HOME AND FOREIGN

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 20 July 1888, Page 2

HOME AND FOREIGN

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Loxdox, July 11

Bishop Barry, of Sydney, at a meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, pleaded for help on behalf of tho Now Guinea mission. Mr Poniilly, formerly Deputy High Commissioner in the Western Pacific, and High Commissioner for New Guinea, has been appointed British Consul at the New Hebrides. July 12. Sir Graham Berry has decided not to float the Melbourne Harbor Board quarter miflion loan before October. Canon Harris has been elected Bishop of Glasgow. The minority supported Dr landlord, Bishop of Tasmania. It is reported that tho Marquis of Normanby succeeds Sir William Robinson as Governor of South Australia. In the House of Commons last night, Mr W. H. Smith said the Government were willing to appoint a commission mainly composed of Judges to enquire into the Times charges against Mr Parnell. July 13. Tho match between tho Australians and an eleven of England began at Stoke yesterday. The colonists wont in first, and though the wicket was sticky, and did not at all play well, they succeeded in scoring 242. M‘Donnell was the highest scorer with 52, Bonnor 38, Blackham 23, Jarvis 13, Worrail 3.5, Ferris 30, Lyons 20, not out. Flowers took four wickets for 52 runs, and Rougher four for 84. Owing to tho wonderful bowling of Turner, who proved perfectly unplayable on the treacherous wicket, England were all out for 28 in their first innings, Heath 11, and Scotton 9. Turner secured nine wickets for 15 runs. In their second attempt England was a little more successful, obtaining 79, Scotton 20, Richardson 15. Ferris took six wickets for 35 and Turner four for 33. The Australians won by an innings and 135 runs. Obituary : Sir William Wellington Cairns, ox-Governor of Queensland and South Australia.

Mr W. 11. Smith, loader of the House of Commons, proposes to abandon almost all Government business on tho Order Paper, except tho Local Government Bill, which is, however, to be further reduced. Parliament will ro-as-seinble early in November.

In the cricket match between the Gentlemen and Players, tho former won by five runs. Woods, an Australian, who was bowling for the Gentlemen, took six wickets for 76.

Captain .Rhodes of Capetown has given £60,000 to the Parnellite funds on learning that Mr Parnell favored retention of Irish representation in British Parliament. Tenders for the Melbourne Tramway loan of £250,000 at 4}por eent. with a minimum of 107 were opened to-day. The amount subscribed was £845,000, the average being £lO9 15s lid. Paius, July 13. M. Floquct challenged General Boulanger for calling him a liar in the Chamber of Deputies. A duel was fought with swords, and after a fierce encounter, Boulanger was slightly wounded in the thigh and rather seriously in the throat. M. Floquet was slightly wounded in the hand, foot and breast. St Johns, July 11

A Newfoundland cruiser has seized two French fishing vessels for purloining bait Capetown, July 14

Tho accid ont in Deßcer mi 11 e,Ki mberley, was caused by an ignition in tlio shaft, preventing tho men who were working in tho mine from getting out, and many were suffocated by the smoke. Forty-three white men and 500 natives were rescued. Tho damage is estimated at £20,000. A quantity of dynamite was exploded in the mine in order to clear tho galleries from tho dead