TELEGRAPHIC

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1935, 17 August 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN (Special to Press Association). London, August 12. Truth publishes an article warning the public against investing in a consultation on the Melbourne Cup, circulars for which are being issued broadcast through the country by Mr James Walters, Newtown, Sydney. Mr Pender urges Mr Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, not to promise any assistance to the proposal to lay a cable across the Pacific ocean until the proposals made by the Eastern Extension Company have been considered. August 13. Lord Wolseley, speaking at Shoeburyness, expressed a hope that the colonies would send a Volunteer team to England during the Jubilee year, and also that a British team might be . sent to compete at colonial rifle meetings. Major Wardill has cabled to the Committee of the Melbourne Club the names of the English cricketing team which he has selected to visit Australia. Le National and other French journals express the opinion that Australia had better recoguiso that France will not evacuate the New Hebrides.

A dastardly outrage has been perpetrated at Derry. As an Orange procession was parading the stree s, bottles containing gunpowder, with lighted fuses attached, were thrown amongst the process : onists, but fortunately no one was harmed. Sir Arthur Blyth, Sir Saul Samuel, and Sir Samuel Davenport, decline to interfere with Messrs Burgoyne and Company’s claims to register certain Australian wine brands.

It is reported that the Whi e Star Line offer to establish a 26£ days' service to Adelaide.

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Shaw bitterly complains of Major WardiJl’s attempt to secure a team for a colonial tour, and sug gested that Lord Harris, Messrs W. G. Graco and Walker should arbitrate on the question at issue, but Major Wardil* declined. Shaw has secured Barlow and Maurice Read to accompany his team.

The wheat market is firmer, and, owing to the unsettled weather, foreign and colonial stocks are quoted at Gd dearer. American shipments are increasing. The Bank of New South Wales has announced that it is intended to increase the capital by a quarter of a million.

Beach, the New South Wales oarsman, is now reported to be in excellent form. - It has been decided to estab'isli a private German Bank in the Colonies, with a State superintendency. Sir Charles Tupper proceeds to Canada to advocate a permanent exhibition being established there. Sir Cuncliffe Owen is confident the scheme will be a success.