TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1784, 1 September 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, August 27. A petition is being signed asking the Imperial Government to impose a tax on American nheat imported into England. Aagast 28. J, H. Simmons, the aeronaut, ascended in a balloon at the Irish Exhibition, now being beld at the Olympic Circus, Sooth Kensington. The upward journey was sucoeasfully accomplished, bat in the deicent the car collided with a tree and Simmons w«S'killed. It is reported that the Saltan of Morocco is wreaking bloody Yjapfceance on 7 'the 7 ' mordererg of mi son' Prince Malay. He pursued the insurgents until be surrounded and semed them. In consequence of the excitement the lires of foreigners sre endangered. It appears that J. H. (Simmons, the aeronaut, with two companions bad ascended in a balloon with the intention of crossing the,English Channel and proceeding to Vienna, when owing to an accident, the balloon collapsed and fell to the ground in Essex, Simmons being killed and hi* two companions serioualj injured. At tho Exhibition being held at South Kensington, balloon aacents are made rfor; Monday. In the match against past and present Cambridge and Oxford 'the Australians in their Irst innings, hare lost three wtcketi for 123. MpDonnell made 69. Messrs Chnffry Brothers have cir culated 100,900 books describing their i irrigation scheme in the Australian Colonies. Great enquiry has been made regarding the scheme in England, and sereral have already started for the oolonies to take up holdings on the settlements. It is hoped that a steady immigration will shorly set in.. Intense heat is prevalent on the Red Sea, and numerous deaths are reported as baring occurred on vessels passing through that locality. Sir Francis Dillon Bell has returned to London from his visit to the Harts. Mountains, where he has been for the purpose of inspecting the Abt system of railway. He is thoroughly satisfied that it would be applicable to the Midland Railway in New Zealand. Intelligence has been received bore that the Bratsburg has been wrecked on her voyage from Sydney to Montreal, and that fifteen of those on board were drowned.

Paris, Aogust2B. General Boulanger bis refused to become a candidate for the Senate. It is reported that be has gone on • Tisit to Sweden, incognito. Bkrlik, August 28, Malietoa, ex-King of Samoa, who was recently deposed and taken by a German warship to the Gameroons, hag been departed to Germany, and arrired •t Hamburg yesterday. Hamburg, August'2B. Six more deaths hare been •''■ reported to bare eventuated from the Hamburg St. PxTiksiufi*, August 27. The Cwr has determined to send j a Commissioner to Abyssinia toocnfer with the King. August 28. Her Royal Highness' the Princess of Wales is now on a tisit to her sister, Q.I.M. the Cztrioa of Russia, Calcutta, August 28. Information >h«s been received here tbat the tbreitdbed atUck by the Thibetans on the British position at QUatong has'been' deferred for a time, but it is feared that when it takes place •n overwhelm trig number of the enemy will make a lengthened attack, and that the British fores will be in an extremely difficult position. Cairo, August 21. It is feared that owing to the lowness of the Nile tho wheat crop iu Egypt will be ruined, Takoiebi, Aigast 28.! : The report that widespread < atrocities bad been committed by the Saltan jaf Morocco in pursuit of tbts murderers of ihisson Prince! Moley, is' denied by the Moorish Government, Tbe Saltan is i iibw at 'Meiiainez, his favointe residence, Durbak, August 28. The revolt of Dinisrula has been virtually terminated, and peace is restored in Zulaland.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Msbßotrnxa, August 80. Bailed—Wairarap* for the Bluff. Stohht, August 29. The first meeting of the Australian Society for the Advancement of Science was held last night. His KxoelUncy the Goretnor, Lord Garrington, occupied the cbair. There was a large attendance of leading scientists of Australia, including Sir James Hector, of New Zealand. News has been received from New Guinea of a anions encounter with New Britain natives by Judge Scbmeile, Judge for Kaiser Wilhslmsland and the Bismarck Archipelago, Judge Schmeile was on a private exploring tour in New

Britain, and was accompanied by three Germans and two other whites. The party was attacked by natives, but after a short struggle the latter were driven off, though not before tb> Judge was shot in the hand and other members of the party speared, one sefioosly in the back. All were recovering from their wounds when the steamer left New Guinea, August 30, Arrived—Waihora from Newcastle, A new oalfield has been discovered at Picton, and it is eaid|to be a true Bulli seam. f A European named Gielham has been admitted to the Lepers'! Hospital ia an advanced stage of leprosy,: News has been received here that in the glove contest between Jackson, champion of Australia, and Godfrey, the coloured champion of America, tought in San Francisco, the former was victorious, haying knocked bis opponent out in 18 rounds. Newcastle, August 29. I In ths football match to-day between the British team and the representatives of the Northern District the former were victorious by 14 points to 7.