Reuter's Telegrams

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4857, 4 August 1884, Page 2

Reuter's Telegrams

[Received August 4, 12.40 p m.] Hongkong. Aucrust 3.

The- Franco-Chinese Difficulty.

In the event of the rejection by; China of France's ultimatum, Admiral Courbet will immediately order the commanders of the French war-vessela near Foocho'w Kelung (a seaport in the north of the Island of Formosa) to occupy those places as a guarantee for the indemnity which is demanded as reparation for the Langson affair. - . ■ k

London, August 2. The Egyptian Conference. The International Conference on Egyptian affairs adjourned indefinitely to* day.- ' •*-- - ' lathe House of Commons this afternoon, Mr Gladstone made a lengthy and

impprfcant speech regarding the Conference. He regretted the delegates had failed to arrive at any agreement. Eegarding the chief object under consideration—the adjustment of the Egyptian finances—the failure, the Premier said, was owing to a difference^which existed between England _and%France, the latter refusing to agree to; the.< proposed diminution of dividends payable as interest on Egyptian loans, as the Financial Committee had suggested. :Itabl&nd Turkey^^ supported England's; proposal, and the Austrian, (Srerinan, and Russian representatives declined to vote.^ The fai^ to a basis upon which the re organisation of Egyptian finances should take plaae ;was a matter requiring serious consideration, and a heavy responsibility rested on England.' The Anglo-French Agreement ; which previously existed, having been in abeyance since^^te abolitibn of the dual ; control, waso^loiiger^binding.

•. \^.-'^•;pffH^kff:KbN&,-Aiogußtl./.; Telegram^^afe' t^ hand from Aunam announcing^tKie^deajth of; the i King. No details of;thV>Q<^;r| encehave£yet be&n ■received;';'^'-Ff^s-:'.' .V::'::^f- :i'^v[:^v ■'/'■■' ':': V' ' : -':- ' ../^;'^'.'/ LONDON, August 1. . Arrived : Garelooh, from Lyttelton. .: ■'■• - -v; :'-Cr|oket^ :?.: ; ; /'/,.; ■ ■ THe cricket matcliat Kensington Oval, Australians v. Playprs oifEngland, was concluded today, the weather being (■splendid, and the wicket in much better order than yesterday. There was a large ■ attendance of spectators. The home 'team, with one wicket down, and five runs | up, continued its second innings, which closed for a total of 71 runs. Ulyett and Peate were the only batsmen who were able to make any stand against the bowling of the visitors, which, especially on the part of Spofforth, was most effective, his analysis showing six wickets for only 30 runs. Ulyett scored 31, caught; Peate 19, bowled. The Australians, re« quiring only 28 runs to win, secured them with a loss of only one wicket—Bonnop, b, 12—and thus won the match by nine wickets;

A disturbance took place during the afternoon. When luncheon hour arrived, the Australians at that time wanted only eleven runs to win, but the match was suspended for lunch. A number of spectators became angry in consequence of the delay, and a mob rushed the ground and uprooted the stumps. The disturbance, however, only lasted a few minutes ; the better feeling of the majority of the spectators soon prevailed, and when the Australians again came to the wickets were loudly cheered.

[Specials to the Pbess Association] ...'■. London, Augustl. • .: It is believed in Foochow that war with France is imminent. The English commander at that port is landing saiiors to protect Europeans, and Chinese merchants have sold their fleets to Americans, A Congress of two French Chamber's will be held at Versailles on Monday next, to take into consideration the revision of the Becidivistes Bill. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has been elected Chairman of the National Tory Union, Lord Kandolph Churchill having retired from that position.