TELEGRAM.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2031, 10 April 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAM.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, April 6. Richard Davis, tho elder of tho two brothors condemned to death for the murder of their father, will not bo respited, Bishop Parry, Suffragan Biehop of I Dover, is dying, ! , April 7. Sailed yesterday R.M.S. Aornngi for New Zealand. Professot Huxlpy and wife are passengers, Lord Randolph Churchill concludes a series of criticisms in the Morning Post ' by advising the withdrawal of the Irish Land Purchase Bill after tho second reading, if the Parnellites make auy desperate resistance, and an appeal to the country in the autumn, English shipbuilders are Dot allowed ' to tender for the construction of Portuguese warships, Lord Knutsford said that ho would withhold his opinion as to assisted emigration until the committee report. He remarked that the colonies are hostile to, the export of paupers. The Calliope has arrived at Plymouth. Brussels, A.pril 7. Tho Belgian Cabinet pronose to guarantee a loan of £6,000,000 for tho Congo Free State. Berlin, April 6. The German authorities deny that Emin has been employed to take action adverse to British interests in East Africa, April 7. It liBS been arranged that the meeting between Queen Victoria and the Emperor William will take place at Darmstadt,' on the 20tb instant. Vienna, April 6. It is reported Servia has been pacified and a new Bulgarian envoy is being appointed at Belgrade. Cairo, April 7. Prince Victor has reached here on his way home. Zanzibar, April 7. News has reached here that an expedition, consisting of about fifty Somali natives under Dr Peters and Herr Tadman, has arrived at Kaws>rondo. The expedition is said to be in a destitute condition, and on tho verge of starvation, the natives being forced to resort to plunder in order to obtain sufficient food to keep the party alive. Ottawa, April 6. Birchall, the Canadiau murderer, has been identified as an impostor who under the name of Lord Courtenay visited Sydney and Melbourne a short time ago. April 7, Mr Shannon, an English tourist who has been travelling in Canada, is missing, and he is believed to have been murdered. «. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, April 7. An extensive bank note forging plant has been discovered at Waterloo, a suburb of Sydney. A man named Steel has been arrested. Nearly 500 forged notes were found. The floods at Walgett are the highest since 1864. There are only four houses in tho town high and dry, The inhabitants are taking refuge in public buildings. April 8. Kemp and McLean have signed articles for a match. The sale of yearlings to-day realised 7600 guineas. Arrived—Hauroto. The township of Bourke, situated on the southern bank of the Darling river, 500 miles north-west of Sydney, is in e daupprous position, owing to heavy floods. It is now on an island, with .niles of water round it. Melbourne, April 8. Influerza is making rapid strides through the colony. The exhibition building was crowded last eveniog to hear the debate on freetrade and protection, between Mr Henry George and Mr W. A, Trenwitb, M.L.A, for Richmond. Owing to his being a stranger in this country, Mr George was compelled to dwelt on general principles, and could not give local coloring to his arguments, while ' Mr Trenwith persisted in dealing with local instance?. At the conclusion of the debate, the opinion of the audience appeared to be eveuly divided, Brisbane, April 7. A hermit named Dusbica, formerly Professor of Classics at New York University, has been found murdered oear Sandgate. There is no clue to the perpetrator, but natives are suspected. The directors of the Mount Morgan Company are considering the offer of seven and a half millions by an English syndicate for the famous gold mine. Hobart, April 8. The daughter of the Governor, Sir H. Hamilton, was married to-day to Mr I Weigall, solicitor, of Melbourne.