TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1902, 11 June 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Japo 6. .Sir/James. Anderson, managing direo--1 tor oflhe Eastern Telegraph Company, has left for Canada to sign a contract for the. Atlantic Cable Service. He is .arranging an .Australian Service, subject do the approval of the colonies. June 7. Sir Henry Loch is,unwilling. to, accept -the Governorship-lof the-Cape, but is being pressed to do so by the Colonial Office. The Cape (Parliament has passed a resolution, regretting ?.ihat Sir Hercules (Robinson is uot.returning, and<reaffirming, the policy.euuncia(o<ivby him. The (Glasgow ecameo havejjgone out on ('Strike, demanding <> an increase in images. ,■;.(• : Commander iMaaiioe MO’Boarke, ; of ;HiM.S. Surprise,iwhi<Sh mt. in collision-: off iSicily, has been (dismissed irom the navy. '/,• ITbo i Mark],Degree of ; the Ignited (Rodge of; (England has.decidedr in. favor of the colonies i -assuming: ;lha title of District 'Grand Lodge with power to ! regulate their own fees. Mr; Bourke, the engineer iof I Calliope, i has ' been promoted .as fleet engineer rin (recognitioni of his jgallapt services ini 'bringing the Calliope out of Apia.'.:.' Paris, June 6. An effusive reply, ; signed Ry :250, members of< tbe Chamber of Deputies, has been sent' to tbs>Radioal members of the-English House of iCqmmbus who forwarded a memorial to;the President regretting tbe(absence of Lord Lytton,i the English Ambassador, from Paris jat the opehing oMheExhibition. ' • : June g. - ‘ In the Chamber of Deputies M. Spuller, Minister of Foreign ‘replying to a question, stated Wat France conßidered J lhe proposed conversion of Egyptian preference ;<bonds: of ■such importance; as to justify the examination of the question, and early evacuation by the British, The police have made a seizure; of secret documents which are likely to implicate General Boulanger. 1 Berlin, : June 7. The German Press declare that the cordial relations between the Emperor William and the Gzar sre unaltered, and that there is no fear of war. Belgrade, June 7. Theodosious, the Metropolitan of Servia,' has 1 resigned.

Massotvah, Jane ?,. ! It is ramored -that General Ras Alpula is asßerfibling an army to retake Kerens, which was recently occupied by the'ltalians. • Zanzibar, Juno 7j. Captain Wiseman has captured Soadat and'Dindji, which were in the occapalion of the natives, with; little resistance. 1 : Victoria (8.C,), Jane 6 . {Sealing,;.ygßseis,sre,; Still,- gbijjgj to Behripg' Straits in defiance, of the yarning issued, by the. United Stales G6vjern : ment. -—, ♦ —— ' AUSTRALIA CABLE. Sydney, Jane 9. : The : practical uses of the new, water .gaslight were, successfully demonstrated here. is ‘utjderstood that the light be,,shortly, introduced into !New Zealand, where it is expected , to be largely listed ia lig.htipg .djstrictis where ordinary „gas’;iß,,ppt' pb'tjtoable. s ! The, ihiheif prospectuSjUnderlake to,.make. the, gas,at 4d per thousand feet. i Arrived Ringarooma, from Auckland. ijhe five,.mile bicycle for, professionals, was won by Mills,! wj th .Clatk- spoond. . Time—lfimin fisec,! The firsticlass mjle rqce rssulteji as Jollpwa Eenalaon. X y! Buslt '()Mel : boarnn)j2; Davies (Sydney) 3.Time—3min Asec. . was held yesterday, The Grand National resulted : : Bir Joshua,'l; Harry AnllV 2 Festal, 8. Eleven horses started. Won easily. Tirne—7min nsec, j Melbourne, Jane 9. i Mr J.. Bent, the.wflllrknownipoliticiun, has called ’ a meeting of <his! crfldjtGrß,' As many bf the transactions of the debtor, are known to be heavy, lit is feared that'his failure will bring down many others. The football match yesterday between, Essendoh and the Maoris resulted in- a win for,..the former by II goals and 14 behinds to 5 goals and 5 behinde.