TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2360, 24 May 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 20. Intelligence received from Mauritus states that a hurricance has swept the country, destroying half the crops and ' driving fourteen ships , ashore. A large number of deaths are reported. Mr Dillon was elected to the office of chairman and Mr Healey to that of director of tire Freeman’s Journal and National Press after a discussion which lasted for four days. An agrarian murder is reported from Athlone. Mr Gladstone, replying to questions, said that under Home Rule the Catholics would, as now, be prevented from injuring Protestantism. He promised that if he returned to power he would get Imperial prohibition of all ecclesiastical establishments. A preference loan issued by the London County Council of £1,200,000 at per cent, was subscribed over two-fold. The average was £B9 3s sd, which is £3 15s above the minimum. The Council will expend £1,600,000 in public works. In his recent speech, the Marquis of Salisbury, in deploring the evils resulting from the labour disputes, insisted that Parliament was unable to remedy the evils. The Times referred to the Marquis of Salisbury’s remarks on labour matters as being inconsistent, and also declared that his comments on retaliatory measures in connection with the trade of the countiy would increase the ill effects of a hostile tariff, which cannot touch America, whilst it would be folly to attack European countries. The Times goes on to observe that it is a mere dream on the part of England to endorse the lopsided system of coercive duties, and gives warning that the seriousness of the proposal might imperil the unity of the Tories and Unionists. The Morning Post sneers at the inelastic rules of the “ Cobdenites.” The Telgraph is rather inclined to approve of the proposal. The Standard is surprised that the Marquis of Salisbury’s own followers admit that it is better to omit the proposition from their policy. The News contends that the Government are ignorant of the meaning of free trade, and holds that if Mr Gescheu is the backbone of the scheme lie should resign at once. The Chronicle thinks that the introduction of pure protection will be followed by a colossal re-action, and probably bring about a dissolution in the ranks of the Unionists. Bell, a curate, who was charged with assaulting two young women in a railway carriage, has been committed fo? trial, Dalziel’s Agency has received a telegram reporting that a revolution has broken out in Bulgaria, and that Prince Ferdinand has been dethroned. A serious fire occurred in WiltshireSixty houses were destroyed. In the House of Commons Mr Sexton moved the rejection of the Irish Local Government Bill. The debate was adjourned. Paris, May 19, Roulez, a Parisian club man, fought four duels in succession on Wednesday and wounded all his opponents severely. May 21. Deacon, the American, who shot dead M. Abielle, the French attache at Nice, whom he found in his wife’s bedroom, was sentenced to a years imprisonment. The audience receive the sentence with a general tone of dissatisfaction, and the Judge and jury were hissed. Roulez, the Parisian club man, who declared that he fought four duels last week and severely wounded his opponents, now declares that the whole story is a myth. Madrid, May 21. At Bilbao, one of the Northern cities, the anarchists have been very busy lately, and a recent explosion in a dynamite factory, which resulted in the death of nineteen persons, is attributed to them, Soma, May 21. Dalziel’s telegram, stating that a revolt has taken place in Bulgaria, is denied. St. Petersburg, May 20. By an earthquake in the Friwau, in the Caucasus, three villages were destroyed and 26 lives lost. May 21, Galschowsky, who was arrested on a charge of being a quack doctor, and to whom was attributed the death of M. Gressers, the Prefect of Police, has been released from custody, the authorities being unabje to sustain the charge against him. Mozambique, May 21. The hurricane wlrich swept over Mauritius was exceptionally violent. Twenty-four churches, chapels, and colleges, were blown down, and many sugar mills were wrecked. It is reported that fifteen hundred lives were lost in the storm, whilst the list of injured is stated to be thousands, and hundreds have been rendered homeless. Twentynine steamers have been wrecked along Mauritius coast- The Lord Mayor of London has opened a subscription list in aid of the distressed. Washington, May 21. The Finance Committee of the Senate are considering Mr Springer’s Wool Bill, but even if they approve the measure it is not expected that the Senate will pass it. " * New Yore, May 20. Half of Port Louis has been devastated by floods. The Mississippi and Missouri both overflowed their banks, occasioning great injury to property and numerous deaths. Upwards of one hundred persons were drowned in the floods at lowa. Eight thousand families are hornless. A man, unknown, shot four women in | different parts of Dennison, Tex r s, -i one night.

The rebels in Venezuela have made a successful attack on the city of Lastallas, but at Ciudad they were repulsed by the Government troops. May 21. In the Central States exceptionally heavy rain has fallen, and severe floods have been experienced. lowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Missouri, have suffered most, while Minnesota and Kansas have been partly inundated. Much misery has resulted, and in Chicago business is paralysed. The present estimate of the damage is many millions of dollars. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, May 20. The agricultural statistics for the season ended April show a decrease of the area under cultivation of 6341 ares. There is also a decline iu wheat growing, the yield being 16J per cent, below the average of the last ten years. The total yield was 3,649,216 bushels, being an average of 10.95 per acre. May 21. At the Association’s wheel races, iu the two mile race at the cricket ground, J. Williams, of Bendigo, with 120yds, was returned winner. T. Warwick, of England, who was at scratch, and W. S. McOombe, of Victoria, with 140yds, filled the places, Williams won by 20yds in 6miu 25 2-oth sec. Melbourne, May 20. Four families, making a total of 150 persons, have left for the new village settlement of Manwandah. Mr Speight, one of the Railway Commissioners, has issued a writ against the Age, claiming £25,000 as damages for libel in commenting on his suspension. The Address-in-Reply was carried. The motion praying for the removal of the Railway Commissioners will be debated on Wednesday next. May 21. The Retrenchment Committee recommend that the Telegraph and Post Office Departments should be reorganised on a plan calculated to save £70,000 per annum. They also suggest the amalgamation of the Registrars of Mines, Births, and Deaths, and Electoral Department with the Post Office. Adelaide, May 20. . Lord Glasgow left for Melbourne by the express to-day.