TELEGRAMS

Temuka Leader, Issue 1758, 3 July 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 29

Three thousand were present at the Colonial. Institute courorssaiono la<t night, including Lord Knutsford, Mr Chamberlain and Barou dc Worms. Thn rimes has served a notice on Lord Hartington, calling upon biro to produce all papers with reference to the National League for the purpose of defending the O’Donnell libel action.

It is stated that the Panama Canal lottery has proved a failure, and that only half the bonds have been taken up. The Archbishop of Canterbury bas stopped the prosecution of the Bishop of Lincoln, who bad been nccased of ritualism.

Two thousand pilots and harbsr officials have sent a memorandum to tho Quenn, and offered their services to preserve a skilled outlook on the seaboard in the event of war. The Queen replied, graciously thinking them for the kind offer, which would be taken advantage of should hostilities break out.

Mr Hugh Watt, M.P, for Glasgow, who delivered a lecture in London in January last on the great mineral resources of the northern territory of Australia, has commenced a libel action against Mr I), Oatneron, of the Glasgow Mail, who characterised the lecture as « plagiarism of Mrs Dominic Daly’s book.

The Anti-slavery Society received a message that several Europeans are detained prisoners at Khartoum. One, Mr Slat ter, is retained as the Mshdi’s running footman ; another, Mr (Jupton, is compelled to. work on the arsenal, and a third, Mr Newfeldt, has bren kept repeatedly chained and occasionally was partially hanged. Another .prison-r, who had been similarly tortured, succumbed, It is stated that 500 Egyj tian troops are sufficient to rescue the remaining prisoners, and it is also asserted that many tribes would be glad of the opportunity of deserting the Mahdi and throwing in their allegiance with the friendly Arabs,

Paris, Juno 28.

It is announced that a syndicate will take up the balance of the Panama Canal loan,

Juno 29.

A panic has set in in Panama Canal shares, owing to tbe rumored failure of the loan.

Berlin, Juno 29

The Emperor William has made many changes in the officers of the household, and also in the army and navy,

Bombay, June 27,

Owing to the monsoon rains in India being overdue, it is feared that the rice crop will b* whol'y ruined. The outlook ia considered to be very serivus.

Shanghai, June 27.

' A disturbance has broken out in Corea, and marines from the French, Russian, Japanese, and American warships are guarding their respective consuls at Sioul,

Suaiim. Juue 28,

A smart cavalry skirmish took place on the outskirts of the city this morning, in which the Mahdi’s principal emir was killed.

Capetown, June 29. The Cape Parliament have agreed to the South African Customs Union,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne. June 30.

The Victorian Government have decided to be officially represented at the Paris Exhibition.

•On Friday last the English football team played a team representing South Ballarat, and won by 7 goals to 3. Today the Englishmen met the Fitzroy Club, and were defeated by 12 goals to 3,

July 1.

The total revenua of the colony for the year amounts to £7,600,000. being an increase on last year of £870,000. The principal increases have been in the following departments : Customs, £220,000 ; and Public Works £307,000. The whole of the clay great excitement has been prevalent in the city, it being thought that war had broken out, The excitement evidently originated owing to the sudden interruption of the two cables between Port Darwin and Banjoewangi. It was currently reported that war had broken oat, and the authorities here have wired on the subject to Admiral Fairfax, of H.M.S Nelson, who is at present in Brisbane. Sydney, June 29. The difficulty with the Wharf Laborers Union, who demand fifteen pence an hour for lumping bags of chaff, has been settled by the owners of vessels conceding the extra three pence. Ki-mp has accepted the challenge issued by flanlnn to row for the championship and £SOO. The Dffly I airgraph this morning has a leading article on the tariff debate in the New Zealand Parliament. The artice states that the Government have to face the thankless task of straightening the finances of the colony, and are

entitled to lenient criticism. Protection bad been brought in, not openly 'os a change of policy, but as a means of providing revenue. The best safeguard against tbo iusiduous approach of pn - lection is economical financial administration. • June 80. Government have, withdrawn the subsidy for rabbit destruction owing to the method adopted being ineffectual in results, and have abolished the Inspector of Rabbits Department, July 1. The derelict vessel which was discovered some days ago off the harbor of Newcastle still in the same position. The steamer Alhambra was chartered to endeavor to remove the obstruction, but although she has been engaged for the pest weak trying to tow the derelict into port, she has not succeeded. Yesterday a steamer entering lh» port van foul of the ill-fated vessel, And was so severely damaged that she sank almost at once, the vrow having but a few minutes in which to save themselves. ’1 he South British Insurance Company have a risk of £6OOO on the sunken steampr. The local manager of the Eastern Extension Company states that there is no ground whatever for believing that one of the cables was broken bdore Fiiday last, and the fact kept secret. The official statement declares that on Friday, the last time they spoke to Singapore, the signals became sm dl on the new cable, and that the old cable was all right on the some day. It is thought that the break of tbo cables was caused by an eruption in the Straits of Bali, which are near the Java disturbances, which have hitherto been fr< qa-Mit in this locality, and have been the cause of the cable being interrupted on previous occasions. The company have made arrangements for at onco repairing tbo break, and it is expected that one or two of their vessels are available fur the work. The new cable broke 100 miles from Java-, and (ho old one 500 miles from Port Darwin.

Brisbane, June 20, Tha reported discovery of gold at Pino Creek turns out to be a unffar.

Mr Hicks, a prospector who was reported to have been murdered by blacks at New Guinea, has turned up safely.

Juno 30,

In consequence of the hostile attitude of the European population, all Malays at Normanton have been sent to Thursday Island,

Hobart, June 29.

The lonic, which arrived here yesterday, brings Cape news confirming tho foundering of the Drummond Castle, She remained by her ns near as possible, bat at 3.80 a.m. on the morning of the 4th inst. the disabled vessel suddenly disappeared, No #no was seen on the wreck, and it was impossible to lower boats owing to tho heavy sea running. Launceston, June 30, (Sailed—Peerless, for Auckland,