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Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1408, 2 June 1884, Page 2

LA TEST CABLEGRAMS

(PEtt REUTRR'SAfiKNUY. ) Received May 30, 0.45 a.m. London, 29. The members of the New Zealand | football team were to-day entertained by T. A. Diiibs, manager of the CoraaieYcial Bank, a»>d were taken for a trip down the harbor. j Melbourne. 29. | The hearing of the Oriental Mank ! case was concluded in the Supreme i Court to-day, but judgment has been postponed. P.\PT S . 28 ! Despatches have been received from Admiral Miot commanding the French squadron in Malagasy waters announcing that he has broken off the parleying whi''h for Borne time past has j been proceeding with a view to the settlement of afiairs, and in consequence of the unyielding attitude of the "natives has established a blockade of the whole Coast of Madagascar. | Cairo, 28. ' Statements have readied here to the effect th?i? a new Mahdi !ms recently appeared in Darfour country. He has it is suid secured the allestfarce of several trib. ?=t. anc l fought a p : t;'.Veil buttle with ! tho followers of Mohammed Ahmet, the reputed Mahdi, in which the latter j ' wore defeated wit'r heavy ln«s. { : Received May 30, 1.15 p,m. i Mklbourne, 30, i Arrived — Bingarooma, from Bluff, i The report of the. Melbourne Frozen Meat Export Compnny prspented at , the annual meeting yesterday, showed ; a small profit for the pa-t year's busN i ness the future prospects of the Com- j pany are stated to be. encouraging.- j The Victoria Navigation Board has j complained to the Adelaide Marine Board of want of assistance in pre- [ venting Captain Lockycr from sailing j in the steamship Adelaide. The Ade- ' ; laide Board, however, declines to take I any action in the matter. Lonpon, 29. ! The death is announced to day of Sir Henry Bartie Fi/ere. Baronet, wrll- J known ex-Colonial Governor, aged 69. Received May 80, 4.30 p.m. I London, 29. j The Australian (vieWer* con>men ced a match, (their 6th), to-day, at Lords ground, when they met 11 representing the gentlemen of EngUnd composed of the following : — Messvg T. C. Studd, S.'Christopherson, E. J. Diver, and W. G. Grp.ce, Lord Harris, Messrs W. Beid, A. W. R-iddley, A. G. Steel, G. F. Vernon, J. A. Bush, and J. Robertson. The attendance on the ground was enormous notwithstanding the cold and incleraerit weather. An excellent wicket was pitched and the I ground in first rate order. The gentlemen went in first and not dispos?d of tin til they had run up a total of I 277 runs. The Australians then went in for their Ist inninors and when the stumps were drawn for the day thenscore stood a.t 83 fc five wickets. Received May 30, 2,50 p,m. j lonian, 29. Telegrams are to hand from Gibrnltar stating that Lieut General Pc I Nachtigal, of the German army, is now at that port, and about to proceed in a German gunboat to formnlly occupy its territory at Angara Pequine, on the West Coast of Africa, which for some time past has been a German settlement, and regarding which diplomatic .negotiations passed between the British and German Governments, owing to a dispute which occurred in October last between a firm of German merchants at the settlement and the captain of a British schooner, over the question of custom 'dues. Received 81, 8.15 p.m. Sydney, 31. Tbo 'sew Zealand footballers played I a mp.toh this afternoon on the association cricket ground, against a strong te.aro represent^!:? New South Wriest. The wt:a.Uk :i r v/us srb'Miha r\<l +ho £iop\d Lard, and in csw'» -V* con

dition. The attendance was large, fully three thousand persons being present. The New Zealanders played splendidly, and were victorious by two goals and one try to nil. The winners first goal was obtained by Warwrick by an excellent kick from the field. The second was secured by W. V. Melton, from a touch-down obtained by Tairoa, who throughout the afternoon showed magnificient form. A try was also secured by Robertson. Received May 30, 8 p.m. London, 29. The following ire the full scores at the cricket match Australians versus Gentlemen of England to-day : — Grace c, ... ... 21 Lord Hai-ris b, ... ... 81 Reade b, 81 Stndd b, 0 Steel b, 44 Ridley c, and b, ... ... 68 Vernon c, 58 Diver b, .., ... 4 Robertson b, ... ... 1 Bush b, ... ... 6 Christopherson (not out) 0 Extras ... j ... 13 Total - 277 Ridley was the -highest scorer, and gave a chance early in the innings, but was badly missed. Spofforth while bowling seriously injured his right j hand in stopping a quick return from > the batsman. The following are the scores of the visitors : — M'Donnell c, ... ... 13 Bannerman c, ... ... 9 Murdoch c, 0 Griffen c, ... ... 1 Midwinter c, ... ... 5 Blackham (not out) ... 86 Bon nor (not out) ... 16 Extras 3 Total for 5 wickets 83 Received May 30, 9.50 p,m. Sydney, 30, A strong looal team is being picked to play against the New Zealand footballers. Melbourne, 30. Edgar Bastings, one of the cabin passengers per steamship Ringarooma, j which arrived here this rooming, committed suicide yesterday, by jumping overboard. The body was recovered, but life was then extinct. Received May 31, 12.15 p.m. Londov, 30. In tl:e cricket match at Morels — j Australians v. Gentlernpn of England. j the former being all disposed of in the , first innings for 135 runs, being 14C behind their opponents they have had to follow on, and their second innings I is now proceeding. Sir Charles Gavin' Duffy has ani nounced hi* intention of issuing a ; series of " Nationalist " pamphlet*, j advocating the creation of an Irish Parliament. | The prospectus of a new Oriental Bank has been issued. The capital of ! the institution will be two million : sterling | The race for the Oaka Stakes was i run at Epsom to-day, and resulted as follows : — Bushy body . . ... 1 Superba ... ... ... 2 Queen Adelaide 8 Brisbane, 31. I The Quf-onsland Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on | July Bth. Griffiths, Premier, in reply to a deputation which waitpd upon him yesterday stated that, during' next ' session of Parliament Government ' [ would endeavour to pass a law puffioi- , ently stringeiit to p"t t\ stop to the ! i'-fhix of French criminals to Queensland. Received 31, 9 p.m. I London, 30. | The cricket mateh — Australians versus Gentlemen of England was resumed to-day at Lords, in tip presence of an enormous number of people. The weather splendid t.hmu«rl«o' i t the day, and the wicket again in excellent condition. The Australians with 83 I vuns to their credit, and 5 rvicVets down eon tin wed their first innings, Blackham and Bonror. tbe "ot cnts of tl'e first dpy tpkiner their places &t the wickets. The former only nrHerl 6to bis srore, (makinir it 42), when he was Yowled, Wt Bon nor made n erood defence and run up arorher 28 before criven out. The ' remainder of the team (Scott, Palmer, and Boyle), only contributed 18, and the innings closed for a total of 185. The following is the. full score : — M'Donnell c, 13 Bannerman c. ... ... 0 Murdoch c, ... ... O Giffen c, 1 Midwinter c, ... ... 5 Blackham 1. b. w, ... 41 Bonnor c, ... ... 44 Pcott (not out) 7 Palmer b, ... ... 8 Boyle (runout) 31 Enlraß ... ... 3 Tt 185 Spofforth, owing to injury sustained in the fiist innings of the grntlemen was unable to bat, his right hand binfr completely disabled. The vi;itos behg 142 behind thrir op-o-ne .fs h d to follow on their s oirl

innings, and succeeded in putting together 269 runs, Scott playing an excellent innings for 82 not out, Giffen 24, Mid win tor 38, Blackhani 22, and Palmer 47 also showed good form. The full score of the innings is as follows : — Bannerrnan c, 17 M'Donnnll b, 1 Murdoch b, 18 Giffen b, ... v ... 24 Midwinter b, 38 Bonnor (run out) .. ... 9 Scott (not out) ... ... 82 Blaclch-Hin 1. b, b, 22 Palmer c, ... ... 47 Boyle (ran out) 0 Extras 11 Total 269 Spofforth was again unable to bat. Requiring 128 runs to win the gentlemen went in for their secoud innings, and when the stumps were drawn for the day their score stood at 17 for 1 wicket down, Sfcudd being c and b for 1 run. Received May 31, 1.20 p.m. Melbourne, 31. The trial of the eqnity suit — George Meredith Pell, farmer, of Southland, v. Joseph Clarke, has commenced here. The land of these and other parties was sold to Sir Julius VogeVs 7n-w Z«aknd. Agricultural Company for £1,080,000. Pell now claims that the sum of £887, 000 is still due to him on his claim account (sic). London, 30. Tenders for the Queensland loan of £2,670,000, bearing intei'est 4 percent, minimum being fixed - at £98, were opened to-day. The tenders were found to amount to a tota' of £9,000 000. The tenders of £99/8/0 will receive 40 per oent of the allotment, arid the tenders above that will receive in full. Received May 31, 8 p.m. London, 30, A serious dynamite outrage was ' perpetrated _this evening at St. James Square, Pall Mall. The facts as ascertained show that three separate e'xi plosions occurred almost simultaneously on different sides of the Square, causing considerable damage to several buildings in* the neighborhood. Those that ! suftered "most were the houses occupied j by the Army and Navy Club and Junior Carlton Club, windows of both J buildings being shattered to atoms. i So far as at pi-esent known no one has been injured. Midnight. Another outrage was committed at a late hour this evening at Scotland Yard, Whitehall, where a violent explosion of dynamite took place, causing •serious damage to the buildings, and injuries of '■ a more or less severe character to several persons in the neighborhood of the explosion. Received Jnne 1 10.30 a.m. London, 31, Morning. Further particulars which .have been obtained regarding the dynamite outrages last night show that by the explosion at St. Jame's Square the kitchen of the Junior Carlton Club was completely wrecked, and seven of the Club servants severely injured, though not fatally. It has also been ascertained that the explosion at Scotland Yard caused immense damage to the building occupied by the Official Criminal Investigation Department, and other premises in the neighbourhood. The dynamite had , bpen deposited in a urinal of the police 1 office, where the explosion occurred. ' Four persons have been injured, one ; of them, a constable, very severely. i Later. I Intelligence has" now been received showing that another outrage was n parly perpetrated last evening in Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, where there was discovered deposited at the base of the Nelson column sixteen <*akes of dynamite with fuse attached. The discovery was fortunately made in time to prevent an explosion, which, had it occurred, would certainly have destroyed the column. News of last night's occurrence c-uised great consternation throughout the metropolis, the explopions and attempted Trafalgar Square were, there iq vo doubt, the outcome of an organ ised plot, but so far as is known, no fine ha? yet been obtained to the perpetrators.