TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1447, 29 December 1885, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London. Dec. 22.

Messrs Lupton and Co., wool merchant, of Bradford; have suspended payment; liabilities, L26,C00. The Parnellito Press are urging a conference of landlords, with a view of effecting a compromise with their tenants regarding the payment of rents. Petitions containing over 350,000 signatures have been prepared praying for the release of Mr Stead. Dec. 23. The conference on New Guinea affairs between the Agents-General and Colonel Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, resulted in the appointment of a successor to the late General Scratchley being referred to. the Cabinet, who have chosen- Mr John Douglass, formerly Premier of Queensland, but now Government Resident at Thursday Islam), to fill the post temporarily.

Mr W. E. Forster has written a letter to the papers, in which he speaks in terms of condemnation of the proposal to grant Home Rule to Ireland, It is reported that Mr Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, will return, to Australia before the opening of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, instead of in October as at first arranged. 1 Mr Berry will succeed Mr Smith. The Cable Companies have completed arrangements with Great Britain re the proposed reduction in cable charges. They are now submitting the question of reduced rates on Press messages to the foreign Powers, but no serious difficulty is expected in satisfactorily arranging the charges. The Hon. A. J. Mundelia has agreed to serve on the Education Commission.

Obituary—Brooke, of the firm of Brooke and Co., Australian merchants. Sir Geo. Bowen, Governor of Hong Kong, is about to return to England.

Mr Gladstone has stated that he will support any adequate Government measure which njaj be brought forward for the settlement of affairs in Ireland. Mr Rowe has been elected to the Directorate of the London Chartered Bank of Australia. Dec. 24. It is expected that a large influx of gold will shortly take place from North America. A most disastrous explosion occurred at Mardy colliery, near Pontypridd. Over 200 miners are still below the ground, but the majority of them are safe. It is definitely known, however, that 76 men have lost their lives. New Zealand frozen mutton is realising 4|d to 4|d per lb. Dec. 26. The Postmaster-General and the First Lord of the Treasury have approved of the proposals of Mr R. C. Baker, of South Australia, for a federal mail service between Holland and the colonies, and tenders will, it is understood, shortly be invited, William Sheehan, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his mother, brother and sister at Oastletownroche, has confessed to having committed the crime. Sir Frederick Napier Broome, Governor of Western Australia, has not been allowed to send a delegate from the colony to attend the Federal Council which is about to be held at Hobart. Paris, Dec. 2S.

It is announced that France has con o’uded peace with Madagascar. The terms include the institution of a French protectorate over the island, with absolute control on the part of France over the relations of the Malagasy nation with foreign Powers. It is also stipulated that the Horn shall pay a war indemnity to the amount ot 10.000,000 francs. Dec, 24.

In the Chamber of Deputies, M. Brisson insisted upon passing the Tonkin credit vote of 75,000,000 francs, and stated that it was impossible for France to evacuate that country. Ihe vote was passed. Calcutta, Dec, 23,

.Advices from Bnrrnah state that the British expeditionary force has left Mandalay for Bhamo. Tsneriffe, Dec. 24.

The New Zealand Shipping Company’s s.s, Tongariro left this morning for New Zealand*