TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1549, 28 August 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Aug. 25. In the Commons last night Sir James Ferguson, Under-Secretaray for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a questjob, stated that the English and Russian Governments had agreed to the dispersion of the Afghan Frontier Commission, The two Governments had agreed to a settlement by direct negotiations of the question of delimitation of the frontier. Aug. 25. A party of colonial and Indian Visitors are now in Edinburgh, where they have been entertained £t a banquet. While making a tour of the city, Ihe visitors were frequently cheered by the people, Mr Gladstone left London thi*evening lor the Continent, en route for Bavaria, The business of Messrs Burgoyne and C'>., wine merchants, is to be converted into a limited liability company. Calcutta, Aug. 24. The Indian Government have chartered fifteen steamers to convey a force of £IO,OOO troops to Burraah in October next, in order to suppress the Dacoit disturbances in;that country. ,i Rangoon, Aug. 25* Intelligence to hand from Mandalay states that 1000 persons have been drowned there through the bursting of a dam. Capetown, Aug. 29. The report recently to hand that Lieutenant Bethell, of the Police, had been murdered by the Kaffirs while hunting in Becbuanaland is now proved to be untrue, Lieutenant Bethell having arrived all right at Maffetiug.

—■ - ■» .■ AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, Ang. 25. The steamship Tagliaferro arrived from Cambridge Gulf, bringing fortyfive diggers. The majority of those had not visited Kimberley, bat they generally giye unfavorable reports of the field, and urge others not to go - Theracchoursa Commotion has broken down. Aug. 26. Arrived, this morning Tarawera, from the Bluff. A deputation to-day waited upon the Commissioner of Trade and Customs to urge the abolition of the gristing of oats similarly to that of wheat in bond. The Commissioner argued there was no parallel between wheat and oats, unless it was shown the importation of the latter from New Zealand affected, the price of Victorian oats. He promised, however, to consider the representations made by the deputation, Sydney. Aug. 25. An angry altercation took place Juki. evening between several members.in the vestibule of the Legislative Assenildy, which culminated in a stand-up fight between Messrs Tyne and Clarke nmi Shepherd and Dawson. The scent* is described as a most disgraceful em*. Aug. 26. Sailed, this afternoon—Wakatipu, for Wellington. Brisbane, Aug. 24. A fire broke out in tbe Legislative Assembly to-day, caused by the fuatmr of electric light wires in the building. The outbreak was extinguished before mush damage was done. Adelaide, Aug. 25. The Colonial Treasurer delivered his •mended Financial Statement in the Legislative Assembly last night, showing a material increase in tbe revenue. The debit balance for the current year is now estimated at £809,000, instead ot £950,000 as iu the previous budget. The estimated expenditure is not changed. The proposed redacjiou in salaries is to be foregone, but the Civil Service is to be remodelled by tin 1 Treasurer. A number of mm who had been to Cambridge, Gulf, intending to proceed to Kimber'Sy, have returned to Adelaide. Hobart, Ang, 25. The Tasmanian, Parliament has been opened by. His Excellency the Governor. Aug,-26. In the Governor's Speech at the opening qf the Tasmanian Parliament

yesterday, it was announced that th" revenue of the colony last year was higher than during any previous twelve months. The Speech favored the issue of a new loan.