TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1759, 5 July 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Milboukyb, July 2. A barmaid named Honors Campbs l ! dird here yesterday under suspicions circumstances, and at an inquest to-day ilio medical testimony proved that an illegal operation bad been performed on the woman. The jury returned a verdict 'it "Wilful murder" against some person or persons unknown, July 3. During the year ending May 31st 270 c mpnni'B, with a nominal capital of £52,000,000, were registered in tbe co'ony. J be body of a man, who has not bepn identified, was found to-day brutally murdered at Rimoro, Beudigo. Lord Knutsford, replying to a request made by the Postal Conference held in January last in Sydney that tint Admiralty shou'd survey the route for tho Pacific cable, said that H.M.S, tigcria, which is now on a general surveying tour, would furnish information concerning tbe deep sea soundings for the general line of cable, but that to mrvey the route to any purpose would entail a long and searching examination, Lord Knutsford adds that no alteration can now be made in the Egeria'* ord<rs. The question ol hastening tht. work of survey must rrmain open un'il Lint Knutsford is saiitfi d that ihrre is a prospect of the i.ecrflMry funds b-iug forthcoming, and that m"ro expedition is important to Imperial interests. Tnannual cost of the Egeria is £lO 000 and if another vessel is provided to complete the survey, the exirnsa will be increased to about £30,000 irrespective of tbe value of the ship and expenditure in outfit.

The charge of murder preferred against Mrs Spam, wh.> was accused of admiuistrriug poison to a lodger in her house, waa heard in the Supreme Court to-day, The jury returned a verdict 1 of •« not guilty."

Btdnbt, July 2. Arrived Rototnahana, hom Auckland. Juy i. Arrived—Waihora. The question of the ownership of the Murray river is again in dispute between Victoria and New South Wales. The former colony claims jurisdiction over half, tho latter colony claims jurisdiction over the whole of the river, [The dispute is again raised by the action of New South Wales in proclaiming: tbe river closed for net fishing for twelve months. Owing to the interruption of the cables the captain of the Alameda bag been unable to obtain a reply from Messrs Spreckles »s to what action he should t»ke with reference to the request of the Maritime Labor Union, that all non-unionists and Chinese on board! the steamer 'should be discharged before the union will agree to work the (hip. Under tho circumstances tha captain has offered that if allowed to depart, he would undertake not to return with the Chinese portion of tbe crew. The union, however, will not agree to this, and insist on those to whom they object being discharged now. The first general meeting of the Auplralasian Society fot the Advancement of Science will tako place on August 28tb. In the House of Assembly this afternoon Sir Henry Parkes, the Premier, stated that • julictal inquiry some years ago had determined that tho Murray river was the property of New South Wales, anl he assured the House that the Government was uulikely to do anything which would impair the authority ol the colony ov r tho river. Perth, July 2. News has boen received that the, Kunberley rett, Jackson's mine, has struck unusually rich stone. Seven hundred ounces were obtained from a small quantity of quirlz in two or three days, ■ m. , .ii.a