TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2156, 29 January 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan. 27. Mr Bradiaugb's condition is slightly ■ improved. Mr, W, H, Smith is considering the propriety of inviting the colonies to confer with, the Imperial Government, on the question of establishing a Customs "Jnion with b view to the protection of : trade, and on Imperial defence, Berlin, Jan. 26.

The German Government iatend to place a gunboat on the Zambesi and give moral support to England. Buda Pesth, Jan. 26. The Reichtrath übb been dissolved, owing to the failure of an attempt to effect a Cz p cho-German compromise made by Count Taaffe, Minister of the Interior ia the Austrian Government, St. Petersburg, Jin. 26. The winter crops throughout Russia are very bad, and there will be a poor yield. New York, Jan. 26. A blize»rd is raging on the Atlantic coast of the United States. New York nod Boston are isolated, all the wires having been wrecked. Damage baß been done to the extent of a million.

Washington, J«n. 26. The Indian rising is at an end and the troops have been disbanded. The Central American States are preparing for war, which is expected to break out in spring, Valparaiso, Jan, 26.

The insurgents h»v« bombarded Coronel, Mr J, G. Kennedy, the British Minister, is mediating with President Ba'maoeda and the Congress. The Government assert that they defeated the rebels in the engagement at Pisaqut,