TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. LATER EDITION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4927, 17 April 1894, Page 3

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. LATER EDITION.

| ' IBT B1ECT&IO TELIsgSAPU.—COPTRWaT.2 [Specia.li to Peess Association. J ; PARIS. Apbii. 16. i The French Ironclads. j Admiral Vallon's report respecting ) the danger of the ironclad Magenta j j capsizing at the first impact applies to all the large ironclads. LONDON, Apbii, 16. j Sir George Grey. j In the course of an interview to- i

day, Sir George Grey dwelt at length on the destiny of the Anglo-Saxon federation, which he declared would eventually dominate the world, with its council meeting in London, Washington, Sydney, Melbourne and i Auckland. MELBOURNE, April 17. Freights to London. The Premier predicts there will be a large reduction in freights to London next season on grain and agricultural produce. The Extraordinary Political Pamphlet The political pamphlet was issued under the authority of the Commissioner of Works, and both the Premier and the Colonial Treasurer disclaim knowledge of it. The writer is an engineer connected with the Eucha irrigation trust. BBISBANE, April 17. More Floods in Queensland. The Burdekin river is again in flood, and a whole family, whose house was under water, were on a r&ft for twelve hours before they were rescued. Another party took Bix days to convey a desperately injured man to the hospital. They suffered great privations on the journey. , PEETH, April 17. Pedestrianism — A Record Lowered. In a walking contest at Albany, one of the competitors, named Clark, lowered the world's record for ten miles by three minutes and a quarter. [The world's record for ten miles is lhr 14min 45gec, by J. W. Baby, at London, Dec. 3, 1888J