TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1430, 21 November 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Not. 17. Tenders for the Melbourne Harbor Board loan of L 250.000, at 4£ per cent, were opened to-day. The total amount applied for was L 2,150,009. Tenders at LlO5 6s receive 60 per cent., above that in full. The average is LlO5 7s Bd. the Agents-General of the several colonies have had an interviow with Sir P. Cunliffe Owen, at which it wws resolved to exclude ail English manufactures from colonial produce at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. Sir P. C. Owen also intimated that it was desirable that all exhibits should be received by April 15tb. It is believed that, provided the colonies agree to permanently eontribute the L15,00Q already promised toward* defraying the present New Guinea protectorate, Great Britain will proclaim ber sovereignty there, and grant the usual constitution. The French Radicals are furious at the rtfnsal of M. Brisson to grant a plenary amnesty to the rebels in Tonquin and Madagascar, find bis desire to take active measures in those countries. It is considered that the fall of the Cabinet is inevitable. The Australian mails ex Peshawur, dated Melbourne, October Btb, were delivered to-day, via Brindisi. Nov. 18. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy has now recovered from his recent illness. He ban received a requisition to contest an Irish Beat at the forthcoming general elections, but has been compelled to decline the request. Mr Childers considers the proposal to establish a British and colonial Zollverein on the lines of the German Zollverein as impossible of attainment. The Dutch Parliament have voted 10,000 florins for the exploring expedition which is about to be despatched to New Guinea. The Australian mails, dated October 10th, per Salazie, were delivered yesterday, via Marseilles, The Agents-General urge that a united quartz crushing exhibition should be given at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition next year, each colony to send sufficient quartz to enable the crushing to take place three times a week. Rio db Janeiro, Nov. 17. The Tongariro arrived yesterday afternoon from Auckland. Her cargo' of frozen mutton is reported to be in fair condition. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Albany, Nov. 18. The Kaiser-i-Hind arrived at King George's Bound this morning, with the London mails to October 16th. Sydney, Nov. 18. Arrived, this afternoon—Australia with the inward San Francisco mails. Admiral Try.en ■• has instructed the captain of H.M.S. Opal to proceed with hit v«ssel to New Guinea forthwith. On the arrival ef the Opal at ber destination a search will Ve made for traces of the Geographical Society's Expedition, and, if the reported massacre is found to be true, prompt measures will be taken to punish the murdererp. The New South Waies Parliament was opened to-day by the LieutenantGovernor, Sir James Martin, who, in the course of his speech on tlie occasion, expressed regret that the drought which prevailed throughout the colony had lessened the value of the principal products, and, combi»ed with other causes, had brought about a diminution of the revenue. Notwithstanding, however, the falling off in the recirts as compared with estimated revenue, it had been foand practicable to avoid the imposition of additional taxation. Measures for the amendment of the Civil Service Act, and the reorganisation of the Civil Service ; for the amendment of the Electoral Act, aud tor providing for the better conservation of water, would be introduced shortly. In conclusion, he congratulated the colony upon the improvement which had taken plto* in the revenue during the last part

of the financial period, the published returns showing the receipts to be largely in excess of thoso for the corresponding period of last year. In the Legislative Assembly this evening. Sir John Robertson moved a motion of want of confidence in the present Ministry. The debate is proceeding. Melbourne, Nov. 19. The Tarawera arrived last night from New Zealand. The c*ble steamer toherrard Osborne, having effected the necessary repairs, and completed her equipment, leaves qu Friday next to lay the duplicate cable between Victoria and Tasmania.