TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1750, 14 June 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN., ' ; London, Jun<> 9.

fb» 'Government /..'have, purchased from Mr John Watkip ihe Exclusive right'of s the invention,'knowtj ae the " position 1 finder,"'wbi6h v *atbm»tibaI ly traces the course of'a Vessel,! sb" that ffom ( tbe'indic'atio'n's ,by, s tlie' instruments j the 1 guns' tft/y i;! bei brought! to bear icurataly on her from fjcrts. 'lt is, understood that Watkin has! received £20,000 for his patfHt right, j '', \ < iAt itbe centenary iof the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, celebrated 'ypßWrday,'tliP Prince of Wales presided, and fifty thousand bounds was subscribed in the room towards' the funds of' the

;,. . •'.,,.' , , j Jones, a| member of the,; Australian Eleven,isdead, from rheumatid fever.

June 10,

' Sir Francis Doyle, poet, aged 77, and ; Colonel King-Barman, M.P.j for the Isle of Thanet, are dead. The following is the result of Ihe race for the Grand Prize of Paris, 4000 sovs; 1 mile; 1 7, furlongs :—S'uart, 1 ; CrawSaint'Gotl, 3. j '''the Defence Commission Appointed to enquire into the'state of the coast defences and the armaments 1 includes Lord Hartington (Chairman), Mr W.' H. iSmith, 'Lord Randolph Churchill, Mr Campbell Bannerman, •Major-General Brackenbury, Sir Richard Temple, and Adminl Richards. The Government' have agreed to a convention for the neutrality of the Sue* Canal. ' t ■■-..'■. i ■ The steamer oruiser Medea, six guns, 2800 tons, 9000 horse-poker, was launched at Chatham. ■ She 1 h\ expected, to prove the swiftest English cruiser •float, ' . j "Canada is floating a four million loan at 3 per cent, the minimum I being. at ( 921. ' I ; ',;■ June .11. ,

The R.M.S. Ruapehu arrived all well, J at Plymouth, to-day, with her' meat in good condition. " i ; Arrived—Waitangi, fifrp.'friom Afujklan'd,. Match Ist;, Faraenptb, barque, from Port Chalmers," February 29ih ; Kirkdale, fr.om Bjuff,-harbor,! February 6th ; iSalado, ftom; Lj,tJtelton,| February 6th ;' Canterbury, from"Liyttfe|tob, Feb-< 'r'u'ary/ 20th ; ' Jess.e'" lieadifian ■ from 'Wellipgton^March l Btb. ' :j' • '■, ■■■>',' -•;',.."., ./..:, '..j :JbnV 12.' ' 'TheN proposal; to introduce! farthing J Wdß°at lbfe ! wool sales n htte Been withJ draw,n''peD i ding , enquiries, whfcb, are to be made of the; colonial Chambers of. Commerce as. to their on the, stibject. .• ■" "' •■■ ■ >■■■■■■•■■ ! . u ' THdLafalWt'targesthat great caution shoutd" be;: used in ihtrodticing M. Pa8 | tepr , B Bc^emo ( for the extermination loiTabbitßi alleging that jthe! soil and "#ttl!eP wOUld' team with microbes to such in e^etit/thV'» plague' giving the destruction 6f human liftf might possibly result. ... ..-]. ,- ~ -,().- i .I ■. j i , PißißvJlnne 10. ■ ''■ Marshall; Leboeaf irdead. :; Efeayy hailstorms haye 1 been expe-, riencVd -in the , Dep J ariment| of the Gir'onde, and. all the' vines j are completelyl' destrtfjfd, i The! loss U reported to be enormous, '

;,''"'' '," Berlin. [June 9, , Yon Puttkaraer, the CoqdcU of Ministers and Mintiter of the Interior, 'has- resigned! his office in consequence of the 1 Emperor's action in,, respect to the Quinquennial JL>iet Law. Jane 10. The Emperor h experiencing difficulty in swallowing food, and is losing weight. ! ; June 11. The Emperor Frederick is reported to be worse. The Emperor takes his food with reluctance, Hud is very feverish. Calcutta,! June 9. Tlie Indian Gorernment contemplate placing a special loan on the London market for the purpose of frontier defence works. San Francisco, Jane 9,. The Californian wheat crop is expected to exceed half a million tons.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, Jane 11. Bishop Goe (Anglican) will probably represent the combined religious denominations at the Centenary Exhibition. ■■..-.•.;.,"■ ■.''"■■ The mail m»n, was robbed by ; bush-_ rangrrs between' Bealiba and Wedderburn, about 150 miles to i the uorthwest of this city. Some of the letters contained valuables. In attempting to arrest a man in Bourke street on Saturday, there was a serious melee between the police and a band of roughs, who attacked-the police. Constable Daiton was seriously injured, Other members of the police force were badly kicked. Two arrests have been made. Two butchers, named Olson and Dunstan, were fencing with knife and cleayer this mornings when the latter was fatollv stabbed in the breast, 01 sen

! A'six 'days' go-as-you-please match I was won'ty Rayner, who covered 365 I heating the record. Thediffictlty over Ihe Marine Board Bill has been removed, and the Imperial assent to the Bill has been given., subject to certain/amendments, to which the Premier has agreed. •y 'i- ■'■■'■;■•■■: ■ ■ June 12. ; Another riot' took'place in i Bourke street last, night. A band of larrikins attacked the police, .using bottles as missiles. 'Several arrests wej-e made. One prisoner," several'of the police, arid 'a little'girl; were seriously injured, and had to, be treated at the hqspita|. ' Ihe man Ryan w*8;: ejiarged -at''the' Police Court to-day with attempting to shoot Consfeble Nicholson... last Week, l'he charge was dismissed. jThe constable, will probably be brought before the Court on a charge of perjury.

Sydney. Jdnell. The Sydney Morning Herald, in an article dealing with' the New| Zealand loan, Bays the position of the feolony 1 is not improved by reason of Mr Gosdhen's conversion scheme. . If. the colony, had maintained its position the loian would have realised £5 higher, and in order to revive its credit it must keep thp promise to abstain from further borrowing.

June 12.

In Committee on the Divorce Extension Bill, a clause has been inserted dp: fining a domicile, and preventing relief being granted to persons who may seek to enter the colony tor the purpose of' obtaining a divorce. The steamer Essex, which | put into Aden on fire, ia ori her homeward voyage from here with a large cargo! of wool, tallow, copra and coke. I ;Captain Ruxton, an old Nevf Zealand trader, is dead. He leaves a wife and family in Lyttelton. Some trouble is anticipated over the South Waratab Oblliery dispute, owing to the company emplojing' foreigners in place of the men who have gone out on strike. A general strike is now imminent. .

Adelaide, June 11. Judge Gwynne is dead. j "'"" Bbisbanb, June 12.

Parliament opened to-day. i Mr Albert Norton was elected Speaker of. the Legislative Assptnbly, 1 The! Premier, Sir Sa'nidel Griffith,' announced to the House that, in'consequence of the'resuU of the recent elections, he had .placed the resignation of the Ministry. > in': the hands of flis Exoellency the .Governor.

Port Darwin, June 12.

; The police sent to Kopperanama ar : rested six natiyep for the murder of a hlack shepherd. ' i; . :