TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2317, 11 February 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Feb. 8. Mr Morley, in the course of a speech, severely criticised Mr Chamberlain's pension scheme.' The agitation of the Socialists in favour of free speech has been abandoned for thepresent. References were universally made to the death of the Rev. Mr Spurgeon in the churches and chapels of England yesterday. The Rev. Archibald Brown conducts the funeral service. The Tongario left Plymouth on Sunday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Lidderdale, governor of the Bank of England, and the Messrs Rothschild are in favour of introducing gold coinage in Austria gradually.

Tenders for the Western Australian loan of £250,000 at 4 per cent., with a minimum of 99, were opened to-day. The amount subscribed was only £228,000, but the London and Westminster Bank has taken the balance at the minimum. Mr Chamberlain has been elected | leader of the Unionists in place of Lord Hartington. The body of the late Kev. C. H. Spurgeon was escorted by a procession to Victoria Tabernacle, where religious services have begun. The return of General Booth will be celebrated by two dinners in London attended by 5000 of his followers, and by a dinner in Birmingham. Mr Storey, M.P., obtained a verdict for £SO in the libel action brought against Sunderland for a libel arising out of the Silksworth evictions. An insurance agent, of Wandsworth, named Carvagna, has been arrested in connection with the Anarchists of Walsall. He explained that, as far as he knew, the bombs were intended to destroy rabbits in Australia.

Feb. 9. Mr Alfred Cellier bequeathed his Australian rights in " The Mountebank" to Miss Nellie Stewart, who has made arrangements with Mr W. S. Gilbert for the right of using his libretto. Mr Chaplin, the Minister of Agriculture, has prohibited the import of Dutch cattle, and closed the stock markets of London to German cattle, on the ground that they are affected with foot and mouth disease.

The Daily New says that the leaders of the Opposition will not move an amendment to the Address in Reply. The Berlin correspondent of a London paper says that the pension scheme instituted by Prince Bismarck is a doubtful success. Lisbon, Feb. 8. The question of impeaching Senhor Carvalho was referred to a committee. Madrid, Feb. 8. The rioters at Fera, who were condemned to death will be garotted on Wednesday. The workmen's societies intend to suspend work on that day. Rome, Feb. 8. The Jesuits will elect a VicarGeneral in place of the late Father Anderleny in May.

Berlin, Feb. 8. Count De Launey, the Italian Ambassador to Germany, has died of influenza. St. Petersburg, Feb. 8. There is a feeling of disquietude among the Russian Poles owing to the favourable treatment of Germans by the police, Riots have been caused by the discovery that the food was adulterated which was intended for the famine districts, The police who connived at the fraud are being dismissed. Calcutta, Feb. 8. The population of the whole of India, as shown by the late census, is 288,000,000. Qmw, Feb, 8.

The has decorated the French, Minister, the admiral, and officers of the squadron. The Russian fleet has arrived and the Italian fleet also visits Alexandra to salute young prince, Ottawa, Feb. 8. The Catholics oi Ottawa have been prohibited from sending their children to schools which Protestant children attend. Washington, Feb. 7. Mr Blaine, in. a tetter, declines to be nominated ibr the Presidency. Feb. 8. The United States Commission on Immigration report that 60 per cent, of the immigrants have tickets perpaid by their relatives. British criminals are systematically sent oyer under the encouragement of the Imperial Government, The Commission advise that preventive measures should be taken to put a stop to it. McKinley, one of the seamen belonging to the cruiser Baltimore, who was injured in Valparaiso, claims £BOOO from the Chilian Government.

New York, Feb. 8. The treatment of Chili by the United States has alienated the Central and South American Requblics.

Feb. 9. The Argentine elections are favourable to a treaty of peace. Buenos Ayres, Feb. 8. The elections have not been conducted without bloodshed. Twenty persons were killed or wounded during riots. ~.„ .» AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Feb. 8. Memorial services and references to the late Rev. Mr Spurgeon were general throughout the colonies yesterday. Feb. 9. The National Association has issued its platforrii,' practically throwing down the gauntlet to the Labor party. The platform includes the dual vote, a reduction in the number of Parliamentary representatives, single electorates, registration of voters, economy in the public expenditure, federation, and local government. The deficit of the Cable Company for the year owing to the reduction in cable rates is estimated at £57,000.

The Junction mine at Broken Hill has shut down, throwing 130 men out of employment. The reason is understood to be that the sulphides, which constitute the bulk of the ore, cannot be worked at a profit. Melbourne, Feb. 8. Mr Dan O'Brien's racehorses have landed in good condition. Hob art, Feb. 6. The captain of the Rotomahana has reported to the Marine Board that the grounding of his vessel was due to the lights being obscured in a fierce rain squall. Every precaution had been taken for the safety of the ship, and no further enquiry will be held. . The Tainui, from London via way ports, arrived at eight o'clock this morning and resumes her voyage to Wellington at 4 a.m. to-morrow. She brings 45 passengers for Australia, and 51 for New Zealand. Brisbane, Feb. 8. Pyhus, the levanting stockbroker, j was sentenced to four years' hard labour. The Queensland Deposit Bank, one of the largest and regarded as the strongest institutions of the kind in the colony, has suspended payment. It is believed that when realised the assets will more than cover the liabilities.