TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1764, 17 July 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 29. In the libel action C. Wood, jockey, v. Licensed Victuallers' Gazette, which accused plaintiff of pulling in a race, a verdict was returned for plaintiff with a farthing damages. One hundred and fifty bishops were present at the opening of the Pan-Au-glican Conference. The Court of Queen's Bench has decided that Trafaigar Square meetings are illegal. Chi'.f Secretary Bayard,- of the United States, demands compensation from Englaud for detention of the American sea ing ship Nova Scotia. Specifications have been issued and tenders invited for the construction of the Australasian equa'ron. Details of the specifications have not been allowed to transpire. June 30. The Bight Hon. James Lowther, formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland in Lord Beaconsfield's Administration, 1870, lias been elected for the Isle of Thanet seat. The Archbishop of Canterbury was re-' cived at the opening of the Pan-Anglican Conference at Lambeth Palace by 94 bishops, including 11 from Austral>sia. Information has been received that the Government of Tahiti has imposed a protective tariff of 50 psr cout on all English and Americnn goods. M'-ssts C. A. V. Conybeare, M.P. f«»r Cimborne, and Wm. Saunders, Home Ruler and ex-member for Hull, addressed a meeting of 3030 Socialists in Trafalgar Square to-day. The police interfered with j the meeting, and a sharp struggle ensued, i Several arrests were made. July 1. Tenderß for the Queensland 3| per cent loan of £1,500,000 were opened to-day. Tho total amount subscribed was £6,152,000. The minimum was fixed at £94, and tenderers at £94 16- Gi will receive 47 per cent. The average was £95 2i9i. The surp'us of £70,000 of the Women's Jubilee Offaringß has been applied to the Queen's Fund for nursing the London poor. The Duke of Marlborough has married Mrs Hamtnersiay, of New STork. Lord Wolverton is dead, July 3. Mrs Gordon Baillie, who has recently been concerning herself regarding the emigration of the Crofters has, along with her husband, been committed for trial on a chargo of having defrauded several tradesmen in London. The collection of old armour and arms from tho tower of London, which are intended for the Melbourne Exhibition, wero shipped for Melbourne to-day. A charter has been granted to the Imperial Institute. The amount subscribed in aid of the Institute amounts to £310,000 exclusive of the sums collected in India. A tender has beeu accepted for the erection of the main building, the price being £243,000. July*.

Three hundred delegates are attending the Bitting of the Pan - Presbyterian Council.

The rates of postages on colonial parcels have been reduced 25 per cent. In the House of Commons to-day, the motion to omit the clause in the Local Government Bill providing for the closing of hotels on Sunday, was carried by a majority of 62. The full strength of the Opposition voted again3t the motion. July 5.

Mr Balfour’s Bill proposing to devote the sum of £300,000 for draining river lands and swamps in Ire’and, has been read a first time, The conference of Bishops is kept private. In the House of Commons this afternoon Sir John Gorsb, referring to the hostilities in Zululand, said that the chiefs Dinizulu and Undabako had committed wanton robbery and acts of violence on British territory, and it was necessary that England should take steps to punish them. Mr Smith expressed a hope that the difficulty would soon be settled. The Rev. Mr Hughes, a prominent advocate of Methodist unionism, suggests that a conference of the churches interested should be held to discuss tbeTongan difficulty, and if possible arrive at a satisfactory settlement. The prospects of the Indian harvest have improved, and it is believed that the threatened famine has bsen averted. July 6. The House of Lords has agreed to an amendment in the Liability of Trustees Bill, allowing funds to be invested in colonial stocks when 4 per cents are quoted at 105 and other stocks at equivalent prices. Emil Boss, the alpine guide who accompanied the Rev, Mr Green up Mount Cook, and Lady Nerner, litterateur, are dead. While torpedo practice was going on upon the new warship Severn one missile was accidentally discharged, and the Admiral’s yacht nearly suufc. Paris, July 3. A French expedition is being despatched for the relief of Stanley. July 4. The Chamber of iJepulios by a large majority has passed a vote of confidence in M. Fioquet’a Cabinet. Stockholm, July 1. Serious forest tires have occurred in this country, and- it is reported that 12,000 persons have b en rendered homeless. Berlin, Juno 30. Prince Bismarck contemplates taking a prolonged holiday. July 3. Herr Yon Achenb-ich, who recently succeeded Herr V'on Pulkamm r as VicePresident of the Cjumil ami Minister ol

the Interior, has resigned. Herr Furth has been appointed to the vacancy, Humor* are current that attempts wil! be made to musder the Emperor William. Extreme precautions have been taken in consequence, and the Palace is strictly guarded. Belgrade, July 6, The Servian Synod has granted a decree dissolving the marriage of King Milan and his wife Natalie. Suez, July 5. The steamer Essex which arrived at Ismalia with her cargo on fire, suuk when mooring in 7 feet of water. Capetown, July 4. Troops of police, after severe fighting, routed the Useatus'after heavy losses. July 5. The volunteers are being called out in the threatened districts of Natal. Undated. The engagement in Zululand lasted six hours. There were few fatalities on the British side. San Francisco, July 2, TheR.M.S. Mariposa sailed for Auckland yesterday. New York. June 30, One thousand of the American banks have combined to float a company with the object of insuring bank depositors against loss. July 2. All the iron mills in Western America with the exception of twelve, have closed owing to a wages dispute. 190,000 workmeti are affected by the strike. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, July 13. Arrived—Tarawera, from the Bluff. At the Waterloo Cup meeting to-day, the Cup was won by Lincoln, tho Purse by Devonia, and the Phte by Rocket. Sydney, July 13. Louisa Collins has been arrested on suspicion of having caused the death of her husband, wLo died at Botany on Sunday last. The Land Tux Bill has been passed by the House. An analysis of the stomach of the man Collins, who died on Sunday, disclosed the presence of large quantities of arsenic. The body of Andrews, Mrs Collins' first husband, and that of her child, who died at th« age of four years and five months, io April last, will be exhumed for examination. It is stated that the child died under circumstances similar to those connected with the death of bo'h husbands.

Tfaq Bculling match Searle v. Stansburg for £IOO, was woo by Searle, who will now in all probability have a try for the championship. July 14. Soarle'a time in the sculling race yesterday was 19tnin which is the fastest on record in Australia. The water was favorable. Adelaide, July 13. The football match, English team against a South Australian representative team, was won by the Intter by 6 goals to 3. In th« Assembly a Bill has been introduced extending the franchise t) woman over 25 years of age. Brisbane, July 13. A Chinaman has been murdered at Watsonville, a tin miniDg centre, ond a countryman has been arrested on suspicion. The ateamer Belona sank at the wharf to-day, and a man named Smith was drowned. Port Darwin, July J 4. Cable communication is not yet restored.