TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2315, 6 February 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Feb. 2. The funeral service of the late Mr Spurgeon will be held in the Presbyterian church at Mentone on Thursday. In the meantime the body has been embalmed, and the coffin will reach London on 'Monday. The remains will be interred temporarily at Norwood, andfinally at Stockwell; Mr Spurgeon’s body, after arrival in London, will lie in the Tabernacle for three days, and during that period memorial services will be held.

The Prince of Wales sent a message to Mrs Spurgeon expressing deep sympathy with her in her bereavement. Messages of condolence are being received by the widow from * many denominations in England, the United States, and Australia. The specie on board the steamer Eider, wrecked on the Isle Wight, £300,000, was saved. She is a total wreck, and uninsured.

The horses in London are suffering extensively from influenza. A severe gale has caused a number of wrecks in the Channel. Baron Hirsch is favourable to the establishment of a Jewish colony in Western Australia, provided he is assured that it will be countenanced by both the Government and the people. The modus vivendi agreed to with respect to the Behring Sea dispute will probably be renewed for a year, pending the result of arbitration.

Colonel Sir Herbert Sandford is dead. Feb. 3. Succi, the faster, accompanied by a German mesmerist, will visit Australia shortly. The Rev. Mr Woods, of Clapton, has been appointed secretary to the Congregational Union in place of Dr. Han nay.

H.M.S. Victoria has been lightened to the extent of 1500 tons, and the efforts of the tugs have succeeded in moving her half a length. It is hoped that she will be floated off to-day. Strong efforts are being made to secure Monsignore Gilbert as successor to the late Cardinal Manning.

General Booth characterises New Zealand as a garden for emigrants. The London County Council have resolved to divide taxation between the owners and occupiers of property. Feb. 4. Osborne, whose wife has been wanted since December last on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences, is bringing her home to stand her trial. The charge arose out of an action brought by Mrs Osborne against Major and Mrs Hargreaves for slander, in stating that she had stolen and sold to Mr Spinks, the diamond merchant, Mrs Hargreaves’ jewels, the discovery being made during the hearing of the case that Mrs Osborne had negotiated Mr Spinks’ bank note. Before a warrant could be served on Mrs Osborne, she had escaped to the Continent. Mr J. A, Cox, member for Clare, who recently returned from a tour through the Australasian colonies, declared in the course of a speech in Dublin that no more than 50 people in those colonies sided with the Parnellites.

Paris, Feb. 3. Baroness Albert Rothschild is dying of cancer. Lisbon, Feb. 4, Both Legislative Chambers refused to discuss the' proposition that the colonies should be sold. Madrid, Feb. 3. It is rumored that Spain has joined the Triple Alliance. Berlin, Feb. 2. A number of sergeants belonging to the 12th German Army Corps have been imprisoned for periods ranging from two to five years, for inhuman treatment of their men-. ' Brussels, Feb g Queen Natalie of is se ;- ously Ihe B*dgi an Socialists are holding a conference in favor of universal suffrage. At the instance of the Government the Belgian Parliament is enquiring into the propriety of extending the franchise. St. Petersburg, Feb. 3. The Czarina’s health is improving. The Mayor of Moscow, who has been making a tour through the famine districts, reports that the accounts of the distress are exagerated. Calcutta, Feb. 2. The rising at Pahang, near Penang, has been suppressed, but the leaders fled into the jungle and escaped capture. Zanzibar, Feb. 1. Zanzibar was declared a free port in the presence of five thousand merchants of all nations. The greatest enthusiasm was shown.

New York, Feb. 2. The schooner Glendor, from St. Johns, arrived at Bridgeport, Long Island, displaying the Union Jack, but no American flag. A crowd of several thousands demanded the lowering of the flag but the crew refused, and defended themselves with revolvers, Feb. 3. The schooner Glendor, which arrived at Bridgeport flying the Union •Jack, i eventually" lowered' it but refused to hoist the American flag. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Feb. 3. Twelve shops were destroyed by fire at Broken Hill last night, but the total damage is not yet known.

Feb. 4. The damage by the fire at Broken Hill amounted to £BOOO. The Governor and the Minister of Lands are on a tour through the rabbit country. Much hardship is being caused by the devastations of the rabbits.

It has not yet been settled whether Mr Dibbs will visit England at the close of the session. There are several matters of importance, including those relating to finance, which could more readily be adjusted by the presence of the Premier in London than by correspondence. The annual stock report shows that up to the Ist January last the following increases in the number of head of stock in the colony had taken place as compared with the year ending the Ist January, 1891:—Horses, 15,000; cattle 103,000; sheep, 4,802,000. Bad weather and rabbits considerably interfered with the lambing, which was 68 per cent. Melbourne, Feb. 4. The unemployed difficulty is again claiming attention. It is stated that a thousand people are starving in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, and hundreds are existing upon charity. The platform of the ,country party will probably be to increase by 25 per cent, the ad valorem tax on stock; organised opposition to the domination of the Trades Hall; the franchise to remain as at present, but if altered to be in the direction of a dual vote; economy in the public departments, and moderate expenditure upon progressive public works.