TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1502, 21 October 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Oct. 18.- ; The Eorl of Duriraven, 'Unifier-' Secretary for the, Colonies, speaking at the banquet to Sir Anthony Musgrove, said that if France intended to withdraw from the New Hebrides it would be more satisfactory if she named a date. He thought .the time had come when England could well afford, "to, abandon the duties now jevied.on colonial ■produce. ' The Barcelona 1 Gas Company has ordered several cargoes "of Australian coal.' ' ' The Daily telfgraph states that the recent rise in 'Queensland' mining! share's approaches a mania. ~, t Cholera is spreading'in Jiangary and; Croatia. • .■ ■ > : , ~,, *'■> Hanlan lays claim to the championship on the strength of: Beacjj-'g refusal' to.meet him in England, ,and offers to v<m anyone on the Thames for £5QQ,,aj side. .' ..■:■. -.j..<!'. ' i: -'- ; - • The Prince of Wales will meet the Executive Commissioners of the -.Qojo-: nial and Indian Exhibition at an early date for the purpose of discussing the establishment of an Imperial Institute,. ■ ;', :,;; : .;.; : Itustem Pasha, the Turkish and Ambassador, has addressed a communication to Lord Iddlesleigh with reference; to Egyptian affairs, but the, contents* have tot yet transpired.

The mails per Alameda, dated Auckr land tfeptemW 14th. were 1 delivered in London to-day. ". ".' ! Applications have been niade on behalf of the museum at the Oxford University, and the museum at Saltaire (Yorkshire) and: Newcastle far'a portion of the exhibits of South Australia at the Colinderiesi. A similar request has been received by the New South Wales Executive from the Dublin, Saltaiseani other museums. 'I Another gang of ;moonligh,terß has been captured in Kerry. Shares in the Kapauga Gold Mining Company, Coromandel,! are bping allotted. The amount of the capital (£80,000) has been subscribed for threefold. Shareß are also being allotted in the Queensland' Quick Silver, Company. ■'.•>:■■'< , ; Oct. 19. ■' The chief of the. Metropolitan police has written to the. promoters of the projected Socialist demonstration on the occasion of the Lord Mayor's Show on the 9th prox., stating that the proposed procession. will provoke grave disorder and probably endanger lifej and that the authorities will hold the,Socialists responsible for any consequences rebuking from the projected procession. : General Hon. A. E. Hardinge, C. 8., is appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief at Gibraltar, vice G neral Sir J. M. Adye, Ottawa, l Oct. ,16. The victory of the French party; in .the: provincial elections at Quebec is the defeat of the Government; of that province. . /•■■■•' AUSTRALIAN CABLE. : Melbourne, Oct. 18. Obituary—Mr E. J. Ogg, one of the Victorian Railway Commissioners. A warrant has been ;issue,(i for the arrest of Stoddart Campbell, [teller in : the Bank of Australasia, whose defalr cations are known to ba, .nearly £2OOO. He has disappeared, and it is supposed he has committed suicide.' 'j . ; !, Sydney, Oct. 18. ; The Waihora arrived on [Saturday afternoon. ! The - prisoners Caffrey,, Penn, and Lizzie Graham will again be brought up at the police Court to-day, the two men being charged ; with murder at -Barrier Island, and Graham with being an accessory .after the fact. They were remanded, pending the receipt.ojf the*New Zealand warrant. Adelaide, Oct. 18. IVany persons are leaving; Adelaide for Wankarenga gold' diggings, where several fresh nuggets h»ve' been found. On this field gold : is ; got without washing.- The country is covered wilh quarlz, T' i< lhat IOOuZn of gold h»vo been dbuined fi'yiu Wankarenga in six days* " <> ~

Albany, o"cf. 10, The Tasirianiaj which" lefVlojhdon on September lO.th, arrived yesterday morn-