TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2519, 22 June 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Juue 18. At the Dublin tournament the Australian cavalry team secured a special prize for lance exercise. Sergeant Shannon took second prize in the heads and posts competition ; Sergeant Barraclutf secured second prize for tilting at the ring; and Sergeant Looney fourth prize in the same competition. The artillery team took first and second prizes in riding and jumping in sections. Prince Alfred, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh, has recovered from his attack of scarlet fever. A Gazette, confirming the recognition of the title of “ Honourable,” explains that it does not extend to Crown colonies. June 19. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily News, writing with regard to the German elections, declares that it is now impossible that the opponents of the Army Bill can obtain a majority. The Daily Telegraph states that the German War office are not averse to the introduction of colonial frozen meat for the army; also that the French WarDepartment have consented to try the experiment. Mr James Sims, a member of the London County Council, who is secretary of the Radical Federation League, has been committed for trial on a charge of attempting to defraud a railway company of the value of a ticket. Mr John Deasy, member of Parliament for Mayo West, has been summoned to answer a charge of having assaulted a female servant in his employ. Her Majesty’s ship Howe, which stranded at the entrance to Ferrol harbour in Spain, has sailed for Portsmouth, where she will undergo the necessary repairs. Many deaths from sunstroke are reported throughout England. Mr Peter Maclaggan, ex-member for Linlithgowshire, has been charged with fradulent conduct in connection with his bankruptcy. The case has been adjourned. Lord Mayor Knill has declined the invitation to visit Chicago in state. Paris, June 18, Charles de Lesseps has been granted a ticket of leave. The French Government demand a credit of 5,000,000 francs to relieve the distress caused by the drought, June 19. The additional warships proposed in the French Estimates include three line of battle ships of 11,000 tons each, and 19 torpedo boats. The Count de Houssonville, leader of the Monarchy Party in the French Chamber, says that the Royalists are forming a league of honest men to oppose the election of the men who defended and supported the Panama swindle. Several violent scenes have taken place in the Chamber of Deputies. M.M. Deroulede and Millevoo repeatedly accused M. Clernenceau of accepting bribes from Dr Herz. M. Olemeuceau retorted by calling his accusers cowards and liars. A duel is impending. The Chamber heard M. Clemeuceau’s explanation with coldness. Rome, J une 19. The P. and O. steamer Sutlej ran into and sank a yacht at Malta, two officers of the Royal Engineers being drowned, Athens, June 18. The explosion of gunpowder caused damage to the extent of £IOO,OOO, fjEßijlN, June 18. Up to the present 72 members of the Centre Party, 40 Conservatives, 21 Socialists, and 18 National Liberals have been returned. 190 candidates were elected on second ballots. June 19. A large portion of the Potsdam barracks has been destroyed by fire. A majority of votes was cast against the Army Bill, though it is believed that the Government have secured a majority of the seats. Vienna, Juue 10. Socialist riots, attended with much violence, have taken place in several towns in Austria in favour of universal suffrage. CONUT A N T I N OI •L E, JuilC 19. Seventeen Armenians, including two professors of the Marsovan College, have been sentenced to death for rioting; at Angora, and twenty-four otfi§rg sentenced to pepal seryit-nJe/ Cairo, June Ig. The Khedive is abolishing forced labour on the N ilo. Calcutta, June 19. The Chiu Hills district in Bnriuah is to be placed under the administration of the Indian Government. Colombo, Juno 18. The warrant for the arrest of Sir Matthew Davies was not used, as he submitted himself readily to the surveillance of the police. Washington, Juue 19. The Queen of Hawaii officially states that she will abdicate the throne, and accept a pension from the American Government. A canvass of the Senate shows that 30 are in favor of repealing the Sherman silver law, and 20 against; in the Lower House the numbers are 151 to 27. The United States Government have refused to arbitrate between the French and the Siamese. There are four hundred cases of typhoid fever in Michigan, and the announcement of sixty deaths a week has caused a panic. The outbreak is attributed to the water. The Coroner’s jury hold the Government officials responsible for the deaths by the collapse of the old Ford’s Theatre, which was used as pension offices.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, June 10. The Governor has declined to receive an address from the Australian Socialists’ League unless certain statements, describing the Government as an executive machine in the hands of monopolists, and existing only to advance their subjects, are omitted. When Mr Justice Holroyd took his seat in the Criminal Court to-day, for the purpose of charging the Grand Jury in the Mercantile cases, Mr Gauuson, on behalf of Mr F. Milledge, objected to both bills of indictment, which he characterised as illegal. He asked Bis Honour to take note that the Grand J ury uukhuwn iu Australian law. Mr

Justice Holroyd declared that one bill, that of false balance sheets, should be rejected, but ruled against Mr Gauuson with regard to the bill containing a charge of conspiracy, and proceeded to charge the jury on that bill. A rich find of gold was made in the New Cloth claim at Wood’s Point, on the Goulbourn River. One man obtained 20ozs of lump gold free from quartz in two hours. Adelaide, June 19. Another case of smallpox is reported among the passeugers by the Woolloomooloo. June 20. It is expected that the recent floods will cost the Government £30,000 to repair roads and bridges. Brisbane, June 20. The Graziers’ Butchering Company have secured the contract for supplying the Australian squadron with tinned meats.