TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2395, 13 August 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London. .Aug. 7. The Rev. Mr Patton, in a letter to The Times, contends that Kanaka labour is steeped in deception, murder, and reckless waste of life. He denounces the interpreters on labour ships as frequently being murderers.

A Blue Book, which has been issued containing despatches bearing on the Morocco to a large extent confirms accounts already published of the dramatic incidents attendant on Sir C. Ewan Smith's jouruey to Fez. News from South America reports that a revolt has broken out in Bolivia, and that martiaLlaw has been proclaimed. "~" *

Mr Gladstone, in the course of an interview, replying to a question referring to the cable from Sir George Grey, stated that he was very grateful for encouragement from a source of so much authority. The annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, which began at Edinburgh on August 3rd, has been most successful. Professor John Scott Burdon Sanderson presided over the meeting, and it was decided to meet next year in Nottingham.

The number of deaths recorded from cholera is 25,000. The Irish members of Parliament have passed a vote of thanks to the National Federation of Australasia for assistance rendered towards their expenses in the General Election. Aug. 11.

Sir James F. Garrick, AgentGeneral for Queensland, has replied in a letter to The Times, to the statements of the Rev. Mr Patton respecting Kanaka labour. Sir John Gorrie, a;tate 63, is dead. The attacking fleet, assisting in the naval manoeuvres, evaded the vigilance of the defending fleet and captured Kingstown nea r Dublin. Mr Matthews, M.P., intends shortly to pay a visit to the colonies. Paris, Aug. 10.

The French have opened up a war against the King of Dahomey, and are now engaged in bombarding towns. Aug. 11.

Information from the West Coast of Africa states that the French troops have burned Kotonou, and that in an engagement with the Dahomeyans the latter lost heavily. Berlin, Aug. 10.

A severe earthquake has been felt at Eins (a watering place in Hesse Nassau), Coblenz (a town of Rheinish Prussia, a part of the Province of Hesse and Nassau), and other towns of minor importance. Several buildings were damaged, but up to the present no loss of life has been reported. Count Von Guienberg succeeds Dr. Herrfurth as Prussian Minister for the Interior.

Rome, Aug. 9. 'By an accidental explosion- of dynamite during a festival at Alfonsine, near Ravenna, eleven persons were killed and Mo injured. The murderer of Bishop Foligno has been arrested and has confessed. Constantinople, Aug. 9. Russian agents are asserted to be dogging the steps of Dimitroff, the Bulgarian agent in this city, and it is feared that he will be murdered. St. Petersburg, Aug. 9.

A pleasure steamer was run down at Helsingfors and 45 persons drowned. Cholera is causing a panic in the capital. Trade is at a standstill, and the wealthy people are leaving the district.

Aug. 11. The average daily death rate in Russia from cholera is 2000.

It is feared that ninety persons have been drowned in the collision between passenger steamers at Helsingfors, in Finland.

Ottawa. Au°". t). Sir Danel Wilson, President'of the University of Toronto, died to-day; r.ged, 50. Washington, Aug. 9. The Canadian Government have agreed to modify the canal tolls, and the President will refrain from retaliation. Aug. 10. The Chinese Minister at Washington lias been recalled owing to the Emperor's displeasure at his transactions in connection with the formation of an International Bank for China. Tax<;iei:.s, Aug. 10. The rebels, forcing the attack, repulsed the Sultan's troops, who fled towards tho city, and were hotly pursued. The battle lasted for five hours, and there were heavy losses on both sides. The country is being devastated by fire and sword. The European portion of the population are terrified. Zanzibar, Aug. 11. Information lias been received that the tribes in the vicinity of Nyangwe, on the Upper Congo, have revolted.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Svi)Xi:v, Aug. 10. The Hon. John Kidd, the Postmaster General, is favorable to the proposed guarantee for a reduced cable rate with Isow Zealand. With regard to the present arrangement with the Cable Company, he thinks the latter ought to fix a maximum amount of loss to bs guaranteed by

the colonies, instead of it being unlimited as under the present agreement Mr Kifld has wired to Queensland, asking them to join the other colonies in the liability of the guarantee, and he will visit Melbourne to attend the conference in the matter, which opens there on Saturday. Aug 11. The Daily Telegraph fears that the bargain proposed between New Zealand and the Cable Company, even if concluded on the fairest terms to the contracting colonies, will more firmly establish the system of State partnership in private enterprise, which is false in principle and mistaken in application. Melbourne, Aug. 11. Sir G. Berry in reply to a deputation promised a complete revision of tariff next year. lie saw no bope for Victoria unless she had her manufacturers established on a firm basis. Brisbane. Aug. 10. At the National Association's Agricultural ShowMrßowe, of Christchurch, secured several prizes for pigs. An amendment was carried to the Constitution Bill in favor of dividing the colony into two provinces instead of three.