TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1830, 18 December 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, December. 13

Mr Gladstone, replying to an address from the Scottish Home Ru|e Association, declared that Parliament must approve of Home for Scotland if it wpre demanded by a large body, of the people. Glasgow city and wharves beipg enveloped in dense fog, it has been necessary to entirely suspend all shipping operations. The fog is the thickest ever experienced there. Mauy accidents are reported. In one case four men (walked over a quay into the Clyde and were drowned. The Empress Frederick is investing the late Emperor's fortune in England.; The Pall Mall. Gazette, which is working up an agitation against the defendant in the recent breach of promise case, has been threatened with an action for libel by Mr Walpole. The paper, however, is undismayed, and defies the lajtter to bring an action against the proprietors. December 14. The Prince of Wales, Sir F. JD, Bell and Sir Saul Samuel inspected the building now being erected for the Imperial Institute and expressed thtmselves as satisfied with the progress made. The committee of gentlemen who examined the figurps supplied iby Mr W. L, Rees in support of his Bast Coast colonisation scheme exonerate him from the charge of misleading and warmly support the scheme by which forty thousand acres shall be devoted to the proposed colonists. The directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company report that jau ex-1 amination of the books of the company in New Zealand shows that thejcolonial balance-sheets have been inaccurate. The cost of ships and steamers fls overstated by £72,000, and the depreciation of stnamers is under-estimated by £84,000. The report recommends the gradual extinction of the deficit, and expresses a hope for a prosperous future. In thpir report to the shareholders, she committee recommend that the rules should be remodelled in order to permit the transfer of the entire management to London.

During the discussion on the naval estimates, Lord Charles Beresfprd said England's active fleet comprised only thirty battle ships, and if these were lost the empire would probab ybe los,t. We ought to spend twenty millions tbjs year. The navy required at once, to put it in 8 rpally formidable condition, seventy-four vessels of various olasses,. tboj united coßt of which would be somej twenty millions. Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, admitjted that the navy needed increasing. The chief defect was want of sufficient jiruns to equip the vessels we had already built. Still England possessed thirty-four battle ships to Prance's eighteen. Government iwould next session j submit proposals for increasing the effectiveness of the navy, based on the requjrements of the country in the event of war. The vote was passed. The House of Commons refused to enter the report of the committee upon the Sheehy breach of privilege case in the Journals of the House, by a 'majority of 52.

A big gun exploded on board a French ironclad, and six ot the crew were killed.

December 15. Mr Cornwallis, a Conservative, has been returned for the seat. The Government have withdrawn the motion for the establisbmept of a committee >to enquire into and ijeport on the best means of facilitating crofter emigration to the colonies. Mr W, H. Smith, Leaders of the House of Commonss has been; recommended by his medical advisers to take rest, and* he leaves shortly for Monte Carlo. During his absence Mr Goscben will lead the House.

A Bill, providing for the closing of hotels on Sunday was under discussion in the House of Commons to-day, and on a division was•.:thrown out by a majority of 7. Paris, December 13. The Boulanger divorce suit has been abandoned. Belgrade, December 14. '.The result of the recent elections is regarded as a direct snub to Kin-'. Milan, inasmuch as only forty rov ... were returned, while five lundied radicals obtained seats. New York, December 13. It is alleged that Chicago Aparcbists dynamited Scburfaldt's distillery because the proprietor declined to join the whisky | trusts. The adjoining property was considerably damaged by the explosion, but the fire which broke out was confined to the distillery. Up to the present no arrests have been made in connection with' the affair. Washington, November 26. The Hoiise of Representatives have rpfrrrrd Mr BuMerworth's ■ motion, em-

powering tlw President to invite Eng< land and Canada to negmiati- for the j admission of any Dorlion of the Dominion