TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1438, 8 December 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London. Dec. 8,

A rumor has been circulated to the effect that Sir J, E. Gorst is to succeed Sir H. C. Lopes as Judge of the (Queen’s Bench division of the High Court of Justice, the latter succeeding the Right Hon. Sir K, Baggallay as one of the Lord Justices of Appeal, Sir J. E. Gorst has denied the rumor so far as it applies to himself. In a sculling match between Courtney and Edgecombe, the latter was defeated. The Standard, commenting on the action of the War Office in refusing to allow Major Downes to draw half pay whilst in the employ of the Victorian Government, urges the abolition of such an obsolete regulation. It is proposed to organise a com rnittee of merchants and shipowners in opposition to the Australian shipping ring. The British Government are willing tc supply intended laborers to Queensland for work on the plantations. Dec. 4. Mr Gladstone considers that an alliance between the Conservatives sod the moderate Liberals is impossible. The Captain ol the Orient steamer John Elder denies that his vessel had a narrow escape from going on the rocks at Ushant on Sunday last. Dec. 5, . New Zealand frozen mutton basincreased in value, and to-day realised from 4£d to 5d per lb at the Smithfield market. The Australian mails, dated Melbourne, October, 30th, per the Austral, were delivered tc-day, via Naples. The Economist, referring to the Australian railways, comments on the mipaying character of the New South Wales and Victorian lines. Two men, named M’Cardy and Greer, who absconded from Melbourne after embezzling money from their emyloyers, have been arrested at Banbridge, County Down, Ireland. Italy has annexed Massowah, an Egyptian seaport on the Red Sea. San Francisco, Dec. 2. The 8.8. City of Sydney arrived yesterday (contract date), with the New Zealand mails of Nov. 10th. Cairo, Dee. 4. The natives are resuming hostile demonstrations. Yesterday they destroyed the Nile railway line between Wady Haifa and Akarheh, near the second cataract of the Nile. Dec. 5. The Soudanese Arabs made an attack on Aaabukol yesterday, but were repulsed and completely dispersed by the British troops, with a loss of fully a thousand men, AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, D c, 6, The death is announced of Mr J. B. Were, C.M.G. Sydney, Dec. 4. The members of the Geographical Society’s exploring party have arrived here, and met with a hearty welcome, a large number of people assembling to meet thb steamer. Captain Ererell, the leader of the expedition, hag made public the details of his operations in New Guinea. He ascended the Fly River for a distance, of 100 miles from its mouth. He reports some portions of the country to be densely populated, but the natives maintained a very inifriemllv attitude throughout. Captain Everell obtained some good specimens of native timbers, hut he states that he met with no signs of gold or silver or galena. Hie only animals encounleted were kangaroos and pigs. Sailed, this morning—Hauroto, for New Zealand ports.

The Mararoa left tc-day with the Homeward San Francisco mails. Dec, 5. . O.M.S. Nelson sails for New Zealand to-day. On the motion of Sir John Robertson, the Legislative Assembly has adjourned until the 9th inst., in order to prevent the Government from proceeding with business.

Adelaide, Dec. 5.

Government have abandoned the idea of passing the Federal Council Bill this seffgioQ, and the colony will consequently

not be represented at Hobart next month.