TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2333, 22 March 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, March 17. Professor Freeman, the well-known historian, is dead. The reception by which Mr Perceval arranged to give the new Governor of New Zealand an opportunity of meeting the colonial bankers and merchants before leaving for the colony, was attended by about one hundred gentlemen. By the death bf if a lady named Miss Stevens, the local charities of Glasgow will benefit to the extent £500,000, The poachers, for whose reprieve an outcry was raised, have been executed. A decision was raised on the subject in the House of Commons. Mr Matthews declared that the murders were deliberately done, and of a frightful character. The Daily Chronicle refers to Mr Matthews as “ the hanging Homo Secretary,” and condemns the mad policy of his refusal to commute the sentence. It regards the men as victims of the game laws. March 18. Sir J. Fergusson has refused to extend the system of postal orders between England and the colonies, fearing that opening would be given to frauds, which the great distance would facilitate. He is considering a revision of the amount of commission charged on money orders. March 19. Sir James Fergusson, the PostmasterGeneral, dined with Lord and Lady Glasgow at the House of Commons today. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,Mr Mundella, President of the Board of Trade in the Gladstone Administration, Baron De Worms, Political Secretary of the Colonial Office, and Mr W. B. Perceval, the Agent General for New Zealand were passed. Many of the French Anarchists have made their appearance in London. Paris, March 17. By a timely discovery of guncotton, an official prevented an explosion in a house in Paris. The police seized a chemical apparatus and electric coils in the houses of the anarchists arrested this week, but no dynamite. Five arrests have been made in all. March 18. An abortive attempt was made to dynamite a prison in Paris known as the Prison de Saute. It is suspected that the attempt was made by the same author as the explosion at Loban barracks. Berlin, March 19, It is reported that the Emperor borrowed £2,000,000 to liquidate his debts. Owing to the outcry of the middle classes against the Education Bill, the Emperor has expressed his doubts as to the expediency of proceeding further with it. Count Zealitz Frutzschler, Prussian Minister of Instruction and Worship, has resigned. It is reported that Count Caprivi will resign the position of Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, though it is expected that he will retain the Chancellorship. Dr Herr Forth, Minister for the State and Interior, is reported to have resigned. Vienna, March 17. The man Schnider was executed by strangling. A horrible scene took place St. Petersburg, March 17. . One hundred and fifty thousand men are employed on the construction of forts and military railways in Poland. March 18. One hundred arrests have been made in Paris in connection with the recent Anarchist crimes. Sofia, March 19. The Government have secured a cypher letter, revealing the plot of a Russian committee in Odessa to murder any Bulgarian statesmen whom their leaders required. Calcutta, March 19. Miss Van Tassell, a parachutist, in descending from a baloon was caught on a tree, and sustained injuries which resulted fatally. Exo Janeiro, March 19. In the last fortnight 750 deaths from smallpox have been recorded. The crews of twenty-three steamers have been attacked. ------ r - A ' ---- AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, March 19. A man named Ryan, who was riding in company with a young woman near Condobolin, 400 miles west of Sydney, was shot dead by a man named Stone, who had been an unsuccessful rival. There were 27 gunshot wounds in the body. The police are pursuing Stone. Melbourne, March 20, Lord Sheffield’s team won the match against Victoria by 9 wickets. At the Victorian Amateur Turf Club’s meeting yesterday, the race for -the St. Kilda Cup, 2 miles, resulted as follows : Swing, 7st, 1; Tirailleur, fist 91b, 2; The Pioneer, fist IQlh Niue horses started. \Yqn easily. Time —3min 34sec. Hobart, March 19. The Postal Convention has decided that South Australia shall communicate with the International Postal Bureau, at Berne, on behalf of the Australasian colonies. Canterbury Ram Fair.— The Canterbury ram fair was held at Addington show grounds on Friday. A heavy north-east rain fell all day. There were 2000 entries, and nearly all were quitted at satisfactory prices. The highest prices were got for Border and English Leicester's, up to 31 guineas for Borders, and 39 guineas for English being obtained. There was a small entry of downs, for which there was a keen competition. The merinos were few and not much sought after.