TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2115, 23 October 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

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; q • . ... 4 , Out. 20. . j Mr Balfour, speaking at Newcastle, justified the use o£ batons by the i poljce Upon Mr Harrispu and . others, at Tipperary. ii He charged' Mr; who also was prepen tyithjgrossly; misrepre Renting the occurrence, and,declared h® preferred to beliqyff the ; statements of the police to those of Mr Mbrely and the Parne'liles. • r/A > ■; It .ia staled-the-South—African Company .have occupied Maf Assay ' ! General Booth will shortly pay a visit

lo : Australia. , 'H'® *' 4 ! General Booth estimates a million pi money, will be reqjaijrwjl to masses, end will begiu/lbe worfcvas M eoon as £i-00,000-sre-subscribed, or £30,000 per annumlguaranteed. ' 1

I The.statement is confirmed that two British gunboats have entered the Zambesi. The Portuguese officials protested but did not oppose jL,hein. The natives applauded the British flag, • Oct. 21. ■

General Booth, of the Salvation Army, requires a million of money with which to establish^ 1 city farms and over-sea colonies. He proposes that two city farms be established for (he purpose of training settlers for the colonies.

j The Australian section of the Chamber of Commerce intend to petition - the Federal Council of Australia against'the differential treatment of British vessels in the Western Australian pearl fishery trad 3.

‘ Mr Gladstone is paying a visit to Edinburgh, Ho received ovations from the people~at the stations en route. He addressesthe electorsof Midlothian to-day. Mr Dillon denies that his party ever favored the use of dynamite.

Paris, Oof, 21. The revised French tariff admits wool and hides free. <-*■

The French differential tariff liaS : been introduced in the Chamber of Deputies. Lisbon, Oct. 20. : It is reported that three Portugese gnnboats have been ordered to Mozambique. , I : v ) The irritation in Portugal is increasing. Constantinople, Sept. 20. Greek churches in Turkey have been closed and sacramen's suspended, There is much excitement in consequence. The Sultan, in a Nate to the Powers, states that ha will defend Tripoli while a soldier is left. New Orleans, Oct. 20. Considerable, excitement has been created in this city by the discovery that many recent murders, including the Chief of the Police,ihave been/committed by a secret society of Sicilians. IU-is feared that racial riots will take place iu consequence. Oct. 21, ■ Forty arrests have been made in connection with the recent murders. Ottawa. Oot. 21. i ’ O’Connor, the oarsman, states that he intends taking a rest until March. The Canadian Government decline to promise immunity to Mr DiOna ' should he visit the colony. ■;>,

Buenos Ayres, Oct 21. I Ex-president Celman is to be impeached. Suakim, Oot, 21’. i Osman Digoa is reported to be fortifying Kassula,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Melbourne, Oct, 20. ■ The death is announced of Sir Robert Moleswortb, ex-Judga of the Supreme Court.

i Sydney, Oct. 20. i Nows has been received of the landing o'f a farther shipment of 420 recidivisles in New Caledonia. ;

: At Block 11 ofthe Proprietary Mine at Broken Hill a wonderful development of kaolin ore has been struck. The vein is a hundred feet thick and three hundred I6ng, and well crammed with native silver. It is calculated to average 150 oz to the ton, which at 4s per oz. gives a value of £4,200,000. Brisbane, Oct. 21.

; Mr C. Wragge, government meteprologist, forecasts bad weather in high altitudes > between the meridians of Adelaide and Wellington. Albany, 0ct,i,20..iSir Wm. Robinson, Governor of Western Australia, has Arrived.