TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1506, 30 October 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

. ENGLISH AND FORKIGN! ‘ I . London, < Opt. 26. Mr E. .in replying ,to a question respecting tlie, .New Hebrides, implied; that the;ppttlement of ,tio,n;\jvould include evacuation. } A small charge , wiir be mada . for admission to the Imperial Institute, to be applied to the - taaititenancei of the various' courts.,- The .Exhibition! Executive generally. are disposed to store the exhibits' here uptiL Jund/ : 'j The Conservative Conference; which is being held at Bradford, recogrjises'the supreme importance of. Imperial} tion, and opinions were ; expressed that efforts for its universal adoption should be an article of the Obilservative faith. The Earl of Dunraven declared lliat the only other alternative to federation would be to increase the army and navy. ~[K> !; " A gang of fourteen moonlighters have been arrested in Clare;' , ■ Oct! 27. , In addressing a meeting at Bradford last night,, Lord ijEtandplpti Churchill spoke at some length on the political questions of thp ,day, j He deprecated the idea that England, was committing herself to a positive action with reference to affairs jo Eastern Europe. stated that satisfactory accounts bad been: received as to the State of Ireland generally, ‘and the Cabinet would* decide whether to apply to Government for,special measures to be applied to eertaip districts in that country. / i ~ : ;Later. Lord Randolph a speech on the condition of Ireland, stated that rents were .being fairly paid, and there was a marked decrease in crime; The Government, he said, did not intend to grant Home Rule. ' A meeting of the Executive Commissioners and Agents-General of the Colonies; .for the purpose of discussing the proposed Institute, was held yesterday. A vote:of thanks was accorded to the Prince of Wales; to whom the'success of the Exhibition was largely due. ■,

' ibe Times strongly opposes the proposed site for the Imperial:; Institute at Kensington. It is also assured that the colonies do not s desire the Institute ,to be a mere popular,exhibition. A meeting of Agents-General, convoked by Sir Graliamßerryi for the purpose of (Compiling, a telegram to their respective Governments in reference to the Imperial Institute 1 was held to-day. The message which has been despatched states thaOthe Prince of - Wales wishes the exhibits of’the Colonial Exhibition to remaim as. a nucleus for the Institute, and requests''tbs perodissiou of the colonial Governments for, this purpose, It is announced that {the Queen will open the Institute in person in June next. A Committee has been formed under the presidency, of the Prince of Wales, and which includes * Sir .Henry James Goscben and three otherlEnglisb representatives, besides; colonial members. ', ■ ; ; General Boulanger, French Minister of War, demands a credit of 392,000,000 francs, Sir Saul Samuel suggests that thO Imperial Institute should consist of paying members, and should absorb the present Colonial Institute, and that the* public should be admitted free on certain days,' ' ; The sweepstake of £IOOO each between The Bard,- Melton,'.; Bendigo and Ormonde, which had .been, arranged to. take place at Newmarket, has been abandoned, . Oct. 28. The .Metropolitan police authorities have forbidden, the .procession of unemployed organised by Socialists to ■follow the Lord Mayor’s Show bn the 9th of November. In reply to this intimation, the, Socialist leaders have demanded on what authority is this forbidden., ■ . Capetown, Oct. 26. A body of-Kaffirs from Pondolaud have invaded Resibeland, and burned severed kraals in that district. ; A furtler force of 10,000 : Pondos asserobipd on thp.bordiers.'- Thb Oap'A'Government, in consequence of this outbreak, are raisihg a Volunteer force fur active service,

{\ P,| |;i ]' Oct. 27. .. The Esflprs.of Popdolandj! who had assembled th'6 ! borders of Kesibeland iny^itfeef district, have now;<juietly r Thei inhabitan Is i oft! Natjfl| hate deraanded I, tfi«t |, lfe / Briti^li <i GdVernment sbajlassuoje, ~a over Zulajand.ii''tMr Stanhope, of State for fheco6lonieii, expressed dissent from this,view. . • ■ ii ’ ■■ ■»> i " ft J.; svl , Y- : - ) Calcutta, Oct. 26. • Sir West Ridgeway, who-, wired In Oabul jesterdaj,' was reCteiWd by the Ameer' to-day', and entertained in a motet sumptuous manner. UMteny of the border, chiefs were, present. The Ameer . assured the British Commissioner ofbis loyalty to the British Government. ■ , • ’ Oct. 27. Sir-West Ridgbway has left Cabal for Peshawar. 1 "! ■ ' t ’■ ' - I'AUSTRALIAN CARLE. ' Melbourne, Oct. 27. The ’Union Company's, s.s, Manapouri sailed this afternoon for the Bluff. Sir jW m.'Stawell, late Chief Justice of Victoria, has been created Knight Commander of St. Michael and St, George. • : , ... f, t ; ,: ,A ( : , Oct. 28. Lord Carrington, the Governor of New South Wales,. Sir WnU (Robinson, Governor of South. Australia, and Sir Geo. Slrachan, will be the guests of Sir Henry Loch during the Melbourne carnival, Sydney, Oct. 27. A meeting, of the unemployed was held. yesterday, and the proceedings were of a most disorderly character. ; f : . Oct. 28. j The Union Company’s R.M.S. Australia’arrived this morning from San Francisco direct. She takes the place of the Mararoay and will ’ carry the next San Francisco mail, on iNovember 4th,i The Mararoa sailed this afternoon for New Zealand, 1 Proposals h«ve been submitted to the Synod of the ; Church; of England that the Primate <7of Australia should be created on Archbishop, ‘ Adelaide, Oct. 27. Latest advices from Waukaringa report that the held will probably ‘ give a good result on the reefs being worked, but there are signs of the surface .diggings giving out. The .Government geologist washed fourteen! samples received fn m Waukarangi, of which three proved unpayable, the other eleven yielding from half an ounce to one and a-half ounces to the ton; ' Oct. 28. Messrs Ireland;; Fraser and Co,, of Mauritius, report under date October 14th as follows ; -Thecountry is suffering from severe drought, and the sugar mills are only running half-time. Should the drought continue they will cease running altogether.- The month’s engagement, for Auckland amount to 200 tons, and for Dunedin 100 tons. The crop, which a month ago was estimated to yield from 105,000 to 110;000 tons of sugar, is now only estimated at 92,000 tonsi j.. i; u;T ii