TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2038, 26 April 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. ! London, April 22. The proposed alteraiions in duties on tea, and cufferits T/ave been adopted by the House of Commons, Mr Dilloh slates that the appearance of general comfort in the Australasian colonies is unequalled. Sued concludes his forty days’ fast on Saturday. He is confident that be will be ab'e to lost out the time. Sir J, McKenna, Vice-President of the National League, bas resigned, stating that the league no longer exists, and that the American members will not submit to the leadership of assassins. Tbe American League has written to Mr Dillon requesiing him to induce Mr Parnell to consent to a Convention being summoned, otherwise it is feared the movement will decay. Tbe report that Mr W. O’Brien was •boat to marry a Parisian heiress is contradicted, | Mr A. Bright supported the Government on the Land Purchase Bill, He mentioned that bis father had latterly been 'a firm believer in Lord Ashbourne’s Act, The Liberals ore reported to diblike Mr Parnell’s proposals, and several intend to vote for the Government Mr Parker informed the committee on the Western Australian Bill that he disagreed With Sir T. Campbell’s opinion respecting the reservation of Albany, He did not think there would be any objection (o it. Albany might be made another Gibraltar. It was imperative that the Government of the colony should control the northern lands unless a new colony were created. He suggested amendments in the Bill which would prevent the iramigrotion of Anglo-Chinese subjects to the colony. It is hoped that a million will be subscribed for the Western Australian Midland Railway by the middle of May ; £750,000 is already underwritten.

April 28. The Western Australia Enabling Committee consider It useless to discuss the question of granting responsible government to that colony until Parliament has adopted the principle [sfcj. Mr John Morley concurred in this opinion, and Sir George Campbell dissented. Mr Michael Davitt disapproves of Mr Parnell’s scheme for dealing with Irish lands, and it finds no favor with the Home Rule Press. In the course of an inteaview to-day, Mr Dillon, one of the Irish delegates to Australia, stated that the colonies, knowing the benefits of autonomy, sympathise with Ireland in ber endeavor to obtain a similar privilege. He further said that Imperial federation was more talked about in Great Britain than in the colonies. Her Majesty Queen Victoria has arrived at Darmstadt, and on Friday will meet the Emperor William, the Empress Augusta, and the Dowager Empress Frederick. April 24. Mr Robert Griffon, the statistician and financial authority, informs the Colonising Committee of the House of Commons that the immense emigration scheme propounded for Australia is purely visionary, Lisbon, April 23. On receipt of the news that the Portugucso had euacnated the Shire district, the populace hero became very excited and furious, but there was no disturbance. Paris, April 28. Information has been received of an engagement between the French and Dabomeyans, in which, after two hours’ fighting, the former were defeated, and retreated to Porto Novo. The enemy pursued them halt-way. The French loss was fifty wounded, bot the D«homeyans suffered severely. The king publicly commended bis troops for their gallant behaviour, April 24. Ihe goldfields of Madagnsca are to be thrown open to all comers on condition that the miners pay the State a royalty of 27 grammes of gold. The French claim to have defeated the Dabomeyans in the recent engagement, end state that the latter lost 500 killed, Berlin, April 22. The Emperor, in the course of a speech at Bremen, said that his efforts would he directed towards the maintenance of peace. The Kaiser’s letters, which Bismarck is represented as refusieg to return, referred to the Regency which it was at one time proposed to set up during the lifetime of the late Emperor. April 23. Prince Bismarck, replying to a deputation to-day, re-asserted that he was dismissed from office, and excitedly denounced Herr Von Boetteoher, Minister of the Interior, whom he accused of intriguing with courtiers to prejudice the Emperor against him. The exChaneellor also accused Dr Windlhorst of entrapping him with reference to the union of the Ministerial and Clerical

parties. Prince Bismarck added that he differed altogether with the labor boticy of the Emperor, and was confident that it would lead to an increase of the social democrats, Tbe Emperor’s visit to Prince Bismarck at Friedericherulie is for the purpose of obtaining letters written by him respecting the selling up of a regency. ; : April 24, It is reported that the Emperor bas summarily removed nine generals in command of regiments without assigning any reason. St. Petersburg,! April 22. Schmidt, the officer who is alleged to have betrayed the plans of Cronstadl to Plessen, has been shot. He asserted he was innocent, and had been instructed to entrap the German attaches. r Belgrade, April 23. Tbe Czar has presented Servia 'with 40,000 rifles and three batteries of artillery. M. Restick asserts that it is absolutely necessary for Servia to be ready tor immediate action, and tbe Government must obtain votes sufficient to equip 130,000 militia. Washington, April 23. The Committee of Ways and M ! eans have reported in favor of imposing duties on worsted similar to those on woollen goods. New York, April 24. The trial of O’Donovan Rosea for libelling Patrick Cassidy has commenced here. Rossa declares that Cassidy, is a British spy, Ottawa, April 22. Sir J. Macdonald announced in the Dominion Parliament that the departure of the Commission to Australia would be deferred until the question of federation was settled,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, April 23. The Government finally decided that, owing to the shortness of time fori the completion of exhibits, Victoria will; not be represented at the Mining Exhibition, to be he/d at the Crystal Palace in July next. April 24, William Warden Couch has teen sentenced to death for the murder of William Triviihick, an elderly ban employed by the United Devonshire Gold Mining Company at Blaglehawk, Sandhurst, on the night of the ! srd December, Deceased was night watchman at the time, and Couch murdered him in order to steal plates from the quar'z crushing batteries. Sydney, April 281 A sculling race between G. Bubcdr, ex-chsmpion of England, and R, .BtjoWn, of the Clarence River, for £IOO a-side, took place on the Parramatta River ibis afternoon. Nearing Gladesville Brdwn got into Bubear’s water. The latter 'put on a desperate spurt, and steered down on Brown, who endeavored to get aWay, Bubear was completely cornered, ind fouled Brown, who passed the post six lengths ahead. Time, 22min 15sec. The nee was awarded to Bubear on the foul, bnt the crowd booted him for his tactics. Hobart, April 23.' A case of suspected murder is being investigated here. It appears a man named Beswick and child died three Weeks ago at Oampbelltown, it being supposed from eating tinned fish. It has now been ascertained that Mrs Beswick, shortly before their deaths, Had purchased a quantity of “ Rough ion Rats,” and an investigation by the police proves that (he child died from arsenic poisoning and the man from some irritant poison. An inquest on the bodies is proceeding.