ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 3411, 2 September 1885, Page 3

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

(Pee Electric Telegraph — Copyright,) (Reuter's Aoefcy.) (Recoived 1.15 p.m., Sopt. Ist.) Hono Kong, August 31. Intelligence from Japan states that cholera has made it 3 appearance at Nagasaki. (Rccoivod 1 a.m., Sept. 2nd.] London, Sept. 1. It is announced that M. do Froycinet hag requested the English Government to mako full enquiry into tho circumstances attending tho reported death of Oliver Pain. Statistics up to tho present time give tho mortality m Spain from cholera ss eighty-three thousand. (SPEOIAt TO TUB PRBBS ASSOCIATION.) [Received 12.50 p.m., Sept. Ist.) London, August 31. Tho Telegraph Companies intorested are hesitating about agreeing to the proposed reduction m rates, if the German Bchemo of charges now before the Conference should be finally approved of. I Received 0.55 a.m., Sept. 2nd.J Sept. 1. Tho steamer Port Darwin Hails on tho fifteenth instant for Sydney, taking 300 men as reliefs for the vessels belonging to tho Australian squadron. Sir Robert Hart who was recently appointed to tho position of British Minister at Pokin, has resigned that appointment, and will resume his former office of Chinoso Commissioner of Customs. Mr Georgo, of Birmingham, tho champion amateur long diatanco mnnor, has defeated W. Cummins, of Paisley, tho celebrated long distance man, m a milo race. Sir M. VV. Ridley, M. P. for Northumberland North, has benn appointed Financial Socrotary to the Treasury.