TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2378, 5 July 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 30. George Grant Craig, agent in London for the lirm of Boosey, was arrested on a charge of forging bills of lading to the extent of £IOO,OOO. He was remanded in custody. There are 2400 cases of fever, chiefly scarlet, under treatment in the London hospitals. The accommodation is overtaxed. ;> The New Zealand Government is inquiring for experts in butter grading similar to the Danish system. During a Sunday school festival in the grounds attached to the Crystal Palace, a balloon collapsed after ascending a height of 1000 feet, and Dr. Dale, the aeronaut, was killed, and three others, including his son, seriously injured. The accidentjwas witnessed by deceased’s wife, July 2. At the athletic championship meeting to-day on the London Athletic Club’s ground, at Stamford Bridge, the New Zealand team failed entirely in the championships, Peter Wood won his heat in the quarter-mile on the flat, as did Batger in the hurdles, but both were easily beaten in the finals. In the inter-college boat race Yale beat Harvard by six lengths. Messrs Fullerton, Hardy, Talbot, Young, and Howorth, all New Zealanders, passed their final medical examination in Edinburgh. Mr Dibbs, Premier of New South Wales, had lunch to-day with the Queen, and subsequently had a short interview with Her Majesty in the presence of Lord Knutsford, the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

The revenue of the United Kingdom for the quarter ended June 30th shows an increase of £IOB,OOO over the corresponding period last year. The Prince of Wales visited Chaffey Bros.’ stand at the Warick show and expressed himself delighted with the progress of irrigation in the colonies. Berlin, June 30. Prince Bismarck says that he does not feel hurt at loss of office, but what pained him was the manner of his dismissal. He blames inti’iguers for his fall and says that he has no place now in Germany. At Munich a motion to confer the freedom of the city upon him was negatived by a large majority. It is officially stated that Germany will hold a universal exhibition in Berlin in 1900. July 2. Prince Bismarck is now using moderation in his addresses. In the Reichstag the Opposition declare that they bear no enmity against Count Von Caprivi, Chancellor of Exchequer. The German station at Kilimanjaro has been finally abandoned owing to the hostile attitude of the natives. Paris, July 1. The Chamber of Deputies is very indignant at Germany forestalling France in the proposal for an exhibition in 1900, Sofia, July 2. The trial of those accused of taking part in the murder of M. Beltchoff last year continues. The accused have made some remarkable admissions which implicated the Russian consul in Bourgase, and admit that they attempted to shoot Prince Ferdinand n 1890. Cairo, July 1. The proprietors of Le Bosphore Egyptien have been fined £IOOO for libelling British doctors in Cairo hospital. Washington, June 30. Mr John W, Foster, of Indiana, succeeds Mr Blaine as Secretary of State. July 2. The final sittings of Congress passed motions in favour of State-aided emigration ; declined coinage; Imperial penny postage; and the abolition of lighthouse dues. The United States cruisers have seized the British steamer Oomuttan and 25 sealers, carrying out their calling .off Victoria, B,C ; Calcutta, July 1. The moonsoon is a failure, and distress is acute.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, July L A child which came out in the Oroya, has been found in tho Olebq suburb of Sydney, suffering from smallpox. It was removed to the quarantine station. Groat alarm is felt at tho condition of the Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill, through “ creeps ” ; over an acre haying subsided six feet. There is a terrible strain on the timbers in the workings, and it is impossible to approach the spot where tho richest part of the mine is situated. Shares in the various mines are greatly depressed. Proprietary are quoted at £3* 11s; British, 9s; Block No 10, £3 3s Od; Block No 14, £1 12s 6d; Central, 11s Od. Melbourne, July 2. Some startling disclosures have been made in connection with the Real Estate Bank. An investigation of the accounts shows that large overdrafts were granted on no other authority than the bank’s own shares, which are now valueless.