TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2428, 22 November 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, Nov, 16, Scott Saunders, ex-army surgeon, pleaded guilty to the charge' of forgei’y to the extent of £15,000. Sentence was reserved till next session. The petition against the return of the Eight Hon. A. J. Balfour has collapsed. The case chiefly depended on the evidence of Barber, who declared that he had received £ls from Mr Balfour’s agent for the purpose of bribing electors. He admitted, however, that he had expected to receive £2OO if the petition was successful. The judges considered that the witness’ evidence was pure fabrication. Dalton’s petition against Mr Tullharn, anti-Parneltie, who was elected for South Meath, elicited the fact that a priest threatened the electors with hell if they voted for the Parnellite candidate, and that Bishop Nulty’s pastoral was of an extraordinary character. Mr Morley, Irish Secretary, has refused to sanction the resolution passed by the National School Board of Ireland, giving a share of the Imperial grant to schools managed by the Christian Brothers or monastic orders. Archbishop Walsh declares that Mr Morley has given a plain object lession upon the utter futility and fraudulency of the Home Eule professions of the Gladstone Government.

Archdeacon Farrar deplores the lack of interest in religion displayed by the working classes, only 10 per cent, of whom, he contends, attend church. He considers that the principal remedy must be the abolition of pew rents. The Queen, who has engaged the ex-Empress Eugenie’svilla in Florence, will have England in March and spend several months there. Nov. 19. Reuter’s Agency has given notice to its clients of the intention to cease reporting Parliamentary proceedings. A Royal Commission has been set up to enquire into the system of poor law relief.

' Mrs Annie Besant is sending Mrs Okley to Australia to preach theosophy. Owing to the marvellously low prices ruling for stock many meetings of farmers have been held for the purpose of organising sales of meat to customers on co-operative lines. Sir Julius Yogel has been appointed London agent for the New York Life Insurance Company. The Karl of Dunraven describes the Evicted Tenants’ Commission as a fiasco, though in some respects the most arbitrary and proceeding of the century, and a significant exhibition of the lawless and tyrannical character of the latter day Radicalism. A severe fight took place over the eviction of a farmer at Kanturk. Boiling water, red hot irons, and live coals were showered on the bailiff and his assistant.

A steamer collided with and overthrew a small lighthouse Belfast Lough, and the were drowned. The jurymen empanelled in the case of Mcßae, who is charged with the Althorpe murder, left the court at the luncheon hour. The Judge therefore postponed the trial until next assizes, and fined the jurymen £SO each.

The enquiry into the circumstances attending the Thirsk railway accident, resulted in a verdict of manslaughter being returned against the signalman, though the jurymen considered that the directors of the company were responsible, by insisting on long hours.

The Government have sent Captain McDonald to make further enquiries at Uganda. The Rev, Mr Clutterbuck, who was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for embezzlement, has died in gaol.

• The council of the Federation League having taken objection to the proposal that the formation of the Imperial Council should be dependent on federation of both the Australian and African colonies, the committee of the Imperial Federation Council has explained that such was not their intention, and that the council should be formed without regard to federation. The request that Crown colonies should be represented equally with the self-governing colonies was overruled. A letter in the Pall Mall Gazette warns emigrants against proceeding to Australia. It states that there are 2f),000 unemployed in Sydney and 21,000 in Melbourne. A sensation has been caused in social circles on it being learned that Mrs Catherine. Maude, wife of an officer of high rank, had committed suicide in a hotel at which they resided. Her daughter had been arrested on a charge of stealing silver plates from the premises of Spinks, the well-known jeweller, and it was alleged that the crime was instigated by the mother. Paris, Nov. 19.

Baroness James Rothschild has been converted into tile Church of Rome.

Tumultuous scenes have taken place in the Chamber of Deputies concerning the Government proposals to limit the freedom of the Press. The Premier madegjat brilliant defence of the Government' in his speech on the Bill, which carried without a division.

Owing to the extradition of the anarchist Francois from England, the anarchists have threatened to'destroy the British Embassy. , Berlin, Nov. 18. Germany raises a loan of £7,000,000 to meet the outlay on the army and navy. Many anarchists have been arrested in Berlin. The Vossische Zeitung says that the United States have recognised that either Germany or England must possess Samoa. Nov. 19. Berterech, a German astronomer, predicts that the earth will collide with Billas’ comet on Monday, and that the only result will be falling stars. •- Prince Louis of Bavaria has married a dancer in the Court theatre at Munich.

The Social and Democratic Congress in Berlin declares unanimously that it has nothing in connection with State Socialism. The former isrevoluntionary the latter conservative, and merely means State capitalisation, and is the last device of society on the eve of collapse. The Congress invites the trades of the world to support a legal eight hours.

It is denied that a New York reporter was expelled for adversely commenting on the Army Bill. However, it is understood that Mr Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald, has sent another representative here. Madrid, Nov. 18. Spain and Portugal have concluded a defensive alliance against the Republicians. Rome, Nov. 17. The Pope states that the Vatican is determined to maintain cordial relations with France. Nov. 19. The trial is proceeding in Palermo of two prisoners accused of poisoning a priest at a chalice mass. His Holiness the Pope will grant a dispensation to the marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Roumania with the Princess Marie, daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh, on condition that all the children are brought up in the Catholic faith. Brussels, Nov. 19, The Belgian Chamber has rejected a proposal for universal suffrage by 89 to 21. St. Petersurg, Nov, 17. The Russian Government are discussing the international prevention of cholera.

The Novoe Yreraya says that England has been eeaslessly creeping northwards in Asia, assisted by Russian inertia. Now her advance has been checked by Russia asserting her ownership of Pamir* Russia is pressing the Sultan to open the Dardanelles, claiming that it will be merely an extension of the privilege granted to the volunteer fleet. Nov. 19. Russia is threatened with another famine.

Tangier, ISfav. jg. The result of D’Aubigny’s id fll ."c thG 'French Governhave granted concessions respecting roads and waterworks in Tangiers. Nov. 19. There is an impression that Count d’Aubigny is persisting in his despatches that the Sultan’s recent proposals are of serious political importance, it is said, has ordered 40,000 rifles from the Italian Government. Washington, Nov. IS. The Chief Inspector of Prisons in Siberia, who is on a visit to San Francisco, desired to see the great officials of the city, but his statement as to his personalty was not believed and he was arrested on a charge or being drunk. He has sent a complaint to St. Petersburg. Owing to the smallness of the dividends the trunk lines of the United States are pooling to prevent the cutting of rates ’and to equalise receipts.

Mr Cleveland is reported to be considering the advisability of appointing a tariff commission instead of holding a special session of Congress. New York. Nov. 17, The Nicaragua Canal Construction Company is urging the United States Government to t issue a hundred million dollars worth of national bonds for the purpose- of constructing a. canal. , Nov 18. Wall, the Australian bookmaker, arrived in Chicago last March with GO,OOO dollars and opened a booh an the Garfield 'Park meetings. He usually kept his money in a leather satchel. Wallj who apparently was observed at meetings, mysteriously disappeared, aud it was thought he was disgusted with Iris luck and had returned to Australia. The satchel was recently found empty on the prairie near Chicago, and this has given rise to the fear that he has b( ea murdered, The police kept tire discovery quiet, hoping to obtain definite information respecting Wall, but up to the present they have not been successful. Enquiries are still proceeding.

Great Britain and the colonies occupy 400,000 square feet of space at the Chicago, Exhibition. Mr William Lidderdale, Governor of the Banlg.of England, on a visit to New York, was welcomed by the presidents of upwards of 100 banking institutions in the United Status,

While the electors the election of Mr Cleveland at the school house, Fiettavil, Arkansas, an explosion took place, destroying the building. Four persons were killed and 14 injured. The outrage was attributed to political spite. Mr Blaine, ex-Secretary of State, is in a critical state of health. The trial of those who are suspected of murdering some of Pinkerton’s detectives during Carnegie’s strike has begun, A tornado in Illinois and Missouri resulted in great damage, and many people were killed.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE,

Melbourne, Nov. IS. Mr Norwood, auditor of the AngloAustralian bank, has been arrested. At the inquest on Davies it was it was shown that the tragedy was the outcome of a domestic trouble with the Boultons. Nov. 19. The agent of a China steamer has been notified that unless masters of vessels take steps to prevent their crews from smuggling, the section of the Act empowering the seizure of the vessel will be enforced.

At the Rifle Association meeting, Farghar, of the Melbourne Rifle Club, won the Queen’s prize with a score of 274. Nov. 20. The police are in possession of a bold scheme to rob the customers ot city banks. Detectives watched the various banks yesterday. Sydney, Nov. 18. The Proprietary Company is in lull swing, and a large quantity of ironstone rich with silver has been taken out at a low cost, yielding an excellent profit. A new lode promising rich results has been discovered in Block 10. Shares in the Proprietary and Block 10 are selling at higher prices than for months past. The crops throughout the colony are generally excellent, though there is some fear of rust owing to continuous wet weather.

The Electoral Bill has passed the Legislative Assembly. After sitting all night the House passed a motion, by 65 to 25, that Mr Schey deserved the severe censure of the House in connection with his charges against the Railway Commissioners. Mr Schey defended himself, and reiterated his charges against the Commissioners. He refused to apologise for his action. The motion as originally worded called on him to resign, but that portion was withdrawn.

The I\anaka crew of the French vessel Constantine, recruiting in the New Hebrides murdered the captain and mate and threw their bodies overboard, and afterwards looted the vessel and turned her adrift.

With regard to the supposed murder of Jim Wall in Chicago, it is pointed out that the only t'wo bookmakers of that najft§ k’.’dwn in Australia are at preset residing in Melbourne and Sydney. Nov. 19. A disease, believed to besereh, which ravaged the Java cane crops some years ago, has broken out in the Clarence fields.

Captain Stalio, of the schooner Three Cheers, was killed at Bismarck Archipelago. He was assisting the German Commissioner to arrest a native murderer when the whites attacked and shot a number of natives, including the King and his son, the latter being the man who murdered Stalio. Brisbane, Nov. 18. The reas®n for Sir Samuel Griffith’s retirement is that the strain of political life is affecting his health. Nov. 20. Recruiting vessels find that there is great demand amongst the islanders, who are anxious to return to Queensland. A vessel arrived on Saturday with 90, including 42 who had previously worked in the colony. One mission station in the New Hebrides is practically deserted.