TELEGRAPHIC

Evening Star, Issue 7282, 5 August 1887, Page 2

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{By Eleotbio Telegraph.—Coptbioht.] [Reutbr's Telegrams.] THE .NAVAIfsHAM Mfits, kOfctiGN, August 4. (Received August 5, 1887, at 1.30 a.m.) The naval evolutions now proceeding; oft' the English ooasfc \vcr« fdnfciliued" to-day, when a pdrfctoii tif the force defending Liverpool, after an engagement lasting twenty-one hours, captured five ironclads composing part of the squadron which had been menacing that port off Holyhead.

THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION.

LONDON, AtJBWOT 4,

The following list of members of the Royal Commission for the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition has been gazetted:—The Prince of Wales, Earl Rosebery (vice-presi-dent and chairman), the Marquis of Hartington, Earls Carnarvon, Onslow, Granville, Kimberley, and Dunraven, Lord Brassey, Sir William Armstrong, Sir Henry Holland, Sir Edward Stanhope, Hon. Hugh Childcrs, Sir John Rose, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Charles .Tennant, Sir Frederick Leighton, Sir Andrew Clark, Sir Graham Berry, Sir James Linton, Mr William Dyer, Professor Seeley, Mr William Agtiew.

MONETARY. LONDON, Atjcust 4, (Received August 6, 1887, »t 12.40 p.m.)

The directors of the Bank of England to-day raised the rate of discount to 3 per eenfc.

ITALIAN EXPEDITION TO MAS SOW AH.

ROME, August 4,

The Italian Government have ordered the despatch of ft force of IOjOOd troops to MassttWah, Sri the east coast of Africa. [Massouah, or Massowah, is a seaport on a small island belonging to Egypt, off the coast of Abyssinia, in the Red Sea. The island is about one mile long, and contains about 22,000 inhabitants, It is the resi> denoe of a Governor and of & British Consult

[Special to fftEs3 AsSbotAtloN.)

LONDON, August 4,

The Treasury will propose a vote of L 5,000 for the representation of Great Britain at the Melbourne Exhibition.

The House of Commons has rejected the Channel Tunnel Bill.

In the cricket match Surrey v. Notts the former won by four wickets. It is probable that Surrey will be the champion county this season.

Russia has proposed that Prince Imeritinzy shall be appointed sole Regent of Bulgaria. Mr M'Keneie, of New York, Is the winner of t\ie 'Fr&riltfort c\iess tournament. *Weiosof Vienna, and Blackbume tied for second place*

INTERCOLONIAL

[4V ELUCTHJC TISLEGIUfH. Gflptfti&HT;] [Reuter's Tkleßbams.l

UNREGISTERED MEDICAL SPECIALISTS. SYDNEY, August 4. The local Press publish some extraordinary evidence taken before a Select Committee of the Legislative Council appointed to inquire Into the question of Unregistered medteal specialist practitioners, of whom it is shown there are a considerable number in Sydney making large incomes.

INTERPROVINCIAL

NAPIER, August 5,

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at 0.45 a.m., followed by a tremor lasting some seconds.

CHRISTCHURCH, August 5.

William Storey was to-day committed for trial on three charges of forging and uttering cheques for small amounts on the Bank of New South WaleSv

The ttction brought in the Resident Magistrate's Court by Mr O'Brien, owner of John Drumin, against Messrs Quill and Judge (stewards of the Waterloo meeting), to recover LIOO as damages for an alleged wrongful decision in the Waterloo Cup running, whereby John Drumm was deprived of his chance of winning, resulted in judgment for the defendants without costs.