TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2221, 30 June 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AJN-U irUAEIUH. Lonboit, June 25. The R.M.S. Ruapehu, from New, Zealand, arrived at Plymouth to.daj. with her psißsngen all well and her , cargo of frown meat ip good ‘condition. Jape 26. The motion tor the aeoond reading of. Hie Education Bill waa carried by 821 to 12 in the House Of Lorda. Mr Gladstone iasiiffaring from bron-, cbial affection, and has ordered j complete rest. It ia expected that he| will visit Lowestoft. Influenza ia anbaiding in thei metropolis. Daring tbs last eight weeks j 40,000 deaths, mainly attributed to the j epidemic, had bean reported. Mr Earned was to-day quietly married j before the registrar to ICra O’Shea, and j it is undented tb.at it is bis intention to | be .married in a church later on. The General Baptists’ Association hare resolved to amalgamate with the Baptists’ Uniofl. Mr Morley, M.P., ia seriously ipdi*,poaed. The Commission pppojnted to enquire into the alterations to Westminister Abbey reocomend thst the edifice should be enlarged. Jane 27. Tbs, death is announced of Sir George \T«f!lw»y, wfllljknowD in connactpon with Auetrsli&n explorations, at the age of;82. Sir George, died at Mentone, in France, where he bad gone for the benefit of his health. Lord Brook to institute proceedings ! against any person connecting ..hls i; vriff;with, the incident arising out of tj»,s. Tjtaiiby Croft, scandal, Mr Gladstone is improving in healthy Fabis, June 25. The, French naval ‘authorities have ordered the mobijisatipnipf the fleet. June 26. Ihe city bakers have struck, and intimate that they will remain out until registry offices are abolished. The bakeries pttaohed to the aranyf are fully prepared to supply citizens with bread. The butchers’,, bakers’, end grocers’, assistants are out on.nlrifco, and conflicts bare taken place bstweSn them and the police, resulting in several of the strikers being arrested. 1 The municipal authorI ities have arranged tp supply 2,000,0001 b of bread, dsilyjd;Uring the strike of bakers, Bbbijn. June 25. Severe,thunderstorms 'havebeen experienced, throughout Germa.ny, followed by waterspouts and.excessive heat. Juno 27. Agitation for the repeal of the corn duties is increasing. The armiesof the Powers forming the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria, and Italy) wj}l shortly bo provided with steel cuirasses, impenetrable by rifle bullets. Prince s ßismarck’s journal warns the Kraperor against too intimate friendship with Epglsn J, for fear of. alienating the friendship of; Russia. ▼ibwna, June 26. A terrific thunderstorm was experienced in Austria proper. Three villages were fired by the lightning. The visit of the Emperor of Austria to Fieumo is considered, .to Indicate eventual co-operation between Austria, England, and Italy for the defence of Constantinople. St Pbtbesburb, Jane 25. The’ Czarina and Czarewitch have arranged to visit Paris in August next, and subsequently the Czarina will visit England to see her sister, the Princess of Wales. Nbw Yobb, June 26. Severe floods bays been experienced in lows. Many bouses, have been swept awaTi Several of the towns were innndeted, but owing to the telegraph lines being blocked in all directions only meagre particulars of the damage have been, received. Thirty-five miles of the Illinois Central Railway are submerged, and some of the bridges have been carried away, Ottawa, June 26. The House of Commons have appointed a Commission to take into consideration the liquor traffic, and ascertain what effect prohibition would have on the revenue and people of the Dominion. It has bsen found that the Canadian wheat crop will exceed the previous estimate made by the Government officers by 25.Q0Q.000 bushels. June 27, In connection with the charges of corrupt practices brought against some members of Parliament, a contractor testified that ha bad paid Sir Hector Llangwin, the Minister of Public Works, large sums,of money for obtaining him the Quebec harbour contracts. In conI sequence of disclosures previously made. ■ Sir Hector Llangwin was recently called upon by the Premier to resign his position in the Cabinet, Buenos Atrbb, June 26. An insureciion has taken place in thi Argentine Province of Oatamarca. Th( Provincial Government were overthrowi ■ Bod a Provisional Administration ap 1 pointed instead,

Valparaiso, Jane 27, Don Claudio Vienna, tbapreseni Premier, has been elected to succeed Presideiit Balmaoedo. The insurgents are organising a final attack on tbs strongholds of the Government troops. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Jane 26. CaptainiiWhitntj baa completed hie first bslf million ofoartridges, and re* ceived the bonus of £SOOO. The teste, ware eatiifactory in every re.epe.ot. Colonel Tulloob, .‘commandant of the military, addressed, the mutinous regiment at, Ballarat.to-day, exhorting the, malcontent* to stand out, and state their grievances. Fifty of the men acceded ; to the request, and were commended for, doing so. The . result has bean that Sergeant Gallopd, against whom the ! men complained, Jbap been ordered to remove itb : Melbourne, and the latter hate withdrawn their decision: to disband.