TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 342, 18 January 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOUKIGN

London, Jan. 1 9

Adelaide flour, ex w— i««usr, »»« decline. I t... 81... New Zealand wheat, «x ship, is unchanged at 445. The Right Hon W. E. Gladstone is suffering from a cold, but not one of a serious character.

Jan. 13

Hanlon is the favourite for the race with Laycock for the sculling championship of toe woi Id, which takes place over the usual course on the Thames on Monday the 17th. Betting is now 5 to 2 on Haitian.

Heavy snowstorms have been ex peri enced throughout England during the past few days. The total reserve in aotes and bulli >n in the Bank of England it L 12,600,000.

An active demand exists for most descriptions cif Australian hides. A deputation from the Peace Societ' waited upon the Secrotary of State for the Colonies to-day to urge steps being taken to bring about the cessation of the war in the Transvaal. Earl Kiraberlcy, in reply to the speakers, said that if the Boers suspended hostilities, there might be hopes of an amicable settlement, but otherwise the Government were compelled to use every endeavour toquell the r bellion and maintain British supremacy in the colony. His lordship further recalled to the mmd of the d«<putat'' ,u the fact that the Boers possessed but a very doubtful title to a large portion of the Transvaal, and had therefore no sound claim for independence. A number of Irish Liberal members cf the House of Commons having made representations to Mr Gladstone regarding the Bill dealing with the Irish land question which is to be introduced by the Government, Mr Gladstone hf«s replied that he could not give any pledges as to the extent to which the measure would go, but could give an assurance that ths Government were anxious to do justice to both landlords and tenants.

Information has been received troni Central Asia regarding the campaign against the Tekke Turcoman tribes. The Russian forces had invested Geok Tepo, when a severe engagement took place. The fighting was desperate, and both sides suffered heavily. The Russian loss is said to have been most severe. Jan. 13. The trial of the Land Leaguers at Dublin continues. Macdonough has opened the case for the defence of the accused. In the course of his address he made a statement that he regarded the accusations which had been brought against the L.eaguers as being in reality a landlorda* indictment against the

9 • Jan. 14. i Shaw and fifteen otha Irish members j of the House of Commons have seceded r from Parnell's leadership, j An extensive strike of coalminers hu« commenced in Lancashire. 40,000 men are out of work. The detached squadron ordered to » tape will, on arrival at Natal, land tW - Naval Brigade for servico against the* f Boers. a Information has been received from i South America that the Chilians art 3 following up their success over the . Peruvians and have occupied Hurien. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britian is 2,' 90,000 quarters. In the Houßi- of Commons to-day Mr ' Parnell's amendment on the Address in reply to the Queen's Speech was put to = a division, and was rejected by a large - majority. The debate on the Addres* . was resumed, but now stands further .! s adjourned. ,t Further rumours of intended Fenian raids are gaining currency. It is now alloced that an attempt .ias been made ( to destroy the armoury at Salford, in ' Lancashire, by the use of dynamite, but that the plot was discovered in time to '» prevent its success. * /an. 15. ~" The strike of miners in Lancashire - is proving of a very grave character, g Serious riots have occurred between e strikers and the police in different r places. r Capetown, Jam 12. Intelligence has been received frora . the Transvaal that the Boprs have occnpied Christiania. News from Natal announces that the Governor, Sir George Colley, has left Pietermaritzburg and has proceeded to *j Newcastle, a town of importance near d the Border between Natal and the Transvaal, where he will conduct the e military operations against the Boers, a Jan. 13. 8 The latest news from Basutoland states 8 that the colonial troops continue to be t most successful over the rebel tribes. Q Several engagements have been fought, . in all of which the enemy have been defeated, and large numbers, amounting to many thousands, of their cattle have 9 i been captured. n The Merchant Shipping and Underwritero Association, under date London, d Jan. 13th, report the arrival of the ship o Fiji, from Lytttlion. e Jan. 15. e News received to-day from the ,j of hostilities in Basutoland shows that notwithstanding recent heavy losses the , enemy continue to act on the offensive. llie rebels recently made strong attacks an the position of the colonial troops at Maseru and Leribe, but *> repulsed with further loss. •""" >" B&KLiN, Jan. 12, A large meeting of.electors of this city was held to-day, at which resolutions ">- were passed protesting against the anti- < Jewish agitation which now exist in Germany.