TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1773, 7 August 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, August 2. 1 '] he erickef match Australians against [ eUyen of the South of England has t been abandoned, and the Australians i will play an English eleven at Darings instead. The Queen wil visit Baden in the autumn for the purpose of availing herself of (he mineral baths. Her Majesty has been suffering lately from injury to tier knee sustained snm> lime ago. The name of Miss C. F. Gordon Camming, the wel'-known authoress, has been placed on the civil list for a pension of fit y pounds per annum. British women have presented the Queen with a magnificent diamond necklace of elaborate design, in commemoration of the jubilee of Her Majesty’s rei|D. A tarrific storm was experienced over the greater part of England during the last twenty four hours. It was more severely felt in London than in the, eastern counties. It is feared that the crops will suffer serious damage. Sir Dillon Bell is at Freeburg making enquiries as to the treatment of refactory ores. He will afterwards proceed to the Uir’z mountains to inspect the Abt railway system in use then', In the House of Commons, Sir John Gi rst, replying to a question asked by Mr McArthur, said that the Maori riot in the Noilii Island, New Zealand, had no political significance. The ships Orari for Wellington, and Waipa tor Dunedin, have completed loading. The Americans have given orders to stop the se'zure if British sea'ers in Behring Straits. Mr Gladstone will shortly address a public meriting at Birmingham, and it is considered probab'n (hat Sir Vernon Harcourt, Mr Morley, Mr H. 0. Childers, and Sir Geo rge ‘ Trey-lyan will accompany him, and possibly Lord Rosebery and Earl Spencer. : August 3. Mr Q. A, Huntir has stated that he is unable to entertain the crofter emigration scheme of Miss' Jessie Campbell Brown and other Sydney ladies until be is in receipt of toll details. Bishop Moore, of Ballarat, has arranged to establish an order of the Sisters of Nazarath, nad, also an ord*r of the Fathers of the Congregation of ( the Holy Ghost. ( August 4, At a Volunteer encampment at Cardiff aeven Volunteers were drowned while bathing. August 5. The Citizen states that Lord Carrington, the Governor of New South Wales, has intimated his desire to resign his position before the end of the year. The Arawa has" arrived at Plymouth' from New Zealand. In the House Of Lords the Committee ' cancelled the colonial stocks clause in the Trustees Liabilities Bill. The report of the Pan-Anglican Conference has b"en published. It was reso'ved not to recognise a divorce without adultery, and to refuse remarriage to any who were guilty. A polygamist was not to ba admitted to baptism. A favorable report was read on the proposal to allow a Colonial Primate to rank as Archbishop, but no action was taken in the matter. Paris, August 2. The Government rjaded the Italian proposals for a Franco-lialian commercial treaty. M. Gob'et admits Italy’s claim to Massowab, but closures the publication of the despatch by Signor Crispi. Berlin,' August 3, A French Army officer has been arrested at Kiel, charged with being a spy.

August 4. The German Government ; have assumed ?he protectorate over Plessant Island, one of '.be Marshall group. Munich, August 2, During a procession through the streets of the city in which a number of elephants took part, the animals broke away and rushed through the crowd, Four persons were crushed to death in the Btampsde. Bomb, August 2. Austria and Greece hare approved of the conduct of Italy in annexing Mas sowab. August 4. The Italian Government have informed the Great Powers that they have planted the Italian flag at Yulia, ISouth of Massowah. Constantinople; August 2. The Porte has now issued a protest against Italian extension to MaSsowab. Vienna, August 3. By a proclamation all anarchists ere deprived of the right of trial by jury for a year in fitlien districts of Austria. New York, August 3. A gnat fire occurred in Virginia City, Nivada; seventy houses were dcs'rojul.