TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1517, 10 June 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND' FOREIGN. London, June 6

Brennan, the Australian engineer; has perfected his torpedo, and the first trials of it are to be made in a fortnight’s time. Messrs Lightly have applied for 700 feet of space at the Jubilee Exhibition to be held at Adelaide next year. The Copyright Bill, introduciid into the House of Commons to amend the present fine about Copyright Acts, has passed through all its stages in that chamber, .

It is reported that the Orangemen of Canada have shipped 30,000 MartiniHenri rifles to Ulster.

Lor 1 Rosebery has been appointed Chairman of the Federation League.

New* has been received from America that Maxwell, who was arrested at Auckland for the murder of Preller in St. Louis, has been convicted. Greece is disarming her army. Earnest and uneasy suspicions are felt that Russia is preparing for a coup in the Balkans.

Prince Alexander is a guest of Carol L, King of Roumoiia, anil it is believed he is arranging for a defensive alliance.

In the sculling match Matterson v. Godwin, the former won easily. He obtained » lead at the start, and was never caught. Time —22min 19sec.

The British India steamer Monkara collided with the steamer Ratssrabanch iu the Suez Canal. The latter vessel sustained serious damage, and is now engaged discharging her cargo. The Prussian Landtag will appoint Prince Luipold, uncle of Ludwig 11. King of Bavaria, as Regent of Bavaria. Beach has expressed a wish to row his match with Hanlan at the end of August.

Prince Victor Napoleon has issued an energetic manifesto against the expulsion of the Orleanist Princes from France. A Committee of the Chamber of Deputies advise that all members of the formerly regnant families should be exiled.

At the invitation of a number of leading colonists, Phil, Robinson will make a lecturing tour through Australia,

June 8,

The Australian cricketers were entertained at a banquet at Derby last night.

Earl Rosebery, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, slated, in reply to a question in the House of Lords, that the blockade of the Greek ports had b?en raised, and the combined fleet had returned to Suda Bay, Crete. Paris, June 7.

The Grand Prix de Paris was run for to-day, and resulted as follows ; Minting, 1 ; Polycache, 2 ; Sycamore, 3.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, June 8.

Captain Webber and Mr Potheringham, third officer of the Ly-ee-Moon, have been remanded for a week, charged with feloniously killing in connection with the wreck of the vessel.

Melbourne, June 8. Sailed, this afternoon —Tarawera, for New Zealand.

Adelaide, June 7.

The South Australian Ministry has been reconstructed. Mr Newland has resigned his office, and the following appointments have been made : —Mr Spencer, Chief Colonial Secretary ; Mr Bray, Colonial Treasurer ; Mr Turner, Commissioner Public Works.