TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2098, 13 September 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

' ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, i Sept. 9. ' r The.weather is. favourable to the harvest; and'the wheat market is. somewhat depressed in consequence. ?->■ ,f Daring the homeward voyage of the steamer Oceania from Australia frequent quarrels occurred among the Lascar crew. These culminated in a desperate encounter on arrival at Albert dock 3, and several of them were peverely .injured before they were separated. Sept. 10. ; Messrs O'Brien and Dillon will visit the United States in October.i Sept. I.}. A man named Radclifiv, formerly a j clergyman in Christcharcb, New Zealand has been I committed for trial for robbery; The Tyst-r line, in opposition to the j shipping ring loads the Maori King; at j 30s per ton for Adelaide, Melbourne, and | Sjdney, with special ficilties for German ] shipments. ; The German, shipowners threaten to retaliate. Paris, Sept., 9. I The Gointe de Paris holds a letter' from General Boulapger offering to restore him, as monarch on, condition that a dukedom was conferred on him, with I •n income of £BO,OOO. Washinoton, Sept. 10. In the Senate the third reading of 1 the Tariff Bill has been carried. The, President is empowered to snspend.should he consider it, advisable, the duties on : sugar, molassts.crffee,tea, and bides, and. to encourage a reciprocal trade l»w. The i Tariff Bill will come into operation on ij October Ist. j Nbw York. Sept. 9. A man named Dixon walked across jj Niagara below the falls on a wire rope.; Thousands of people were present and tbe man was loudly cheered. Ottawa, Sept. 9.

Replying to a deputation from the; Canadian Trades Congress, Sir. J, McDonald, the Premier, said the Government would refuse to legislate in the, direction of excluding Chinese from; Canada, on the ground that to do so would embarass England. The Canadian Trades Congress has. carried reeolvtions in favor of an elective, governor-g' nerali.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, Sept. 10.

The federation re6olutions were amended to provide that the delegates should be elected by ballot, and then carried by 97 to 10. Sir H. Parkes and Messrs McMillan, Dibbs, ani J. Abbot, were elected delegates, Sir 4. Parkes was toa ill to make a speech in reply. Newcastle, Sppl. 10. Sailed—Bailey, for Welling'on, with 2000 tons coal.