TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1722, 10 April 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, April 4. The New Zealand Beaches Go.'d Company, with £50,000 capital, and the Champion Gold and Silver Company of New Zealand, with £75,000 of capital, have been registered.

April 5,

One hundred thousand Three Per Cent debentures, issued by the Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Company, have been subscribed.

The Directors of the Bank of Australasia bsye decided to grant the family of -Mp S. Parkes, their manager at Melbourne, who was killed in the Windsor railway accident, £ISOO per atyium for fire years. / -

The Colonial Onion steamer Selerabria made for Monte Yideo because a fire bed broken out in her bunkers, A portion ot her c»r*o was damaged, and this will be sold at Monte Video. The remainder will be brougbtTxm here.

April 6,

I A Jew under American protection hag been arrested in Morocco. The authorities have \refused to grant any redress, and the\ bombardrueiit of Tangiers is threatened^ Many of the mernbenr"nf tfce Tory party are determined not to adopt .as a whole the Local Government Bill introduced by tho Government, and if is thought that if the Government persist in forcing through a Bill they may dp defeated. The Radicals are exultant. j

The Rev. Price Hughes is making a crusade against the licensing clauses in the Local Government Bill. He objects to the recognition' of vested interests and the local optian clauses, which he characterises as a mockery, as surrendering a portion of the licensß fees to the local bodies will encourage the ratepayers to decide in favor of an increase of licensed bouses. •

The Sugar Bounties Conference resumed its sitting to-day. Baron JQe Worms presided. It was announced that ail the Powers had consented to the abolition of the bounties. If is considered that three-fourths of the 3 per cents will be converted before the 12th instant. Information received from the Sooloo Islands, situated in the Eastern Archipelago, states that severe fighting has taken place between the natives and the Spaniards: The Spanisbj loss was 10 killed and 70 wounded. The natives had 200 killed.

April 7.

At the Leicester spring meeting to-day the Leicestarshire (Spring Handicap was won by the Duke of Portland's Juhrtny Morgan, Monmouth 2, Kinsky 3.

Dublin - , April 5,

An immense number of the Irish people aro; emigrating to America. More than 1000 embarked to-day for New York,

April 6

Father Keuuedy and twelve farmers have been sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment for attending a league meeting at Newnasrket, Cork, whieb had been proclaimed, Constantinople, April L

The Porte has under consideration a modified convention, which limits the Egyptian frontier on the Red ,Se» to the Sinai peninsula, and gives the east coaßt ports to Turkey.

Affairs in the Island of Crete are in a disturbed stato, and there is an increased bitterness between the Turks and the Christian residents, The former have appealed to the Sultan for protection. Massotvah, April 6.

The operations of the Italian troops have beeu suspended in consequence of the intense heat. The majority of the troops return forthwith, but the colonial corps will remain. It is hoped that parleying between the Negus and the Italian authorities will be resumed.

Ottawa, April 6

In the House of Commons of the Dominion the Government hare carried an amendment in fayor of partial reciprocal interchange with America, Mr Lawrien, leader of the Opposition, siid that the colonial allegiance would not demand limitation of foreign trade, as they considered the colonies had a right to develop their interests eren if they clashed with English interests. Mexico, April 5.

A bull fight took place at B«laca on Sunday, at which conricts were permitted to attend in honor of it being Easter. They were strongly guarded. During the excitement of the fight some persons fired the wooden barricade surrounding the arena. As the flume broke out there was a terriblo rush for all means of exit. Many were trampled to death. Crowds leaped into the arena and were tossed and gored by the maddened bulls. Many were lying helpless around the ari'na. Eighteen were killed, vynre injured by being gorged or bumf, and nearly 200 others were injured.