TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1641, 1 October 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISHED FOREIGN. London, Sept. 27, The railway servants at Doncaster have offered a week’s wages as compensation to those injured by w the recent railway accident there during race week. The natives of Ponope, one of the Caroline Group, irritated at the arrest of a Protestant missionary, have retaliated by killing the Governor and several of the Spanish garrison, Spanish men-of-war have been despatched to the island, and intend to inflexibly repress the matter. Sir B. Samuelson, M.P., in addressing the Associated Chambers of Commerce, said there was real evidence of improving trade observable. M. Waddington, French Ambassador in London, who is at present visiting France, has met with an accident whereby he fractured his collar-bone. He will be disabled for a month, Sept. 28. A letter has been received from Emir Bey stating that he declines to return with Stanley, and that he will strive to carry out Gordon’s work in the Soudan. A Chinese transport vessel has been wrecked, and the English captain and 300 of the Chinese crew perished. Twelve of the Gaiety Burlesque Company, including Nellie, Farron, Hood, Lind, and Sylvia Grey, leave on a tour through Australia in April. The Rev. Mr Barclay has declined the pastorship of the Scots Church, Melbourne. Three hundred and thirty British exhibitors have applied for space amounting to 105,000 ft at the Melbourne Exhibition. Arrived—Steamship Eldenslie, from Port Chalmers (left August 4th); barque Hudson, from Lyttelton (May 28th). Sept. 29. The Sultan of Zanzibar hag ceded the whole of the coast to Great Britain and Germany. The Cologne Gazette states that King Malietoa of Samoa was deposed in consequence of his refusing to punish natives at Matasolefor stoning German residents who were celebrating the Emperor’s Birthday. Germany is much irritated at the proposed enormous increase of Russian import duties. The Italian Government propose sending 20,000 troops to Massowah in November next. Ayoub Khan has fled to Turkestan.