TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1897, 28 May 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN; LoNDtir, Miy'24:. Win. ! Wright, LL,D., Professor of .Arabic, UriiversityColllege, London, is; dead, aged 59. Lord Rosebery is making efforts to obtain the sanction of the authorities for the erection of a tablet to the memory of the late Mr Dalley, of Sydney, in St. Paul's Cathedral. If the proposal be the late statesman Will be the first colouist bo honored. The Orient Company bare paid the Union Bank £SOOO to compensate them for the loss of ! the sovereigns to that amount alleged to have been stolen on the last voyage of the steamer Iberia; No cine has yet been discovered to account for the loss^ The manager of the Adeiphi Club i was fined £SOO for permitting gambling on the premises. The secretary of the club was fined £2OO, and an assistant £2O. All the others were discharged. i The ship Soakim, Doaad; from Brisbane to Wilmington, has bten posted at Lloyd's as overdue. The dispute between Sir George Cbetwynd and the Ear! of Durhamhas led to their resigning their membership of the Jockey Club. hir Morel I Mackenzie is taking an action for libel against the Times for publishing a letter alleging that be was a party to a conspiracy to assist the Emperor Frederick to the German', throne. \

Lord'G. Hamilton, in reply to ft question in the House of Commons, said it was impossible to specially reward tbe caption of the Calliope, but tbe Government would probably recognise the services of those who saved the ship at Apia. The Women's Liberal Union have presented Mrs Gladstone with * gold bracelet to commemorate her golden wedding. The bracelet, whioh was a splendid piece of workmanship, contained a miniature of Mr Gladstone, and was set with diamonds. May 25. The Admiralty have ordered the Daphne to relieve the Caroline on the Pacific station. Mr Gladstone, while strolling down Piccadilly this afternoon, was knocked down by a passing cab. He sustained bat little injury, though somewhat shaken, and went to tba House daring tbe afternoon;

Tbe Times (bis morning apologises to Sir Forell Mackenzie for inadvertently publishing a letter,' in which it was alleged that be was a party to a conspiracy to Prince Frederick gaining tbe German throne. Mr Walter Chamberlain, brother of Mr Joseph Chamberlain, member for Birmingham, baa joined the directorate of the Midland Railway Company of New Zealand.' The captain, second officer, and parser of the Iberiaj have resigned their posittions owing to the request of the Orient Company; whc badimade good the Ides of tbe 5000 sovereigns which were missed on the voyage between-Australia and England. Ma»Xi&. #ay23. The Spanish Congress have;: rejected a motion in favor of protection by 22tf to 64, Pamb, Wfffi' The liquidators of the Comptoir have arranged with Amerioan mines to limit the ontpot, to enable stocks to be reduced. The are hopeful of making a similar arrangement with the English mines,

May 25. The trial of General Boalaoger trill probably be postponed until Aagast. The fruit whioh arrived by tbe Iberia* from Auetraiii took first prise at the horticultural 1 show in the Trocaderd Gardens annexed to the Exhibition, There is a bitter feeling among the French papers at King Humbert's visit; to Germany, and bis proposed visit to' France is abandoned* BEBLiK.May^S.' The miners' strikes are extending to Bohemia and Belgium. May 25. The Emperor William and King Bumbert of Italy, will visit Sttesbnrgj on Monday, when a grand military review takes place. The German authorities have arrested 1 several French residents of Alsace on a charge of treason. The [German Reiobstag has voted twenty-six thousand marks for the Government of German New Guinea, The Emperor William ii greatly dis-' pleased at tbe colliery proprietors failing to keep their promise to (he employees, The Reichstag have, by a majority of 20, passed the Bill providing for the ioßurance of aged and indigent workmen. St. Petersburg, May 24. On hip arrival at tbe railway station the tSbab of Persia was met by the Cz'air and accorded a cordial reception. Calcutta, May 23. There is an epidemic of cholera at Madras, add a thousand deaths are reported weekly,

New Yofci, May2B.' In a prize fight between McAuliffe and Lees at San Francisco, Lees was knocked senseless in the eighth round.' May 25.! Weiss arid who have tie" d. for the chess championship, have played three games/ each of wbiob has been drawn. They play two gam-8= on Monday, and should -1 he; result v be v another draw'they have arranged to divide' the/ first arid second prizes. ; ..,..,. The Nicaragua Cana)) Company bajre sent a pioneer expedition to commence work";