TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1987, 28 December 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Dec, 21

The epidemic of influenza is so serious as to interfere with the trade of Europe. Prince Albert Yictor is now at Raogoon, and it is officially announced that he will stay in India till March. The Bank of New Zealand shares, old issue, nre quoted st £6 10s to £7 ; new issue, £9 to £lO,

Ihe sale of Lord Falmouth's stud realised 33,000 guineas. A summons has been issued against Mr Newton, solicitor, on a charge of being concerned in the West End scandal. He U charged with inducing witnesses against accused to leave the country.

Dhc. 23.

One of the speakers at the meeting in Elyde Park advocated the murder of the chairman of the Metropolitan Gas Company and his remarks were received with applause. The gas stokerß in North London are beiog incited to strike.

Dec. 25

The permanent laborers have formed a union and desire to separate from the Dockers* Union. The request has created a good deal of discussion among the dock labourers who refuse to agree to the demand, alleging that the permanent labourers, are working with the masters with o view to crush out the dockmen,

Dec. 26.

The lonic took fire while in port and was much injured befora the flames were extinguished. Paris, Dec. 23. Influenza continues to rage here, and five deaths are reported to-day. Athens, Dec. 21. It is reported that the otrooities in Crete still continue.

Louis Kossuth, ex-Governor of Hungary, who lost his rights as a citizen of Hungary ia 1879, has been reinstated. He asserts that war between Austria and Russia cannot he avoided, snd hopes the former will not allow thb right moment to pass.

Havanna, Dec. 21. A Republican agitation is on foot in Cuba.

Washington, Dec. 22

A census of the American woollen manufacturers on the question of admitting wool free shows 524 in favor and 200 against it, Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 28.

The meeting of the Brazilian Assembly is postponed to November next, Dom Pedro, his family and the exPremier have been formally banished. The donation of £580,000 to the deposed Emperor has been cancelled, and the payment of an annual allowance of £BO,OOO suspended. The announcement of General Ponseca's death proves to be erroneous, By the advice of the doctors the decree of the Brazilian Government has been concealed from Dom Pedro,

Dec. 26.

The soldiers and sailors, under the influence of the officers, revolted on the 18th inst. The disturbance was suppressed after severe fighting. The Brazilian treasury is exhausted and a financial crisis is imminent. There is every appearance of a serious dispute arising and the Government is considered to be in a critical position.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Dec. 24. Arrived— Waihora, from Wellington. Sailed Wakatipu, for Wellington, and Mariposa for Auckland. Excitement still continues at Noumea with regard to leprosy, and it is asserted that five thousand natives and four white people are infected with the disease. Nothing is known here about the fishing boat Kate, and it is questioned whether the bottle could travel the distance in the time Btated.

Peter Kemp has definitely claimed the championship, and states that he is willing to "accept Banian's challenge on condition that the race is polled over the Parramatta course. At the conference of shipowners and engineers it was resolved that captains must be recognised io supreme command, and that no divided authority should exist; that Howard, Smith and Co. having withdrawn the instruction re checking the revolution of engines by the captains, that general instructiona be issued to the captains to Bhow due consideration to the engineers, and to ayoid *ny friction, if possible Mr O'Conor, the Pootmaßtor-Qeneral, Ins Bent a cable to the New Zealand Government to the effect that his Government cannot see its way to grant a monopoly to the Eastern Cable Company for the laying of a duplicate cable between New South Wales and New Zealand, but will wo'come a duplicate cable without this restriction.

Melbourne, Dec. 26. Arrived Kotomahans, from New Zealand.

Ik is expected that the wheat yield will be nothing liko wlmt was anticipated early in the season. This is said to be due to the red rust, which some think

will cause the loss of three million bushels in this colony alone. Brisbane, Dec. 25, A Frenchman has been found at Geraldton suffering from bullet wounds. He alleges that ho was wrecked in a French trading vessel at the islands, and that himself and three others were in an open boat for 22 days. After landing a quarrel ensued in which one shot the other. The statement is hot believed and it is thought that be is a convict from Noumea, Hobart, Dec. 25. The R.M.y. Aorftngi arrived from the Cape at 11 o’clock this morning. She sails for New Zealand at 6 o’clock to-morrow morning. The Aorangi has forty passengers for Australian ports, and two hundred and thirty for New Zealand.