TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2216, 18 June 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN: Lorosoir, Jane 18. j Be Cobain's constituents purpose! offering strong opposition to bisj expulsion from the House of Commons, j The Princess of Wales is starting a! subscription for Mrs Grim wood in' recognition of her gallant conduct dtujngi the retreat from Manipur, The lnman liner City of Richmond 1 with a cargo of cotton, oangbt fire at raid-ocean during a fearful gale. There 1 was 1 intense exoitement on board until the Canard steamer Serrit hored in sight and accompanied' her to Queenstown. The particulars ara not yet 1 known, The fire was first discovered 7 night and caused great excitement among! the passengers, three hundred of whom! rushed on deck in their night dresses. l The ship's boats were prepared for anyi ; emergency, and as the fire could' nat ba ! extinguished the flames were battened! down and the steamer kept on her course. In the erening a Canard steamer bore' in sight «Md she 'escorted the barniog steamer to Qdeenstowß, where the pas- 1 sebgers were landed safely. Her cargo' is still burning. The captain and erew' of the City of Richmond behated with the almost bravery;" June 16'. .The pjatform of tha Irish National Federation League of Great Britain comprises sixteen reforms, but omits Home Rule; Mr W. H. Smith '-'announced' to : day in rho Hou3d of Commons that the Government had deaided to abandon nine Bills of secondary imp6rtatic»i"and "proceed witheleven irioludingthe Education Bill; He expect«d J to' prorogue early in August.. The idea of holding a winter session is abandoned. 1

The Irish Land Purcbasi Bill' has passed its'final stager in the House of Commons; The agreement with tht United''Sttftet to prohibit sealing in Betirthg's- Baa for a year has bean signed} General Booth sails from Plymouth on July 25th on a tour round the world. Tha Royal Geographical Saeiety hare awarded the' Founders' • Medal to the direotors of the geographical of New Zealand. Pakiß, Jane 18. The Figaro »nd Gauloie both announce: the rnmor that the Prince of Wales intends to abdicate' in favoor of hie eldest flon, in isongpqueade of the baccarat scandal, and alio resign his position in the army. Tha President of the Oreclis Fonoier is (brming #oyttdieate to complete" th» Panama Canal. Jane 14. The Rothschilds bars withdrawn • million in gold from- Riisiia.

Bikinr, Juna 15. Prince Bismarck is seriously ill with rheumatism of tbe spine. St. PiMißitmti' Jdoe 13. The Russian Government is limiting th« number of physicians, barrister's, bankers and joarnaista practising in towns, A barge carrying convicts to Siberia sank in the Volga and many lives were loat. Baron Hirsch is nOw on a Visit to Russia for the purpose of. ; endeavouring to obtain mitigation of tne' treatmeht to his compatriots, He met with a friendly reception, and the authorities are reported to favour bis scheme for the gradual withdrawal of Jews from the Empire. YiiirNl, June 13. A severe snowstorm has been experienced in this city. The Austrian authorities are erecting barracks and fortifications in (ialioia for tbe purpose of checkmating Russian deßignii Jnne u l6. A. heavy snow fall has occurred in the Austrian Alps. Violent storms in various parts of ihVcountry have" done much damage to the crops. Madrid, June IS.

The Spanish Government intend to re-organise the army and" re-establish obligatory military service. Roxi, June 19. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is assuming serious proportions. Farther earthquakes have occurred. A terrible ternpeßt of hail was experienced at MaUtau hv'Lombardy; Bernk, June 15. A bridge near Basle collapsed and threw a train, which was passing at tha lime, into tba river Berse. 120 persons have lost their lives; The train, which was conveying excursionists to a festival at Basle became derailed ae it approached the Manchedstein bridge, and two engines aad three passengers carriages were immersed in the river Berse, CtirsTANTiHOPLB, Jane 15. Information bag bean received that Assyrian Arabs have broken out in revolt and attacked tbe Turkish troops, killing several officers and a hundred men, Tha Turkish Government has dispatched a foroe of 10,000 men to put down ths rising. Capetown, June IS. Dr W; Ki Maqriirie/ Bishop of Natal; has resigned.

Wabhihotof, Jane 15. The Itatft has beet* ordered to lsave Iqaique and proceed to Sao Diego, in California, ihe port froifl which she .escapeldi Ihe U.S. steamer Charleston will convoy her. Hoir«-EoN«, Jane 19. The Emperor of China has direoted! the authorities to gee that protection is afforded to foreigners and missions, Calcutta, June 16. It was the tienaputti or Commander 1 in-chief who was lantentjad to death for complicity in the Manipnr massacre, not Jobray, as previously telegraphed. The Regent of Manipnr is now on his trial for complicity in the of the English officers. His defence is l that bis position was merely nominal,' that he had ne power, and was unable' to stop the troops firing on the Englishforce, or to punish the murderers. He appealed to court for mercy. Lieutenant Grant's native officers' have been aWarded the second class of the British India medal; and the men ih« thirdordor of merit. Btrflirbs' Ayres, Jdna 15.

The state of the Argentine* Oonfederation bag induced suspension of" payment of interest on loans for three months.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. 6f»N*T, Jane 15. Daring the nominations to-day, the' hustings erected at the Town Ball' collapsed and precipitated sixty persons l 14ft. Twenty were hart and three had l to be taken tothe 1 hospital, one of them i suffering from serious injuries. Several' labour leaders, who are candidates, were m6ra""or~!eßs"b"raiߥd'"