TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1821, 27 November 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, November 22, i Tbo Morning Poet states that if. De Freycinefc, the French Minister o|f War, has purchase# in England onp hundred thousand boxes of meats for export to Paris, | M. Wilson, son-in-law to M. Gravy, is publishing a series' of articles in thjp Le Petit -France, newspaper alleging corruption of members of the Chamber of Deputies. Other writers are bringing similar charges, and the articles ar,e creating a great sensation in the city. The ship Renfrewshire, which left Glasgow on May 18th for Brisbantj, has been posted at Lloyd’s as missing. November 23. A vessel loaded with naptha caught fire in Bristol Channel and an explosiop fallowed. Three seamen were killed anji, several wounded, the vessel being greatly damaged. Her Majesty, the Queen has sent ; a sympathetic letter to Mr Bright copdoling with him upon his illness an;d , expressing hope of speedy recovery, ! Mr McCulloch, a passenger by tlje Orizaba, was robbed of £ISOO in draffs before the steamer left Naples,. Tl|e police at Plymouth could not find spy clue to the culprit, In the House of Commons, the Extension Bill was read a second timy. Mr Parnell opposed it owing jo the absence of provisions to relieve backward tenants, and the inadequacy of the reductions made in judicial rents. Commander Falcon, New Zealand, medalist, is dead. The man arrested yesterday on sup-, picion of the Whitechapel murders has been liberated, as no evidence was forth- 1 coming to establish Ins connection with the recent outrages. . The Admirals have presented a joipt report on the recant naval manoeuvres, The report condemns the vessels of the: Archer type and the torpedo catchers, and recommends that more cruisers ijie built of a larger class, and that better facilities be devised for coaling purposes. The prospectus of the New Zealand Copper Company, Nelson, has beqn issued ; capital, £150,000. Dr Gloof, of Galashiels, and Jofyn Laird, of Courar, have been elected moderators of the Established and Free Churches of Scotland respectively., The Rev. Mr McLeod, of Birkenhead, has been elected moderator-elect of tlje English Presbyterian Synod. November 24. i

Mr Goachen has agreed to exclude Scotland from the operation of the State wheel tax.

Mr Gladstone will spend the winter in Italy, ~ ' The P. and 0. Steamship Company have declared a dividend and bonne equal to 6 per cent per annum. The prospectus of the Block Gold Mining Company, of Otago, with a capital of £60,000 has been issued. Major-General Dormer considers that the strength of the Egyptian army should be raised to 16,000, They could then relieve Suakim, capture Handonb, Tamar, and Tokar, advance on Dongola, and pacify the Soudan. Mr Christoper Sykes, member for Buekrose in the House of Commons, has resigned his seat. Mr John Bright is in a very critical condition, and his medical advisers Report that there is litt ! e hope of hjs recovery. n Paris, November 2d. It is reported that M. Ploqmst had ordered the arrest of fifty, followers ;of General Boulanger and reactionary leaders on a charge of intriguing against the State. The rumor is creating great excitement in the city. General Boulanger and Count Cavignac professjto believe the report, which the Government Press ridicule. Berlin, November 21., Two hundred Alsacian recruits recently drawn for military service attacked their escort and decamped jto Switzerland. , ' November 22, The Eeichstag was opened to-day. November, 23^ At the opening of the Reichstag tjhe ; Emperor announced that. the Government would not require an increased credit for military purposes. i At the opening of the Reichstag, the Emperor said that.he hoped they would proceed to social and official legislation, ' and make increasing efforts to secure the peace of Europe, for it was incomnatiblo with the Christian faith and the duties of an Emperor to urge war, even if likely to be victorious, without necessity. . He alluded to the friendly attitude of England in connection with the Zanzibar difficulty. St. Petersburg, November 22. The Czar, has directed that six < y Bulgarian refugees serving in the ; Russian army must either resign their positions or become naturalised subjects. ! November 23, Government circles in Russia am said io be excited at the attitude of Germany, and large voles am for warlike Duruoses. There ie a serious

inclination to come to an understanding with France to repel the aggression, j The Government deny the statement recently published that Russia had proclaimed a protectorate, over. Corea, I Vienna, November 24. There is considerable excitement among Protestants owing to thje Hungarian Convention of Reformed Churches passing . resolotions to the effect that clergymen should, observje celibacy. It is feared that general disunion will follow.) ! Rome, November 22. i It is reported that the Italian Government will shortly raise a loan for military purposes. ; November 23. I The Obsemtore, a paper published ip Milan, stfttes that the Pope will leaye Rome if the Government of Italy farther contract the iron circle at present confining His Holiness, Suakim, November-23. Major-General Grenfell, with 2000 friendly blacks and a force of 16,000:1 Egyptians, will shortly assume: an offensive attitude against: Osman Digna, None of the English troops will take part in the sortie. The rebels-; are mustering in great and in.Suakipi the position is regarded as Rio Janeiro, November 23. ; The R.M.S. Tongariro, from New Zealand, arrived here yesterday. Her pasaengers were all in good health, and her cargo of frozen meat was in good condition. She sailed again for Plymouth .to-day, (

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, November 23. Mr Morris, of New Zealand, has been awarded a special prize for all round play in the draughts tournament. The defalcations of Butler, deputy registrar of stamps, a branch of the Registrar-General’s department, are now ascertained to amount to £63,000. Arrived—Rotomahana, from Bluff. November 24. The unofficial result; of the, big yacht race yesterday is given as Iduna, Bra, Volunteer, Janet, Wanderer, and Taniwhu. Owing, however, to some bungling, the race will pave to be resailejd on Monday. The Auckland yacht Akapana won the second-class race.

Sydney, November 23. Sailed—Bucephalus, s.s,, for Dunedin, Arrived—Waihora, from Wellington. The New Zealanders resident in Sydney, met on the wharf and welcomed the Canterbury crew, who were passepgets on the Waihora, The. oarsmen were afterwards entertained at the Town Hall by the deputy-mayor and, aldermen, who welcomed them to Sydney,

' A large body of shearers at, . Walcha attacked a station and captuaed a cumber of men not belonging to the Union who were working there. Another party attacked Emu Creek Station, and after the Riot Act had been read the police fired upon them and one man was grounded. Serious trouble is feared.:

Work has been generally resumed in the Newcastle mines. November 24. Steps are being taken to agitate' for the separation of the Barrier district from New South Wales. It suggested the lew state should be the 144th meridian; thence along the Lachlan river to the Murray, following the latter to the Booth Australian boundary.

Arrived Pukaki, from Fiji, She brings news that a large quantity of wreckage had been found at Lowalowa, indicating the recent loss of a larjge vessel,