TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1075, 24 February 1883, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Feb. 20.

The first series of the year’s colonial wool auctions opened here to-day. There was a large attendance of Home and foreign buyers, and a good demand was experienced. The opening cata logue comprised 61 00 bales. The auctions close on March 22nd. Feb. 21.

The debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne was continued iu the House of Commons today, when the amendment proposed by Mr Gorst, M.P., for Cbatham, that no further concessions should be .made to lawless agitators in Ireland was under consideration. In the course of a lengthy and animated debate, the policy of the Government was violently attacked by Mr O’Brein and Mr O’Donnel, who declared that the outrages which had occurred in Ireland were the direct result of Coercion,

Two arrests have been made of persona who are charged with complicity in the murder of a police constable at Loughrea in 1881. The Nihilists are reported to be at work again to oppose the coronation of the Czar in May. Numbers ol them have met, and a young member, who Was chosen to be the assassin of the Czar, has committed suicide, Mrs Harrington, the wife of the Secretary of the Irish National League, who was arrested on a charge of conveying weapons to the assassins, has been discharged, in consequence of James Carey, the informer, tailing to identify her. Sir G. C, O’Donnell is enlisting Irish recruits, to serve in the event of a French

war.

It is understood that the person referred to by the informers in the Phoenix Park assassins case as ’ Number one ’ is known to the police, and that he will be arrested. It is feared that there is still a wider conspiracy than that which has been broken up, Cairo, Feb. 20.

Intelligence is to hand from the Soudan that El Mahdi, the pretended Mnhomtnedan Messiah, has occupied Obeid, the capital of Kordofan.

Rome, Feb. 21

The relations between Italy and Tripoli are somewhat strained. Recently the Italian Consul at Tripoli was insulted, and the Italian Government has now despatched an ironclad to support its demands for the punishment of the persons concerned in the outrage.

Constantinople, Feb. 21

It has transpired that the Porte has caused an examination to be made into the circumstances attending the recent disturbances at Tripoli, during which the Italian flag was insulted at the Consulate of that country, and has or-

dered that tali reparation shall ps made for the outrages committed during tits

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AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Sydney, Feb, 22

The chief officer of the Eastern and Australian Company’s steamer Menmuir, has been found to be suffering from smallpox, and the vessel has been quarantined • Seven fresh cases of smallpox have occurred on board the steamship Menmuir. All the sufferers are passengers, six being Chinamen, and the seventh, a salami passenger, is a European. The patients have all been removed to the Coast Hospital at Little Bay quarantine station. There are several other suspected cases of smallpox on hoard the Mcnrauir. Later. Owing to a squabble in the Legislative Assembly between Mr John Mclihone, the member for the Upper llenter, and Mr H. Taylor, representative for Mudgce, both gentlemen hav e resigned their scats in the House, and both have announced their determination of contesting the election for the vacant constituency of Mudgee. Melbourne, Feb. 22.

The strike of tailoresses is now virtually ended. The majority resumed work to-day, and the remainder are not expected to hold out much longer. It is expected that the final international cricket match between the Hon

Iyo Bligh’s team and an Australian eleven viill take place at Melbourne.