TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1982, 14 December 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Dec. 10

In the coarse of his lecture this evening on the mutual duties of England and Australia with regard to defence, the Earl of Carnarvon eulogised the unstinted liberality of the Victorian defences, and urged an amalgamation of the local forces. He thought the Australian colonies ought to bear the chief cost of fortifying King George’s Sound and Thursday Island. In concluding he praised the reasonable compromise arranged between the Premiers of New South Wales and Victoria with regard to federation. Sir Andrew Clarke, who followed, considered that Victoria had been too lavish of her land defences, and he blamed Major-General Edwards for not insisting on the Navy being the prime defence of Australia,

The fixtures for the tour of the next Australian cricket team have appeared, They play All England three times ; Kent, Surrey, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, and Gloucestershire twice ; and the North of England, South of England, Lancashire, Maryiebone, Cambridge University, and Oxford University nnce. They open at Sheffield Park on May Bth, and will probably finish at Hastings on September 17tb. Mr Parnell is indisposed, and his proposed visit to Nottingham has been cancelled.

It is understood Royally and the members of the British Cabinet are indignant at Lord Carrington becoming the mouthpiece of AustralisnNationalists in a vice-regal speech. The Australian cruiser Psyche has been launched at Glasgow. Mr Robert Browning, the poet and dramatist, is in a critical state of health.

Dec. 11.

The shipbuilders of the Clyde have received orders for the construction of four large steamers, to be engaged in the German-Australian trade.

Mr J. McDonald, manager of the Times, whose name has been brought into such prominence in connection with the “ Parnellism and Crime ” articles, is dead.

The Earl of Carnarvon, in the course of bis lecture last night, said that Colonial Federation would be the fore, runner of Imperial Federation. Sir F. D. Bell argued that it was a condition precedent to the naval compact that no colony becoming a party to it should secede. In his opinion Colonial Federation was dubious. Sir A. Clarke emphasised the Monroe doctrine, under which America is claimed for Americans, and advocated the establishment of an Australian military college, Gilbert and Snllivan’s new opera “ The Gondolier ” is a pronounced success.

In reply to a deputation from the London Labour Association, which waited on him with' regard to emigration to the colonies. Lord Knutsford gave them to understand that he was unfavorable to the State granting any aid.

The Imperial Government have purchased Plymouth emigration depot. The projected Catholic Bank is now reported to be abandoned. An epidemic of influenza has made its appearance in Berlin and Paris.

The Customs authorities have extended for one month the, partial exemption of all imported 4uetralian wool from the provisions of the Merchandise Marks Act.

Diamonds, the property of the Empress of Brazil, which are said to be the finest collection in the world, have been stolen fron Bio de Janeiro.

Referring to the sculling; champion, ship, thefSportsman declares that'Peter Kemp'has nd locus standi as champion, and that O’Connor, the Toronto sculler, has a fair claim to its. possession. Paeis, Dec. TO.

Madame Melba’s Lucia was a brilliant success and she was repeatedly recalled. New York, Dec. 11.

Iq a panic caused by a false alarm of fire at Johnstown, Pennsylvania, scores of people were badly crashed, and twelve killed. Honolulu, Dec. 11. Eighteen of the crew of the barque Tewkesbury, bound from Newcastle to Hong-Kong, which was wrecked among the islands of the Pacific, have reached Honolulu after terrible sufferings. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Dec. 11. Sailed—Wairarapa, for the Bluff, Dec. 12. Arrived—Manapouri, from the Bluff. Sydney, Dec. 12. A cable message has been received that in the case of Allison v, Burus (formerly Colonial Treasurer) the Privy Council have given judgment in favor of the lessees. The case was a test one to determine whether the Government had power to raise the pastoral rent of lessees fixed by the Land Board, and the judgment means a loss to the Government of a quarter of a million of money. Great depression exists in the co»l trade, and several hundreds of men have been (brown ou( of work.

Arrived—Bothwell Castle and Mariposa.

Adelaide, Dec, 11.

The barque Coorong has arrived with the rescued Crew of the barque Bolt Hill, , bound from ; Rio de Janeiro to Calcutta, She was wrecked. on the island of St, Paul. The chief bate was drowned. The survivors subsisted on eggs, fish and birds for eight days.

/ ; Hobart, Dec. 11. The R.M.S, Arawa arrived here at

noon to-day from Plymouth, and sails again at ten to-morrow morning for New Zealand. She brings 82 passengers for Australia and 107 for New Zealand,