TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1553, 7 September 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Sept. 2. The debate pu the Address-in-Keply continues in the House of Commons. Mr Sexton, M.P. for Belfast, to-day proposed an amendment requiring that exceptional measures should be taken by Government for the maintenance of order in that city. Sir Michael HicksBeacli, Chief Secretary for Ireland, in speaking to the. motion, said he could make no statement as to the course that would be pursued in regard to Ireland until Government received the report of the Commission under Sir Redrew Bailer as to the actual Istate of affaira in that country. France and the Vatican have agreed to compr raise respecting the despatch of the Papal Nuncio to China. Furiher intelligence received from Sou»!> Carolina regarding the earthquakes gives harrowing details. Charleston is O' rapletely isolated, the bridges, railway*-’, and telegraph lines being destroyed. There were ten shocks, which nearly maddened the inhabitants, the dead being left still unburied. Many horrible and affecting scenes were witnessed at Richmond, Virginia, the convicts in the city gaol making frantic efforts to escape. The town of Summerville has been nearly destroyed, and the damage to property in South Carolina is immense. The British Association have voted £l5O to the New Guinea Exploring Expedition. Beach declares that he wi 1 only row Hanlan at Sydney. The Press recognise that Beach is the finest modern sculler, and manifest great enthusiasm over his victory, and at his having beaten the record to Hammersmith. ' AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Sept. 3, Major Warded, manager of the Australian team, telegraphed to the Melbourne Clicket Club that the team will return via San Francisco and New Zealand, where they will arrive in Novem-1 her, and play a series of matches iu the chief towns. Sept. 4. Sir Graham Berry, Agent-General, has telegraphed to Government that M. Freycinet, the French Premier, refuses to make any concession in regard to the transportation of rdcidivistes, He states that the laws relating thereto must take their course. Sir Graham Rerry farther announces that Lord Lyons, British Ambassador at Paris, reports that M. Freycinet has expressed annoyance at the representations made to him by the British Government. Sir Graham Berry adds that MrE. Stanhope, Secretary for the Colonies, has atated he still has hopes of a satisfactory settlement of the New Hebrides question. Sydney, Sept. 3. Arrived, this morning Hanroto, from Wellington. The Waihort sailed this afternoon for Auckland. Brisbane, Sept. 3. Id the Legislative Assembly to-day, a Bill to authorise the separation of Northern from Southern Queensland was rejected on a division by 40 to 9. Adelaide, Sept, 5. The Telegraph Department notifies that the Burmah land lines are inter-’ rupted, thus preventing telegraphic communication by the Cochin China route westward of India, One of the Port Darwin cables (that to Singapore.) is also interrupted, but communication is expected to be restored to-morrow.