LATE CABLE NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 2744, 10 July 1883, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS.

(Br Tblegbaph.) (Per b.B. Te Anau, at Buff.) [Special to tiib Melbot/bnb " agb."] Lordok, JuDe 2'i. Mr Smith. Apent-General for Victoria, has :ommunicated with the authorities and has Dointed out that Victorian debentures Bff.>rd m excellent and rife means of laves' ment for urtHs retained m Chancery. The Anameje nre busily eDgngcd m msling jreparations for a renewal of hostilities with ' .he French troops. The former have retired o Bontag, which place they haye surrounded irith trenches. Owing to piueity of cumbers he French General considors it unwise to •enew the attack upon the enemy at present, md is awaiting the arrival of reinforcements irhioh have been despatched by tbe Governnent. Mr Fawcett, the Postmaster-General, etatod n the Houbo of Commons last night that hn Tould Bhortly introduce a Bill, the object of »hioh would be tbe extension of postal orders o the colonies.

A (itsp-.tch from Danie'.ta eir.tc r eriry precaution i* being ttken brtle ."U'horuies to prevent V'e further spread of cholera. Cordors hsve boen drawn around infected places, and all persons suffering from the plague hare been placed m close quarantine. In consequence of a belief that contagious diseases are widely disseminated by ministers of religion visiting the different prisons and hospilaU, orders have been issued forbidding them to enter these institutions. Severe storrus which have recently prevailed m the south of KngUr.d, have done an immense amount of damage to the hop cropp, and ffars oro entertained that the harvest will be a very poor one. L>-> Hung Chang, Commander of the South Phi.a troops etstioneci at Shanghai, i» leaving that town with a large force. The German Government has declined to interfere between France and the Anamese, ai.d has tug2rg>.ed to the Chinese that they should a«k Russia to mediate m the matter. The Hong Kong pales of Foo Chow tea Bhow a marked improvement, and prices for tea generally are advancing. The German Government has despatched a medical commission to Egypt to fettle the doubt existing as to whether the disease is Asiatic cholern or not. The spread of the disease m different p»rt& of E^ypt is causing the greatest alarm m southern Europe, and the Governments of France and Italy have put m force most stringent quarantine regulations. At Carthage, Iberia, and Port Baid trade is completely paralysed. The epidemics ia spreading with alarming rapidity. It bas now reached Malta and B.indisi, and quarontine regulations are consequently being strictly enforced at both these places. A telegram from Malta, dated Jure 21st, says persona found to be infected have been isolated, and three patients at Brindisi have been placed m quarantine. The ravages made by the plague are of such an extensive nature that the residents of the infected localities are fleeing away m all direction!, and a perfect panic prevails. Lord Sidmouth's postponed notice of motion m connection with the naval defences of the various colonies will be brought before the House of Lords on Thursday next. July 1. At a meeting of the Cricketers Association yesterday, the proposal of Alexander, of Melbourne, to send an Australian team of cricketers to England was discussed. The scheme was generally regarded as practicable, hut the Association refused to accede to the terms submitted by Alexander, and a motion was carried to that effect. It wa«, however, resolved to support the proposal on condition that Alexander Bhould agree to accept, on bohalf of hie team, half the money taken at the gate*. Sir V. Harcourt, the Home Secretary, intends to introduce^ Bill into the House of Commons for the purpose of creating a Board of Trade for Scotland. The Bill confers upon the proposed Board powers similar to thofe exercised by the kindred institution m England, and also declares that the President of the Board shall have a seat m the House of Commons, and be a member of the English Cabinet. July 3. In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Leamington submitted bis motion m conneo tion with the annexation of islands m the South Pacific, and m the course of a long speeoh strongly condemned the proposal. Earl Carnarvon, followed on the other side and warmly supported the proposed annexation, the successful carrying out of which he considered w*s essential to the welfare of the Australian colonies. He referred to the abuse? which were being practised on the natives by Queensland planters, and urged this as an additional reason wby the islands Bhould be brought undfr the protection of the British Crown. He also pointed out that if England refused to endorse the action urged by the Australian colonies m regard to annexation, it was probable that the territory would be seii'd by some European Power, which might within a short period ba hostile to England. Lord Derbj, Secretary of State for the Colonies, opposed tho views urged by Eirl Carnarvon, and remarked that though much stress had been laid upon the danger arising from foreign annexation, the English Government would c insider snoh a step as a hostile act on (he part of any natim. He was alsi of opinion that before the Governments of the Australian co'omes fu.'gesled »r rie-ired any powers of annexation fiey should become federated aid thoroughly m unison on the subject. With respect to the cruelties to which the natives of these iflanrla were alleged ti have been Mibjciitci by Queensland planters, he Baid that un Order-in-Council wsb m course of pr.-piration, whie'i it, was hoped would have the effect of suppressing the abuses complained o r . The London Pre?s this morning express approval of the action taken by Government. In reply to Sir Michael Hicks-Bsach, Mr Gladstone stated m the Housa of Commons last night that the Government were prepared to offer every facility for discussion of the proposal to accept Baron do Lesseps' terms m connection with the construction of a Becond Suez Canal. Mr Glaistone suggested that Sir Michael Hieke-Beach should submit a definite motion on the subject, and amp!e timo would then be allowed for debating it. Mr Parnell and his followers are jubilint at the return of Healey, the Home Bale candidate and a protege of the Irish National League, for Mjnaghan. A rumor h»s giined ourrency that m the event of Mr Redmond returning to Ireland the warrant whi-.-h is pending against him will be enforced. The authorities at Suez have announced that m order to facilitate the navigation of the Canal under the existing quarantine regulations, they will mike special arrangemruti providing vessels with pilots. A lazaretto hospital ha« been provided at Port 3 iid, for the reception of persons infected with cholera. The European Powers join m censuring tho English Government for what lh»y consider culpable neglect on their part. They assert that the responsibility of taking precaution to prevent the further spread of the cholera pUgue rests with England, as she has assumed the exercise of a certain control over the internal .iff lira of Egypt. A report having gained currency that the plague m Egypt had its origin m India, whence it was conveyed to Egypt, Earl Granville has officially declared that there is no truth whatever m the report. Full particulars of the bombardment of Tamatave have now been received. It appears hit tho Hovas made no attempt to respond to the French fira, but retreated without disorder. During the bombardment bo subjects of other countries were injured, though some damage was done to English and American propetty. As s >on m the French obtained possession of the town, Admiral Pierre established h garrison, m which he stationed a foroe of 500 men. The Hovas completely abandoned the town and retreated into the mountainous interior with the evident ohjeot of remaining there until they reosived reinforcements. The French re-idents at Antananarivo have been expelled from thit city, but as they have not reached the coast it is feared that tboy have been murdered by the natives upoa the journey. The Russian Government have officially innouneed that they will take no action m regard to the hostilities going on between the French and the Anamese. Earl Granville hat expressed his opinion that the claim brought forward by Baron De Lesseps to a monopoly m connection with i second Suez Canal is unimp-acbable.