TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1652, 27 October 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Oct. 22. R.M.S. Kaikourfi sailed from Plymouth to-day.

Oct. 28. H.M.S. Rapid is to bo rccommissioned for Australia, It is understood that the remission of the duties by Russia .on English and French goods is done as a reprisal p gainst Germany for opposing the .Russian loan which was recently attempted to be floated.

The Copyright Convention has been ratified by England, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Switzerland.

It is reported that Lord Lytton succeeds Lord Lyons as British Ambassador at Paris.

The Duke of Edinburgh has been promoted to the position of Admiral, and will probably be placed in command of the fleet at Portsmouth.

Mr Gladstone is suffering from a serere cold.

Amassevich, suspected of being concerned in the recent attempt to assassinate the Czar, has been arrested at Vienna in a dying condition. Ras Aloula, the Abyssinian leader, is massing 35,000 tioops between Shenda and Cli-f. Mr Chamberhiu sails for America on Saturday, to fulfil bis duties as Chief British Commissioner on the Fisheries Commission.

Lord Randolph Churchill, addressing a meeting of 4000 at Newcastle, answered Mr Gladstone's charges against the police and Government, and warned the democracy thatsympatby with anarchy meant ruin. His Lordship ruot with an excellent reception.

Oct. 24,

The Orange Free State offers to amalgamate with (he Transvaal in order to form a new Republic. Cf r-ENHAGEN, Oct. 24. The Princesses of Wales are recovering from the monies.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, Oct. 24. Hoppif.nl Sunday made yesterday amounted to £6465, being £l6wO above the amount collected last year for ‘.bo same purpose, Arrived, yesterday Rotomahans, from the Bluff, Oct. 25. An influential deputation from the Fiji Annexation Committee wailed upon the Premier to-day to urge the advantages which would result from the annexation of Fiji to Victoria. Mr Gillies, in reply to the deputation, said that, while not throwing cold water upon the project, he failed to see the advantages to be gained by Victoria should annexation bo effected, He suggested that a policy of reciprocity would be a greater hem fu to both colonies. Sydney. Oct. 24. Arrived Mnnapouri, from Auckland. Oct. 25. Sir Henry Parkes, who recently resigned his seat in the Assembly ns member for St, Leonards, lias been reelected lor that constituency without opposition, The national tribute to the Premier in his financial difficulty is being well supported throughout the colony. The backer of Beach has declined to accede to Hanlan’s request for a postponement of the time fixed for the sculling match. Hobart, Oct. 24. The health authorities report that the smallpox epidemic is confined to the patients now under treatment, no fresh esses having been reported for the last few days. w ■■■nnwira" i■ ■ai