TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1543, 10 August 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Aug. 5. Jnrrah limber is selling at auction up (o 2s lid per foot. Aug. 6.

The King of Portugal has arrived at Osborne on a visit to Her Majesty the Queen. The Panama Canal loan lias been subscribed.

Shaw has declined Major Wardell’s overtures in connection with the visit of an English cricket team to Australia. The team selected by Ward le starts for the colonies on September 3rd. A large party of colonials,, on a in the North of England* met with a hesrtj welcome at Newcnstle-ori-Tyne, Durham, and Leeds. The party proceeds to Bradford to-day. The announcement published in the new-papcrs that an understanding had been arrived at between the British and Rus.-iau Governments relative to (be difficulty which arose betweau their Commissioners on the Afghan frontier is premature. Negotiations are still probeeding between Great Britain and Russia with a view of settling the claim of the latter country to the territory altag the river Oxus. The various Agents-General were received at the Colonial Office by the Hon. Edward Stanhope, Secretary of Btate for, the Colonies, who, addressing the Agents, expressed himself convinced that the English people wore never more deeply, impressed than at the present time with the importance of their colonial connections, and all questions affecting the colonies would receive the earnest attention of tho present Govern-

ment, . New Zealand, frozen mutton is.realis-; log to 5d per lb. The Marquis of Salisbury will receive a deputation from the Federation,League on Wednesday. The War Office Has issued orders for three regiments of cavalry to proceed to Burmah, in order to strengthen the forces at present in that country, and to enable them to forcibly suppress the Dacoit disturbances, Aug. 7. Mr Wood, a merchant of Winnipeg, Canada, is making enquiries, at the instance of Sir John Macdonald, Premier of the Dominion, as to the best means of extending the trade between Canada and Australia, prior to the early visit of Sir John to Sydney. Messrs McFarlano, Strange and Co. gas arid waterpipe manufacfacturers, have received a contract for the supply of 5000 tons of pipes for Newcastle, Nen South Wales, , The Rev. Dr-(Professor) Lowden has been appointed Bishop of Edinburgh, vice the late Di Ootlerili. Rioting lias been renewed in Belfast. The police were compelled to fire upon the mob in order to quell the disturbance. Seven persons are known to be injured. Constantinople, Aug. 4. A determined attempt was made to day by a native Mahometan on the life of Kiamil Pasha, the Grand Vizier, The assailant fired five shots, but none took affect. Kiamil was unhurt. The would-be assassin was promptly arrested. He complains that he bad been treated unjustly by the Grand* Vizier, end this led to the assault. Vienna, Aug. 7. The Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, the Emperor William of Germany, and Prince Bisinarck are now holding a meeting at Gastein. The absence of the Czar of Russia from the meeting is generally regarded as an indication of the triple.alliance having been broken,