TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1769, 28 July 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 23. Tbe Rev. Joseph Bush has been elected president of (be Wesleyan Con- • ference. Turkey has agreed to put a stop to tbe erection #f fortresses along (be banks pf the Tigris. It is understood that a committee of the Pan-Anglican Conference sitting at Lambeth has reported in favor of recognising the ministry of non-episcopal dissenting congregations as valid (bough irregular. The Poor Law Guardians are arranging a scheme to place the London unemployed on unoccupied lands lin England and the c donies, j Ja y 24. The Bill introduced into th* House of Commons by Viscount Ljmington, pro riding for rrgn'nting the sale of foreign meat, has been withdrawn, Loro Onslow hating promised that a select commit lee wil be appointed next session to enquire and report on the ques'inn, In the House of Commons, Mr John Gars', rep'ying to * question,; st’d -he Imp rial Government <ti I not intend to surrender their supremacy in Zu uland, but intended to reduce the country to a state ot peace and order. July 25, Lord Knutsford, in tbs course of an interview with an Adelaide colonist, slated tbat tbe Chinese Government favored tbe adoption of rmigmiion, therefore it was difficult for England to secure a treaty similar to that 1 existing between America and Cdma. In consequence of rain the cricket match Australians against Oambri Ig-* Past and Present wap not ct Deluded. {Sir Morrell Mackenzie has completed his report on tbe illness of the late Emperor Frederick, and is awaiting (he Emperor William’s permission to pubiJi it. Mr Jamn J. O’Kelly, memb*r for Roscommon, baa been arrested for making a speech in which he insisted the peopls to disobey tbe Crimes Act. Admiral Field will make a personal explanation in tbe House of Common* on Fiiday with reference to a statement recently made by him to the effect that members of the Victorian Assembly were ameiable to bribery. It is under stood that he admits tbat the (statement is based on information given him by certain Victorian rquatlers so far back as the year 1882, to the effect tbat the latter bad bribed members of the Assembly. No names or dates were mentioned, The “Vagabond” has testified, to Knight Aston’s identity in conuecion with Mrs Gordoa Bailtie, and the New Zealand judgment in which be was concerned has been produced. The Committee ot the Pan-Anglican Synod recommend that colonial Primates be entitled to tbe rank of Archbishop. Ail the Powers have given their consent to (he Suez Canal Convention, Mr Robt, Campbell’s letter concerning the Otago Dock Loan is published in the Standard. He warns financiers tbat tbe loan is not guaranteed by tbe New Zealand Govmment, and also tbat tbe amount is insufficient to complete the work. He further states tha< the revenue to be derived from working the dock would neither pay interest on tbe amount borrowed nor working expenses. To-day being tbe celebration of Mr Gladstone’s golden wedding, be and Mrs Gladstone received a large number of congratulatory messages. Another dynamiter has been arrested at Chicago, Further revelations have been made in connection with the contemplated dynamite outrages. Paris, July 24 General BouUnger has suffered another crushing defeat, this time in lbs elect ion-for Dordogne. He contests tbe Somme seat on tbe 18tb August. Berlin, July 24, It is understood tbat at tbe meeting between tbe Emperor William and tbe Czar no political parleying took place. The Emperor William left to-day in tbe royal yaobt for Stockholm on a visit to King Oscar. Suakim, (no date). Hostilities between tbe ; Soudanese and Egyptians continue. Daily engagements are reported with losses on both sides. Unless fighting is suspended it is feared that tbe Nile trade will be entirely stoupel, and that tribes in the vicinity ot Wady Haifa will t>ikup arm*. Massowah. Ju'j 23. French residents refuse to pay tb tax's levied by Crete. Taxes ar being paid by tb« Greek residents. Capetown, July 23. Information has brn received Dun Zululond that a naive column un in Mnj"r McKean is rna c'ting to attack Sounielis, one of Deuizmlu’s stronghods, and afterwards will join tbe second column at Konj ni in making a combined attack on Cega, which is be d by Ueniznlu. Caracas, July 23. The revolution which broke out here some weeks ago has been suppressed,

Washington, July 24. It is unlikely that the Senate will consider the Tariff Bill this sea im, owing to the opposition displayed by the (republican party.