TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2204, 21 May 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 18. Severe weather has been experienced throughout England. . There has been a heavy fall of enow in Southern Europe. At Lyofm, in tbe south ot France, tbe thermometer was at zero. Canon Creighton of Worcheater has been enthroned Bishop of Peterborough The Australian (ftuieer Wallaroo has sailed for Australia; Fbe proposed reforms for submission to tbe Postal Convention at Vienna include tbe reduction of fees on money orders, half exemption on patterns of 800 grammes, tho-Weighl allowed for leTers §’ grammes, tbe use of international stamps, and tbe establishment of an international clearing bouse at Berne. The Countess of Fife has given birth to a daughter. Arrived Highland Glen, barque, from Titnarn (Jan. 28). The Sunday Times recently published an article attacking the Prince of Wales’ financial condition. Mr Augustus ilarris, the proprietor of the .paper, assured tbe Prince that the article was unauthorised, and summarily dismissed Mr Phil Robinson, ■ the editor, who alleges .that be wrote according to instructions. He demands his salary, and threatens to sue for it and to call tbe Prince of Wales as a witness. Mr A’Becket.t, of Pouch, bis been appointed editor ia Mr Robinson’s place, sad tbe paper publishes an abject apology for its remarks. May 19. The statement is published that the Barings and Messrs Cristobal Demurriohe & Co. (a Sooth American and Spanish firm of merchants), received £BOO,OOO advances from the Qoaeu for a renewal of the mortgage on the Sandringham estate, Paris, May 18, At tbe coming military manoeuvres which are to be carried ont on a large scale, extensive experiments will be made (o test the effioaoy of tbe Lebel smokeless rifle. President Carnot has pardoned all persons held in custody on a charge of taking part in the riots on May Day, Berlin, May 18. tlerr Bleichroder, an influential financier, believes that Russia most give • guarantee to keep the peace for three years, Neither be nor the Rothschilds will advance a penny till better conditions prevail than at.present. St. Petersburg, May 18. itUjßia has ordered three million rifi from France, The necessity of the Russian Governmvnt repaying Dutch: loans has produced heavy exports of gold from The officials have been ordered to colvot statistics of the J*’ws ia the Russian Provinces with a view to, the expulsion of those who aia 'illegally residing there. iBELORADE, May 19. On Monday the Government took steps to enforce the order Served on “X-Queen Natalie, ordering b j r to quit the country, and At their direction she was-seized and tbrnst into a carriage, which was then driven along the quay escorted by a body of gendarmes. Thnews of Queen Natalie’s seizure quickly spread, and *a crowd soon surrounded the vehicle. Without much difficulty the indignant populace rescued the ex-Queen ahd conveyed her back to-her residence. The principal merchants and all the students in the city disapprove of the action of ihe Government and are upholding the cause of Queen Natalie. Hundreds of people are guarding her residence to prevent her recapture by the officers of the Government. In the evening a good deal of fighting look place in the streets of the city, and tw® -oftbrqamnnitlpporrgra'were killed. . Athens, May. 18^ The Government at Uorfn are relieving the Jews. Fifty of tbe latter altogether were killed in the recent disturbances. The Government have voted the sum of 50,000 francs to be distributed among the Jews who arc in destitute circumstances on tha Island of Corfu. Calcutta, May 18. A serious outbreak of the cholera epidemic is reported from Bormah. A large number of men of the 16Vh Rifles being amcng those attacked. Washington, May 18. The .estrangement between Mr Blaine and the. President has become more open.: The former is aiming at the Presidency. Tbe mayor of New Orleans interviewed the Italian leaders, and threatened to wipe them ont if they menaced the negro dock laborers. .Cooney is to be indicted for bribing the jury who tried the Mafia murderers. The dismissal of the Italian Consol is also demanded. New York, May 17. fbe Committee appointed to make enquires with regard to the Mafia have furnished proofs showing that the I aliao Consul at New Orleans is a number of the Society. It was at the suggestion of the Italian Consul .that the Com- , mittee wap appointed,

News comes from Honolulu of the marriage of Sister Bose Gertrude (Miss Amy Fowler) and Dr Lutz, a specialist brought from Germany ;by the Honolu □ Government to treat patients at the leper settlement on Molokai Island. The forest fires are still raging in Michigan, and a greet amount of damage has been done. Is spite of the efforts of the residents, the flames spread to Jackson, the capital of Jackson iCouuty, and a large portion of the oily has been destroyed, AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, May 18. The time for the twenty Mile Championship Walking Handicap on Saturday was 2 hours 59 minutes, Madame Patey, the well-known coniralto, is a passenger by the Mariposa to Auckland, May 19. Parliament was opened this afternoon by the Governor, and the Earl of Jersey. Quite a demonstration was made against the Governor both in arriving and departing from the Houses of Parliament by a mob of so-balled socialists, who col. lectsd round the entrance to the building and grounds and hooted His Excellency, When he made bis appearance several prominent members of the socialist body delivered harangues to the crowd and gave expression to a number of frothy reyolutionary sentiments. Melbourne, May 18, In bis evidence at (he inquiry into the lots of the Oraigburn, Pilot Blanchard stated that Captain McKee threatened to shoot anyone touching the tackle of the boats or attempting to leave the vessel. Ihe captain alio struck witness, and accused bins of being in league with the masters of the tug to levy blackmail on him. James Johnston, who murdered bis wife and family at Ballarat, was ex'cuted this morning. Owing to the state of bis health b« bad to be wheeled on to the scaffold. When on the drop he stood perfectly firm without any appearance of paralysis. May T 9. Major-General Downes, being itßarviewed as to the the Defence Commission, in answer to the question whether New Caledonia holds any position of menace towards Eastern Ansraia said be was deeidedly of, that opinion. From information he had gathered there were about throe thousand French troopa there ,and male convicts to the number of about nine thousand were drilled with wooden guns. This drill was of a nature to fit the men to take part in a and attack.'