TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1730, 28 April 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, April 24.

M. Waddington, French Ambassador to London, has appealed to Baron de Worms and Lord Salisbury protesting against the proposed tax on bottled wines. He urged that the practice existing between France and England in regard to wine duties was most favorable to England, bat added that if the proposed tax on bottled wine was insisted upon by the English Government the practice would be terminated, and a reprisal might be looked for.

A serions outbreak of plenro-pnen-monia in Ireland, and also in Kent, is reported. In order to prevent the spread of the disease, over a thousand head of cattle have been destroyed. April 25.

Sir John Pender was banquetted last night, Earl Derby presiding. In proposing the toast of the evening ha reviewed at length Sir John’s services and sacrifices in the cause of telegraph/.

In connection with the Rev, Charles Spurgeon’s recent charges af heresy in the Baptist Church, a motion has been carried by the Baptist Union to the effect that it is inexpedient to provide further theological tests of membership, inasmuch as the union already pos.vsa sufficient power to deal with the Evangelistic section. The mol ion. acconded by the Rev. J. A. Spurgeon, brother of the Rev. diaries Spurgeon, was carried by a large majority. It is thought the carrying of (his resolution will have the effect of allaying quarrels in the churches.

A superb collection of pictures has bean obtained for exhibition at the Melbourne exhibition. It is said to bo the finest collection of English art ever despatched abroad. It includes pictures by Turner, Landseer, Roberts, Sunsfield, Hook, James, Halswell, Lawson, Colie, Millais, flewit, Frith, Ravine, Lin»ell, Hardy, Leighton, Tadcma, Graham, Leslie, and Brough ten. New works have been specially painted by Macwhirlor. Petrie, Marks, Holt, and Agnew. The picture “ The Shadow of Death,” has been lent for exhibition, and the Duke of Westminster will forward a couple of paintings by Turner, Lord Knntsford, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the course of private conversation, said that the proposals of the Australian Governrn-nts for excluding the Chinese fnm Australia, wonld probably seriously complicate the relations existing between England and China, and he thought it was unlikely the Imperial Government would interfere in the matter,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourni, April 25,

A miner, fossicking «l Wedderburn, a mining town situated on Karong Creek, 146 miles north-west of here, unearthed a nugget weighing 540 z. April 26.

A aoiligion hat taken pUce at the Footscray railway station, when an engine and van dashed into the centre of a good* train, striking it at right angles, A number of the waggons wore smashed up, and the guard who was in the van was severely shaken.

A signalman named Conch, on the Keneinglon railway, was run over by the train to-day, and the body horribly mutilated.

Svßirßr, April 25.

In the House last night it was agreed to vote £IOOO as a grant to the widow of Wirrall, the late keeper at the Homebash railway station, who lost his life in unsuccessfully attempting to rescue a child wandering on the railway lin* from the approaching train, Sir Henry Parke*, in submitting the vote to the House, eulogised the action of Wirrall as an example of brilliant heroism. Bonfield, the postmaster at Palmer’s Island, Clarence River, has teen arrested for embeM : ing about £IOOO pounds of Government money, The Government Statist in hi* report elates that the progress of the population of the Australian Colonies show* that the births last year were 120,100, and that the average per thousand of the poputaliou was 31.43 J the deaths wore 47,500 ; averape, 13.64, New Zealand showed the lowest birthrate, namely, 31.71 ’, also ike loweat death rate, 10.17. Immigration, 247,000; emigration, 182,000. Tbs exces* of immigrants oyer emigrants for New Zealand was pnly $77. Smith, tb« priaaipal fitness in (he Mount Bennie outrages, while in Bathurst gaol waiting sentence on a charge of arson, for which he had been convicted, carp® face to face with Donnellan, a youtl* concarn'd in tba Rennie outrage, but whoso sentence of death had been commuted. The latter rushed at Smith, and attempted to strangle him. ihe gaol warder overpowered Donnellan, and removed Smith tp a place of safety, An extensive three-storey grocery warehouse in G"rge strut, occupied by Barlow Bros., was considerably

damaged by fire last night. The stock was insured for £12,500,

April 26,

In the House last evening the Treasurer stated that the centennial celebrations in January last cost £26,000. Ar. exceedingly rich discovery of chlorides is reported at Broken Hill, south block, yielding a high percentage of silver.

Cardinal Morsn, who is about to visit Rome, has been presented with a purse containing 550 sovereigns.

The annual stock returns for the colory ns prepared by the RegistrarGmieral, show as follows : horses, 1,500,000 bead of cattle, 34,700,000 sheep. The wool clip for the year reached 191,500,000ib5, Sailed—-Manapouri, for Auckland.

At Morurnndi, a man named Williams wia run over by the train, and the body was mutilated to sneb nn extent as to be beyond recognition, Newcastle, April 26, Arrived—Acacia, from Dunedin. Brisbane, April 25.

The reporli receivad from the sugar districts show that the crops are in a backward condition, and that the yield this year will be below the average,

April 26.

H.M.S. Liaird is stranded on a reef, 5 miles north of Cooktown, but no furthrr particulars are to hand. Adelaide, April 25.

A severe drought it threatened in the. northern and central portions of the colony, and disastrous results are expooled. Young lambs arc dying in great numbers.

April 26

The vintage of this year is excellent, and it is computed that the yield will be 140,000 gallons of wine. Perth (W.A.), April 25.

There is great depresuon throughout the colony. At Rockhampton, the centre «f the Taradale jarrah limber industry, over 150 men have been thrown out of employment.