CABLEGRAMS

Colonist, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7049, 27 June 1891, Page 4

CABLEGRAMS

By Telegraph— Per United Press Association

LONDON,- \-.., - Ul :'.'x? r A . ... '...,., ..r-- ,Juhe 25i The London County Council refused to allow a obariiable performance to take place at the Inner Temple, beoanse Lord . jChitnoellqr ' ;B.^ii?hury omitted to take out a licenße for the building. ".'".'.; STDNEr, \, -. .June 26,; .... At a meeting of the shareholders of the; North Kapanga Syndicate, it was decided to carry out immediately the driving of a tunnel to out tbe line of the; Kapanga, Oompahy's reef. For this purpose a call of £20 per share, will be. made. ■?,••■■•■-. .News; comes from tho Islancfs of the wreck of the American brigantine George Douglas at the Kiugswell. The crew are safe on shore. The storm swept over the if llice group, reaching the Gilbert group. Heavy damage w^as inflicted on the latter, many of the islands being inundated by the sea. A large quantity of wreokaga was washed ashore, apparently from' ' a Dutch vessel, y.

Ttfe" House has passed the Address in-Eeply, the amendment moye'6! .by Sir B. O'Loogblan, objecting to the Federation Bill, tteetiog Jwith ho sup. ip'ort.r': ', .'. I -The shipping trade along the coast lis paralysed owing to a tremendous sea. It^is rairiing heavily and for miles above Bichmond farms and homasteads are submerged, and great damage has been done to crops. The Mdrrumbidgee. .is flopdihg y milss of country and it is fewed. that this will be the; most disastrous flood ever experienced in that part of the country. MELBOURNE, June 26. Captain Whitney has completed his first half million of cartridge?, and lecißiyed the bonus of £5.000. Tho; tests (were satisfactory in eva'y re.-; speot, Arrived— -Wairarapa from Biiiff.