TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2052, 29 May 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 24. M. Pasteur’s chicken cholera; has failed to destroy the marmots id Russia, but the invention of an Odessa engineer has been successful, and it is hoped it can be made applicable to rabbits in Australia. It is understood that the great. European Powers will not consent to duties being imposed in the Congo, should King Leopold sell the country: to England. A meeting at Tipperary was pro. claimed by the authorities, Messrs Dillon and W. O’Brien ■ addressed a meeting outside the town, A lead pipe: filled with explosives was thrown at the police while they were engaged in dismissing the crowd in the town. May 25. The judge refused to allow Newton,| the solicitor who was convicted of conspiracy, to be treated as a first-class i misdemeanant. The philatelic grand prize for the best; cobed ion of stamps was awarded to the! Prince of Wales. Mr Gladstone expresses a suspicion of Tory intrigues with the Pope. t he Economist gays that theoretically: it would prefer to see the Bank of New Zealand put in liquidation and reconstructed, but such a course would involve additional hardship and losses. It is desirable, therefore, to transfer the headquarters to London, and replace the' local managers by new men bound by bard and fast rules. Mr Dillon, speaking at Tipperary, said that Australians would feel ashamed' of themselves if they submitted to a meeting being “proclaimed” io thei colonies, May 26. The police at Tipperary had their rifles! ready in case they met with resistance. Mr O'Brien advised, the meeting to dis-: perse in order to avoid bloodshed.

Mr Deasy, speaking at Cork, said; that instead of detectives dogging their! footsteps in Australia, they, on the con-i trary, had police placed at their disposal. The Press considers that the victory ol the Australians over Surrey has assured the success of the tour. It is hoped that the reduction of tbei ocean postage rate will come into fotce on June let. India has assented. It is believed that pressure would induce Sir John Pender to agree to the reduction of the cable rale to 4s per. word instead of ss. The Agents-; General are conferring on the subject, Delegates from Newfoundland have bad an interview with Lord Knutsford, who said that he was extremely anxious to satisfy the demands of the colonists to the utmost of his power. The Premier is parleying with the French Government over the fisheries! dispute. The French Press is moderate; in tone. St. Petersburg, May 24. The Czar has reasserted that Russia will remain neutral in the event of a war between Franco and Germany. Russian Jews have been forbidden to edit or publish newspapers, Constantinople, May 26. Five Turkish officers, found guilty of seizing and kissing the wife and daughter of Ivanoff, a Russian dragoman, were tried by court-martial and sentencid to six months’ imprisonment: Iho hnltan has also ordered them to be banished for life to Tripoli. Count Nelidoff, the Russian Ambassador, has expressed himself as satisfied with the reparation for the insalt.

Capetown, May 25. The R.M.B, Rimutaba left for Hobart yesterday, one day late. St. Johns, May 25. j A French warship ordered British fishermen to remove their nets in St; Charge's Bay, situated on the west coast of Newfoundland, and landed a party of marines to see that the order was complied with, A British warship was present, but did not interfere. New York, May 24. The sentence of death by electricity passed on Kremmler has been confirmed. It is rumored that the Mexicans of Lower California will proclaim a republic. American cruisers have been ordered to seize and dismantle any sealers infringing the Behring Sea Fishing Regulations. The sealers, it is said, will resist this action, and it is rumored ' they are arming, May Sullivan fights McAuliffe to a finish in August for a parse of 10,000 dollars; Francis Train has completed his journey round the world in sixty-seven and a half days. Ottawa, May 26. The people of Newfoundland regard the adiou of the French in ordering fisherman to remove their nets, as a virtual invasion of British territory, and are furious at what they consider the supineness of the British Utovernment. Chicago, May 26. An infernal machine has been found at the base of the police monument. The heavy rain which fell damaged the fuse before i( took effect.