AUSTRALIAN, TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 7167, 10 September 1886, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN , TELEGRAMS.

Melbourne, September 9. Further advices have beeu received from Mr. McDonald, the New Hebrides Missionary, who reports that a French Company is fencing through the lands belonging to the Presbyterian Mission, of which the Synod trustees hold a perfect title. The French Commandant claimed compensation aud threatened to burn- the houses on the Mission land on the most hollow pretext. Mr. McDonald had appealed to Admiral Tryon for the protection of the Mission. Deep feeling has been excited in the Islands by the action of the French Commandant, which will probably lead to disastrous results. ' In the Legislative Assembly, to-day, Mr. Maclntyre asked the Premier whether the Government in view of the threatened influx of reoidivistes to the Pacific would submit measures to prevent escapees and others landing in Australia, and ask the co-operation of the other colonies in such legislation. Mr. Gillies replied that the matter was under the consideration of the Government.

Stone*, September 9.

In the Legislative Assembly! the Customs and Land Tax Bills^were read a third time and passed. Sailed last night, Hauroto for Wellington.

The R.M.S. Alameda, -with homeward san Francisco mails, left this afternoon.

In the Sydney meat market beef realised 365. the lOOIbs., mutton averaging 2|d. per lb.