TELEGRAMS

Temuka Leader, Issue 1596, 18 June 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London. June 14. M. Rcstecs has succeeded in (lie formation of a Ministry in Servia.

It is feared that the affection nf the throat which the Crown Prince of Gerui uy is suffering from will prove fatal. The doctors unduly deferred the performing the npe.ra'ion. Dr M; Mackenzie specialist in this disease, expresses himself confident that the Frisco will re-

cover, A panic has occurred ou the American coffee market. Two large failures are reported. The British and India Navigation Company's steamer Jumna, from 1 Brisbane to London, has arrived at Aden. She r ports that a fire broke, ont in the hold and lasted three days, and the cargo is damaged. , Eight residents of Aleare are being tiied by the German authorities on a charge of treason by intriguing with tbs French Commissioner, M. Schnoabell. It is stated in England that Russia is placing steamers on the river Amu, or Oxus, in Turkestan. 'Hie resii'ance to the imposition of tithes in Wales has collapsed. The Chicago wheat corner has collapsed in consequence of the enormous amount of grain, about 16,000,000 bushels, pouring'in for sate by auction. Fine wheat fell 17 cents. M. Feron’s military activity equals that of General Boulanger, The Times highly praises Hay’s picture of Queen Margarei and Malcolm Canmore. In the match at Lords, between the Maryletone Club and all England, the former isored 175 m the first innings and the latter 196 without the loss of a wicket. Mr Lorimer has been successful iu negotiating for Victoria the establishment of a cartridge factory. For the Melbourne Gas Company’s loan £127,000 was subeotibed, at an average of' about £llO 15s. The amount asked was £50,000. Mr E. W. Streeter, the well-known .precious stone merchant and jeweller, will send out a valuable exhibit of jewellery to the Melbourne Exhibition. Mr.Rusden is applying for a new (rial in the libel action Bryce y. Rusden, and intends to conduct the case himSolf, , Constantinople. June 13. Sir Drummond Wolff, British Special Commissioner, has received the Queen’s notification that the Anglo-Turkish Convention regarding the future government '«<f Egypt, now only awaits the ratification of the. Sultan. June 15. The Russian Government is sirongly pressing the. Porte against the ratification pf the Anglo-Turkish Convention regarding the luture government Egypt. Germany, Austria, and Italy support the British Government in regard to the Egyptian question. Berlin, June 15. The Emperor William has caught a fresh cold, aud is in a weak condition.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Mewboubnb, June 15. . , The Tarawera sailed at noon to-day. P ; Sydney, Jane 15. The Mariposa sailed this afternoon for San Francisco,,via Auckland, • A fall of earth in the excavation in Belruore Park, made in connection with the sewage works, occurred yesterday, and caused the death of two workmen. The Legislative Assembly sat all last night until a. late hour this afternoon, when the , (Customs Bill finally passed through Committee, ■ Adelaide, Jane 16. The Parramatta arrived' to-day. Amongst the passengers were Sir J. W. Downer (late Premier of South Australia),; and Mr Alfred Deakin (Chief Secretary of Victoria). It has been found that a quantity of r> turned Victorian exhibits from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition have been ruined, owing to their having been badly packed.