TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1765, 19 July 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE: Melbourne. July 17. The death sentence passed on Cbarlei Markham, for shooting his wife, has been commuted to 15 years’i penal servitude. Work is progressing rapidly 'at the Exhibition. The German Court will he ready in time for the opening. The New Zeeland Court is next in order of advanced preparation, and promises to be one of the most interesting courts of the exhibition. Sir James Heetbr and his assistants are showing great activity in the work. The English and American Courts are very backward. Sydney, July: 16. Extensive frauls have been discovered' in the; Government tramway service. Ten guards are said to be implicated. It is supposed they manipulated the indicators and resold tickets previously used, bj this means defrauding the Government to the extent of hundreds of pounds a week. The matter is being investigated. Arrived—Manaponri from Russell. * Sailed—> L'aupo for Wei ington. The captain of the ship Frank Stafford, which arrived to-day 1 from New York, reports having passed the W. L. White, s schooner bound from New York to Mexico. The latter vessel was dismasted, and from an ex animation made it was found she was timber laden, and, having been severely injured in a gale, bad hem abandoned by the crew early in March. There was no sign of the eriw.

July 17. Hanlan has decided (o take up bis residence in the colonies.

In the House to-night Mr Barns, the Colonial Treasurer, made a supplementary Financial Statement. He estimated an increase in the revenue notwithstanding a deficit in the estimated railway revenue of £59,000 consequent on the defeat of the' Land Bill. He estimated the revenue at £9,158.000, and the proposed expenditure, inclusive of £150,000 for a Stats house and a small deficit from the year laß7, he estimated at £8,580,000, leaving a surplus for the financial year of £570,000. The expenditure includes £61,000 interest payable on the new loan, The surplus will be reduced by a refund to squatters of £160,000 for rents paid iu excess, Brisbane, July 16. The steamer Ranelagh ran down and sank the brigantine Spunkie, 132 tons, Captain Walsch, off Cape Morton. Na lives were lost, the brigantine’s crew being rescu»d by the steamer, The latter was not damaged by (be collision. News is received from New Guinea to the effect that two men belonging to the exploring party hare been murdered by natives. Count Pfeill and Herr Rooholl, who were engaged in explorations in New Ireland, were deserted by their fcdlowers, who carried off their instruments and provisions. The leaders of the party lived on copra for some time, and were not rescued until they bad gone throngh great hardships. Adelaide, July 16. The following are the names af those drowned in the wreck of the City of Greeceßorrower, captain ; Waugh, second mate; Parker, Donnell, Blackman, Carter, Carlton, Oadson, Gattis, Demot, Cook, Organ, Irvine, Miles, Orschmidt, Blair, Muir, members of crew.

The football match to-day between Norwood and the English team was won by the former bv 5 goals to 3. July 17. The match between the English footballers ond a team of 20 representatives, was played to-day under the Rugby rules, and resulted in a win for the Englishmen by 22 points to 3. Port Darwin, July 16. Further tesis made in the cable give the break as being 800 miles from ibis end which is a less distance than when the cable steamer Recorder spoke last Friday. It is believed that the cable is broken between a point where the ship spoke from here. In view of possible further delay, cables will b« forwarded by the steamers Chingtu and Tannadice. It is thought that possibly-a steamer from Banjoewangie will arrive on Wednesday with cable bearing date of London, Jnly 12tb. PißTif, July 17. The appeal case Avery v. South British Insurance Company, being a claim on two policies eff-cted on the ?bip Janet recently wrecked, was concluded to-day. The amount of the policies is £ISOO and £BOO. The verdict of the court was for the company in the case involving the £ISOO, and for Avery in the case involving £BOO. The company were lo pay costs of the first trial, and each side is to pay its own costs of *ppea. Hobart, July 16. In tbs Assembly the attempt to tax money belonging to Tasmanians but deposited outside the Colony (?) waa defeated, The remaining proposals of the Government w*re agreed to. It is proposed to levy a t»x of a halfpenny in the £ on iaod owned by abspnle s.