GERMAN EXPEDITION TO ANNEX TERRITORY ON WEST COAST AFRICA.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4012, 31 May 1884, Page 3

GERMAN EXPEDITION TO ANNEX TERRITORY ON WEST COAST AFRICA.

AUSTRALIANS V. GENTLEMEN OF

ENGLAJSTD

SIR 0. a. DUFFY ADVOCATING

IRISH PARLIAMENT,

PROSPECTUS OF NEW ORIENTAL

BANK ISSUED

THE RACE FOR THE OAKS,

FLOATING OF THE QUEENSLAND

LOAN.

(Received May 30, 2.50 p.m.)

LONDON

May 20

Telegrams aro to hand from Gibraltar stating that Lieut-General DeNachtigal, of the German army, is now at that port, and is about to proceed in a German gunboat to formally occupy the territory at Augra Pcquina, on the west coast of Africa, which for some time past has been a German settlement,, and regarding which diplomatic negotiations have passed between tho British aud German Governments owing to a dispute which occurred in October last between a firm of German merchants at the settlement and the captain of a British schooner over the question of the payment of the Customs duties.

(Received May 30, 4.39 p.m ), The Australian cricketers commenced a match (their sixth) to-day at Lord's ground, where they met an eleven representing the Gentlemen of England, composed as follows :—Messrs C. T. Studd, S. Christopherson, E. J. Diver, and W G. Grace, Lord Harris, and Messrs W. W. Read, A. W. Ridley, A. G-. Steele, G. 3?. Vernon, J. A. Bush, and J. Robertson. The attendance on tho ground was enormous, notwithstanding the cold inclement weather. An excellent wicket was pitched, and the ground was in first-rate order. The Gentlemen went in first, and were not disposed of until they had run up a total of 277 runs. The Australians then went in for their first innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day their score stood at 83 for five wickets.

(Received May 30, 8 p.m.) The following , are the full scores at the cricket match, Australians versus Gentlemen of England, to-day -.—Grace, caught, 21; Lord Harris, bowled, 31 ; Read, bowled, .31; Studd, bowled, 0; Steele, bowled, 44; Ridley, caught, C 8 ; Vernon, caught, 58; Diver, bowled, 4; Robertson, bowled, 1 ; Bush, bowled, G; Christopherson, not out, 0 ; extras, 13 ; total, 277. Ridley, the highest scorer, gave a chance early in the innings, but it was badly missed. Spofforth, while bowling, seriously injured his right hand in stopping a quick return from the batsman. The following are the scores of the visitors: —McDonnell, caught, 13; Bannerman, caught, 9; Murdoch,, caught, 0 ; Giffen, caught, 1 ; Midwinter, caught, o ; Blackham, not out, 36 ; Bonnor, not out, 16 ; extras, 3; total for five wickets, 83.

(Received May 31, 12.15 p.m.) May 30

In the cricket match at Lord's, the Australians v. Gentlemen of England,, the former have been all disposed of in the first innings for 135 runs. Being 142 behind their opponents, they, have had to follow on, and the second innings is now proceeding. Sir Charles Gavan Duffy has announced his intention of issuing a series of "Nationalist" pamphlets advocating the creation of an Irish Parliament. ..,,-: The prospectus of a new Oriental Bank has been issued. The capital of the institution will be £2, 000,000 sterling. The race for the Oaks Stakes was run at Epsom to-day, aud resulted as follows :— Busybody 1, Superba 2, Queen Adelaide ; 3

(Received May 31, 1.20 p.m.) Tenders for the Queensland loan of £2,070,000, bearing interest at i per cent., the minimum being fixed at £98, were opened to-day. The tenders were found to amount to a total of £9,000,000. Tenders at £99 8s will receive 40 per cent, of allotment, and tenders above that price will receive in full. ■ : .

Messrs Blythe and Co.'s remnant sale is still on.