TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1959, 22 October 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

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;'■: ■■■.vjii London - , Oct. 17. ,: Peter Jackdon, the colored Australian ( DUgilist, knocked Ball, th&> English boxer, oat in two rounds. ' ' /

It is intended to secure ft Home 'Rale seat for Sir George Grey. '' ; ' The disposal of the strike surplus has been delayed, awaiting the production of the balanoe-sbeeti As yet no proposal has been made as to how the money should be allocated. The Chamber of Commerce and the brokers are discussing the question of pilferage of cargo, over-carrying; short delivery/and; the indemnity to be paid by the State for the employment of merchant steamers in war time. ' Oct. 18.

The boxing match between Slavin and Goode took place torday, at Astley's Theatre, Slavin was the favorite in the betting, Goode was punished heavily jn the third round, and the spectators vainly endeavored to rush the ring when it was evident that Goode was beaten. In the fourth round the fighting was severe, and this round decided the' match, which was given iu Rlavin's favor.

Messrs Nelson Brothers declare a dividend of 10 per cent.

Sir Vernon Harcourr, addressing a meeting at Carnarvonshire, expressed the opinion that the Church of Wales must cease. He mentioned that the party to which he belonged declined to disclose the details of Home Bale antil they we're assured of a majority.

H.M.S. Forth replaces H.MiS. Calliope on the Australian station. It has been decided to exile,the Zulu chiefs Denezulu and Undabuka to St, Helena for twelve and fifteen years, respectively.

The Canard steamer Malta has been wrecked at Cape Cornwall, five, miles from Land's End. The passengers were all saved. In the course of a leoture at Chester Lord Brassey said' that the stand taken by the Australasian colonies showed that they would become a commanding power in the Pacific, and also in the defence of India.

Owing to a fresh outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany, Mr Henry Chaplin, Minister of Agriculture, has refused to remove the restrictions placed on the importation of cattle into Great Britain. '

Tom Lees and Peter Jackson, the Australian pugilist, have arranged a fight with bare knuckles, for £3OO a, side. ! ~

Jackson baschallenged Slavin to meet him with gloves. In referring to the Zalinski gun Liedtehint-General Sir, Andrew Clarke, Ihspector-Gfeneral of Fortifications, declared it to be the most formidable weapon known at present, .bait. ,he admitted; that it had not yet been brought to a state of perfection. The prospectus of the Westport and Wallsend Coal Company, with a capital of £IOO,OOO is being issued. Father Kenny, Superior-General of the Jesuits, will visit Australia shortly.

n.R.H. the Prince of Wales will hold a review of English and Egyptian troops at. Cairo on Saturday:next.

I The Methodist Free Church and New Connection are uniting. Surprise has been expressed at the dearness of money, but it has, not delayed the announcement of the New Zealand loan, ; Speaking at Manchester the Hon. JA, J. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ircr 1 land, declared that every anticipated •result of the Irish policy of the Govern-' ment had already bebn realised, ; Lisbon, Oct. 19. King Dom Lais, of Portugal, is dead, Paris, Oct. 17.

The praotice of assigning convicts to ; ;free colonists in Noumea is to be abandoned. Wives will be encouraged to accompany tbe settlers, and convict •marriage will be checked. i Mr Walker, of Victoria, denies 1 that an actual seizure has been made of the Iwine kiosk and wine bar. He states lhat the amount of M.Joubert's claim {has been paid into court pending the [Judge's decision. At tbe closejof thet |exhibition Sir Francis Dillon Bell will •present to the. French museums the "mineral collection of the New Zealand IGovernment.

Berlin, Oct. 18.

: The North Deutohe Zeitung, stateß <;tbat Great. Britain and America concurred with Germany at the late Saraoan [Conference that Malietoa and not ?Mataafs should be recognised as King of bamoa,

Oct. 19,

\ During the Czar's 'recent visit here PriDce Bismarck informed him that he considered an agreement between Great "Britain and Russia in regard to possessions in Asia, was possible and desirable. |Oe also expressed himself convinced tbat |the Czar would never begin a war [against Germany. In replying, the jCzar denied tbat xiussia bad ; doubled her strategic lines on the western i frontier.

Count' Kalnoky, the A ustrian Minister 'of. Foreign 1 Xffairsj l has arrived on a visit jtb'prince'jfiismarck. ■ . ;,' ( ', ' ':' , Hamburg, Oct. 18. Seven hundred dock , laborers have gone out on strike demanding au increase; of 2Jfd per. hour. §t. Petersburg, Oct. 17. ■ The Czar and party, have left Bantzy for this city. .The, route .along which His Majesty,,proceeds is guarded by 50,000 ; troops. ',', '.

Vienna, Oct. 18.

Count Kalnoky, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has; accepted an official apology from Priflce Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, for visiting England. t , ~

Constantinople, Oct, 19

A report has been freely circulated that Moussa Bey had been pardoned for the recent .atrocities, committed in Armenia, bat it proves to have incorrect, V

Rome, Oct. 18.

The Empress of Austria,; who is pay. ing a visit to Italy, has been hissed by the populace in, some parts. , -,.. Athens, Oct. 18. ! Four battalions of troops at Crete have broken out in mutiny and maltreated their officers,: Tbe men-had been ordered to make roads, and this they refused to do.

San Francisco, Oct. IS. I Thirty people were killed, and manyothers injured, iby a railway collision at Stirling in California. Cikcinnatti, .Oct; 17.

; , A cable broke on an inclined tramway in this city yesterday,and the car running dawn the slope was dashed to pieces and, ten passengers were killed. - ~ r' Rio Janeiro,; Oct. 17.

■ The R.M.S. Coptic grounded in Rio harbor. The > forehold is ibeing discharged,! and if isi expected that the steamer will sail for Plymoutbvn The mails will be forwarded by the Messagerjes ;M«ritimes steamer. < It is reported that twb; thousand carcases of frozen mutton have been damaged. • ■ ■ i—«. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Oct, 19The germs recently found in the Yan Yean reservoir have conclusively proved the existenoe of typhoid bacteria. Samples of the same water tested by Professor Kutz sbow no trace of microbes. Some excitement was created in the suburb ofi Fitzroyi 1 by the discovery of an alleged case of Asiatic cholera. An Indian from Singapore' died and one doctor declared it a case of true cholera. The Government' health officer was of opinion ■ tbat the disease was dysentery, and the'steamer's doctbr declared !it to >be merely debility; The corpse was buried on the latter's certificate, but by way of precaution ; the steamer was quarantined.'' ';<•■- Sydney; Oct, 18.

Mr Henry George, author of " Progress" and Poverty," will pay a visit to Australia in January.' He, then tours England, and afterwards will devote the whole of his'time to the-campaign be is organising for the overthrow of, Protection in America.

Three gehtlenien named Chat'field, Rogers, and Taylor, who went on a ! yachting cruise along the coast, have been missing for 10 days, and fears are entertained that their vessel has foundered with all hands. ■■■■'■■

Oct. 20.

Arrived—Mararoa, from Auckland. Sailed Wakatipu, for Wellington, yesterday; Messrs Davenport's boot factory at. Marrickyille has been destroyed by fire, The damage is estimated at £20,000, and the insurance is' only £IO,OOO. By the destruction ot the factory 190 hands have been thrown out of employment. Brisbanjv Oct. l'8 ! .

A man named Jones, living' at Eidsvold, shot his wife twice in the abdomen, and struck her on the head with an axe. Jones iben shot a man farced Summers, and inflicted four 'wounds. Both the man and' woman' are ■in a critical state, ,Tbe act is attributed jto the infidelity of thei wife. 1 Two men and two women attempted jto bury two infants alive, but the sexton of the church discovered that, the children ■were still alive. From circumstances that have been'discovered it is'believed that 1 'children have been buried alive on several occasions;

Hobart, Oct. 191

General Edwardes' report on the local forces discloses an unsatisfactory state of things. He considers that Httic reliance can be placed on the existing means of defence, and that if an enlsmy landed a day's march from the capital there would be nothing to prevent its capture.