TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1393, 17 September 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Sept. 12

It is asserted in Madrid that Germany has occupied other important islands belonging to the Pelow, Carolines, Marshall and Gilbert Groups.

Kept, 13,

In the four-mile race between W. C. George, of Birmingham, and W. Gumming, of Paisley, the latter won. The Archbishop of Aix, a city in the Department of Bunches du Rhone, France, has died from cholera.

The New Zealand Shipping Company’s chartered ship Dnugias, bound from London to Auckland, encountered weather unusually severe coming down the channel, rendering it necessary to put into Falmouth for repairs.

The Egyptian Government have abandoned their intention of entering the Telegraph Convention, the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company agreeing to pay them transit dues.

A German General has been arrested on a charge of spying at Belfort, a strong town of France in the Department of the same name, and has been conducted to the frontier,

Sept. 14,

Mr Charles Todd, C.M.G., Post-master-General and Superintendent of Telegraphs for South Australia, stales that the cable rates to Adelaide will be eight shillings and eightpence per word for Government and public messages, dependent upon the Indian Government conceding twopence halfpenny per word. I'he Press rates will be two shillings and eightpence per word. The public are dissatisfied with the tariff, and in consequence of the unsatisfactory reductions proposed by South Australia on the overland route, there is some talk of another lino being constructed. Paris, Pept. IT.

Reinforcements of 3000 men despatched to Madagascar have arrived, and Admiral Milot has now assumed offensive operations against the ilovas.

Cairo, Sept. 15,

It is currently reported here that Said Pasha, Grand Vizier of Turkey, has been ordered by the Sultan to visit Egypt, but the news is not officially confirmed,

Constantinople, Sept. 15

Sir H. Drummond Wolff, Envoy Extraordinary to the Porte, had four meetings with officials appointed by the Sultan to confer with him on the Egyptian question. So far no definite results have been obtained.

Souakim, Sept. 13

A number of rebels made their appearance in this neighborhood to-day. Troops were despatched to disperse them, and in a skirmish which ensued four rebels were killed.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Melbourne, Sept. 14.

Heavy rains have fallen during the past four days in Victoria and Riverina, whore it was greatly required.

Sept. 15,

Ad rices have bees received here fn m Wilson’s Promontory stating that at 2 o’clock this afternoon Captain ihomson, of the Greenock steamship Gulf ot Carpenteria (1596 tons), arrived with three boats belonging to that vessel. He reports that the Gulf of Carpentena, bound from Newcastle to London via Adelaide, while off Cleft Island, struck upon a rock not marked on the chart. The vessel became a total wreck, sinking in thirty fathoms of water within three hours’ of striking. The crew look to the boats, and effected a lauding at Wilson’s Promontory, The disaster was fortunately unattended by loss of life.

Sydney, Sept. 14,

It is announced that the new cable rates from Europe will be 2s 6J per word for Press messages, and 8s lOd per word for private telegrams.

The cable-repairing steamer Sherard Osborne has arrived here from Singapore, and she proceeds to Tasmania to carry the duplicate cable between that colony and Victoria, after going to New Zealand to repair the Cook Strait cable. Sept, 15.

The 'lnion Steamship Comyany’s s.e. Waihora arrived this afternoon from Auckland.