CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 2 September 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (reuter's telegram, per press association) Lqndqn, August 31, The jnatpji. vhicji been arranged between the Australian cricketers and the All-England Eleven will commence on Monday, 6th September. The English team will be composed of Lord Harris", Hon. A. Lyttelton, Messrs. W. G. Grace, G. F. Grace, E. M. Grace, A. P. Lucas, F. Penn, Steele, I. p,. Walker, Barnes, Shaw. . Treasury iainute has been issued, prescribing rules for the renewal of charters of colonial banks. The minutp spts fqr<;li tjiat supji renewal will only be conceded on the basis of the charter modelled by the Government.

At the wool sales to-day, 9200 bales were offered, making a total of 113,300 bales catalogued since the opening. The tone of the sale shows an improving tendency. The fnatpb, y. ]p]ig]itpen of Hastings, at Hastings, was re§urpe4 to-day. The Australians went in for their first innings, and were all disposed of for 186 runs." Murdoch was run out after putting together 86 runs; Macdonald was bowled for 42.

September 1

The Eight Hon. W. P. Adam, First Commissioner of Public Wpyts and Buildings, has been appointed Governor qf Jn the House of Commons, a debate took place relating to Africa, The British Government deemed it undesirable to press confederation on that country against strong local opposition. Paris, August 31.

Reports coming to hand from the French wine districts are satisfactory, and give promise of a good vintage. iSt, Petersburg*!, September 1. Negotiations liaye been oppned be : tween Russia and China for the purpose of signing a treaty of peace. September 1. leaders of thp jpsuits kfIYP offered tp secularise jiiejr poUpges an 4 other establishments, and declare that fhey will sustain froa* mixing in politics, Tboip proposals have been accepted by the French Government. Constantinople, September 1.

The chiefs of the Albanian League have telegraphed to the Sultan, that they will resist to the last extremity any cession of territory to Montenegro. Calcutta, September 1. Intelligence fcag bpen l'ppefved here that Qpnpral Jlfibprts "with his relieving force arrived at Candahar yesterday, where he has joined the troops under Generals Burrows and Primrose. Ayoub Khan remains with his army at Argandab to the north of Candahar, and has sent a messenger to the British camp to endeavor to negotiate terms gf peace with the British.

DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NfjWS, (reuter's telegram per press association,) Melbourne, September 1, Adviqes from Mauritius report the sugar market firm. Harvest operations are, howeaer, hindered by bad weather. Arrived—Rotorua. .September 2, Paviff Gftnnson Iws fcpen for the position of Chairman of Committees in the Legislative Assembly, Sydney, September 1. Arrived—Australia, from Auckland, with inward San Francisco mails. The case against the Sydney Evening News for contempt of Court for making comments on Judge Windeyer's summing up in ftn aetipn fov libel, has; ajjjpvirnftd for qnp yegjc. ' j gailed—]jnion Company's Wakatipu, for Wellington. Brisbane, Setembev 1, A discovery pf diamonds is reported as having been made at Inyerejl. The blacks have bailed up a station and killed a black boy.