TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1528, 21 December 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

I ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. : -London, Dec. 16; Government hare decided to prosecute MaeHogh, editor of the Sligo ChampioD, on account of a speech delivered at a Land League meeting inciting • the Irish tenants to boycotting and to the committal of agrarian outage =• , The Board of the Inland Revenue have decided to remit the legacy duty on the Australian property belonging to the late 1 Mrs Ghallis, a former resident of New South' Wales. ' TheAgents-General, in obedience toa summons from Mr Stanhope, had, an interview with him to-day.. The interview relates- to a conference to be held next year respecting New Guinea and the. New Hebrides. The .British pro'posals regarding the latter 1 islands were not revealed, and nothing was decided at the meeting. Dec. 17. Dillon, O'Brien, Harris, and O'&bea, prominent Land League supporters, have been arrested at Loughrea. ■■• The London Chamber of Commerce has asked Mr Cecil Raikes, PostmasterGeneral, to carry Australian letter's for ; The German mail steamers intend to call at Colombo, instead of at Chagos as at present. In connection with the affairs of the Land League, the leaguers are demanding to know what has become of Mr Parnell. Italy denounces the commercial treaties concluded between France and Austria. ........ Later. Dillon, O'Brien, Harris, and O'Shea, when arrested at Loughrea, were, engaged, presiding over the collection of rents. • They were brought up to-day charged with obstructing the proper payment of rents, and remanded, bail being accepted. The money collected by the prisoners from the tenants for payment of rents has been.seized by the policp. Mac Hugh, editor of the Sligo Champion, was arrested to-day, and charged with inciting to boycotting and agrarian outrages, ; 'Ho was released from custody, ... ;.' . ■', Dec. 18. Receiving a deputation' urging improved postal telegraphic arrangements between England and the coloniesy the Hon. Mr Raikes, P.M.G., deprecated any anticipation of the decisious which should be arrived at by the forthcoming conference, at which the postal arrangements would be discustjed. , He considered that a reduction of the telegraph rates would be better effected by the rivalry ,of the different iCompanies than by subsidies being granted. The plan of the campaign adopted by the no-rent agitators has been proclaimed an illegal conspiracy, and those partaking in it are liable.to prosecution. It is also'iprbclaimed that the money collected by the agitators will be'seized by the Government; . . , .< Dillon, O'Brien,, Harris, and O'Shea, who were brought up at Loughrea charged with obstructing the proper payment of rent, will not be further proceeded' against at that place, but instead defendants, together with Redmond 1 and O'Realley, will be brought up at Dublin charged with conspiracy. Dillon and . O'Brien, while'driving yesterday, were thrown from their conveyance. . Dillon's injuries have been ot so serious, a nature as to confine him to bed. Messrs Boumpbrey and Co., corn merchants, of .-Liverpool, have failed, with liabilities amounting to £55,000. ■The Midland Railway Company of New Zealand will not proceed with the allotment of shares, as only a few applitions have been received. i 'lhere is an impression prevalent that Mr E. Stanhope is ■indisposed to adhere to the offer of an iiiiUnl grpnt of £IOO,OOO in cttumrtion with' New" Guinea, and that he is awaiting fresh proposals. He declines at present to state whether the Government would be willing to accept the rest of the prop's a's v$ Yew Guinea put forth by Sir W. Griffiths, if die colonel;-.vote wag made permanent. Sic J. S, Garrick

protested against a comparison being drawn between New , Gui,uea/ si flnd the Gold (Joast Colonies. Berlin, 'Dec. 16, The Committee, of Reichstag have voted an increase of the Germdn army on an effective peace footing to 450,(>00 for a term of three years, thus rejecting the .demand of ..'Government that it should be increased to 468,000 lor seven years. , .' Dec. 17. It is announced that Germany hss annexed Bougainvilla, Choiseul, and St, in the Western Pacific. >■'••■*• '• Paris, JUec, 16. Steffano Mulatti,.. a. .young. Italian artistyias ju8);-comJD]e\^ r a fast oi fifty days. He is Very emaciated, but otherwise there are no i!| effects visible. Capetown, Dec. 18. In the Natal Legislative f C(fpncil to. day, a motion that the Government have forfeited the confidence' of the colony, and praying the Queen, to /'appoint a corrpetent Governor/ was. carried by a , ..... .-,„■- < ' J large majority. ' v . Alexandria,' .Dec. 16. General Stephenson, commander of the British forces in.Efeypt,L|)fls submitted the details of a ( scheme for the reduction of, the army of occupation, in accordance with the decision of Government, .. ; / \ 4. % f AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Dec. 16 In his speech to Parliament yesterday, the Governor described the Irrigation Act as a measure th'at ! deals with a subject of vital importance, and provides for the settlement of vexed' questions arising.out of those of ah indeterminate nature. The proposal to establish '' a daily Hansard through the raedimn of the Age has been shelved. ... The monthly circular .of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agency Company states that probab'y from 13,000 to 15,000 tons of, .Victorian wheat will be available for export this season. This is bnsed upon ah !il eßtimate of 12 bushels per acre.■■..• , /.-', y - Dec. 17. The wreck steamer Koranga* mite, which was stranded at" Jervis Bay, has been sold for £7OO. The s.s. Rotomahana arrived this afternoon. '•'■: ■'••■';■.■/.. ■ . Dec. 18. A wrestling match took place to-day. between Miller and Connon, in which the former had one of his ribs broken. Sydney. .-Dec. 17. Sailed, last evening—JMararoa, for Auckland. The three men whose sentences in connection with the Mount Rennie outrage were commuted are—Donnellan, Miller, and Keegan. ~;■ ,;• . ;, '■':;.,■ D'eC 18. Arrived—Tekapo, from; Wellington ; and Mariposa, from Auckland; The condemned men in Connection with the Mount Rennie outrage will probably be executed on the 7th of January,