TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2394, 11 August 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London. Aug. 7. Sir C. Ewan Smith denies the bombastic action attributed to him at Fez during the dispute with the Sultan, and expresses annoyance at the inventions of the reporters, of whose presence he was unaware. Negotiations respecting the treaty are being continued, and the Commissioner is confident of ultimate success. Professor Gallon is proposing to signal Mars by meaps of a telescope at the Lick Observatory. Colonel North is negotiating with King Leopold of Belgium to develop the resources of the Congo State. The Emperor William is returning to Germany highly delighted with his trip to England. Queen Victoria herself hade him good-bye. Tiie Queen has sent a congratulatory message to Spain, recognising the great discoveries of Columbus. The body of an unknown woman has been found in a ditch on the roadside in Althorpe. It was enclosed in paper, and the head and one arm were missing. A regiment at Aldershot is under orders to prepare for service in India. The Ashbank, overdue from Algoa Bay to Newcastle, New South Wales, has been further re-insured at a premium of eighty guineas. The English naval manoeuvres have been of an uninteresting character. Two torpedo boats collided and one was sunk. Aug. 8. The Standard’s Bulgarian correspondent telegraphs that M. Stambouloff did not purchase papers from a Russian, Jacobson, which implicated Russia in the attempted assassination of Prince Ferdinand, but privately seized them. The Neu Frei Press, a Vienna paper, states if the documents are true it will be simply impossible to associate Russia with the civilised powers, but she must be regarded as a savage nation. Paris, Aug. 8. A stormy meeting has been held in the city to protest against the Sofia executions. Resolutions were carried lauding the condemned men as martyrs. The Government agree to arbitrate withjjhe King of the Belgians over the question of natives firing on the French in the Congo district. The French Government are liberally assisting Mizon to repeat his African expedition. Rothschilds have given £-1000 to the project, and city merchants have entrusted the expedition to sell £BO,OOO ■worth of goods. Another great dynamite robbery has taken place near Lyons. Berlin, Aug. 7. Prince Bismarck met with an enthusiastic reception on his arrival in this city. Rome. Aug. 8. The Bishop of Foligno was murdered in a railway carriage while on a journey from Florence to Foligno. A conflict took place to-day between Clericals and Liberals who were marching in a procession through the streets. Prolonged and furious fighting ensued, and eventually the Clericals had to seek refuge in a church. The military were-called out and succeeded in restoring order. Zanzibar, Aug. 7. England intends to annex Langanya, Tangikrs, Aug. 8. The -Sultan’s troops have been repulsed by the rebels in the vicinity of the city. The troops of the (Sultan are burning the villages of the rebels in the neighborhood of Tangiers. The revolt has caused a panic among foreign residents. Calcutta, Aug. 8, The Press in demanding that India shall he represented in the House of Commons in future by fifty members. New York. Aug. 7. Sir G. R. Dibbs has arrived here. The United States Government have voted an additional 50f!,0U0 dollars to (lie Chicago Exhibition,

AUSTRALIAN CARLE.

Svdxev, Aug. S. The Hoard of Health has resumed issuing clean bills of health to seagoing vessels. Intelligence front thu Caroline Islands stafpg that the Spanish troops have .‘‘-uttered heavy reverses at the hands of natives. An attempt to land parties from four guuuQarts at Ponapo was uusip'cmssfn!, tho movement being aitmuM with great loss of life, it is stated that missionaries are largely to blame for the disaffection of natives. Aug. 0. 'The Postmaster-General will visii Melbourne in ’meet lb;* of Victoria and South /\?yvh-.atm for the purpose of discussing the proposed go n’m;lce for reduced cable rates to New Zealand, Mel]]OUrxe„ Aug. U. It is understood that the Government will not agree to participate in the guarantee for redneed cable rates between Australia and New Zealand, and England apd Now Zealand. XIOiJAIIT, Aug. b. Sir W. Jervois wr.s interviewed here. lie considers the depressed state of colonial stocks in England only temporary, and that British investors will soon gain renewed confidence in Australasian enterprise. He advocated a convention being held in Sydney to consider the scheme of federation of the colonies.

Perth, Aug. 8. A desperate encounter has taken place between natives and police while a party of the latter were endeavouring to capture the murderers of Allen Henry in June last. The ringleader and many other natives were shot. One prisoner was captured and one policeman was speared.