TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1896, 25 May 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London - , May 21 • The wife of Pbil Robinson, war correspondent, who recently returned from Australia, is suing for a divorce, She alleges that bar husband forced her to swallow a quantity of morphia, which produced insanity, and then had her interned in a lunatic asylum. A Bill introduced in the House of Lords by the Earl of Meath to qualify women sitting as members of the County Councils, has been rejected by a large majority. Genera! Maitland, Director-General of »tbe Ordnance Department at Woolwich, has been compelled to resign his position, and also bis position as member of the Army and Navy Club. It is alleged that he was found guilty of immorality of a depraved character. [MsjorGeneral Eardly Maitland, C. 8., R.A., entered the army in 1851, and attained bis present rank in 1887]. Princess Beatrice has been coofiued of 'a Ron. At a meeting of Irish peers a motion approving of the abolition of the office of Viceroy in Ireland was passed. The Marquis of Salisbury addressed a great meeting of the Primrosi League at Her Majesty's Theatre last night, In the course of his speech the Premier said the most remarkable political phenomenon of the lime was the manner in which home countries were becoming ( Tory in proportion to the lowering of i suffrage. Victory was steadily inclining to the Loyalist party in Ireland. Lohmann, the cricketer, playing in a match Surrey against Essex, scored 115. Shrewsbury, playing in a rantch Sussex against Notts, scored 104. The Naval Defence Bill has now passed all its stages in the House of Commons, Mr W. O'Brion, who is bringing an action for libel against the Marquis of Salisbury in consequence of statements Iliads by the Premier during his speech at Walford, in March last, lays the damages at £IO,OOO. An application will be made for a change of venue to Manchester. Judgment in the case of Voghano Brothers has been affirmed by the full Court. [ln November last Vagliano Bros., merchants, of Old Broad street, London, recovered £71,000 (rem the Bank of England. The action rose oat cf the Geyka frauds in 1887. Geyka, who was a clerk in the bank, forged bills on the firm for the amount mentioned, and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for fraud], Joe Thompson, the well-known Australian bookmaker, at present vi-iting England, has written to Slavin, the Australian pugilist, advising him to pay a professional visit to England. Thompson stated that be is confident engagements could be made for Slavin which will yield him £2OOO in gate money. May 22. The Dublin Freeman's Journal, commenting on Mr Dillon's reception at Adelaide, declares that the Australian colonies, prosperously controlling their own affairs as they do, are bound to favor Home Rule. The Edinburgh City Council have finally approved the proposition to confer the freedom of the city on Mr Parnell. by 22 to 16. The freedom of the city will bs conferred on Mr Parnell on July Ist. The wqrk of fortifying British ports on the Pacific coast of Northern America will be started this summer. In the action Greenwood versus Gibbs, the plaintiff claimed damages on account of injury sustained through the conduct of Gibbs, owing to which he was compelled to relinquish the editorship of the St, James' Gazette. Greenwood, in his evidence, asserted that he resisted Gibbs because he had reason to believe that the Gazotte was becoming the organ of Prince Bismarck. Evidence disclosed the fact that oteinkoff had negotiated with Rottenberg, Bismarck's secretary, with the view to making the Si. James' Gazette tho organ of Bismarck. Daring the course of the trial » letter wis read from Dr Rotteoberg, in which the opinion was expressed that Germany alone would profit by the prosecution of General Boulanger. The jury disageod. Messrs Burton and Stokes, the Australian bicyclists who are making a tour of the world, have arrived here, Up to the present they have ridden 5500 miles. They propose riding through Norway, Germany, and France, before proceeding to America. The London Coal Duties Abolition Bill passed its second reading in the i House of Commons by a majority of 160. Mr Sampson Fox, of Leeds, h*s made a donation of £45,000 to the Royal College of Music. May 23. Cation Farrar is nut likely to accept the Bishopric of Sydney, Mr Donald Larnach, a well-known merchant, asserts tunl the cmi'-xation of Tusrnicia to Victoria wool 1 at once double the value of properly iu the

former colony. lhe pub ! io debt of Tasmania, he considers, would be a mere bagatelle in the question. The plaster gold arch erncted in the Victorian court at the Paris Exhibition has been pulled down in consequence of the complaints of Sir Po ydore De Keyser, Chairman of tho British Executive Commission, and there is much friction in consequence between the Victorian and British Commissioners, Sir Francis Dillon Bell has submitted a new design for the arch, which he suggests shall be constructed in wood. The Right Hon. Mr Gotchen, speaking at Sheffield, referred in glowing terms to the spendid achievement of Captain Kane, and the offic rs and men of H.M.S. Calliope in bringing that vessel safely out of the d augers of the recent hurricane at Samoa. The incident, said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was a raonum nt to the splendid seamanship, nerve, and perfection, which were characteristic of the British Navy. The Newmarket Stakes resulted as follows:—Donovan, 1; The Turcophone, 2 ; Laureate, 3, Paris, May 22. lhe Maharajah Dhuleep ftingh was married here to-day to Miss Wetherill, an English lady. Vienna, May 22. Count Kalnoky, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has sent a firmly worded caution to the Prince of Montenegro, warning bim against supporting iba claims of the pretender Karageorgeuwitch to the Servian crown. Moscow, May 22. The Shah of Persia was accorded a most brilliant reception on his entry into this city. Calcutta, May 20. The Indian Government are deputing officers of high rank to organiso forces offered to the Imperial Government by the Princes of the Punjaub for the defence of India. New York, May 22. _ The chess tournament ende.i in a tie between Tschigorin (Rusmo), and Weiss (Vienna), who won 29 and lost nine games. Gunberg, the London champion, was next with 28£; Blackburn, London, 27 ; Burn, Liverpool, 26 ; Lipscbuiz, New York State champion, Mason, London, 22. St. Johns (N. 8.), May 22. The decision arrived at by Great Britain not to interfere with French action in Newfoundland is creating intense excitement here, and bloodshed is feared. _* —. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, May 22. Arrived—Annie Bow, from Timaru. Sailed—Hauroto, for Wellington. M«y 23. The Government? of all the Australian colonies have instructed their Agents-General to impress on Lord Knutsford the desirability of granting responsible Government to Western Australia. Sailed—Manapouri, for Auckland. Melbourne, May 23. Sailed—Wairarapa, for the Bluff, Adelaide, May 23. The Premier has received a letter from the Premier of New Zealand sympathising with the contention of the South Australian Government that retired Imperial officers who receive ap. pointments in the co'onies should not be punished by forfeiture of their retired pay, as was recently decided by the Imperial authorities.