TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2348, 26 April 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, April 23. M. Padarewski, the eminent pianist, has abandoned his proposed visit to Australia and IN ew Zealand. The press generally appear delighted at the xesult of the Victorian elections. The Timej considers that it shows that the colony will not favour violent changes or venturesome policies. The Standard says that workmen did not vote with the Irish demagogue’s platform, and that journalists paid the union organisers. The Chronicle considers that the result is a lesson to labour in England. The Government in replying to the Canadian Government respecting the tariff, does not admit the right of the Dominion to discriminate against England in favour of any of the colonies, and states that to abolish the clauses involved a revision of the commercial treaties of the empire, not confined to the Zollverein of Belgium. Bishop Barry in a letter to the Guardian condemns the revival of the Kanaka traffic, which is almost a slave trade. He alleges that it will inevitably injure missionary work in New Guinea, and that Queensland ought to obtain the labour from India. The Guardian urges the Imperial Government to interfere. April 24. A report has reached here, not yet, however, confirmed, that the troops of Dahomey have captured Porto Novo. Virulent cholera has broken out in Benares, in British India, and 130 deaths are recorded. Lieutenant-General Sir R. Pelly, M.P. for Hackney, is dead. Paris, April 21. News from the West Coast of Africa states that 12,000 Dahomeyan troops are within a mile of Kotouon' armed with rifles and machine guns; they also threaten the Grand Oporto and the Porto Novo. Half of the vineyards in Bordeaux, including those of Medoc and Sauterne, have been destroyed by frost. The French Government have decided to prosecute the Archbishop of Avignon, and the Bishops of Montpellier, Nirnes, Valence and Viviers, for refeiTing to politics from their pulpits. April 22. Frost has affected the vineyards of Champagne. The damage is widespread. Rome, April 22. It is reported the new Italian Cabinet will make large economies in the army, and evacuate the African settlements except Massowah. Berlin, April 21. The German Government are discussing the position of the Norddeutcher Lloyd Steamship Company trading to the colonies, and which company is losing a large sum of money, despite the substantial subsidy. It is suggested that the company should abandon the Sydney and Samoa service, and it was explained that the company are unable to compete with the Peninsular and Oriental Company. In 1887 the company proposed to transfer three of their vessels trading to America to the Australian line, but the Government would not allow it. It is expected that the service will be re-organised. Jaeger, who embezzled 2,000,000 marks from the Messrs Rothschilds’ bank in Frankfort, has written J from Darmsdat confessing his guilt, and stating that he had decided to commit suicide. St. Petersburg, April 21. Nine persons were bui’nt to death in a fire which destroyed a house in the city. It is feared this will not present the total number of deaths, as fifteen more of the inmates are missing. Christiana, April 22. Moorsund, leader of the Norwegian Radicals, committed suicide within the precincts of Parliament House, Constantinople, April 22. Kusheioff has been released. Calcutta, April 22. It is reported that the Maharajah of Sikkim, a feudatory State in the Himalayas, who has been opposing British advances, has fled and taken, refuge in Thibetan territory. Washington, April 22. The Anti-Chinese Bill will not pass Congress this sessioi:. New York, April 21. News has been received from Venezuela to the effect that the Government troops attacked the insurgents at Pofito,, After a desperate fight tfle foriner- were defeated, losing ona-thh’d of their number. Five thousand are marching on Puerto Cabello, a town on the coast some distance west of the capital. The population of the place are fleeing in terror, Thu Government have ordered general conscription. commerce of the country is paralysed. Many of the Government soldiers are joining the rebels. There has been great slaughter on both sides. Later intelligence state's that the insurgents have inflicted another defeat on the president iyith heavy loss and are in full pxaroh on Caracas. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, April 22. Stromboli has been sold to Mr Lloyd for 1000 guineas, and Corvette to Mr Hales for 260 guineas. . Brisbane, April 23. Speaking at Cainxs the Primate said that he saw no objection to the employof Kanaka labor, provided the Government regulations were carried out. Hobart, April 22. There is a great depression in silver stocks, and it is believed that several companies will shut down for the winter.