ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3721, 4 September 1886, Page 2

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CABLE.

(Per Electric Telegraph— Copyright. (Reuter's Aoencx.) [Beceived 2.15 p.m., Sopt. 3rd.! SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. New York, Sept. 2. Latest accounts regarding tbe earthquakes at Charleston state that fully three-fourths of the town has been destroyed, the population being driven out of doors. Many suffered great privations. The shocks of earthquake continue to be felt all along the seaboard. STATE OF IRELAND. London. Sept. 2. The debate on the Address-in-Reply continues m 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 m that city. Sir Michael HicksBeach, Chief Secretary for Ireland, m speaking to the motion, said he could make no statement as to the course that would be pursued m regard to Ireland until Government received the report of the Commission under Sir Redvers Buller as to the actual state of affairs m that country. (Eeaoivad 9 p.m., Sept. 3rd.) FROZEN MEAT. The frozen meat which nrrived per the Savill and Albion Company's s.s. Arawa, yesterday afternoon, has been examined and found to be m good condition,

(Received 10 p.m., Sept. 3rd.) MONETARY. Sept. 3. Consols and New Zealand securities are nnchauged. The bank rate is 4 per cent, and the market rate 2§. The weekly returns, of the Bank of England published to-day, shew the total reserve m notes and bullion to be £12,200,000, being the same as last week. The proportion of reserve to liabilities is 44 per cent. (Special to the Press Association.) (Received 1.45 p.m., Sopt 3rd.) FRANCE AND THE VATICAN. London. Sept. 2. France and the Vatican have agreed to compromise respecting the despatch of the Papal nuncio to China. EARTHQUAKES IN THE UNITED STATES. Further intelligence received from South Carolina regarding the earthquakes gives harrowing details. Charleston is completely isolated, the bridges, railways and telegraph lines being destroyed. There were ten shocks, which nearly maddened the inhabitants, the dead being left still anburied. Many and affecting scenes were witnessed at Richmond, Virginia, the bonvicts m the city gaol making frantic efforts to escape. The town of Summerville has been nearly destroyed, and the damage to property m South Carolina is immense. NEW GUINEA EXPLORING EXPE DITION. The British Association have voted £150 to the New Guinea Exploring Expedition. Melbourne, Sydney and Bath have extended invitations to the British Association for 1888, but Mr W. Dawson, C.M.G., president elect, favours the Australian invitations. » AQUATICS. Beach declares that he will only row Hanlan at Sydney. The Press recognise that Beach is the finest modern sculler. (Received 8.45 p.m., Sopt. 3rd.) A GENEROUS ACTION. Mr Kither's treat to a thousand Eastend children, which took tho shape of a trip to the Indian and Colonial Exhibition and a dinner, proved a great success. Mr Kither was applauded by Sir Samuel Davenport and Sir Arthur Blythe for his generosity. BEACH'S VICTORY. The Press manifest great enthusiasm over Beach's victory, and at his having beaten the record to Hammersmith. THE ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY. The successor of Archbishop Goold, late Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, will be nominated next week. H.M.S. MIRANDA. The Admiralty have refused to give H.M.S. Miranda to the New Zealand Government, as requested by them. SIR SAMUEL DAVENPORT. Sir Samuel Davenport will return to Adelaide by the s.s. Bengal on December 9th. THE FRENCH IN THE PACIFIC. Sir Graham Berry, m a despatch to the Colonial Office, states that the recent deportation of recidivistes is a gross wroDg, and calculated to deeply offend and irritate the colonies, which will now take effectual measures to defend their shores from moral contamination. Sir J. F. Garrick has also made reference to a report which has reached Mr Griffiths, Premier of Queensland, to the effect that permanent buildings are being erected at the New Hebrides for the reception of recidivistes.