TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1822, 29 November 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. Lohdon," November 24. The lucifer matchmakers b av,e formed a match trust with the object ofjsecuring a monopoly like that by the French matchmakers. November 25. 'Baldwin, the aeronaut, left |for Australia, where he will give exhibitions of descending from a balloon by means of ■ parachute. ; Yesterday's Times sontainedi a leader and one column only of ordinary intelligence,, while thirty-nine [columns were devoted to Irish affairs.

r It is officially 'announced that Mr J. Munro, formerly principal assistant commJßßioner and head of Jhe,Criminal Investigation .Department, usuocpeda Sir Charles Warren as Chief Commissioner of Police in London. It is v nnderstbpd,,th»t l .onejof Eng[land's'; regiments' returning from the expedition in India, .will be {sent to Siiakim to» assist in expelling the Dervishes.

November 26. Mr T, o'Gorman„ ex-member of Parliament, If dead. A strong gale throughout the United Kingdom continues .witb.!unaba | ted,fury. Many shipping casualties are reported. : The Duchess of Sutherland is cfead, The New 'Zealand football (earn was defeated by Swi'n'ton tq-day by $ tries to .nil.

November 27. Lord Knutsford and his while driving at Ipswich to-d*y, weije thrown from a carriage and both receivpd rather 6evpre injuries. Mr David Sheehy, member, for Galway South, whom Government intend to prosecute uti a charge of intijnidaiioD, complained in the House of Commons to-day that a constable bad served him with the summons within the precincts of the Rouse. The Opposition Parnellites, and some members: the Conservative party, expressed, indignation at the action of the police authorities. Mr W. H. Smith explained that the Government were ignorant of the affair, and hie. moved the appointment of a committee to enquire into the circumstances, forthwith, which was agreed to. The second bstaiibn of the East Yorkshire Kegiment has been ordered to proceed- to Suakim.

During the stay of H.M;S. Nelson at Cape Town, en route for Plymouth, a midshipman named Heath was; accidentally shot. Government have decided to adopt smokelesß ponder for use in smajiarm cartridges. Paris. November 26.

General Bou'anger, speaking,... at a banquet here, said that peace ] must be enforced with a firm dignified attitucje., Madame Boulanger is •bajut J tp institute divorce proceedings, against her husband.

At the Exhibition to be held next year. Victoria has been allottedJ 1,00,0 feet space, and New Zealand 15Q0 feet. The remaining space assigned for the British colonies has been Absorbed by London.

November. 27. M. Wilson, representative; for fcbe district of Indre et Lure, attended the Chamber of Deputies to-day, whereupon an adjournment was at 6nge made in order to mark the disgijut at M. Wilson V action in n accusing, members of corruption in the articles which be is contributing to La Petite France; i; It is riimoiired that M; Dej Fjeyciqet proposes invest the Senate fanqtionsfof a/cQurt of justice tOjtiy perThe,3e!3gi«,n, oove/nment | afik,for a vote of 25,000,00(3 francs in order to, compleUtibe armaments, i r r Bkblix, November 26, J Herr Wiseman will' shortly lead an j expedition from to| Wadelai,' to the Teliief of Emin Bey, |Dr Peters will lead a second, expedition J November 27. The German Kast Cemppny intend to petition 5 the Beichstag for a votV>of iQ.opo»Q w^ B ty the pnr * I pose of Arming a , force in Eastern

rAfria*. ' The German and Austrian Press take » gloomy view of tfrencb domestioaffairs, Br. Petersburg, November 27. ■. The Government have, proteited against the erection of forts on the frontier »t. Jerschanei and (Jalaiz. "Vienna, November 26. In committee of the Austrian Parlia- , ment the Austrian Minister: of Defence said .that the Government did not mtend to raise the peace footing of the Austrian army, but merely to render regiments available for service. Kome, November 26. In order to prevent French espionage of the Sardinia defences the Italian Government, have prohibited French vessels to approach tbeJsland of Madasena. November 27. The Government will ask the Chamber for « supplementary vote of

120,000,000 lire for naval and; military purposes. CoNSTANTiNOPtiB, .November. 26. ; The ;:Saltan bus appointed Rechid, Bey Turkish Imperial Commissioner at Sofia. ' " '';. Sofia, November 26. It, is stated that Jbe French and Russian i consuls at Novi Bolgar are travelling about the districts of southern Bosnia reiterating :the assurance to the natives that; Russia is their only friend. Calcutta, November. 26. ', The Sikkim expeditionary jforce is dispersing, but garrisons will remain at Guatong and Guatok until peace is de- ! dared. Alqikbs, November 26. A number of Italian workmen, who had recently been discharged, created a ; disturbance at Locbifra to-day. The riot became so serious that the French troops who were called, out firei on the mob, and killed four and wounded many. Large numbers of arrests were made. Soaum, November 25. It is stated here that the Dervishes, notwithstanding that they anticipate defeat, are strongly entrenching themselves and fortifying Handoub. j ■ ■ Zanzibar* November 26. The Sultan is indisposed, and the blockade of the coast has been delayed in consequence. The British Consul at Zanzibar has discovered 1500 runaway slaves, who had taken shelter with tie English Mission in A the Panganioi district. Mr George McKenzie visited the mission in British interests, aid paid the ransoms of the runaways aid is devising measures to provide for Ihe slaves.' It is reported that seven slavers have been captured off the coast. Turkey has agreed to co-operate with ; Germany and England in blockading tbe'eoast. • ' ' ! New York, November 26. A sculling race took place to-day on the Potomac riyer between O'Cocnor and Teemer for £2OO a side. The distance was three miles, and the former won easily by a length. Time—20min 32sec. O'Conner will shortly leave for Australia to row Searle for the championship of the world. Teemer will probably accompany'him.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. November 26. j , By a bout accident'_at fi Seymour, on the Goaiboarn river, two women named White Scott, a man named Green, and another, name unknown, were drowned. A great fire ocourred in the township of t 'Gippslaad, last nighti, by Which thirty.buildings in business ppitiGti of, the town were totally destroyed. The dtmage is estimated at d£4O,QOO, The yacht, Bra, of .Sydney, won the yacht race. November 27. Beth, the iigbf7weight ; pugilist who recently arrived,from England, knocked" out W. Murphy, offtew in six rounds. Mnrphy fought very gamely, and the contest was one of the best Been in Melbourne for, some time past. Sir Samuel Wilson, carried off the International Grand Champion prize in the wool show at the Exhibition. There was. no award to Now Zealand exhibitors in.the flour and wool classes. In class 72,iormented and distilled drinks, the following .awards, were made':—Light sparkling ale, J. Edmonns, Petone, Wellington, and M, Joel, j Dunedin, third j .raalt bitter ale, M,. second ; bottled Btout, M. strongi ;ales, M.,Joei,,fourth.. :[ '>■'' .Sydney,.Novarnber 26. The , Victoria,-,.National,"Standard, United, and New Zealand Insurance Oompanyies each,bold a line of £3200 of the Australian Mutual's reinsurances ,of the total amount (held by the latter office on the buildings destroyed by fire on Saturday night. ! The proprietors of the Evening News estimate their loss by the fire on Saturday night at £60,000. " • November 23.

The officers of the Salvation Army, who were arrested at Woollongongfor parading the streets and subsequently released on the decision of the Supreme Court- have commenced proceedings Jagainst the corporation claiming £3OOO damages for false imprisonment. Brisbane, November 26.

Writs have'been issued against Sir A. H. Palmer, acting-Governor, Sir Thomas Mcllriith, and the Hon; A. V. Drurj and FIL Hart, at' the instance of tbV Queensland Investment and Land, Mortgage Company, Limited, involving a sum of £250,000 tor aljeged negligence and, misfeasance as local directors of the company. November 27. In the destruction by fire of the house \ of a selector named Mowirk at Wooloo[lab, three children were buried, Perth, November 27, The North Western Mercantile Company's premises at Roeburne, the centre ot the pearl fishing industry, 1200 miles north of this place, were destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £15,000,

Thursday Island, Nov. 26. While a party from the schooner Forest King 'were on shore amongst the Islands obtaining water, tbpy were ( attacked, by .natives. One sailor was ,kil|pd,by a snear, ?»nd another severely wounded. The vessel was compelled to take her departure without replenishing her water casks, and the crew suffered from thirst.