TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1813, 8 November 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, November 4. Vagliann Bros., merchants, of OM Broad Street, London, have recovered 671,000 from the Bank of England, i'he action arose out of the Geyka frauds in 1887. Geyka, who was a Herk in the bank, forged bills on the firm for the amount mentioned, and was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for the fraud. The Right Hon. B. Stanhope, Secretary of State for War, has secured the solo rights of the secret of a new and wonderful explosive for big guns, which is said to be of a very destructive nature, At the conference of the Conservative Association to-day Mr Howard Vincent’s Lir trade motion wap negatived by a large majority, The Imperial Federation League have invited the Government to initiate a conference between representatives from the Australian colonies, and the Dominion of Canada for the purpose of ••Mscnssing the, question of trade reciprocity. Cardinal Newman is now in a fair way to recover, Tbs Maori 'earn defeated the Newcastle Miners OWib by one goal and five I lies to one goal and two tries, November 5. A match was played yesterday between the Maori team and Northumber•nnd County. Each scored a goal and the game was therefore drawn, The conference of the Conservative Associations is only thinly attended. The Times discredits the information received respecting the Stanley Expedi’ion, Sir Julius Vogel’s novel will be published in February next. The Scottisli Liberal Association have declared in favour of Horn" Rule for Scotland, A collision has occurred off the Isle of Wight between the English ship Saxmundham and a Norwegian barque, the name of which is unknown. The Saxmundham sank in a few moments, and 29 of her crew were drowned, The Maori football team to-day defeated Stockton by 2 goals to a try. Paris. November 4. The European Press is much agitated at a speech recently delivered by General Boulanger, in which the General spoke in slighting terms of the Emperor William’s recent visit to various royal courts in Europe, characterising the tour as an empty pageant, to which an absurd measure of importance has been attached, but which Prance has regarded for what it was worth. An explosion occurred in a colliery at Avignon to-day, resulting in the death of 50 persons. November 5 It has been ascertained that the number of persons who lost their lives in the colliery explosion at Avignon, was seventy-three, Berlin, November 4. The Government have ordered the construction of eight first-class ironclads. November 5. The Emperor William has officially announced that the tone of the Liberal Press in Berlin in their comments respecting the Royal family have caused him pain. The Press in replying, coldly deny that their remarks were intended to wound the feelings of the Emperor, St, Petersburg, November 4, News has teen received of the dqatb of General Pyeyalski, who started ( in August last on an exploring expedition to Thibet. Rome, November 4. The Roman Catholics of Australia and India have presented the Pope with five million lire (£200,000). The Vatican has decreed universal thanksgiving of the Sacred Heart; for December 81st of the Jubilee year, Pretoria, November 3. Dinizu'u, who about a month ago surrendered to the Transvaal Government, has succeeded in making bis escape to the in'erior, where he is rallying his followers for another campaign, Washington, November 5. The approaching contest for the Presidency is creating the utmost interest. Both parties are confident of success, but the betting is strongly in favor of the re-election of President Cleveland, Later. The Presidential campaign has concluded. Several processions attended by enormous crowds have taken place in New York, Both parlies remain confident, and the Democratic party are laying odds of 4 to 1 on the return of their candidate, Ottawa, November 4. The Government of the Dominion of Canada are according material support to th« Pacific Oab’e Company, “.Rough os Eats.’ —Clears out mice, rats, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, inseote, skunks, jack-rabbits, sparrows, gophers, At Chemists and Druggists. Kempthorno, Prosier and Co., Agents, Christchurch. 1