TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1708, 8 March 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

; |k>NDON, March 4. In the first rounfj for the Waterloo Cup Kerschell beßtfMiss Glendyne. The British Medtjal Journal, in an article discussing ;al;: Pasteur's scheme of exterminating f rSbbirs b? means of chicken cholera, considers that it would destroy birds, and', that insects nnd snakes would be largely increased, Professor Blackiej> who is himself a warm sympathiser' with the crofters' agitation, says that "Mrs Gordon Bailiie is so clever that she would deceive the devil bimseif." She has been living for some years in great style, and has attracted considerable alten ion as a woman of large She has now disappeared very suddenly, and has left a large number of debts unpaid. The detectives are searching for, her with a warrant for her arrest on a charge of fraud, Mrs Gordon Baillie's mother earns her living as a charwoman. The Anglican bishops are making strong protests against the practice which is growing up amongst the aristocracy of devoting Sunday almost entirely to amusements. Amongst the richer classes theatrical entertainments, jugglery exhibitions, boxing, tennis matches, even dancing, occupy the greater part of the day. The bishops are appealing to the clergy throughout the kingdom to use their influence to remedy this growing evil, and to secure and maintain the proper observ»nce of Sunday. The latest reports respecting the health of the Crowu Prince 6how lLat the swelling has increased, and that the patient is being slowly stifled to death,

March 5.

Earl March, M.P. for Chichester, has resigned his seat in the House of Commons.

Obituary—Admirdl the Right Hon, Sir Astley-Cooper Key, G.C.8., aged 07 ; the Duke of Rutland, aged 73 ; Frank Ash Yeo, M.P. for Gower, Glamorganshire.

Her Majesty the Queen has received a telpgraphic message from the Crown Princess staling that the Crown Prince has had a turn for the better, and that there is again room for hope that he may survive his illness, 'lhe Crown Prince returns to Berlin at the end of the month. Prince William has been authorised to 6ign Royal decrees.

March 6.

The naval estimates provide for an auxiliary squadron of five protected cruisers and two nineteen knot torpedo gunboats having all the latest designs in sharp-shooting guns. The cost will be between £BOO,OOO and £900,000. The estimates also show that the sum of £500,000 will be required for the next financial year. The boats are to be completed in two years. Paris, March 3.

M. Wilson, who was recently convicted and sentpneed lo a tprm of imprisonment en a charge of complicity in disposing of decorations, has appealed against the decision of the Court. Berlin, March 5.

The Emperor is indisposed and has taken to bis bed, His illness was caused by a severe cold.

Rome, March 4,

The Pope in an address to the Sacred College on the relations existing between the Vatican and the Quirinal, said that his position had become unbearable. Calcutta, March 5.

The commander of the British expedition, which was despatched to iSikhim for the purpose of dispersing fhibetian raiders, has issued an ultimatum to the effect that if the raiders do not evacuate Singtu by the 14th insl. they will bo expelled.

Cairo, Marcli 3

A large body of Dervishes attacked the troops at tiuakim to-day. The fighting, which occupied four hours, was very severe, but eventually the Dervishes retired, leaving hundreds of their number dead on the field. Colonel Trapp and five men were killed in the engagement, and fourteen others wounded, The gunboats Dolphin and Albicore, which are attached to the Mediterranean Fleet, are shelling the enemy. Capetown, March 2. The 8.M.8. Stuapehu arrived from Plymouth to-day—all well. Rio de Janeiro, March 1.

Thß K.M.S. Tonganro arrived here to-day—all well. Her cargo of meat is in good condition. Washington, March 2.

Government are taking steps to stop the organised emigration of German convicts to this country. Philadelphia, March 2.

Mr Chamberlaio arrived in this city on a visit to-lay. Ua ths enthusiastically received, over 3000 English re&iden's m u eliug him at the railway station. An address of welcome was prpspntpd to him, and in acknowledging it he Pfli ! it ptined hitn to notice that Great .Britain was alluded to by the Press of the United States as it her people were foreigners.

New York, March 4. Mr Chamberlain was cordially received here and entertained at a farewell banquet, Mr Chamberlain has sailed for England,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE,

Melbourne, March 5,

Fredericks, an opera singer, had just finished playing Mephistophelcs in " Faust " at the Princess Theatre on baturday nipht when he fell dead, be had been suffering from heart disease for some time, and it is supposed the excitement of the part was tto much for him.

Moore's timber yards, South Melbourne, were burned down last night, and damage to the extent of £BO,OOO done. There is about £SOOO insurances. Ihe yards were similarly destroyed tttc years ago, and the buildings, &<;,, hail not been long r-'-erected. Four armed burglars wearing masks broke into the Caledonian Hotel, nnd murderously assaulted the landlord, They robbed the safe of £6OO.

Mrs Gordon bailiie had not obtained any actual concessions of land < from Government on behalf of the crofters. She had applied for seventy thousand acres at Wilson's Promontory, but left suddenly before completing the arrangements, it being subsequently ascertained that she had victimised a number of tradesmen.

The clergyman who was yesterday conducting the funeral of the actor Fredericks, who died at the conclusion of the performance of Mephistopheles in ,c Faust" on Saturday night, fainted at the grave. The service was concluded by Charles Warner, the actor.

Sydney. March 5,

At Warialda, a township en Reedy creek, 380 miles nortb of Sydney, on Saturday, a dispute arose brtween a man n*m p d Merritt and the well-known jockey Osborne, when the former drew a knife and stubbed O?borno th/ough ihe heart. No further particulars have reachbd hero,

Arrived French gunboat Fab.Tt from Noumea. She brings news that a despatch had been received by the Govanur uf the island from the French Government, .conveying the text of the ftew Hebrides agreement, and ordering that the French troops should evacuate the group without delay. When the Fabert left Noumea two ships were preparing to sail for the New Hebrides to bring back the French troops, and it was expected that the evacuation would bs completed by the 15th inst.

Newcastle, March 5, Sailed—Looangana, for the Bluff. Adelaide, March 5

The strike of miners at Moonta min s has been settled, the company offering good terras, and increased wages to the men.

Brisbane. March 5,

A telegram received from Georgetown states that Chines') leprosy is spreading among the aboriginals, and efforts are to be made to in!ace the Government to take steps to prevent its spreading to the Etheridge droldfielde.

The search party which went out to search for the ship East-minster and the brigantine Kate, have returned without finding any trace of the missing vessels.