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Temuka Leader, Issue 2284, 24 November 1891, Page 1

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ENGLISH London, I The Times denounces ingly dangerous conditidflh' British Army. ■ ' ;:o : : : Mr Whalley, a ■ deceasedvlßlkekurn solicitor, is said to have defrauded his clients of £IOO,OOO. ■ ■ i Dr Charters has beeii ; noniinated ) : as Moderator of the CbUrch ’Of 1 Scotland, and Drßlaikie as Moderator • of the Free Church. i The Salvation Army’s ' Self-denial week produced £22,000.' \i Nov, 22. Messrs Bloom and Douglas,' owners of the yacht Beagle, were arrested in Honolulu, having in their possession 50,000 sovereigns, alleged to be the proceeds of a bank robbery in Sydney. The accusers failed to sustain the charge, and the prisoners, who were released, have, it is believed, gone to Japan. It is supposed they are V Messrs Bell and Davis, the levanting directors of the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Bank. The Economist considers that the policy of Mr Ballance’s Government will jeopardise a large portion of the £75,000,000 of British savings invested in New Zealand, which is quite unrepresented in the colonial Parliament. It further considers that damage is done to New Zealand interests by the deprecation of the value of land. The National Observer refers to Lord Carrington’s Bristol speech in uncomplimentary terms, and asserts that while he was Governor in Sydney his indiscretions were concealed under a sporting exterior. The Saturday Review ridicules Lord Carrington pretending that the English Conservatives are the foes and the Liberals the friends of the colonies. Up to the present Prince George has had no delirium,, and sleeps fairly well. It is alleged that the disease was conveyed in oysters which he partook of in Dublin. The sons of General Sir H, F. Ponsonby, Private Secretary to the Queen, are suffering from typhoid fever at St, James’s Palace. Three of tie English banks and Sir Graham Berry, the Agent-General, concur in the opinion that great . risk would be run in issuing at present even a . portion of the Victorian sewerage loan, and that there is not the slightest chance of raising £2,000,000 even at a low premium and on easy terms. Berlin, Nov; 20. Messrs Mordmeyer and Michaelson, bankers, of Hamburg, have failed, with liabilities at £750,000, whilst the assets are only trifling. Both bankers have been arrested, St. Petersburg, Nov 20. The Budget of the Russian Minister for War and Marine is 10,000,000 roubles heavier than usual, despite the presence of famine in the land. Nov. 21. The Czar to-day ordered the prohibition of the export of wheat. The central committee of the famine relief fund, of which the Czarewitch is president, will receive a loan of 40,000,000 roubles without interest from the Imperial appanages, Ottawa, Nov. 19. The Government of the Dominion have decided to place a million settlers in the North-West Territory within the next five years, ! Nov. 21. The Dominion Treasurer declares that Canada is willing to accept reciprocity with the United States, but would not agree to any discrimination against England. Zanzibar, Sept. 21. Emin Pasha is marching on; Wadelai and it is : reported that an English captain has been sent from Leganda to prevent Emin removing the stores of ivory left behind when Stanley rescued him, The English position in Uganda is said to be weak and the natives are reported to be restless. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Nov. 20. The comments of the London Guardian are based on a report presented to the Anglican Synod of which met here in September, recommending that the committee on Home reunion should lorganise through the Primate a private conference, consisting of representatives of other Christian bodies, for the purpose of obtaining an understanding as to their mutual positions, and to prepare the way for organic unity on the basis of the Lambeth Conigress. The motion for setting up the ' 1 committee to carry out the recommendation was lost. Nov. 20. Croft, the Gisbourne absconder, was arrested here and brought before r the magistrate, who remanded him, jj During a violent thunderstorm to- * day a building in course of erection

was struck by lightning. ' 'named Wootton was and five others badly almost demolished the ranges, , I Nov. 21. The Penrith Municipality is in financial difficulties, and unless the Government renders some assistance it will probably be placed in the hands of a receiver. . Nov. 22. Mr Thomas W. Lewis, Undersecretary of Native Affairs in New Zealand, suffering: from a severe attack of inflammation of the lungs, has died. Melbourne, Nov; 20:'' - The Charities Conference have resolved to request the charitable people in the several colonies to consider the expediency of establishing workmen’s colleges on the German plan, to which able-bodied mendicants and unemployed can be referred. The Victorian Government have promised the Melbourne charitable authorities a piece of land for the purpose. Adelaide, Nov. 20. In the Houselast night, Mr Playford, the Premier, said that if Lord Carington had made the statements attributed in the messages sent Home, they were quite unwarrantable. Hobart, Nov. 21. The steamer Talune, on the voyage from Melbourne, struck what is supposed to be a sunken rock in the vicinity of Swan Island. She was going at full speed at the time, and the shock threw the passengers off their feet. The engines were stopped, but worked erratically, and when again started it was apparent there had been some damage to the propeller. The vessel herself has sustained no serious damage, and she has resumed her voyage to New Zealand. Vessels have from time to time struck a hidden rock near Swan Island, but a long search has failed to discover it. Perth, Nov. 21. One of the pioneers of the Murchison goldfield confirms the statements of the wonderful richness of the reefs. He himself dollied 40ozs of gold in one day.