TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1872, 30 March 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, March 26. Arrived—Barque Chili from Wellington (Dec. 3;; Alcestis, barque, from Napier (Dec. 7) ; barque Deva from Aucklsnd via Gisborne (Dec. 4), Shares in the Bank of London and j Melbourne have been fixed at £lO. ' One hundred thousand shares will I shortly be placed on the market. Fifty shillings per share will be celled up. A meeting of Orangemen has been held at Liverpool to initiate a policy uninfluenced by political parly considerations, and to vote only on Protestant grounds. The chairman of the meeting accused Lord Salisbury of systematically ignoring the claims of evangelical clergymen in distributing patronage. The War Office refuse to pay a pension to Major-General Downes while acting as commandant of the South Australian forces, but payment will be resumed if he resigns. The object of this action is to encourage the employment of officers on the active list. March 27. On the motion of Mr S. C. Buxton, M.P. for Poplar, the Government accepted a resolution to present an address to the Queen inviting the Great Powers to hold a conference for the purpose of taking measures for the suppression of slavery. The question which caused the Post-master-General to snob Mr Henniker Heaton, M.P., in the House of Commons referred to the anomaly of charging 4d on letters sent to New Zealand by the sea route via Australia, while 6d was charges on letters sent direct to that colony. Cardinal Newman is much affected at the death of Archbishop Uilathorne, and it is feared that the demise of the old prelate will have a bad effect on the Cardinal's health. ' Sailed from Plymouth on the 23rd—S.S. Coptic, for Port Chalmers. Miss Phyllis Broughton, the actress, has accepted £IO,OOO in settlement of her action for breach of promise against Viscount Dangan, The Duke of Buckingham is dead. The banquet which it wap intended to give Mr Parnell has been, abandoned, Mr Stevenson's Sunday Closing Bill has been read a second time in the ; House of Commons by a ra»jority of 22. March 28. The Maori football team played their last match to-day, deafeating the Southern Counties of England by 5 tries to 1. In the course of an interview, Scott, manager of the Maori footbaUars, said that their record of 49 wins out of 73 matches was unequalled, The tour had paid slightly more than expenses. \ They proposed to play two matches in ; Australia, and one in New Zealand before disbanding, Ihe Tory members of the House of Commons have presented Mr W. H. Smith, leader of the Ilouse, with an address testifying to their admiration of ' the way be has conducted the business since occupying that position, A copper bank is being formed with a capital of £1,000,000 for the purpose of gradually purchasing the syndicate's stock at £45 per ton. Madrid, March 28. San Sebastian was gaily decoroted in honor of the visit of the Queen of England, Her Majesty waß welcomed with the greatest enthusiasm. The two Queens kissed each other on meeting. They dined together, and afterwords witnessed Basque dances in the town square, Queen Christina accompanied her Eoyal visitor as far as Irun. Queen Victoria expressed herself as greatly gratified with her flying visit to Spain, Paris, March 27. The wound received by General Boulanger on the occasion of his duel with M. Floquet in July last is said to be reopening, and it is reported that General Boulftnger is in a perious condition. Thk Hague, March 28. The Dutch Ministry has decided that the King is incapable of reigning in consequence of his enfeebled condition. They propose that the Queen shall resume the regency. St. Petersburg, March 28. Thb town of Linietick, Russia, has been destroyed by fire, and eighty-four of the inhabitants lost their lives. An attempt has been made to wreck the train conveying the Czar and Czarina from St. Petersburg to Gatscbina, Two rails were discovered lying across the tins, fortunately in time to prevent a catastrophe. Buda-Pesth, March 27. Ihe disputed clause in the Hungarian Army Bill has been passed by a largo majority. Calcutta, March 2b'. Thn Indian budget shows a deficiency \ cf 2,000,000 rupee's. Washington, 'Mo'ch 28- I Mr Robevi, Lincoln, ;:c::-. v.£ Prmduf.:!. j Lint.)!',', hey been uppc-iui -cj America. - * 1 : Minister to Mr Haisteau 10 | | Germany, (nsl Mi> P. Sgan io Chili. I The Wesleyan mission station at Raglan was completely destroyed by fire on Thursday night.