TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1798, 4 October 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, September 29. General Mclvor is organising an expedition to New Guinea. Alderman James Whitehead has been chosen Lord Mayor-Elect of the City of London. [Aldermen Whitehead is the Senior Alderman on the list of those { who have not yet passed the civic chair. He represents the Ward of Cheap, was elected Alderman in 1882, and served as Sheriff ia 188 4]. The cotton spinners are only working half-time. Mr W. R. Robert Austen, Chemist at the Royal Mint, is drawing up a report on processes of dealing with ores, A torpedo book, containing secrets , worth thousands of pounds, has been stolen from the torpedo school ship Vernon, at Portsmouth, The Press condemn Germany for the lethargy shown in despatching the projected expedition to relieve Emin Bey. It is pointed out that while the promoters are haggling over the details officials are being murdered in ail directions; September 30. The prospects of the Morgan Welsh gold mine being a permanent payable field are considered to be assured, and it is believed it will pay 30 per cent on the capital invested. October 1. It is reported that Sir Morel! Mackenzie’s book will be prohibited ia Germany. Most of the colonial prelates now in England will attend a Church Congress at Manchester, presided over by Bishop Moorbourse. It is announced that the Chinese Government are trying to pacify the Tibetans. The, health of His Holiness the Pope is very unsatisfactory. After celebrating mass yesterday His Holiness fallback exhausted, October 2. William Gifford Palgrave, British Minister at Monte Video, is dead, Paris, September 29. The Government bare decided to submit a Bill, at the opening of next session on the 15th October, restricting the financial powers of the Senate, and depriving that body of the right to dissolve the Chamber, October I. Madame Adam, the French .political writer, declares that Belgium has agreed to co-operate with Germany in any hostile movement against France. St. Petersburg, September 30. A destructive fire broke out at Oronstadt yesterday. A large number of buildings were destroyed, Sixteen persons were killed by the collapse of a huge wall, and numbers were injured by falling deiris. Vienna, September 28. Count Nicra predicts a general war, Calcutta, September 28. An ultimatum has been sent to the murderers of Col. Battye, demanding the surrender of the ringleaders and th« payment of a fine of a thousand rupees by October 2nd. September 29. The palace of the Rajah of Sikkim at Chimbi has been occupied by the British forces. Washington, October 2. President Cleveland has approved of the Chinese Exclusion Bill, but has suggested that Chinese passengers now on their way to the United States should be admitted if provided with proper certificates. New York, October 1. The wheat market bas been cornered by a Chicago syndicate, and corn is now selling at two dollars per busbe). It is believed the operators will make a profit of three million dollars. Several failures have been caused already. San Francisco, October 1. Arrived on Saturday Zealandis, from Auckland. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, October 2. Sailed—Wairarapa. At Lilydale, a small town about 24 miles north-east of this city, a man named George Syme shot bis mother-in-law, a Mrs Clifford, in a quarrel over some family dispute. Ibe unfortunate woman died soon after tbe tragic occurrence, The death sentence passed on Mary Kempton, on the 7th ultimo, for the murder of her infant child, bas been commuted to imprisonment for ten years with bard labor. Sydney, October 1. Arrived—Hauroto, A mutilated letter has been picked up at Kadina, niuety-six miles northwest of Adelaide. It is believed to be an original written by General Gordon, It is dated July 31st, 1884, and expresses bis determination to stand by Khartoum. The only solution to tbe discovery of the document in such a place is the fact that a number of Arab hawkers were recently at Kadina.

October 2. Mr Horniman, Assistant-Paymaster of H.M.S, Opal, committed suicide to-day by blowing out bis brains, No cause is assigned for the committal of tbe rash act. The Stockton mine resumes work on Thursday under the mediation com mittee’s agreement, Brisbane, October 1. A selector at Mackey named John Aitken quarrelled with his wife and cut her throat and ibea bis own. Both are dead. Hoiabt, October 2 . Arrived—Tongarirb, at 7 o’clock this morning, with 87 Australian passengers and 104 fer New Zealand. She sails at 9 o’clock to-night for New Zealand.