TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1923, 30 July 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 25. Several Irish public bodies are inviting Her Majesty the Queen to visit Ireland in the sprißg. The New Zealand conversion loan for the purpose of paying off old 5 per cent debentures is exoectod to be placed on the market in October. The Paris correspondent of the

Standard states that Prance has offered the Pope asylum, and promised to restore his temporal power, but the Pope declines, fearing to foment war. Mr Gladstone has been complimented by Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince of Wales on the celebration of his golden wedding, and a great fete has been held at the National Liberal Club in honor of the event.

Foreigners are making complaints to the Foreign Office of the difficulty in securing complete naturalization for the whole of Australia. Benzon has asserted tha"; his trip through Australia and New Zealand cost him £65,000. The Earl of Fife has been created a duke under the same title. Sir Gavan Duffy, in a letter to the Press, states that if Home Rule, the same as is prevailing in Tictona, was given to Ireland, there would be no more political prisoners. Referring to the letter, the Freeman's Journal eulogises the patriotism of the writer. July 26.

The wedding of the Duke of Fife to the Princess Louise of Wales was celebrated in the small chapel at Buckingham Paloce to-day. The Archbishop of Canterbury performed the ceremony. Her Majesty the Queen was present, and among other Royal personages were the King of Greece and Prince Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark. The German section of the Royal Family approve of the family alliance to the English nobility. The alliance is received rather coldly by the middle class, while the lower classes warmly approve it. Sir James Fergusson, in answer to a question in the House of Commons, said that the position with regard to Chinese emigration to the colonies was unaltered, He was in favor of coolie labor being employed in northern Australia, where the climate was unsaited to white men.

July 2o'. Two of the Australian gunboat cruisers are ready for launching. It is stated that the Prince of Wales is in debt to the extent of £900,000. His principal creditors are tbe Rothschilds. Paris, July 24. New Zoaland has been awarded a gold medal for exhibits of wool. A decree of outlawry has been issued a gainst General Boulanger. Berlin, July 24. Germany has withdrawn from the treaty of 1876 with Switzerland, and the Swiss are being expelled from Germany. July 26. The failure of the Sugar Bounties Convention has caused a good deal of irritation here. St. Petersburg, July 27. Cold rains are retarding the harvest in the southern portion of Russia, and the farmers fear that intense beat has ruined the bulk of tbe crops. Rome, July 27. His Holiness the Pope has created the Hon. Dr M. S. Grace, M.L.C., of Wellington, a Count of the Holy Church. Athens, July 26. A revolt has broken out at Crete, and there is a general demand for British protection, Turkey has despatched two warships and fopr regiments to tbe seat of the disturbance. Pekin, July 27. The Yellow River burst its banks in Shantuang district, and countless liyes were lost. Immense damage to property is reported. Cairo, July 24. General Grenfell will uttack the Dervishes in force in a week. New York, July 25. Owiag to Dr Cronin's murder the Clan-ua-Gael has been split into two parties. July 27. Tho proposal of the mayor of this city to hold an international exhibition in 1892, un'Jer the auspices of tbe United Siates Government, to celebrate the fourth centenary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, is being warmly supported by commercial gentlemen.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, July 26. Atrived—Zealandia, s.s., from Auckland. Fully one-third less area of wheat than last year has been sown in the Albury diptrict. At the inquest into the accident at the Glebe pit the jury found that it was due to the weakness of the pillars supporting the roof. The jury added a

rider censuring Sharp, the overman, for not calling the men out when falls from the roof were first reported. July 27. Arrived—Annie Bow, from limaru ; Wairarapa, from Auckland } Tekapo, from Wellington. Heavy storms and terrific rains have been prevalent since Thursday." The Government astronomer, has been advised of the discovery of./.two new cornels at Kiel in Germany orif July sth and 6th. They are visible here. The death of Captain Fielding, who was in charge of the steamer Fijian when she was wrecked at New Hebrides, on the 13th May, is announced. Major-General Edwards of the Imperial Army, to-day inspected 3500 of the New South Wales troops, in the presence of an immense assemblage of the public, Perth, July 27. A public meeting here expressed indignation at the Imperial Government in shelving the Bill granting responsible) government to Western Australia, and passed a resolution requesting an appeal to the other Australasian Governments to support this colony's demand. Hobart, July 26. Arrived Arawa, s.s., at 3.30 a.m. She sails for New Zealand at 11 this morning. She brings 90 passengers*for Australia, and 71 tor New Zealand.