TELEGRAPHIC

Temuka Leader, Issue 1540, 15 January 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAPHIC

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan. 11. Mr Neville (Liberal) opposes ,Mr Gosclien in the election for the vacant Liverpool seat (Exchange Division). The tenders for the Auckland {Municipal 5 per cent, loan of £25,00,0 were opened to-day. The total tjenders amounted to £47,000. Tenders ;of ICS (minimum) will receive 20 per cenit., and those above that in full, Sir H. Holland^as Secretary for the Colonies, will continue the work' of bis predecessor, Mr Stanhope, in connection with the colonial conference. ■. Dillon, O’Brien, Harris, and o’Shea were committed for trial on a charge of conspiracy. ..Bail was allowed, io each accused in the snm of £SOO. 1 ' Mails per Alameda, which left I Auckland on December 6th, were delivered in London to-day, via San Francisco. ! Jan.j 12. The Rev. Jas. Chalmers, a New Guinea missionary at present in’ London,; has read a paper on that islkbd \ before the Colonial,lnstitute, He, favored the maintenance of a protectorate oyer the island for some years. Ottawa, Jan. 11. A Miniiterial crisis has occurred here. Sir Charles „Tapper Canadian High Commissioner, has been recalled, from London in; consequence, and it is expected that hei will ' assume the position of Finance Minister, in place of: MpLellan.,