TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1752, 19 June 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 14. News has been received from Arabs at Kenshsssa, Upper Congo, that Stanley's party encountered • force of a hostile tribe, and after a fight buf his escort deserted. Tippoo failed to keep his promise to send a convoy for Stanlej. Mr E. Eddy, Assistant Manager of the Caledonia! Railway (Glasgow) has hpen Appointed Commissioner of the New Sonth Wales Railways at • salary of £3OOO. . Arrived—.Tarenaki, ship, from, Port Chalmers (March 1st); Wairaea, ship, from Wellington (March 6tb) ; Zealandia, ship, from Wellington ruary lltb) ; Johann Csrl, barque, from Lytteltoo (February 6th). The damage to the fi&iex by fire is not rery great,

At the Ascot meeting the prinsipal events resulted as follows : Ascot Gold Cap: Timothy, 1. Rous Memorial Stakes: Phil, 1. Tbe Alexander Plate: Timothy, 1.

June 15.

It has been suggested that the counts should adopt a list of unclaimed colonial stocks not exceeding four per c»nt which trustees may inveat. £47,000,000 of consols are unconverted,

June 16

The dividend of th« new Oriental Bank is 6 per csnt. The net profit was £50,000. lhe Canadian £4,000,000 loan at 8 per cent has been subscribed threefold at an average of £95.

Information received from Zululand states that the followers of the rebel chief Deniialu era deserting him. The first reports received from the Congo state that Mr. Stanley has been wounded in an encounter with hostile na'ives.

Jones, the Australian cricketer, is still seriously ill, aud will be unable to play again this season. Captain John Sinclair, a supporter of Mr Gladstone, has been returned for Ayr, in place of Mr R. F. Campbell, who had resigned. Mr Evelyn Ashley was the defeated candidate.

In the match against Middlesex, the Australians in their first innings made 97. Middlesex in their first innings made another poor stand, and were all disposed of for 62. The Australians with S 3 runs to get to win, started their second innings, the necessary number of rnns being obtained with the loss of only 2 wickets, thus winning the game by 8 wickets. Paris, June 15.

The Chamber of Deputies hare read ved to Adopt arbitration in connection with the dispute! between France and America. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Mkhournk. June 16. Arrived Bluff, Government statistics show that there are 51,300 Chinese in Australasia. The population of Victoria on March 3lst was 1,047.000. Carlton beat the Englishmen to-day by 14 goals to 3. Btdhet, June 15. j The . New Booth Wales National j League Convention has passed a resolution regretting the action of His Holiness the Rape in respect to the Plan of Campaign, and urging continued action on the part of that organisation. The sculling match, Wulf v. Searle, for £2OO, was rowed oyer the Championship Course to-day, It was won by Searle by twenty lengths. Time, 21 min 23&sec. June 16. The report that Jones, the cricketer, bad died is incorrect. He is now r»coTaring from the attack of rheumatic fevar, but will not be able to play again this season. Newcastle, Jane 15. Sailed—Kellingworth, for Auckland, Brisbahx, June 13. The schooner Alert has been wrecked at tbt Loaisiaide Archipelago. The crew were all sarad. At a Malay festival, held at Normanton, one named Suede was seized with frenzy and ran a-muck. Befors be was captured he bad. stabbed three whites named Fitzgerald, Merega, and Davis, who bave since succumbed to the injuries received. A Malay digger and others were wounded, June 16. The triple murder which occurred at a Malay festival at Normanton has resulted in a European riot. The Europeans burnt all the houses of the aliens residing at Normantown bssides their nets and fishing boats. The less is estimated at £2OOO. All the aliens I have left town. The mot threaten to lynch the murderer, and it is feared trouble may arise. Many of the aliens are armed. Adelaide, June 16. P <Miro-pneunQot/in ha» broken out in the Wnndaruh district, 153 miles north of here.