TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2071, 12 July 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. i London, July.B. ■ Alt< is assorted .that the Grenadiers* mistook the bpprjor parade, and that it yvas.not their,Jnfpntion, to mutiny. The! Duke of C%mbrid;ge| tprd.AVoleeleyl ",but .tbet result of their;.deliberations tyas not! made known. : | . Moran, alias Egap,. accused of bigamy, has been discharged, as. op proof of identity could be obtained. j A; great ring is. beipg formed of British chemical manufacturers. j The directors ofjjhe'AJnion Bank of Australia. have , declared a dividend of 15 per carry forward £15,000.' The: Western'Australia .Enabling Bill has been read a first time in the House of Lords. I The inhabitants: of Heligoland wilj baverihe'o: lion of remaining,under British nationality. j Mr E. Park, editor of the North London Press, wasl released from ; prison| cn account of ill-bealtb, • | July 9. f A deputation waited on Lord Salis* bury to present a protest, signed by members of the House,, of ..Commons! against the African agreement. The Premier, in bis reply, maintained a reti■ cent tone. . Potato blight has made its appearance in Ireland. The authorities admit (bat the Grenadiers iwho mutinied were overworked. ) A committee has been formed in London, to vyork the amalgamated Australian coast meat trades, ; Continuous rain has greatly damaged the crops. Wheat is 6d dearer, I July 10. !

The match between the Australian cricketers and the Leicestershire team was won by the former in one innings, with 64 runs to spare. Brussels, July 10. An advance of a million sterling by the Belgian Government for the purposes of the Congo Free. State is made conditionally that after the expiration of ten years Belgium shall be at - liberty to aannex Congo. Buda Pbsth, July 10. A severe storm has destroyed the cflops, covering two thousand squar.e miles in Galicia, and two millions of ; peop,le are threatened with famine. ... Constantinople, July 9. , The Porte demands the evacuation df ; Egypt by England, but grants her the .limited right to occupy in the event df any internal.danger, Pekin, July 9. < The Chinese authorities threaten to exclude Americans from China unless the embargo is removed. . ; Cholera has made its appearance in China, Aden, July 9. Daring a cyclone at Mnscat, on the southern coast of Arabia, seven bund retd people were killed.. New York, July 8. \ Intense heat continues throughout the United States, and m»ny additional cases of sunstroke are recorded, Buenos Ayres, July 9. The financial crisis is-becoming more acute. The National Bank will have to go into liquidation unless it receives assistance. The Government- are considering the suspension-of payment df bank notes. Gold is at a premium of 215. The financial crisis continues here, and also at Monte Video. Dr Knlman; President of the Argentine Republic, will ask the House Deputies to authorise the issue of ja hundred million dollars worth of notes!

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, July 9

The Assembly rejected the Bill for the abolition of plural voting, by a motion that the bill be read that day three months, which was carried by the casting vote of the Speaker. Mr O’Connor, Postmaster-General, is introducing a postal bill to reduce the postage within the colony and impose'a newspaper postage. Sailed R.M.S, Zealandia for San Francisco, via Auckland. At the annual sheep fair, Tasmanian rams fetched from one to a hundred guineas. The latter price was obtained for the ram, Hero Prince.

July 10,

Arrived —Tarawera from Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. The captain of the Tarawera reports that yesterday morning a steerage passenger, named John Fitzsimmons, who had embarked at Lyttelton, was missed. All the passengers were mustered and the ship searched, but no trace of the man could be found. It is presumed that he jumped or fell overboard. The Legislative Council passed the Divorce Bill, and subsequently two protests, signed by six members of the Council, were entered on the Journals of the Council, reflecting on the action of the Lieutenant-Governor, Sit Alfred Stephen, who was accused of sending a letter from Government House to a member supporting the meagure, before

the final stage was reached. A warm debate look place over the matter and ultimately the Oounoi 1 , by a large majority, carried a motion to expunge the protests frora the Journals. Melbourne, July 9. Sailed Mararoa. July 10. A ,deputation from the unemployed waited on the Governor and he promised to consider their grievances, Hobart, July 10. The R.M.S, Ruapehu arrived from Plymouth, via the Cape, at 5 o’clock this morning. She brings 35 passengers for Australian ports and 64. for Ne«v Zealand. The Ruapehu sailed for Wellington at 4 o’c'ock this afternoon.