TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1774, 9 August 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. • London, August 3. The Judicial Committee of the PanAnglican Conference hav« decided that the Primate shou'd take action on the. petition complaining of the ritualisticpractices of the Bishop of Lincoln,' The Conference condemns the spiritual! ii' gleet of emigrants, and the exclusion 1 of ih» colonial clergy from tho same: pre'erment as others. It approves of the constitution of a Council of reference,, as suggested bj the Australian Sjnod. • The Quakers intend sending a dele-j gnte to the Australian colonies to advo-! cafe the principles of |ience. It iii reported that England has given! an ussurnnse to Italy that s'le will inter-' firo sh'tild France attempt to annex) jTiipoi, Four men have brcn ki leJ by the; explosion of fireworks at Landell's fac-: tnrv at Wandsworth. The English Government has asked! the American, authorities to grant a resjite to the murderer Maxwell. ,| August 5. ' ! Owing to the recent heavy rains the low lying lands and tenements round the ci»y were (submerged by tho flood.' The traffic on the riilwajr has been bucked. Great distress prevails in miny quarters. IJundreds of animal* lißVfl been drowned. Several Idrge hreweri-s have b« n flooded out. Subscriptions are now being made fur the relief of the sufferers. The weather has now cleared. It is probable that a conference will be convened at Berlin to sotile the Bu'garian difficulty. Angusl 6. '1 he Right R. v. Dr Stubbs, Bishop of Chester, has been translated to the See of Oxford. Tlib death is announced of the Very R< v, J, W. Burgon, Dean of Chiches-i ter. In the House of Commons an at-, tempt was made to revive the Hughes! Hallet scandal on a motion lor expulsion of the member fur Rochester from the House, but the Chairman of Com? mitte* declined to allow the motion to be tablrd. August 6. ! Bishop Rarry, of Sydney, will succeed to the See ot Chester, vacated by Bishop Stubbs. Naval manoeuvres by vessels of tbo British Navy have taken place on the western coast of Scotland. During the operations Admiral Tryon in command of H.M.S. Calypak managed to elude the defending ship.H. M.S. Blackadder, aud captured the town of Oban. Ihe torpedo gunboat Spider, another of the attacking squadron, bombarded Green* ock and Campbelltown. The commander of the Spider claims that his tactics would have resulted in the destruction of the shipping of those ports. August 7. <

Tbe Local Government Bill has passed through Committee in the House of Lords. Id the House of Commons, Sir James Fergusson, in reply.to a,question. s«id that there was no hope that the French Government would allow the He v. Mr Jones to return to the New Hobrida?, from which be" was expelled by th« French some time ago. Sir James said further that nothing bad been proved eff oung the rev. gentleman's character, and be believed (hat he had been conducting a Christian and meritorious work. In connection with the naval manoeuvres on tbs western coast of Scotland, the attacking sqaadron under Admiral Trjon raised tbe blockade and has cruisers now fngnged in harassing merchantmen off the coast.

Paris, August 4. The annexation of Zulla by Italy is considered a direct insult to Fnnce, who claim it by virtue of a treaty with Abjsiinia. August 6. The navvies' strike is extending to other branches of labor, and collisions with the police have been frequent. Berlin. August 5Tho Emperor t ; sHs Asace in SepUmb*r and Vi nna in October. yevre. floods »re being in the Western districts of Russia, and also in some portions of Germany and Austria. Augast 6. The ISord Deutche Zeitung s'ates that the alleged report by Prmce Bismarck on the subject of the Battenburg betrothal, published in a Parisian journal, is a forgery. K«me, August 5. The Riforma states that Zulla was annexed at the urgent request of the natives. All the Powi-rs are favorable to the Italian annexatian of Massowah except Fr»nce. Constantinople, August 6. 1 he Sjhan has presented the Emperor Wil:i«m with a gold casket studded with brilliants. Owing to the failure of the Montenegiiit harves*, 40,000 pereons have

b:-n rendered destitute, and entirely' dependent on charity, Calcutta, AnguU 5. j Informaion has been received thaV the Tib-tans are invading Sikkim. SttAKIM, AUgtlst 6. Intelligence has reached here to the eff• ct that the Abyssinian force has been defeated by der»ishes with heavy loss near Piulbat, Durban, /ugust 5. It is believed that Dinizulu has fl-d to the Transvaal.. San Francisco, August 6. Arrived, yesterday—Alameda, from Auckland, New York, August 5. Eighteen perrons were killed and several iijured in the fire in Bowery street yesterday. Stromboli, on one of thp Lipari .Islands off the csast of Sicily, is again in active eruption. Immense damage is reported. Washington, August 4. A double sculling match took place at Saratoga for tbe Championship of the World. Gaudaur and McK*y were the victors, defeating Teemt-r and Ham in. August 5. Genera! Sher Han, Commander of the Army, died to-Jay, aged 57. August 7. Senator Biaine has introduced a motion affirming, tbe desirableness of negotiating with England for a political union bet we'n the United States and the Dt.mini in of Canada.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, August 6. The Conlerrnco of Judget» postponed the question of the Federal Court of Appeal pending enquiries into the working of the Appeal Court at Canada. August 7. Arrived—Manapouri from the Bluff. Bydhey, August 6. The sta'erant of the Citizen that Lord Carington wishes to resign before the end of tbe year is authoritatively denied. . There .is little hope of settling the shipping difficulty. The owners have nv rely acknowledged the receipt of the last letter from the Union, regretting tbe position taken up by the latter, August 7. The football match between the English team and Sydney Grammar School resulted in a draw after a splendidly contested game, in which each aids scored two points. The Mariposa is now ready for sea. Tbe Maritirde Labor Couferenca have replied to the shipowners' letter of jester Jay to the effect that they decline to take upon themselves the onus of seamen's strikes. The delegates will not favor the adoption of any extreme course before they are afforded a further opportunity of referring the whole question to the respective societies. Sailed—Waihora for Wellington. Newcastle, August 7. At a meeting of miners it was decided to issue ballot papers, returnable on Saturday next, in order to ascertain the feeling of tbe miners in regard to going out on strike. If two-thirds of the miners agree to this course, fourteen days' notice are at once to be given to the masters. Brisbane, August 7. It is reported that a rich ei'ver fluid has been discovered at Hamilton, five miles ?outh-e»6t of Mount Morgan. Mr McGregor, Special Commissioner for New Guinea, has determined n»t to admit the sate of intoxicant?, arms or ammunition to the natives. The nativ.s will not be allowed to sell land except through Government. Mr McGregor intimates that the Government will afford tho utmost protection to all missionatiee visiting the islands, Port Darwin, Augui 6, The new cable was restored this afternoon.