TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2458, 31 January 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan, 19. Mr G. Hewsou, Director of Army Contracts, and Lieutenant-Colonel Hamilton, Assistant Quartermaster-General, have suggested that it would be difficult to overcome the prejudices of the troops against frozen meat. Since five years ago it had been rather a failure. Sir G. F. Garrick, Sir T. Mcllraith, Sir T. Archer, Messrs Gray and Weddell said that owing to improved storage and better cooking, the quality was now equal to the best English mutton. At a great Unionist celebration in Dublin Lord Ashbourne declared that the party was confident, and he denounced Mr Morley’s recent action in Ireland. Mr Chamberlain, addressing a meeting in Birmingham, said that the release of the dynamiters represents the blackmail the Government are paying to sedition and outrage. The Messageries Maritime Company’s steamer Miemen, while on a voyage to Colombo, was totally wrecked. The mails were lost but all hand were saved.

The Investors’ Review says that only large gold discoveries in New Soutu Wales will avert a catastrophe and prevent that colony being classed among fradulent borrowers. The railway outlay in New South Wales is simply monstrous. The same journal also points out that the tiny settlement of Western Australia is getting over head and ears in debt, like its bigger neighbors. Figaro’s advocacy of the occupation of Tangier by France has disturbed the London stock exchange. The farmers are complaining to the President of the Board of Trade that the new railway rates are killing their industry. The are equivalent to a yearly impost of £8,000,000. The farmers of West Cork are appealing for relief, and declare that they are starving. The Investors’ Review says that Melbourne has gone loan mad, and is persistently following the road to ruin. Lord Onslow has written to the Zoological Society suggesting that they should extend their collection by the addition of specimens of New Zealand birds; Berlin, Jan. 24, Princess Margaret of Prussia, sister of the German Emperor, was married here to-day to Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse. St. Petersurg, Jan. 24. A train was blocked by snow near Wilna, and a passenger train, which had received no warning, dashed into it, the result being that 15 people were killed. Pretoria, Jan. 28.

Paul Kreuger has been re-elected President of the Transvaal by a majority of 1000 votes.

Washington, Jan. 24. Hon. J. G. Blaine, American statesman, aetat 63, is dead.

President Harrison has ordered a month of national mourning for Mr Blaine’s death. The funeral takes place on Monday.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE,

Melbourne, Jan. 27

The Premier sees no necessity for appointing an Agent-General for six months.

Stdnet, Jan. 27

A conference between representatives from the different colonies on the subject of the Syrian and Indian hawkers’ invasion, which is assuming serious dimentions, wiU probably be held at Sydney at the close of the sitting of the Federal Council.

The yatch Volunteer, winner of the Centennial Cup, has been purchased on behalf of Mr Henderson, of Auckland. Victoria’s first innings closed for 331 runs. Blackham carried his bat for 64, Graham made 39. New South Wales in their first innings made 261, the principal scorers being Iredale 56, and Youiil 39. The Victorians in their second essay have lost 4 wickets for 163 runs. Bruce 86, and Trott 33, were the highest scorers. Sir Samuel Griffith denies the truth of the statement that he intends to refuse the Chief-judgeship. HoMß’r, Jan. 27. The sitting of the Federal Council has opened, Sir S. Griffith was elected President. The debate on the Address-in-Reply elicited general desire for increased representations. The Western Australian delegates asserted that the colony was unable to accept federation as proposed in the Commonwealth Bill.