TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1449, 2 January 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Dec. 29. The Right Hon. Mr Forster is very ill. His medical attendant says he is in a very critical condition. He is suffering from affection of the brain. The s.s. Aorangi hag arrived at Plymouth, with her frozen meat in good condition. Dec. 30. Advices from the Afghan Boundary Commission state that the difficulty has been overcome, the boundary liae having been fixed at Meruchak, The members of the Commission have now 1 completed their preparations for goiug into winter quarters. Mr Murray-Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, has made a request to Dr Stephen, the German PostmasterGeneral, urging him to use his influence to facilitate the bringing into operation of the reductions made on Press messages at the recent Telegraph Conference at Berlin. The first instalment of the Auckland city loan will be placed in the market on the 4th January. The new Oriental Bank has declared a dividend of 5 per cent. Paris, Dec. 29. M. Brisson, the French Premier, persists in tendering his resignation, giviug as his reason the persistent hostility evinced by the Chamber of Deputies to the Ministry. Dec. 30. The President of the Republic has accepted the resignation of M. Brisson, and summoned M. de Freycinet to form a Cabinet. M. de Freycinet, however, has not definitely acceded to M. Grevy's request, and hesitates to undertake the task. San Francisco, Dec. 30. The R.M.B. Mararoa arrived here yesterday, with the New Zealand Homeward mails dated Auckland, December' 9tb. V Capetown, Dee. 29. The s.s. Doric, from London, left here last night for New Zealand.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Melbourne, Dec. 30, Sailed, this afternoon —Tarawera, e.g., for the Bluff.

The intercolonial cricket matcb, Victoria f. New South Wales, was concluded to-day, in the presence of a large number of spectators. The matcb resulted in the defeat of New South Wales by an innings and seventy-nine runs..

A large fire broke out to-day in the kerosene stores occupied by Meeer's Jones and Company, situated in Sandridge road. Owing to the inflammable nature of the contents of the building 1 , the efforts of the firemen were unavailing, and the fire is still raging fiercely. Dec. 31. The damage caused by the fire at Jones' kerosene store, Sandridge road, is estimated at L 25,000. Thousands of cases of kerosene were burned—in fact, the principal stock in Melbourne has been destroyed. The chief insurances are in the Norwich Union and Queen's Offices.

A mass meeting of wharf-laborers was held last night, when it was decided that, failing the acceptance by the masters of the terms stated by the men, the whole body go on strike to-night. It is probable that fully 800 men will be involved in the struggle.

Telegrams received in the city to-day announced the discovery of'the bodies of three men at Clifwn Hill, Thyrsus. It has been ascertained that the party which set out consisted of. nine men, and a native search has been instituted for the missing six. The bodies discovered show that death resulted from thirst.

Arrived, this morning—Rotomahana, 8.8., from New Zealand. Bydnmy, Deo. 31. The s.e. Wakatipu sailed for Wellington this morning. The s.B. Alameda sailed to-day with the Homeward mails. Brisbane, Dec. 31.

No fresh cases of sickness are reported on the Dorunda. It is hoped the precautions taken have wiped out the diseart.

Adelaide, Dee. 31. The South Australian Government have given notice that this colony withdraws from the New Guinea guarantee, and that the South Australian quota will be discontinued. %