TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2049, 22 May 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 18. The bill introduced by Mr R. A. Yearburgh, the member for Chester, to prevent the sale of frozen meat imported from other colonies as meat billed jn Britain or the British Isles is being withdrawn. May 19. The Emperor of Germany, speaking at Konigsbergj said breakers of the peace would receive a lesson they would not forget for a century. Prince Bismarck will pay a visit to England in June. He asserts that Russia will intervene if France is atatlacked, and similarly Germany wi l ! interfere if Austria is assailed. The Russian Government has ordered 1,000,000 of the new French rifles to be delivered in October. The Porte not having answered the demand for the payment of the war indemnity, the Russian Government has strongly reiterated the request. Mr Gladstone speaking at Lowestoft said he thought it was desirable England should address a friendly remonstrance to the Czar regarding the Siberian atrocities. The Standard suggests that the Bank of Now Zealand should be completely reorganised ; that a new bank should be formed to take over the excellent banking business, while the old institution should assume the form of an assets company, and gradually liquidate the present unrealisablo securities, The new rifles supplied to the Russian troops are so constructed that they may be fired with smokeless powder. The press and public sympathise with Sir Henry Parkes over bis accident. The match between the Australians and Oxford University began to-day, The frrmer went in first and succeeded in putting together 284. The University mode a bad start, losing 4 wickets for 3 runs in the short lime that remained for play, Suez, May 19, The Palacoota has arrived here, bringing the passengers and crew of the British India Company’s steamer Dacca outward bound to Australia, The Dacca struck on the Diedolus reef and sank in 200 fathoms of water. Washington, May IS. Congress has agreed to the alteration in the Tariff Bill respecting carpet wools. Third-class wools valued at over 13 cents will now pay 50 per cent duty, and those of the value of 13 cents and under will pay 32 per cent. Savannah, May 19. By an explosion of gunpowder 22 persons were killed and 100 injured.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Mblboubnb, May 19. A man named MeGralb, suffering from religious mania, murdered a man named Ratzliff, in Flinders street, and slightly wounded the constable who arrested him. The negotiations for a race between Kemp and O’Connor have come to a deadlock, the former insisting that the stakes shall be £SOO a side. The latter’s backers consider that as a majority of championship races have been tor £2OO the Canadian should not be asked to put up more. May 20, The Cabinet have accepted the resiguntion of the Hon. Mr Dow as Minister for Agriculture, he having insisted on this course being adopted. At a meeting of the Chamber of Manufacturers, a resolution was passed favoring the opening of trade between Australia and Austro*Hungary. The opinion was also expressed that the Austro-Hungarian Lloyd’s Steam Navigation Company could with advantage extend the sphere of their operations to Australia. A Wool-growers’ Union has been formed with a council to enable all the coionios to act in unison in cases of dispute, Brisbane, May 20. A private cable message announces that the passengers by the British India Company’s s.s. Dacca, wrecked on the Daadolus reef, are destitute. It is believed that three hundred immigrants were on board. It is expelled that the Palacosta will bring them on to Australia.