TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2425, 15 November 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND f|rEIGN. London, Nov. 7. It was rumoured that the Duke of Marlborough committed suicide, but the Marquis of Blandford, his heir, denies the truth of the report. In an article on Greater Britain Mr Rusden condemns what he terms " the wholesale violence" of Lord liipon in connection with the recent dispute regarding the appointments to the Legislative Council of ,Njfor Zealand, and argues that by hifeaction he has virtually annihilated that body, and at the same same time put the knife to throat of the Legislative Councils of New South Wales and Queensland. Speaking at the Guildhall, Lord Kimberley said that the Government were adhering to their pledges, and that agrarian outrages were lessening in Ireland. The Pamir dispute was being peacefully settled, and an agreement would be arrived at on the subject of the delimitation of the frontier.

The salvage steamers have arrived at Ferrol, and a start will be made with salvage operations on H.M.S Howe at once. The divers now report that it is possible to save the vessel.

Information has been received that a British man-of-war is disabled 500 miles of the Lizard, and a vessel has been sent to her assistance. The cruiser is supposed to be H.M.S. Calypso (16 guns), or H.M.S. Cleopatra (12 guns). A new comet has been discovered in the constellation of Andromeda, and is increasing in brightness. Nov. 11. The following is the result of the Liverpool Autumn Cup : —Windfall 1 ; Ermak 2 ; Lady Rosebery 3. The Earl of Kimberley. Secretary for India, replying to a deputation, said that he was not prepared to surrender the revenue derived from the Indian opium trade, nor did he believe that any Government would consent to the suggestion.

The guns for the defence works at King George's Sound will be shipped early next year. Archbishop Vaughan, of Westminister, has delegated the best of the priests in his See to controvert popular errors and to meet opponents in public halls.

The Standard asserts that the Cabinet have decided to assist in retaining Uganda at a cost of between £82,000 and £40,000 a year. The Press critiques agree that Irving's King Lear is a magnificent pourtrayal, and the greatest of all his creations.

Mr Higginston writes to a Parsian newspaper, denying that he is forming a company to exploit the New Hebrides.

A massive silver challenge cup has been presented to the universities of Australia by old competitors in the Oxford-Cambridge boat race. The conditions are that it is to be competed for annually. Mr Muttleburg who won the Colquohoun sculls some years ago, is one of the principal donors.

The Union Company of New Zealand intend to run a line of steamers from Vancouver to San Francisco, to connect with their Pacific liners.

The Home Secretary has rejected the plea of insanity in the case of Neill, the Lambeth prisoner, and the condemned man will be executed on Tuesday. Ml' Munro, Agent-Gen era! for Victoria, has sailed for Victoria. Sir W. J. Clarke will act temporarily. Paris, Nov. 10.

A German Anarchist has been arrested for being concerned in the Paris explosion. He had dynamite in his possession when taken into custody.

The explosion was caused l ~ v , action of capsules on* übeg COll tai„ing fulminate- °

Colonel Dobbs reports that he proposes to burn Abomey, the capital of Dahomey. King Behanzin is making ready to fly. The " fetishmen " fear that this will demoralise the people. Usually they poison a king who has been defeated. Nov. 12. Information has been received that the French troops have captured and shot three Germans and one Belgian for assisting the Dahomeyans. The French in Dahomey have seized a British steamer carrying arms to natives, and confiscated the cargo. Le Matin states that a preliminary treaty of alliance between Russia and France was signed on Saturday last.

The anarchists threaten further outrages, in revenge for the execution of Ravachol. Rabe, who lias been arrested on a charge of causing the explosion in the Avenue De l'Opera, is a companion of the anarchist Francois. Great alarm is felt in Paris. The Premier proposes to increase the penalties against the press for publishing articles inciting to anarchy. Berlin, Nov. 10. Addressing the Prussian Diet, the Emperor said that the utmost economy was necessary in administering the public affairs, and a loan would have to be raised to cover a deficiency of £2,000,000 on the railways. Nov. 10. The police have seized the first issue of 4000 copies of an anarchist newspaper published here,

Vienna, Nov. 10. A new automatic Manlieher rifle has been tried liere with success. One hundred and twenty rounds per minute were fired, and there is no recoil from the weapon.

Count Julius Szapary, President of the Hungarian Ministry, who resigned because he was unable to carry his civil marriage proposals, has been sacceeded by M. Alexander Wekerle, Minister of Finance. The Emperor has consented to the obligatory civil marriage.

Dr. Rainal, solicitor to the Emperor of Austria, has been arrested on a charge of' stealing £50,000. The theft has extended over many years. The money went in speculations. The culprit confessed. Constantinople, Nov. 10.

Twelve tourists were drowned at Jaffa, in Palestine, through a boat capsizing in the surf. St. Petersurg, Nov. 12. The Russian camp in Pamir is being enforced owing to the advance of 1000 troops. The Novosti says that Russia does not want Constantinople, but will have the Dardanelles. Brussels, Nov. 10. Another riot occurred in the streets of the city, but the police succeeded in dispersing the mob. Still another riot is feared, and soldiers have been told off to guard the Royal Palace, and public buildings. St. Johns, Nov. 10. The Newfoundland Government are conferring with the Dominion Cabinet as to the admision of the colony into the Canadian Federation. Ottawa. Nov. 12. Mr W. C. Van Home, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, declares that the company intend to start a line of steamers between Vancouver and Australia. New York, Nov. 11. Consequent on the unsettled state of affairs in Samoa the United States cruiser Alliance has been ordered there. Information has been received of serious floods in Costa Rica. The railways and a number of planations have been swept away, and it is reported that many persons were killed. Caracas, Nov. 12. The victors in the recent rebellion have demanded the surrender of a General who has taken refuge in the United States steamer Philadelphia, lying at La Guayra, and threaten to sink her unless the request is conceded. The captain has refused to give up the General.