CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1758, 11 August 1884, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[BY ELECTED TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.

Reuter's Telegrams.

London, August 10. Received 11th August,. .11.20 a.m. —Demonstrations in support of tli& actibirof the House of Lords in rejecting the Franchise Bill took place last night ■at Manchester.' • The meeting, which was a densely crowded one, was addressed by the -Marquis of Salisbury and Lord Randolph Oharchill. Resolutions were jawed-in favor of continued opposition to the Reform Bill. The death is announced of Frederick Barlee, formerly Colonial Secretary for Western Australia.

Capetown, August 9, Intelligence is to hand from Pretoria that Vplksraad has ratified convention which was concluded in February last between' Tranfevaal' delegates and the British Government. ; "

Sydney, Monday. Received August 'll, noon.— A collision occurred in the harbor oft' Bradley's head late on Saturday, night between the steamships Biir'rabool, 942 tons, belonging to William ■ Howard Smith & Sons, limited, and the. steamship Birksgate, 1433 tons,, belonging to-the Australasian Steam Navigation Coy. Both vessels suffered severe damages,' No loss of life occurred.Hongkong, August 10. The town.of Selling in-Formosa was bombarded by the French fleet for one hour, when the Chinese withdrew, and a force was landed to occupy the place. - Admiral Oourbet, with a portion of his fleet are still at Foochow and four French warships are now before Wooßung Port, near Shanghai.