TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1546, 29 January 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

| ENGLISH AND FORkIGN. I London, 1 Jan. 25. | The Irrperial conference Vill be opened on the 22nd March 1 next, j A comet was discovered at Rio Janeiro on the 18th inst. . It resembles the comet of 1808. j It is expected that the Liberals will prove victorious; at the forthcoming elections in Canada. r j The Prince of Wales will spend a week in-Ireland in April. | Mr kains-Jackson, the cnainent agricultural statistician, in a letter on the agricultural outlook,gives twelve reasons for expecting higher prices. | Jan. 26. ; The Times to-day states that the British evacuation of Port Hamilton, which has' been ceded to China, took place on Sunday last. | Ah election to fill ; the vacancy in the representation of the Exchange Division of Liverpool iu the. House of Commons, pecessitated by the death of the late penior. member, Mr David Duncan, Home Ruler, took place, to-day, and Resulted in the relurn of Mr Neville, Liberal, by a majority of 11 votes over Ins opponent, Mr Goscben, Chancellor bf the Exchequer, The respective totals polled are stated to be 8222 and 8211, 'but the ballot papers are to be recounted to-morrow prior to : the final declaration of the poll. | Intelligence is to hand from Madegascar that the town of Tamatave, which has been in the occupation of the French since the Hova war, has beeh evacuated by the French forces. The following have been appointed to, the staff of Rear-Admiral Fairfax Captain Tyntee F, Hammill, Lieutenant Seymour E. Erskine, and Secretary ICharles J, Pawsley. The Land League will force the tenants at Glenbeigb, County Kerry,, not to accept the lenient terms offered them. There is no excitement in Canada •regarding the menaces and blustering . jattitnde taken up by the members of, the United States Senate in the discussion of the Reprisals Bill. Thri jaction of the Senate is generally ridiculed. Sir Hpnry Holland, Secretary of State : for the Colonies, has requested Mr Harold Pinch-Hattou to prepare a paper giving full account of the Queensland separation question. H.11.H, the Prince of Wales has asked the Agents-General to start in the colonies a voluntary subscription towards tba Imperial Institute land. A nephew of Sir Hercules Robinson has been appointed Assistant-Secretary to Sir K. G. C. Hamilton, Governor of Tasmania, The Australian Wine Importers Company will be; registered on Saturday. The first issue of shares will bo 10,000 £5 shares, and Mr Collins, the promoter of the Company, receives 1500 fully paid up shares. i The German Government have informed Sir Henry Holland that they have acquired the sovereignty of the Solomon Islands. A North AngloGerman line are porchasing new territory from the natives. The sale of fire-: arras and spirits has been forbidden. Aden, Jan. 24. A body of Abysamians, under the rebel chief Rasoloula, have attacked the town of Massowah; In the • conflict five Italians and 200 Abyssinians were killed. Rome, Dec. 25. In consequence of the Abyssinian attack op the Italian settlement pf Massowah, large reinforcementsiwill be sent to the garrison of that plsde. Two corvettes will shortly sail for Mossowah. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Jan. 26. Sailed —Mauspoun, s.s,, for New Zealand. ! The Centenary Exhibition will be i opened on August Ist next year, arid : will be kept open at night. The Com- ■ rpissiopers of the Exhibition Lye decided not to charge for spade, reserving to themselves power to reduce the j space which may be granted,.podd this t be necessary. The Commissioners eeti--7 mate the cost At >6100,000, |

Letters patent have been granted to tba Hebien Telephone Company, of Christchurch. Sydney, ,Jan. 26. The steamship: Zea'andia suits .this, afternoon for Auckland and San Francisco. Arrived, s.s. Wakatipu. Parliament was ,dissolved to-day Sir Henry Parkes has , issued an electoral address which deals with the policy of the Government thrill in detail than his speech in the House, L He stales that the revenrie’under the'Custrms duty will be reduced under 1 the tariff’, will be more limited than in former years, and that the ports of the colony will be virtually thrown open to the civilised world. Heavy rain continues over the country. Great floods are ‘reported in the north. At Upper Richmond considerable <1 mage has been done. Many t persons have been rescued at imminent, peril. P Jan. 27. The Zea'anrlia, which h-ft Sydney yesterday afternoon for Auckland, ran aground in the harbor in the .vicinity of the rocks known as th<-“S<.w and Pius.’ The vessel, however, ■ w«c got off at 6.30 in the evening; without any damage being done, arid proceeded on her voyage. In,consequence ol the rains tbe Clarence River and, Grafton are hooded to a greater extent than previously experienced. Two lives have been lost by the inundation. . Great damage has been done to property throughout the district. The floods are now partially subsiding. Mr Harley, Chief Justice, has been knighted. Adelaide, Jan. 26. Twenty-fiveiof the Preussen’s passengers were released to-day } eight Others still remain on the quarantine' station, where they have been isolated; * Accounts from Teetulp’a continue discouraging, and numbers of unsuccessful diggers are leaving the field, • ’