TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1621, 16 August 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Aug. 10,

Lord Cross has promised'Sir Graham Berry to use his influence with the Ministry for the purpose of, inducing the Indian Government to take part officially in the Centennial Exhibition. The Cabinet will consider the position of the New Hebrides negotiations to-day. Mr Bryce inters to ventilate the Subject in the Commons when the motion for )he diplomatic vote comes on, Cholera is increasing in virulence in the South of Europe, and alarm is beginning to be felt.

Aug. 11,

The Queen has expressed her warmest thanks for the Jubilee address from the New South Wales Parliament, and wishes that her thanks may be conveyed to the President of the Legislative Assembly for the patriotic speeches made on the occasion of the adoption of the address, and which abundantly evidenced the loyalty and affection of colonists. Her Majesty greatly admired the beautiful and artistic execution of the address.

England and Canada have decided to co-operate in fortifying Esquimau!*. The Earl of Buckinghamshire, who has charge of the Grosvenor collection, which is to be sent to tbs Adelaide Exhibition, states that the collection will be equal in merit to this year’s Grosvenor and Academy displays. One hundred and sixty British (exhibitors have applied for 40,000 ft of floor space At the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. The Middlesboro’ iron masters will probably combine to secure an annexe for their exhibits.

Miss Adela Knight, of Adelaide, has passed the intermediate medical examination of the London University in the first division,

The Morning Chronicle reports that Count Kalnoky is discussing with the Italian Papal representatives the feasibility of ceding a tract of territory to the Pope.

A considerable sum lemains unexpended of the large aradunt subscribed as the women’s Jubilee offering to the Queen, This is a fact which has elicited some comment. The women of Govan, in honor of the Jndilee, endowed and furnished a hospital, but it is said when they asked permission to give it the title of the Victoria Hospital the Queen refused, being displeased that the money was not subscribed for the Imperial Institute.

Lord Tennyson has now recovered from his recent Alness.

Oranges by the Austral averaged 8s Id pec box, some going as high as lls 6d. Two hundred cases turned out to be unsound,

The Hessian fly and drought are causing iniury to English crops. Aug. 12.

Mr Clifford Lloyd, formerly Lieu-tenant-Governor of Mauritius, has been appointed Colonial Secretary of Ceylon.

Aug. 12.

Sir James Ferguson, Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons that the Government are unaware of the threat of the Consul at Hawaii, and also that he disbelieved that the Hawaiian Government wonld repudiate. The German Press attack Denmark for fortifying Copenhagen. Robert Edwards has challenged Brightwell to A sculling match on the Thames.

The steamer Rome collided with the Laurel in the Suez Canal. No serious damage was done to the vessels, but two men were killed, There was a temporary block of the traffic.

Henry Ives, of New York, has failed with liabilities amounting to twenty million dollars. The Duke of Manchester sails for Australia on October 21st.

Aug. 13.

Harvesting is advancing rapidly, and there is an abundant yield, The wheat crop is excellent, but reports about the bops yield are less favorable. General Farron declares that the recent increase of infantry and cavalry in the French army had saved Prance from the greatest danger. A brilliant torpedo action off Spitbead against ironclads has bronght to a close the naval manoeuvres.

Paris, Aug. 13

Two French aeronauts ascended in a balloon.to a height of 7000 metres, the highest altitude ever attaiaed in a balloon.

Ottawa, Aug. 13,

A sculling match took place to-day at Toronto between Teemer and Hanlan, and resulted iu an easy victory for Teemer.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Sydney, Aug. 13. Ihe weather ia very stormy. Brisbane, Aug, 12, Mr Macdonald Patterson, Poslmas erGeneral, has resigned, owing to differ-i-noes with bis colleagues on the Budget: proposes, which iriolude a land (ax of a

penny in the £ on the unimproved value of the land. Aug. 18. In the Assembly last night, the Premier stated that the expenditure for the current financial year isexpeoted to exceed the revenue by £55,C00. Retrenchment will be made, be said, in every department of the service, and he was in favor of an adjustment of the Customs tariff iu the direction of Protection. Adelaide, Aug. 14. Arrived—Orient s.s. Oroya, from Plymouth.