TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1811, 3 November 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN, j Londok, October 28. ■

Tlio difficulty between'Portugal and Morocco hae been amicably settled. j A representative of the Daily Telegraph has bad an interview .with His Holiness the Pope. The latter, who appeared to be in excellent hoaltb, inimated that bis recent interview with she Emperor of Germany might possibly strengthen the position taken up by the enemies of the Vatican. His Excellency expressed satisfaction at the present Btato- of the relations between Germany and the Papacy, but said that he would never concede the ilemand that the education of Roman Ofitbolic children should reraaia exclusively in the hands of the State. October 29. ' A phonograph baa specially constructed for the purpose of recording Mr Gladstone's speech at the Liberal Home £ul« Demonstration which it is proposed to hold at Birmingham on November 7th. The speech will after] words, by means of this instrument be 1 reinunciated in London an 4 various, cities in America,"' Great interest is bpinsr taken in the experiment, >. ; The Chancery order, empowering trustee to invest money in colonial; inscribed Biock under certain conditions, hns been (suspended in consequence of a; protest of the lawyers, j The Financiol News asserts that the Bank of New Zealand clique engineered j the recent rise in New Zealand in-; scribed stock for the purpose of assisting' the new issue of the bank shares. October'; ?0. ! A report is circulated that Stanley, and all his followers except two havej been massacred,

The. iron-workers in the North oti England have refund the cflvr of an; advance of 5 per. rent made by.-thej masters, and are still standing out for [ an advance of 10 per cut. ! Admiral Hornby and Lord Alcester insist that.3o additional ironclads and 250 cruisers are essential for the pro-| per defence of the empire. Lord Alcester; condemns the Orlando, the new flag, ship of the Australian station.

Ootober Mr Polydore de E>yser, Lord Mayor of London, has been knighted. ■ \ New Guinea is gazetted a British! possession. M, Vizetelley has been fined £IOO for publishing obscene literature. The Earl of Carnarvon delivered a lecture at his country seat, Newbury, on the subject of his recent tour in Australia. He referred in laudatory to the energy of the colonials and the force of Australian character, and s»id : that the ■absence of was one ofthe niost noticeable features in the colonies. The method of dealing with the public lands also came in for warm praise. He expressed bis admiration of the land transfer system. Referring to the fiscal policy of, the colonies ho s«id that the colonists were largely in favor of protection. I It is considered doubtful whether any credence is to be attached to Stanley s death. ; November 1. The Suez Canal Convention has been signed by Sll the ; Powers, • Paris, October' 2s, A retired German officer,;; who was arrested at Nice in August on suspicion of being a spy, has been found guilty and sentenced to-five years’ imprisonment, besides ' a fine of 5000 francs (£200). i ■ • i 11 October 30. A daughter' of General' Boulanger

£X ivi v * , V l . i , T • “ , ' was,,marrieij., torday,' and thq,celebration: of the ceremony was tpken advantage,,of! by his admirers 'to give General Boulanger an itnm'’nsß bvatibn. It iai estimated t'ba|; 100,000 people took parti in it. , 1 Christiana, October 28. The Russian steamer Archangel came into, collision off this town with the steamer Neptune, of .Glasgow. The former was sunk and eighteen of the crew drowned, Berlin, October 27. The free ports of Hamburg and Bremner have joined the customs zollverein. October. 29. It is believed in this city that England will co-operate with Germany in establishing order in Zanzibar. October 31. Obituary Princess Waldeck Pyr*

mont, aged 57. Her daughter, the Duchess of Albany, has left for Germany t.n attend the funeral.

l'» ttMOUU IUO lUUri f»', The German Press is much enraged at a statement made by General De

Mirabel during a speech at Nancy, that j revenge bn the Germans would not long be delayed. St, Petbhsbuhg, October 27. The practicability of compelling Turkey to listen to the demands of Russia with reference to the non-recog-nition of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgarin, is being warmly discussed in official circles here, and the idea is gaining ground. ,

/ '•'.' ;". October 30, ; During '{hepurney of the Czar and Czarina to the train was thrown off the rails, the occupants, however, were unhurt. j October 31. Twenty-ono passengers were killed by a.train being thrown off the line when proceeding to Azoff. The Minister of . War was amonfc those injured. j . Vienna, Oc'ober 27. j An.extensive movement of Russiah troops towards .jibe"-Austrian frontier is creating much ejxcitement here, j ! , ~ October 28. j It is estimated tint an increase of half a million sterling will be ,required for the army and ;navy votes next year, j .uVßomb,,,October 27. j Le Mpniteur, the organ of the Vatijcan, urges German Catholics to persist in their struggle; to obtain denominational schools. : , ; | , Belgrade, October;2B. j King Milan deposed nil the who opposed his ...■..; j Calcutta, October 29. ; The Akoz»is having submitted to General McQueen, the campaign has closed. . :■■■■■. : - j , Cairo, 1 October 28. j A letter has been received from SUtiri Bey by his relatives, in which he sJates that he is happy in the service of the Mahdi, and has been treated better lately,, Rio Janeiro, October 25. Arrived—R.M.S; Kaikoura, all well. New York, October 28. ; The Postmaster General advocates a reduction of postage rates, and declares that it is an absurd, system to pay more for letters than newspapers. Colonel hughes flallett, who is now: on a visit to the United States; was ! interviewed by a representative of one. of the papers in this city. He declared thai the reason the Queen had never manifested her displeasure' at his conduct by depriving him of his military! rank, or in other ways putting him under the ban of society, was because she was fully aware that the real facts of the case went to prove that he was .not guilty, as report averred. Washington, October 31. . Information has been received '■ that! thirty whaling ships, with five hundred 1 souls on board, are believed t<» be off the north coast of Alaska. The crews have; little hope of .release unless they can', continue to subsist till next summer.' • . ;* —-''' AUSTRALIAN CABLE. '," Melbourne, October 31. J ' Sailed—Manapouri, for the Bluff, A severe frost, the most destructive' for twenty years, was experienced last night. Great damage has been done to, the vineyards in the Mansfield district* ; Arrived—Mararpa, ■ J '"':" r ,. '..'.'.'. "'..,,'< -November l V|i j j At, a conference of. Chambers of; Commerce now being hold held here, aj resolution was passed in favor of intercolonial freetrade on • a basis of.a Customs Union with a uniform tariff. : • Sydney, October 30. i Mr Quong Tart,: the. well known; Chinese-merchant here, will visit China; immediately, in response to a semiqfficial request from Pekin, Probably; the summons/is in connection with: the, Chinese difficulty with Australia; arid : the, question is sure to be fully discussed. ;

October3l. ; . Sailed —-Haur.oto.t for New Zealand. Sir James Hector is a passenger. ■-<■ The man De Vere; who stuck up the English, Scottish, and Australian; Chartered Bank on the 15th idst^'has-been

'sentenced to'seven years.' l - ' ! ' l|!! ' (,f; ; ,' j ' l! Wisb'y ? who was injured 1 in', th'e'rail-i Way accident at', Pisb Kiv/r 'banks on Sunday morning, ! died ; to-day. , , The ,Soqth Pacific .Petroleum Company's annual meeting to-day was ad-i journed for a ; week, pending the' receipt; of a report, from respecting; the test lit the; well which is now being 'made, • ~.).. ..■,•;;••■, ;..-.. November 1. The sentence of Harris, convicted of infanticide, has bsen commuted to qix 1 months' imprisonment. It appears that he kil'od the child to save the life of tbe mother, who was confined in the bush, where no medical assistance was available. ; : ;, • Adelaide, November 1. The Assembly have reinserted the limitation of one Chinaman to every five hundred tons of shipping, which was altered by the Council. The Bill is not to come into force until Victoria. J Queensland, and New.; South Wales have passed similar measures. ;; Bbisbanb, Novembpr 1. The Council have passed the Chinese Bill,' Perth; November 1. The petition of newspaper proprietors againpt Chief Justice Onslow has been forwarded to Lord Knutsford, Secretary of Siate for the colonies.