TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2437, 13 December 1892, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH~AND FOREIGN.

London, Nov. 22

Mr J. Morley, ppeaking at Newcastle, said that the Government would submit a scheme of Home Rule which Ireland ought to accept and England not to refuse, and that the outcry about the domination of Irish clericalism was all cant.

It is stated that Captain Williams is still at his post at Uganda, his health having improved. The Agent-General met on Tuesday to consider the agreement for increasing the cable tariff, and also to strengthen Lord Kimberley's hands, since it appears that the Indian Government are unlikely to reduce the transit rate across the peninsula unless the Secretary for India positively directs them to do so. The Pall Mall Gazette advocates placing the Australian railways under one authority, pointing out that this would be imperative in case of war. Dec. 10.

Owing to the extradition of the anarchist Francois to Paris on a charge of being connected with the destruction of M. Very's Cafe in April last, the anarchists are active in London, and it is reported that a big plot to destroy the public buildings has been discovered. The English and detectives are on the alert; and it is asserted that three hundred foreign anarchists are at present in London.

The massacre of Captain Jacques' expedition in Central Africa is doubted, and strong reinforcements keep proceeding from the coast to Katangata. Mr Justice North has ordered the Duchess of Sutherland to deposit in the custody of the court the heirlooms and jewels, fearing possible sale. Corporal Gordon has been awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantly rescuing his commander from drowning in the Gambia river in March last.

The petition against the election of Alderman H. Daviea, Unionist, for Rochester, has been upheld on the ground of corrupt practices, and the election has been declared void. Paris, Dec. 9. It is announced that the Government intend to prosecute the members of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies who sold their votes to the Panama Canal Company. The new Premier's programme is colorless, but professes a resolute desire to throw light on the Panama Company's scandals. M. Ribot, the new Premier, has authorised an autopsy of the remains of the late Baron Reinach. It is reported that M. Bourgeois, the new Minister of Justice, has issued instructions to arrest the directors of the Panama Canal Company. The Chamber of Deputies have passed a vote of confidence in M; Ribot by a majority of 202. Much satisfaction was expressed at his promise to assist the Panama Committee to ensure a fuL disclosure of the truth, though he deprecated fury and recrimination. He advised the Chamber to proceed seriously or it would be useless to legislate. Chevalliard, a clerk, declares that M. Barbe, ex-Minister of Agriculture, made him endorse and cash a cheque for 550,000 francs (£22,000), and afterwards made him sign a letter denying that he had cashed the Panama Company's cheque. Berlin, Dec. 10. Herr Ahlwardt, a member of the Reichstag, has been sentenced to five months' imprisonment for slandering the Jewish makers of the Lovo rifles. His defence was that he was acting against a race which it was desired to eject from the country. The Emperor has personally desig ed the new warship. Influenza has reappeared, and is spreading to an alarming extent. Mesßrs Carrow and Bartels, brokers, of Hamburg, have failed, with liabitities amounting to £75,000. Bartels has been arrested, but Carrow absconded. St. Petersburg, Dec. 10. Commenting on the intervention of England in the trouble in Chitral, the Russian Press claims all Khanates in North Afghanistan, including Chitral and Filgit. The Novosti, however, disclaims this policy. General Dragovsky, Chief Judjz<» 'J L Tashkend, has been jj e ~ na( _ recently sentenced several Nihilists to severe sentences, and the crime is attributed to revenge. In consequence of Prince Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, endeavouring to change the constitution to enable him to marry an Austrian princess, and educate his children in the Catholic faith, Russia has suddenly demanded from Bulgaria the sum of 2,000,000 roubles, the cost of the occupation of that country. The Russian press threaten that if Prince Ferdiuand or his posterity is recognised by the other States Russia will renounce the Treaty of Berlin, including Turkey Bosnia, and Herzegovina. Madrid, Dec. 'J. Senhor Sagaßta succeeds Senhor Canova. Brussels, Dec. 8. Information has been received that the survivors of the Hodisher Katangata expedition have reached Stanley Falls. They confirm the report of the massacre of the leader and several other members of the party, and state that the Arab rising in the Congo district is spreading. Calcutta, Dec. 8. Afzul Melitar has offered to divide the Chitral Country with the rival chief Azim. Both profess loyalty to the British. Washington, Dec. 8. The Coinage Committee of the House of Representatives have under discussion a Bill providing for the repeal of the Act authorising the monthly purchase of silver, and also a measure directing the Treasury to sell 100,000,000 ounces of silver for gold. President Harrison suggests that a poll tax equivalont to the cost of the voyage to Australia be imposed on immigrants. A sailor afflicted by religious mania committed suicide with a razor at the altar during mass, in a Baltimore church. He died immediately. New York, Dec. 10. Typhoid fever is spreading widely in Mexico, and twenty-five deaths are recorded daily.

Valparaiso, Dec 9. The Chilian Government have agreed to pay English creditors in Peru £5,000,000. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Dec. 9. The Marine Board dismissed the case agaiußt the captain of the Port Glasgow, and expressed the opinion that the officers utterly failed in their duty towards the captain under the trying circumstances in which he was placed by an insubordinate and unreasonable crew.

Sir M. Davies proposes to assign his assets to his creditors and also to hand over to them his earnings for the next five years, less a living allowance to be fixed by his creditors. Dec. 10. An armed bushranger has been captured near Tumut, after sticking up several people and firing at them with a revolver.

The output of the Proprietary mine this week amounted to 240,000 ounces, which is the largest on record. Bennett, late manager of the Paddingtm branch of the English and Scottish Chartered Bank, who disappeared with defalcations amounting to £I2OO some two years ago has surrendered himself to the police. It is believed that during all that time he has been residing in a suburb (.if Sydney, but in disguise. Adelaide, Dec. 9.

The smallpox patient is progressing favourably. There are no further developments of the disease.

LABOUR, ETC. London, Dec. 9. Many non-unionist cotton operatives are anxious to resume work at a reduction of 5 per cent, in wages. The north and north-east Lancashire cotton spinners are adopting short time. The Goldsmiths' Company have donated 25,000 guineas in trust for the erection of workmen's dwellings. Sydney, Dec. 9.

Free labourers are loading the Port Pirie with meat at Newcastle. The strikes offered to submit the dispute to arbitration, but were refused. Nine members of the union, including the president, who declined to stand by the decision, were struck off the members' roll.

Newcastle, Deo. 10. The shipping dispute has been settled, Adelaide, Dec. 9.

Dr. Kennion, Bishop of Adelaide, has issued a circular to the clergy in his diocese, asking them to devote a portion of the offertories next Sunday to the relief of the distress at Broken Hill.

ISJew York, Dec. 10

The Denver silver mines at Colorado are closed down, and hundreds of miners have been discharged.

IRITH AFFAIRS. London, Dec. 10. Mr J. Morley, Secretary for Ireland, in addressing a meeting at Newcastle declared that crime was decreasing in Ireland and that the number of cases during the past 12 nxontli3 showed a reduction of 500. In the course of a speech to-day Sir Edward Reid, Liberal member for Cardiff, said that he would be willing to enlarge the system of local government for Ireland without disturbing the fundamental relations of the two countries. He warns Mr Gladstone against Home Rule and the pretensions of the Parnell section of the House; also against the release of those in custody for dynamite outrages, and the restoration of evicted tenants. He stated thai he represented the sentiments of many members of the House of Commons. The farmers in Ireland demand that taxation be abolished, also distress for lent. They make a further appeal that rates should be divided between owners aud occupiers. A baud of ten moonlighters in Kerry nearly murdered an old farmer in the presence of his family. They gave as a reason for the assault that the old man was a laud grabber. MONTE CARLO. The Monte Carlo Gambling Company at its semi-annual meeting on October 30th reported that Ambling was paying better and every year. The total rev< * r, :ue last year was over 20,000,000 francs, an increase of 1,000,000 francs over the year before. The expenses of running the thing are 1,250,000 francs to the Prince of Monaco for the privilege of gambling. A great deal of money goes in the municipal expenses, bribes to European newspapers and correspondents and pensions to men who were formerly rich men, but who have lost their fortunes at the tables, and amounts lent to plungers who went broke and have not money sufficient to get back home; 800,000 francs are spent yearly in bribing newspapers, one receiving 500,000 francs for keeping quiet. This is all that is required of them. An Englishman who lost 2,000,000 francs gets a regular income of 250 francs per week. The municipal General, Judges of Courts and municipal officers, an army of 120, is fed and clothed, and a police of 80 maintained. The Company repairs roads, waters and lights the streets, and acts as general scavenger. People have free eduction, pay no rates or taxes, and have no voice in civil affairs. In addition the Society has the cost of self-maintenance. It pays £IO,OOO to the manager of the theatre, the seats in which are for the most part free, and the orchestra costs £IO,OOO per annum. There are over 100 croupiers and many more employees of one sort or another in the rooms, 100 are in the offices, and detectives are kept. This costs in all £OO,OOO per annum. A despatch from Monte Carlo of November Ist says among the well-known persons who have made money at tlio tables during the past week were the Earl of Clancarty and his wife, formerly Belle Bilton. The couple were seen a great deal at the casino, whore they played with varying success. It is stated that the Countess had £ISOO stowed away in her purse when she left for London.