TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1892, 16 May 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 11. Nineteen mills have joined the Pape,r Syndicate. The joint capital is two and a half millions. Rumor is afloat to the effect that Stanley will return in August to Khartoum, but it is not believed. May 12. A protest lodged by Dr King, Bishop of Lincoln (who is being tried before a Bench of Bishops on a charge of Ritualism), against the constitution of the Court, and that the latter has no jurisdiction in the case, has been dismissed. The question of costs was reserved. The Times states that Mr Goschen’s Gold Coinage Bill will probably be abandoned. ' The last New Zealand mails were delivered in thirty-fire days, the quickest time on record. The Daily Telegraph critic says Madame Melba is the greatest Ophelia since Christine Nilson. At a meeting of the Savage-Club Mr 0. M. J. Edwards, tenor singer, formerly of Wellington, sang several songs, accompanied by Mr F. H, Cowen, who has lately returned from fulfilling the duties of conductor at the Melbourne Exhibition. Mr Edwards’s singing was a decided success. It is staled that freights to the colonies will be reduced by half-a-crown at once. Mr W. L. Bright, M.P. for Stoke-on-Trent, sails for Australia on Thursday. May 13. On the arrival of the Orient Company’s s.s. Iberia, it was discovered that 5000 sovereigns shipped at Sydney had been stolen. It is believed that the theft was effected during the steamer’s stay at Melbourne. The Bishop of Lincoln’s defence fund amounts to £20,000. He has published a letter thanking members of the Church of England in Australia and New Zealand for letters of sympathy received from there. Sir F. Dillon Bell, Agont-General for New Zealand, becomes trustee for the New Zealand Midland Railway Company’s debentures. Arrived—Barque Triton, from Wellington, Feb, 19th ; barque Lurline from Lyttelton, Fob, 17th ; barque Oscar, from Auckland, Feb. 18th ; barque Arundel, from Bluff Harbor, Jan. 27th ; ship Rangitikei, from Timaru, Feb. Ist; ship Himalaya, from Oamaru, Jan. 29tb ; ship Loweswater, from Timaru, Feb. 3rd. The Government have postponed the Sugar Convention Bill until Whitsuntide, and in the meantime have undertaken to consider its provisions. Paris, May 18. Visitors to the Exhibition number 100,000 daily. The Government propose to ask the Chamber of Deputies to authorise the issue of bonds to the amount of £1,500,000, to proceed with the Panama Canal works, pending the formation of a new company. Berlin, May 11. Several owners of mines in Westphalia have decided to grant an increase of wages if the strikers resume work, but look upon the introduction of the eight hours’ system as impossible. May 13. The Westphalia colliers stubbornly refuse to agree to the conditions of the masters, who are willing to give an increase of wages, but the men hold oat for the eight hoars’ system. The strike has resulted in a largo number of furnaces at various works being extinguished. The Emperor William will reoeiye a deputation from the colliers in a day or two. The strike fever is affecting artisans throughout Germany. Forty-two colliers at Essen hare struck, St. Petersburg, May 13, Senator Durnovo will succeed the late Count Tolstoi as Russian Minister of the Interior. Rome, May 13. King Humbert will pay a visit to Berlin, leaving hero on the 21st inst. He will remain in Berlin six days. Constantinople, May 13. The Porte is enquiring into the alleged atrocities in Armenia. The Turkish authorities assert that they have been greatly exaggerated. Belgrade, May 13. Ex-Queen Natalie has abandoned her contemplated visit to her son King Alexander of Servia for the present, on condition that ex-King Milan also absents himself from Servia, Cairo, May 13. The rumored capture of Khartoum by El Scnouissi’s lieutenant towards the end of last month has been ascertained to be false. Chicago, May 13. Dr Cronin, who was reported tc have been murdered, bas turned up safely in i'oronto. He asserts that he fled from here to avoid the vengeance of the Olan-na-Gaei Society. It is reported that a box discovered in Chicago city contained a corpse. A man named Gill who conveyed it to the cemetery has been arrested, and he con-

fosses that another person calling him self a doctor placed the body in the box and afterwards escaped. The corpse has not been found, though a close search has baen made for it. New York, May 12. There is a scare at Washington in consequence of the proposed adion of the English authorities in fortifying Vancouver, on the ground that the western coast of North America will be at the mercy of the British in case of war. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, May 14. Sailed-—Pukaki. Sydney, May 13. The Government deny the report telegraphed from London that it is intended shortly to place a loan on the market. , May 14. The annual report of the Australasian Mutual Provident ( Society of Australia shows that the amount of new policies assured during: the year amounted to £3,047,541. The sum of £726,094 is added to the accumulated funds. It is recommended that the sum of £400,893 be distributed as a cash bonus. The steamship Riverine, from Sydney to London, arrived at Aden with her cargo on fire. The flames were extin. guished after arrival. The origin of the fire is not stated. Amongst the cargo was a quantity of flax. Newcastle, May 14. Sailed—Tekapo for Oamaru. Adelaide,, May 14. Owing to the fall in the price of copper, the -wages of the men working at the Moonta copper mine, at the head of Yorke Peninsula, have been reduced. In consequence of this action on the part of the mine owners, the men have threatened to go out on strike. Should they carry out the threat the strike will involve a thousand men and boys who are working in the mines.