TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2295, 19 December 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Dec. 16. Two of the Enterkin's sailors were rescued in the Channel. Florence St. John was granted -i judicial separation and the custody of her child. The influenza is spreading in Belfast with alarming mortality. Morris, the inventor of the wellknown tube used in rifles, and what is known as the "Morris tube," has committed suicide. . ■:■'■'■ "■•■"■■ ■'*'' "-' "*•*■ •""" Dec. 10. The Royal families of England, Russia, and Greece jointly present the King and Queen of Denmark with a splendid group of sculpture for a public square in Copenhagen. The Italian faster, Succi, has begun a fifty-two days' fast at the Aquarium. Sentence was passed to-day on the Socialists convicted of obstruction and unlawful aessmbly at Chelsea. Terms of imprisonment ranging from six to seven weeks were imposed, and fines from £2O inflicted. All the defendants were fined, and ordered to obtain sureties for their good behaviour for 12 months. . Paris, Dec. 16. The steamer Prince SoitykofF, of 800 tons, has been wrecked off Brest. Eighteen of those on board perished. Rome, Dec, 15. His Holiness the Pope has conferred distinction on the Bishop of Limerick for resisting boycotting in Ireland. Dec. 16. His Holiness the Pope has addressed an allocation to the College of Cardinals declaring that his enemies are seeking to inflict a death blow on the Papacy, and that the diffculty of the situation is daily increasing. He urges that it is to the interest of the heads of States to uphold the Roman Catholic Church, which is the greatest moral power in the world. The High Court of the Vatican has suspended Mgr. Folchi, Director of the Papal Treasury, for maladministration which has resulted in the loss of five million lire (£200,000.) , Berlin, Dec. 16. A man has been arrested in Berlin for demanding £SOO from a banker, and threatening in case of refusal to dynamite his bank. Dynamite was found in his pockets. Sofia, Dec. 16. It is alleged that the French have an agengy in Sofia, which is the centre of intrigues. A rupture is feared, owing to the desire of France to please Russia. St. Petersburg, Dec. 15. Privy Councillor Von Hubbenet, Minster of Public Works and Railways, resigns his position, as the Czar is much incensed at the difficulty in thetransport of corn. M. Onnenkoff will probably be appointed to the office. The Nihilists have issued a mani-, festo demanding that Parliament should take measures to assist the peasants- in the famine stricken districts, and have succeeded in sending a copy to the Czar. Ninety thousand cases of influenza are reported at Odessa. Famine is causing ah enormous decrease in the payment of taxation. Vienna, Dec. 15. The Archduke Sigismund, brother of Archduke Henry, died in Vienna of influenza. Dec. 17.' Austria has offered to mediate in the Quirinal-Vatican difficulty. Hong Kong, Dec. 15. China declines to exhibit at the Chicago exhibition. Dec. 17. Placards are posted inciting the massacre of those connected with missions. It is reported that the Honan missions have been attacked. Ottawa, Dec. 17.

The Commissioner appointed to enquire into the Baie Chaleur railway scandal are unanimous against the Hon. M. Mercier, whose Government have been dismissed from office. Washington, Dec. 16.

Ten thousand seal pups have been found dead on the islands in Behring Sea, owing to the slaughter of their parents. New York, Dec. 15.

Edward Field, son of Cyrus Field, has been arrested on a charge of stealing bonds belongiug to his father and partner. Rio De Janeiro, Dec. 15.

A revolution has broken out in San Paulo, a province about 220 miles W.S.W. of here. The local officials have been deposed but the Governor's troops are opposing the insurgents. Dec, 16.

The Governor of San Paulo has resigned. Steamers from that district are forbidden to enter the harbour on account of yellow fever having broken out at Santos. Valparaiso, Dec. 15. The entire Chilian press condemn the action of Mr P. Egan, the United States; Minister, which is alleged to

have been the cause of the present difficulty. President Harrison is not blamed in the matter, and the. Chilian President, General Moutt, is now in communication with Mr J. Blaine, the United States Secretary of State. Dee. 16. Excitement in Chili is reviving, owing to Mr Egan's aggressive attitude. The railway station has been burnt in the city and the fire is attributed to incendiarism, Zanzibar, Dec. 15. Emin Pasha has encountered prolonged opposition in,,, his march to„ Equatoria, and there '" has Wen much fighting. At latest advices he was in a precarious position. ■» AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney Dec. IG. The weather throughout the colony is excessively hot, and in Sydney today the thermometer registered 100 in the shade.

At a meeting of thirty-three members of the House, including the balance of the labour party who are regarded as deserters and a number of Government supporters who hold with the planks of the labour policy, it was decided to form a democratic party. The objects of the party are to promote democratic and labour legislation, retrenchment, and a more equitable adjustment of taxation. Another epidemic of typhoid fever is raging. There has been an alarming increase in the number of cases during the past fortnight. Mr Taylor, manager of the Land Credit Bank of Australasia, has been arrested. Dec. 17. The Legislative Council have passed a Bill protecting building societies and kindred institutions against compulsory liquidation, at a time of commercial pressure, when they are perfectly solvent.

There is an alarming increase in the number of rabbits in the western districts.

Charles O'Neil, Hadfield, Low and Sydney, four directors of the Northumberland Banking Company, have been committed for trial on a charge of conspiring to defraud, Sydney is the only one who has been able to obtain bail.

There has been a great increase in the deposits in the Government Savings Bank,., .due to the recent suspensions. £700,000 was deposited in that institution during the past fortnight. For the first time on record the credit balance in the savings bank is over £2,000,000. Melbourne, Dec. 17.

The trial of Mathias Larkin, late secretary of the South Melbourne Permanent Building and Investment Society, and Cleary, late accountant, for defrauding the society of a large Sum of money, is proceeding. The Court is crowded by victims, who assert that they have been reduced to beggary. Larkin has filed his schedule. His liabilities are set down at £IB,OOO, and his assets at £13,000. Adelaide, Dec. 16. The Premier does not intend to place the balance of the last loan or Treasury Bills on the London market before October next, but it will then be absolutely necessary to obtain a fresh supply of money. Dec. 17. The Legislative Council have discharged the Commonwealth Bill from the order paper on the ground of want of time for its discussion. A motion has been carried in the Assembly, affirming the desirableness of the Government taking steps to secure freetrade between the Australian colonies. The Colonial Treasurer announced in the House to-day that the first estimate of the harvest has been modified by recent events, and they could now only expect from 4 to 5 bushels to the acre, which means a loss in railway revenue to the extent of £25,000. Brisbane, Dec. 17. A terrific cyclone was experienced at Richmond Downs. The whole town was wrecked and the telegraph lines destroyed. Hobart, Dec. 17. 1 Heavy storms, in the midland districts have beaten down the wheat crops and inflicted much injury on them. Perth, Dec. 17. A new goldfield has been discovered at Coongan, which according to reports is the richest yet found in the colony. Two nuggets weighing 60ozs and 25ozs have been unearthed. In 1890 the output of coal in England was 181,614,288 tons. This was valued at £74,913,997. True Economy. To. purchase Counters Tea for two. alnlliiiiM. Free from any excess oF asmnyoncy.—[A'lvt. |

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