TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2060, 17 June 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 12. The Queen is deeply., affected at the death of the Dowager Marchioness of Ely.

A commission agent named Alfred Jones,, who mysteriously disappeared from Melbourne in Maroh last, and who was thought to have been drowned, has been; arrested here on a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy. The leading members of the Unionist Party, such as Mr Geo. W. Russell and ! Colonel Sanderson, are opposed to the scheme of Mr F. Abigail, M.L.A. for New-South Wales, for » Union mission to Australia; Mr O'Brien, M.P., was married in London to-day., ■Mr Dillon acted as best man,' and the ceremony was performed by :■:■ the Archbishop of Cashel. Mr Parnell and other members were present. 'The Parnellites intend to present an address to Cardinal Manning on the occasion of his silver jubilee. ! Mr; James Munro, C. 8., Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan police, has resigned, owing to friction with Mr U. Matthews, Home Secretary, June 13. Mr J. Monro, Chief Commissioner of Police, has resigned because he con-sidered-that the Police Pension Bill was not framed on liberal terms, The police are greatly dissatisfied with the measure. The Government have declared their inability to share the cable subsidy with the cdlonies.'or give any gvarantee. The Judges have declined to permit the Standard to interrogate Lord Kindlip as to the history of the formation Company. The committee; wfencjuiry on the subject reported that were not guilty of fraud or deception, but at a meetiug of shareholders it wai resolved that the vendors ought to return half a million. The'dockers have presented Cardinal Manning withan address and a purse of sovereigns do the occasion of his silver jubilee. Mr H. M. Stanley has been engaged to- give fifty lectures in the United States, He will be paid £13,000 for the tour. Theriames bt* Sir Evelyn Wood and General Sir'.Frederick Roberts are mentioned'ih! connection with the successor to Lord'Wolseley as Adjutant-General. Dubious rumorsare afloat that' General Boulang'er interids exploring Africa in French interests. In'a match between the Australians and Nottingham, the former were defeated by an innings and 26 runs.

June 35. Irish-American capitalists propose to establish factories in Ireland, at which | tenants 1 who are evicted from their holdings will be employed. . Lisbon, June 12. The Portuguese Chamber of Deputies adjourned Mast night in uproar in con- ' sequence of the Government,declining to I bold a secret session to discuss negotia- i tions with England. I Paris, June 15. | France has agreed to formally recognise the Brazilian Republic. Berlin, June 12. The Military Committee of the Reichstag, who have had under their consideration the question of an increase in the strength of the army, have approved of 'aVad'ditinn being made of 180,000 troops-ana* 420 guns. St. Petersburg, June 13. The Cz»rewitch and the Grand-Duke George'will leave on a visit to the Australian colonies in October next. Vienna, June 14. The, Austrian Minister of War declares that European peace is insecure, and that it is needful to increase the army. An increased vote of 120,000,000 florins will be asked. Btjda Pesth, June 12. M.Rakovsky said that it was impossible for Austria-Hungary, to keep pace with Germany in the matter of expenditure for military purposes* and he thought a rupture of the Triple Alliance was a lesser evil than an outbreak of war. Zanzibar, June 12. . s Gungunband, a powerful vassal in Mozambique, has rebelled agair.st the Portuguese rule, He iuflicted a defeat on the native allies, and captured a Portuguese flag, New York, June 12. A train has been wrecked »nd plundered by highwaymen in Arkansas. St, Johns, June 12. Many of the Newfoundland fishermen have hoisted the American flag on their boatß and on various points of vantage in the village, on the ground that England is powerless to protect thom,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, June 15. Arrived—S.S. Monowsi from Auckland, At the Eastern Suburban Sports Lusk won the 120 yards hurdles in 20sec. Peter Wood won the quarter of a mile flat race in 52 2-sth sec, and D. Wood won the mile eleeplechage.

Melbourne, June 15. The Sydney crow won the intercolonial eight.oared race by three leng'.hs. Adelaide, Juno 14. An influenzal deputation waited on the Colonial Treasurer to urge the negotiation of a reciprocal Customs treaty with New Zealand with regard to wine- and oats. It wus suggested th.»t the winejduty in New Zealand should be reduced from 5s to 2s 6d per gallon, and New Zealand oats admitted into South Australia "free. The Treasurer said a Bill was being prepared to that effect, Perth, Juno 13. The schooner Johar.ua, bound from Mauritius to Melbourne, put' into this port in distress. The majority of the ctew are down with fever, tour of them having succumbed to its effects, Very tempestuous weather was met with, but, although the vessel Was leaking, the mate, with the assistance of the captain's wife, managed to navigate ber into port j in safety. Hobart, June 13. The K.M.S. Rimutnkn brings 53 passengers for Australian ports and 80 for New Zealand. The Rimutaka sails for Port Chalmers at 6 o'clock tomorrow nigbt.