TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1834, 29 December 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN,

London, December 23,

Some excitement has been caused by the imprisonment of Miss Sterling, an English Salvationist, at Orbe, Switzerland. Miss Sterling was sent to gaol for 100 days in October last, on the charge of converting children of tender years. She has now been released, pending an appeal against the conviction.

The Supreme Court of Canada has given its decision, upholding the right of Manitoba to construct the Red River Railway. December 20. The Address presented on the prorogation of Parliament, in referring to i the Fisheries question, regrets that it ' had not had a satisfactory result. With regard to Egyp'i, mention is made that affairs there are satisfactory, and the brilliant success over Osman Digna is referred to. In India it states that everything is tranquil and prosperous, Mr James O'Kelly, member for Roscommon North, who in AugUßt last waß sentenced to sis months' imprisonment on a charge of inciting witnesses to, refuse to give evidence on the Crimes j Act. has been discharged from custody. Mr R. Walrond has been appointed secretary to Earl Onstow., Governor-elect of New Zealand, Mr Dennis, proprietor of the Court and Society Review, has been comnulsorily made bankrupt. In an affidavit he declared the proceedings had been instituted by Mr Henniker Heaton, M.P. for Canterbury, to prevent him bringing an action against Heaton for £SOO, which Dennis stated is due to him for writing Heaton's lettets and speeches. The Government are forming a railway voiunteer force, and the Great Northern and North Western Compsnies have undertaken to provide a thousand men. Mr Bright has had a serious relapse, and is again in a precarious condition. Owing to the cotton hands' strike, and their declining to resume work except on the terms demanded by themselves, a general look-out in the cotton districts is threatened. The strikers' fund is considerable, and a long struggle with the mill owners is ex. pected. ,„, . ~ In the football match Maoris v. Newport (Monmouth) the former were victorious by 4 tries to nil. The British Consul at Samoa has issued an official proclamation to the effect that there is now no Government in existence in Samoa. It is stated that Abyssinia intends to assert her rights to the territory on the coast of East Africa. Sir F. Dewiogton expects to receive direct news of Stanley in a fortnight. H'e is of opinion that the explorer will Bm 'va at Zanzibar in April or May. December 27. A (despatch from Admiral Preemantle states that a dhow and seventy slaves were captured off the East African coast by H.M.S. Griffin. The slavers made a des Derate resistance, but the blue jackets fought bravely and eventually effected the capture. In consequence of the individual gallantry shown in the affair many of the Griffin's seamen have been recommended for promotion Paris. December 26, General Boulanger contests a vacancy in the representation of Pans. St Petersburg, December 2b. General LorisMelikoff is dead. Rome, December 23. Mr Gladstone arrived at Naples to-day. He was received with enthusiiasm by the populace, and ovations of ! welcome were delivered by the students. Calcutta, December 26. Forly-three British residents at Chitagong have been massacred by Burmese. An expedition will be despatched to punish the murderers, Zanzibar. December 25.

It is feared that the large quantity of ivory in the possession of Emin Bey may have tempted Tippoo Tib's cupidity, and caused him to withhold his promised assistance in the hope that he would obtain a share of the ivory if Emm were captured. San Francisco, December 24. The Zealandia arrived on Saturday from Auckland,

New Yoek, December 24. i A steamer leaving Memphis, a town of Tennessee, to-day, caught fire. The vessel was crowded with passengers, and a panic ensued, when 200 persons jumped into the river. The pilot stranded the vessel. The number of persons drowned is estimated at thirty. Washington, December 26. The United States Government claim an indemnity of half a million dollars from Hayti for the detention of an American steamer. Hosmer, the oarsman, in the course of an interview stated that American sculling had declined in eonsequence of Haulan'a successive defeats, and the : dishonesty of some promiueut scullers. | He considered both O'Connor and j Teemer were superior men to the now I champion, Searle, and thought (he,

letter's reputation was based upon a comparison with Beach, who must have fallen off from his earlier form, Port-au-Prinor, December 25.

The American war vessels which arrived here a day or two ago to enforce the demand for the release of the American steamer reiterated the demands of the United States Government, and asked for a money indemnity for the detention of the steamer. Failing immediate compliance with the demand they threatened to shell the port. The Government, however, agreed to release [ the steamer and make payment of the indemnity under protest. __*. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, December 26. The Alfred Hospital at St. Kilda was partially destroyed by fire last night. The patients wpre removed from the building in safety. Sydney, December 26. A great fire occurred at Grenfell last night, when thirty business premises, including seven hotels, newspaper offices, and Bank of New South Wales, were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £13,000, the insurance amounting to £9OOO, December 27. H.M.S, Calliope and the steamer Ringarooma sailed to-day for Auckland. Adelaide, Decomber27. A man named John Anglin fired at his brother-in-law, breaking his arm, He then fired twice at his wife and I killed her, after which he gave himself up. He was absurdly jealous of his wife, who had separated from him on account of his cruelty. Arrived, yesterday—Tarawera, from the Bluff, Sailed, yesterday—Wairarapa, for the Biuff. Bkisbane, December 27. One hundred diggers, ill with fever, arrived to-day from Sudest Island diggings. Hobart, December 27. The Ruapehu met with a slight accident to hor machinery which prevented her leaving for New Zealand till six o'clock last night. During the voyage a passbnger named Cross died of consumption,