsequently held under the presidency of Senor Sagasta, when it was resolved that it the Liberal party were recalled to pewer they would pledge themselves to break off relations with Germany and conquer the Island of Cap. Tenerippe, Sept. S.

Ice New Zealand Shipping Company’s Rimutaka left Teneriffe this morning for Plymouth.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Melbourne, Sept. 4,

The Victorian Government have requested Admiral Tryon, commanding the Australian station, to despatch a man-of-war to Auckland Isles to search for the passengeis and crew of the ship North American, which sailed from Melbourne for England in February last, and which has not since been heard of.

Sydney, Sept. 6

Arrived, this morning Barques Devon port and Zodiac from New Zealand.

Adelaide, Sept, 4,

The Messageries-Maritimes R.M.S. SJessie arrived this morning from (lie M uriiius. Messrs Ireland, Fraser and, Co., reporting cn the sugar market

there under date August 24th, give the stock of sugar as 6000 tons. Harvest operations are stated to have been hindered to a great extent by bad weather which bad prevailed.

Sept, 5.

Mr Todd, the South Australian Postmaster-General, is in receipt of a telegram from Berlin confirming the previous intelligence that the Conference had agreed upon a reduction in Press rates for cable messages to Australia. The reduction ot the tariff for general messages has not yet, however, been agreed to, in consequence of the opposition shown by Germany.

Brisbane, Sept. 5

News is to hand from Normantown reporting the loss of the barque Rockhampton, 417 tons, Captain Feelin, of ot that place. The vessel took fire, and was burned to the water’s edge, her destruction being completed by the ignition of a quantity of dynamite she had aboard as part of her cargo, which exploded and blew the vessel to pieces.