TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1777, 16 August 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London,. August ill. Tb.e project is revived for establishing Lutheran colonies in New Zealand on commercial princip'es. The prospectus has been issued of the Colonial Prospecting Company, with a capital of £25,000. The 1 West Tokatea Gold Mining Company, |Auckland, is registered, with a capital of £]50,000. The Champion Go'd and HiWer Mining Company, with a capital of. £75,000, is now placed on the market, j In continuanco of the naval manceu vres, Admiral Tryon has bomjbarded and captured Holyhead. Folkestone has shared a similar fate at the'hands of another squadron, i In the case of the Mogul Steamship Company agiimt a number of ship owners, to recover damages for illegally combining to bribe (China shippers not to ship by the plaintiff's 6tramors, the Chief Justice hold that the action complained of was notj unfair i or unlawful and gave judgment for d'fendants. j ThV Irish Catholic Times announces that the conversion of a female member of the Royal family is imnin<m», I August 13. Severe rioting follomd tliw evictions at White Gate, County Cork, to-day, Tiie military were called out, aud charged the rioters, injuring jmany. They succeeded in quelling the disturbance, and arrtitid thirty of the ringleaders, Pabib, August 13. Louise Michel, ib« Communist, expresses her conviction that the strike amongst the tradespeople will become general throughout France. She contends that the strikes have resulted from the misery and starvation icaused by the avarice and tyranny of capitalists. Valparaiso, August 10. Foods in the counry districts h»tre caused great devastation, Two hundred persons have been drowned. DJamage to tho extent of a million dollars w»s sustained. San Jose (C<sla Eica), Aug. 10, Congreis has ratified the concessions. granted to tho promoters o|f the Nicaragua Canal. [This canal is a rival of the Panama Canal, an J Ib to be constructed by an American Cobipany under a charter from the United [Stales Congress; with a privilege of raiding a capital ot 100.000,000 doUareL In September, 1887, it wbb Pstimateld that the preparatory work woild take jone "or two years, and that after that was done the construction would probably tike six; years, the 1 cost being from ; 60,000,000 to 70,000,000 dollars for a canal 120 feet widt it bottom, with a minimum i dtpth of 28 feet.]

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. MELBOURNE, AugUSt 13. Nineteen thousand visitors attended the Exhibition on Saturday. I Sydney, August 14. Mr Jeffreys, manager of the branoh of the Commercial Bank at Nyngan, has disappoareJ. A examination! of bis books shows tbat deficiencies to the arjount of £I7OO exist, and a'' Warrant has been issued for his apprehension, Newcastle, Augast )8. Arrived—Te Anau, from New Nealand. ! August 14. The English football team played a match against Maitland to-day j under Australian rules. The latter won by 9 goals to 4, i Brisbane, August 13. Mr W, Macgregor, Special Commissioner, has received an Order-in-Oouoci' proclaiming British sovereignty over New Guinea, August 14. Parliament was opened by His Excellency the Governor,; In the Speech from the Throne His Excellency expressed regret that he was unable to congratulate Parliament on the financial position of the colony. He said, that the deficit of last year was £190,000, but proposals would be subrt itted for the consideration of members, which it was hoped would satisfactorily I adjust the n venue and expenditure for the ensuing year. The railways bads given a return of enly 2 l-7th per cent,'and it was intended that radical changes should be made in the management. Measures were to be introduced providing for further development'of the timber trade, and a Chinese Restriction Bill would be introduced on the linen laid down at the recent conference held in Sydney, It was also intended to introduce a Bill for the payment of members, and the question of the construction of tbe Pac fie cable would b» presented for favorable consideration by tbe House. With reference to separation the Government proposed to submit on extended system of local government, which, it was considered, would meet all the requirements of the , northern portion of tbe colony.

Adelaide, August 13. The Select Committee of the House of Assembly, appointed to enquire into the a'leged negligence of the Marine Board in despatching assistance to the wrecked ship Star of Greece, 1 have brought up their report, in which they stftto that there was undue delay on the part of the Board, otherwise all on board might have been saved.