TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2016, 6 March 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISB AND FOREIGN. London, March 2. Father Kinsella, who was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for build ing huts for evicted tenants, bos been liberated, owing to a technical error in the mode of arrest.

Mr Stanhope, in reply to Lord Randolph Churchill, confirmed ike stalemeat that privates and petty officers were excluded from Bow Theatre. It was intolerable, be said, that such social oisabilty should attach tc the wearing of the Queen’s uniform, and ihe Government had nqueeted (he Lord Chamberlain, in whose bands the censorship of liie theatre is vested, to caution ■ the proprietors.

March 3.

The first football match between England and Scotland, since the dispute which arose about three years ago, when the Rugby Union decided to alter the mode of scoring, was plaved to-day, and was won by England. It is reported that France will arm x the Kingdom of Dahomey, in West Africa, in ordiv to prevent the sacrifice of five thousand slaves on the accession of the king to the throne.

The Duke of Connaught will succeed the Duke of Cambridge «s Commauder-in-Chief at au early date.

Lisbon, March 1 . The Portuguese National Defence Fund is expected to reach £1,000.000. During the past two days £BO.OOO We subscribed.

Paris, March 2. M. firard has ordered the prosecution L p gaite for advising the German Socialists to shoot the Emp H ror William.

March 3

M. Ollivier. the French statesman, eulogises the Emperor of Germany for adopting Napoleon’s socialistic views. Berlin, March 2 . Four Radicals have been elected for Betliu, The pariy bus gained largely in the provinces. The Socialists have gained six more seats and the Cartels have lost six.

March B. i.be result of the hundred second ballots gives 35 Cartels, 35 Radicals, 12 Centres, 13 Socialists and 7 Democrate,

Sofia, March 4. A Bulgarian loan of eighty million francs (£3,200,000) is announced for the purpose of constructing a railway.

Bulgaria has informed the Powers that Russia has dispatched General Dumnuaovich to assume the Dictatorship in the event of the recent conspiracy being successful. Constantinople, MarchS. The Armenian Patriarch has forwarded the Porte a memorandum on behalf of his compatriots, demanding the immediate carrying out of the reforms promised by the Porte under the Berlin treaty.

Capetown, March 1. bailed—R.M.S. Kaikoura, for New Zealand. .

Washington, March 1 . On the day previous to the bursting of the dam at Prescott a messenger was despatched to warn the residents of Wickenburg that there was danger of such happening, but he got drunk on the way and forgot to deliver the message. ; 'i .>

v March 3. Cincinnati! is flooded by an overflow of the Ohio.

The temporary arrangements respecting the disputed fisheries are being extended.

Ottawa, March 3, A Separation League has been started n Canada.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE,

Sydney, March 3 . Arrived—Mararoa from Auckland, ’ March 4. Sailed—Wakatipu for Wellington.The steamer Memnoir bound from Brisbane to Hong-Koog has not yet arrived at Somabay, and as she is two weeks overdue some anxiety is felt for her safety.

The sculling match between Neil Matlorsnn and Peter Kemp for the championship of the world has been fixed to take place on April 25th.