TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2003, 4 February 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, Jon. 31. It is probabfe that one hundred thousand, or possibly half a million, of gold, will shortly be withdrawn for Buenos Ayres, It is reported that Franco is likely to withdraw six millions from French bankers in London within a month, in order to fund a portion of the public debt.

A bout from the Killean, bound from Liverpool to Melbourne, lost the second mate, crew, and a stowaway, while trying to tranship the pilot off Liverpool. Sailing freights are reduced by half-a-crown.

Dr Tanner, M.P. tor Cork, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for using threatening language to Mr Barry, M.P. for Wexford. Notice of appeal was given. Bishop Barry has issued a circular appealing to the English Church to assist the Diocese of Perth. He states

that the colonists in Western Australia are bound from hand to mouth.

A steamship lino is projected from Capetown to America, via Australia and New Zealand,

The electors of Dublin have passed a vote of confidence in Mr Parnell, The office of the Agent-General for Queensland has been burned down, owing to »n explosion of chemicals in the upper part of the building. All the papers were saved.

Mr“Abington” has been requested to resign bis membership of the Pelican Club. The motion was proposed by the Marquis of Queensberry.

Sir M. Hicks Beach, speaking at Chester, ridiculed the proposal to arbitrate on the Zambesi question, after Portugal had failed to secure her object by force.

'lhe appeal of the British residents in Lisbon to Mr Gladstone is denied.

The Western Australian delegates have had a favorable interview with Lord Knutsford. Mr John Bramston, C. 8,, and Kir George Herbert were present. Lord Knutsford promised that the Bill of lost session would be introduced directly Parliament meets, and said he hoped the debate on the motion of the second reading would be brief. _ Western Australian Bill pro. vides for the colony gradually assuming control over the whole of the territory within its limits without recourse to the Imperial Parliament, The Government consents to the Bill being referred to a select committee.

Feb. 1. Baron Nordenskjiold will lead an expedition to the Antarctic regions in the summer of 1881, Baron Oscar Hickson, an influential Gothenburg merchant, and two Victorian scientific societies have offered to defray the expenses of the expedition.

The Australian Electric Light Company has resolved to wind up voluntarily, the liquidator to be directed to complete the company’s arrangements with the Anglo-American Brush Electric Light Company.

The London School Board have resolved (o petition Parliament in favor of free schools.

Beuzon s trial has been postponed Bail was refused.

It is reported that gold to the value of £2,000,000 will shortly be received hero from New York, also a large sum from Brazil,

It is rumored that Field Marshal H.E.H. the Duke of Cambridge is about to resign the position of Commander in Chief of the Army, and that he will be succeeded by the Duke of Connaught. It is freely circulated that the Bank of England is printing one-pound bank notes.

The vital statistics for the metropolis for the past week record the deaths primarily due to influenza as 105, A murder, surrounded with most revolting circumstances, is reported from Crewe, a great railway depot of England in the county of Chester, on the London’ and North Western Railway, at its junction with the Chester and Holyhead line. Two youths, who had had a misunderstanding with their father, made a savage onslaught on him, and bis injuries were so severe that he suecumbed,

It is understood that Her Majesty the Queen will pay a visit to Aix-les-Bains towards the end of March. Aix-les- 1 Bains is an ancient town in the Depart- ij ment of Savoie, France, much resorted to for its thermal waters.

France and Russia are pressing the bultun of Turkey to insist on tho evacuation of Egypt by England.

The screw steamer Erin, belonging to the National Steam Shipping Company, of Liverpool, is now a fortnight overdue from New York, and it is feared that she foundered with all on board. The Erin had a crew numbering fifty, but no passengers. She was an iron vessel of 2848 nett tonnage, and was built by Messrs Palmar Bros,, of Newcastle, in 1864,

Fiye hundred Thames oarsmen and Australian colonists have signed the testimonial in memory of the late H, E. Searle, Tfce fegjimomal will (ako

shape of a^handsomely engrossed picture

of the late brilliant sculler, i The English Press comment favorably

on Sir Charles Dilke’s book, “ Problems i. of Greater Britain.” a The Government* will nominate Mr

s Charles Bradlaugtq member for North-

s ampton, and Sir o George Comphell j member for Kirkcaldy, as members of a

a committee to enquire into the question 3 of granting constitutional government

to Western Australia,• ■ , Obituary The Hon. Sir Henry 1 Manisty, Judge of the High Court of , Justice (Queen’s Bench Division), aged 82.

Vienna, Jan, 31. Count ■ An dressy, the distinguished

Hungarian statesman and diplomatist, is dying. ’ New York, Jan,3l, The wreckage of an iron Atlantic

steamer has been found on- the coast. It is feared that the passengers and crow

are drowned. The National Equitable Lennox Hill Bank has suspended payment owing to the abstraction of securities lodged with the bank. The , loss amounted to

750,000 dollars. Many of those suspected of being implicated have been arrested.

Ottawa, Feb. 1 , The Canadian Imperial Federation League have adopted a resolution urging that when England renews her treaties she ought to exclude the clause preventing descriminalion in favouring colonies, i AUSTRALIAN CABLE, Melbourne, Jan. 31. Sailed—Mararoa, for the Bluff. The Australasian says 1 “ New Zealanders quickly found out the weakness underlying Mr Deakins’ passionate phrases, and are not troubled at the astonishing diffarencs between his words and his acts. New Zealand co-operates with us in naval defence. She can cooperate with ns in other matters, but she has little reason to submit to a Federal Government unless all the markets of Australia are freely thrown open to her products and manufactures.” Sydney, Jan, 31. Arrived—B.S. Baylev from London. Feb. 2. Arrived Ringorooma, from Auckland. Bailed Jubilee aad Hauroto, for Auckland. The annua! stock returns show that sheep have increased by 2,869,000, the total number |n the colony being 49.363.000. Tn,e increase in cattle is recorded as 100,000, and in horses 20.000. \