TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2864, 5 September 1895, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Sept. 1

Lord Salisbury claims Kiencheng aud both sides of the upper Mekong as tributary to Burmah and belonging to England. Mr Fiulay, Q.C., who was appointed Solicitor-General for Scotland, was reelected unopposed. R. L. Murdoch, now captain of the Sussex county team, has scored over 1000 runs in first-class cricket this season. The Russians have arrested Mr Macartney, British agent in at Kashgar, for crossiug Beika PaBS to join the Pamir Commission without a permit.

Sept. 2.

A fatal case of of Asiatic cholera bus occurred at Grimsby. The victim was a man employed in the demolition of the old cholera hospital-ship. Mr Kilbride, who was elected for both Galway North and Kerry South, has decided to sit for the former. A bitter struggle is going on for the vacant seat. Mr Murphy (Healyite), and Mr Farrell (MacCarthyite), have been nominated. Mr MacCarthy has issued a manifesto, denouncing Mr Healey for conspiring for three years against the unity of the party. Mr Healey denies Mr MacCarthy'a charges. Mr Pillsbury won the first prize at the Chess Tournament. ' Pillsbury scored 16£ points, Lasker 15£, Tchigorin 15. The Colonial Office will firmly maintain the convention regarding the new Hebrides. They do not believe that any negotiations are going on with the French for the cession of the Islands. Paris, Sept. 1. While bathing at Biaritz the tide swept Alexander, King of Servia, and his swimming master, out to sea. The King, who exhibited great presence of mind, managed to save himself, but his attendant was drowned, China has agreed to pay France 4,000,000 francs (£160,000) for the outrage at Lzuchuan. The French press are greatly irritated at the prominence given in Germany this year to fetes in commemoration of the France-German war. Sept. 2. Serious rioting has taken place at Bayonne, owing to the Prefect forbidding bull fights. The troops had to be called on to suppress it. Brussels, Sept. 7. The Belgians assert that Stokes was executed at after confessing that he had promised to assist the Arab chief Kidongi against Major Lothaire. Berlin, Sept. 2. At a dinner in commemoration of the surrender of Sedan the Emperor dwelt on the valiant bravery of the French. Referring to the Socialists, he called upon the people to free Germany from such elements, and resist their monstrous attacks. He applied the epithets treasonable and bad to them. Every street and alley in Berlin was illuminated, and similar celebrations took place throughout Germany. St. Petersburg, Sept. 2. The Russian Government have refused to allow German residents in the country to celebrate the anniversary of the fall of Sedan. Sept. 3. A widespread plot against the Czar has been discovered at Moscow. The leaders have been arrested. Many bombs and arms were seized. Shanghai, Sept. 2. The Chinese Christians in Fokien have been brutually harrassed aud their houses burned. The officials refused to interfere. Sixteen of the ringleaders of the Kucheng massacre have been executed. Washington, Sept. 1. An excursion train was wrecked at Macon, Georgia. Several persons were killed and sixty iujured. Au athlete ran 220 yards on a circular track at Chicago in 21 4-sth seconds, which is the world's record for a track of that shape. New York, Sept. 3.

The pedestrian CornefF ran 1J miles in smiu 38 4 sth sec, and 1J miles in Cmin 46 2-sth sec.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE Sydnet, Sept. 2. The South Waratah coal mine has norrowly escaped destruction. The timbers were found on fire, but were extinguished with little damage. The five-mile cross country championship of New South Wales was won by Biggs iu 28min 38 l-sth sec. At the Catterthuu enquiry, a letter was read from the Seal Kocks fishermen stating that they had discovered reefs not marked ou the chart in the vicinity of the wreck. Captain Hall said that he did not believe in the discovery. The charts were correct aud ho was confident that ho had discovered the rock on which the steamer had struck. The Chinese steward deposed that he had supplied the ladies with lifebelts. Mr Crane said that he saw the ladies when the water in saloon wao above their knees. They then had no lifebelts. He was confident thai some never got any, though when the danger was realised everything possible was done. The officers, he thought, were too long roalising that time was being wasted. Fully ten minutes elapsed after she struck boforo any passengers were called, and tho ship fouudered three or four minutes afterwards. For 80 miles north of Dungong the country iH swept by bush fires, and hundreds of cattle are being killed to s;ivo them frum atarvatiou. The loss in grass crops and fencing is enormous. In the Gloucester district a mob of 150 cattle woro surrouuded by the fires and burnt to death. The drovers had to take refuge iu a river to escape a similar fate. Six shops woro destroyed by fire at Cobar. Sopt. 3. Tho Full Court uphold the couvictiou of Abraham Bros., and held that there had bpou no mis-trial through the absence of defendants at certain stages. Tho Conference of fire underwriters is concluded. Tho principal resolutions agreed to at tho Conference are to be held binding on all offices carrying on business in New Zealand. It was decided that ;.:i Underwriters' Association, consisting of one roprqaoutativo from each of tho companies roprosonted at tho presout Conference, be formed iu Auckland,

Napier, Taranki, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, and Otago; and that the various associations bring into operation on October Ist next the tariffs adopted by the Conference. Adelaide, Sept. 2. The body of the man Willis has been found. He evidently committed suicide by hanging. Perth, Sept. 2. There is a great rush in the Kalgoorlie district about two miles and a half southweut of the Great Boulder Miua. The formation of the new mine is similar to Boulder reef, and carries good gold right to the surface. The first assay gave 40ozs to the ton. Another, taken right across the formatiou, yielded lOOozs to the ton. The gold is spongy and totally without metallic lustre. £5 shares have jumped to £IOO. This is the first instance of such rich stone occurring on the surface in this district.