TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2206, 26 May 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. LoiTDON, May 21. The Marquis of Salisbuury has been urrsented with the freedom of the city of Glasgow, Sneaking at the ceremony •he Premier said the revival of prosperity in Egypt was one of the post wonderful events in tbe generation, and in referring to the Anglo-Portuguese Convention regarding the South Afrioan territory contended that Portugal had only been awarded the lowlands, which wore suitable to the natives, while England secured the highlands, which were more desjrable for Knropean occupation.

.The House of Commons hag reassembled. Daring the f»c«tion thebuilding libb been subjected to a thorough fumigation. .Her. Majesty tbe Qaeen has returned at Balmoral Castle.

A syndicate of American capitalists has agreed to convert the Russian loan at • half per cent, less than the price demanded by the Rothschilds. May 23.

Sir R. N. Fowler, M.P. for London City, is dead. A!so the R#v. Mr Turner, Fumoao missionary, of influenza. The Law .Conr's has been heavily disinfected during-the vacation. It is reported that a syndicate of Germans and Italians has purchased fifty million roubles worth of Russian wheat. A large corner in Paris is a'so reported;

The Dumfrieshire has been re-insured at sixty guineas premium, and the Lord CanDiog-at seventy-five. Both vessels are bound, from. Newcastle to Talpariao. The influenza epidemic is abating.

Frequent conferences have taken place lately between the directors of "tbe Bank of England and the joint stock companies with respect to strengtbing the cash reserve of tbe Bank of England. - It is understood that the banks are preparing for dangers which »rr looming ahead in the financial market. Hence they desire to have tba reserve increased.

Mr:H. M.;Stanley; laayes for Australia and New (Zealand iu September. His lecturing tour,; which ,will !; ,occupy four months, will be.; under; the, management of. Mr R. S. ; §mythp, , : Mrs Stanley will accompany her husband. It is reported; that in ahippiog : circles that the Union Steamship (Jompany of New,Zealand-are making arr»pge,ments for running, some, of their M steam«iß to ; V«ncoover , Inland j, and,jjJloß,ololu, in connection with- the, B»n Francisco service.

Atthe Postal, Conferenee,. to-day -it was.; decided /.that. Australia , abound have ane.vote. i!Th« announofment that Australia bid joined the.EoMtral*_;TJni'/it in October, was received with cheers. .Pari*,May 21. The rumored dissolution of. tbe firm of Rothschilds is denied, ■ May 22. . A waterspout broke over the ToiLleries 'O'diTj' and .the gardens were - maoh injure! by thro deluge of wal<T, .Tbe -Rothschrd*, send a million of gold to Russia on .' Friday next, and another miltion in afew days'. •St. The Kussian'police.are levying heavy blackmail on rieb. Jews. -LiBBON.vMay 28.

The Mioisiry under General Ohrysnstnmo ' Dahrensoasa,; which resigned during, the financial, crisis, have returned toiprwer, A slight alteration, however; has been made'in the personnel of ihe Cabinet. Tibnna, May 21. The Postal Convferi'ion »»s opened 'o.day by the Minister of Commerce.: In his address tbe bope was ; expressed that'all civilised- nations would join together in ostab ishing a single postal confederation. Bblgbadb, May 22. Queen Natalie proposes to reside in Versailles, The garrison in Belgr-ide has been reinforopd, as it is feared (hat the peasantry will attempt to overthrow the Government. Cairo, May 21. Cholera is spreading throughout Egypt. Wabhingtoit, May 22. Tbe dynamite guns-for.'the cruiser Vesuvius' have been tested at Lynn Haven Bay,'With complete suooess. ; Thirty people were'killed and fifty injured by 8 torhsda' at Centralis, in Missouri. ;; The tornado extended for a distance of forty miles in length and two 1 miles wide. ' levelled to tbe ground.' The Fenian leaders in America have issued a'.rhanifesto, urging that active revolution"will not provide a solution of thelrish problem, and :; they must wait till a war; embarrasses England. It is reported that the Itata bas surrender! to. the United' States authorities, having, however, secretly transferred ber munitions of war to tbe Esmeralda. Mr J. 6. ; , Blaine's family, and the medical mec who are attending him, deny the statement by the New York Herald that tbe Secretary of State is an imbecile. Ten millions Bterjing in gold are being exported to Europe from New York »hts year. The exportation n now ceasing,

St. John's, May 23. Both booses of Parliament have; approved of the measure enforcing the: modus vivendi with Prance in with the fisheries. Operation of the Bill,' however, is restricted to the present 1 year, ' Ottawa. May 22. ■ A eceue of intenso excitement tookj place in the House of Commons to-day! when the motion vfas tabled to abrogate! the Federal Franchise Act. The Government strongly opposed the motion, which ultimately was rejected by a majority of fcwenty.seven. On the, decision being announced the members, of the Ministery and a number of their supporters sang " God save the Qaeen." I Valparaiso, May 23. President Balm iced a's nary have captured Port Faltal. \