TELEGRAMS

Temuka Leader, Issue 2133, 4 December 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Dec. 1. The Dube of Wesfniiniiier arrived at Rio yesterday. Her cargo of frozen meat is in good condition. Lord Wenlock succeeds Lord Connemara as Governor of Madras. Professor floxley denounces General Booth’s colonisation scheme. The dockers have unanimously carried a resolution in favor of Imperial 'Federation.

O’Donovan Rosa* has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Mr Ilo'mes, late manager of the Bank of Madras, at Colombo, has been appointed goneralamptißger of the Bank of New Zealand throughout the colonies, Paris, Dto. 1. A French syndicate has purobaaed the Bright Goldfi. id Mine in Victoria. Lisboit, Deo. 1. Portugal repava the Barings £BOO,OOO. Hongkong, Dec. 2. , A tumu't has taken place ot Teintsein near ani the lives of Europeans are menaced, Ottawa. Nov. 26. The Canadian Government proposes to allow a manufacturing bond, admitting raw material free for the purpose of b.'ing made up and exported. Washington, Not, 29 The Indian scare is abating, owing to strong bodies of troops and artillery having been massed in the disturbed districts. Dec. 2. President Harrison's message at the opening of Congress, expresses « hope that a treaty will shortly be concluded, assuring to the United States her property and right over the Behring Strait fisheries. Ic strongly defends the silver measure, and with regard to increased tariff says that farther experience is necessary before interfering with it. The message also advises Congress to increase the subsidies for the carriage of ocean mails to San Francisco.

Capetown, Nov. 25. A rich belt of auriferous country has been proved on the Umfali River, in South Africa.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney. Dec, 1. Ibbot, the Swedish faster, is very weak from the effects of his self-imposed task, and is reduced to a mere skeleton of bln former self. He is still confident of e access. Dec. 2. A serious fire began to-night at Messrs utibbs, Bright and Co.’s wharf. Darting Harbour. Their kerosene bond, containing 30,000 cases, equal to 250,C00 gallons of oil, caught fire, and was soon completely demolished. The burning oil spread all over the wharf, most of which was horned. Some large piles of timber are on fire, bat there is no danger of the fire spreading to the adjoining property. The fire is still burning, but it is under central. the damage is esiimated at £50,000, The amount of the insurance is at present unknown. When the fire was at its height it presented a grand spectacle, huge bodies of flame and dense clouds of smoke rising high in the air. Melbourne, Dec. 1. Mr 6. D. Langridge, Commissioner of Customs and Chief Secretary, has propounded a schi'tne for tbs establishment of an industrial labor chamber to prevent any strikes that may occur being carried to a great length, ihe chamber, which will be established by an Act of Parliament, will consist ef capital and lab >r, presidbd over by a Supreme Court Jndge or someone selected by the Governor from the Executive Council.