CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4844, 19 July 1884, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

ReUTERs TEtEQHAMS

[Beceired July 19/11.30 a.nl.] 'London, July 18. France and Clxina^ ■ The latest telegrams to hand state that there is but little prospect of a settlement being .arrived at between France aM China over the Langsou embroglio. The French fleet, under Admiral Courbet, is now menacing Foo Chow, and will, it is expected, sieze that -town unless the French demands are met. ■ ; :

London, July 17. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend -for the past half* year at the rate of-6 per cent per annum, and carries forward and places' to its reserve fund £1000. ; •. - Crfcket. .' ■■•■■■■; The Australian team commenced a match to-day, at Lords, against an Eleven of Middlesex. The following are the names of the Home team:—-Cottrell, Hon. A. Lyttelton, O'Brien, Pearson; Robertson, Vernon, Walker,- Barton, Lucas, Paravicini, and Ridley. There was a good attendance of spectators,- although the weather during the day was showery. The Home team went first to ; the wickets, but failed to make a stand against the bowling of the Australians. Spofforth was in excellent formi and dj4 grea,t execution. The innings closed for a total of 53 rnns. The visitors then went in, and when time was called had scored 17? with one wicket still to go down. Murdoch made the best score of the day, 59, «not out. The other principal scorers were: (xiffen, b, 32 ; Bonnor, c, 43; and Spofforth, b, 21. ":} r v '*■';* | London Julylß. J Tae Australians Win Easily. The cricket match, Australians versus Middlesex, resulted in a victory .for the Australians by one innings, with 29 runs to spare.''; ." i"'y;- )"■ ..■-• ,'".'■'.'■ :\' VS_ '-:."'- '-.'■'• r-.' '■'.' '/-'■.■' '.'■'''-+■'■ ■■.■./■..'■:;^:l'-^rEß'--:; . [Received July 19; 1.30 p.m.] ;':.;' ;:::*-.; -:.-'' v '^:-' ■"-^^/LpNDpN,'^uly'ißl: v-i:. i The cricket match, Australians ; yersus Middlesex, was concluded to-day on the Lofdsvgrpunds. ; The weather ii»fiae. and the attendance good.: Tlje Australians, with 9, -irickets down for 179, resumed their inningi; which closedi for 188 runsv Murdoch being nbT out; 'for 6i. The' Homey team, being I^s behind their. opponents,' went ia for ■ their, secondinnings,- but only succeeded Jn scoring 106. The Australians^ ihuV won the match by one innings, with 28 runs to spare; , For the Middlesex, in the second innings, the highest scorera were Lucas, run out* 26; arid (XBrien r b^ 26. The bowling of the visitors was dead on, and the wickets fell rapidly.

London, July 18. ] - The Compromise Declined*. ' In the House of Lords* Lord Wemyss' motion for obviating the deadlock between I the Government and the douse of Lords | on the franchise question, came up for discussion. Tb» motion, which proposed in effect that the Franchise Bill should be pissed at once by the Upper House, and that Government should introduce a bill for the redistribution of seats during Ihe Autumn session, was negatived on a division by a majority of fifty rotes. Much .excitement prevails in political circles at the refusal of the Lords lo accept the proposed compromise, and both Liberals and Conservatives are actively engaged in organising popular demonstration! throughout the country. Notwithstanding the recent denial in Paris of the statement that the Chinese Gorewuient had refused to pay the ia»

demnity^^ demanded by France on accbunt of the Langsoui affair,vil^vis definitely known that the report is substantially eo^fect^and that the^ Chinese Government hafeS fU^to- the present time shpwn^rbof int^ti^iofJa^ceptingthe terms^dictated; by^Fr|(occ,'i;»oc(l hither to" declined tp^payl the idemnity demanded by M. Patrenotre. V Tse British and Dutch GpTernment| hare agreed to take joint action with the> view of obtaining the release of the crew of the steamship Nisero, who were ship" wrecked and made prisidners by the,in^;, surgent Bojah of Acheen.' ■ \ Another battalion of infantry, has been dirdered. toi prpneed;i to Egypt, and( its_ departure" is expected; to .take place immediately. ;■':",'.'•■;."':/;.. .'•,.""• ■;■•'.■'■:• ■■•;. ■"■■ In the House of Commons tooiday Lord Edmftnd Fitzinaurice: took: occasion to deny the truth c of rthe statement recently current that England is abdjit to;annex Berber; a maritime station in Soumalia country, opposite'Adeni:^,,; 'r

. [Specials :^^}.^M^o^^iMiA'a6v^ ■ ' ; :.'■■ ■■'i;^r:"":^;':'':':--;-';*''LoifDON, JjilylG.^ All the share capital in ; : Mr Vesey Stewart's Rotorua Bailway Company has been Bufescribed. ; Lord Derby is endeavouring to modify and reduce to a minimum the promisea contained in his despatch to the Colonial Governors in May last. ; •;' " : ■ ; ■. The Queensland torpedo boat has been launched, /■•.-..■■•-o .-.< .-.••■■.: -;," '. ; - „i-:: . The Colonial Office have drafted a Federation Enabling Bill, which mainly' agrees with the resolutions of the Sydney Conference, but it is impossible-to intro* duce it until.the Autumn session. . "France; is provokinjEf serious; disputes with the Finance Committee-1 of the Egyptian Conference.; , - , •:,... • ■. -: '■-;-;.:;--.";:.'':■/"^Iiohdon^ July 17.-'' The assets, of the Oriental \Bank are realising hopefully. The payment of the call of £25 will be required by N6fetii> ber, and it is expected that it will realise the sum of one million and a half..