TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2522, 29 June 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, June 2G. The Berlin correspondent of The Times states that the net gain of the supporters of the Army Bill by the general election is 26, and that the Chancellor is assured of a majority. June 27.

The Times’ Berlin correspondent wires that of the present complement of the Reichstag, 168 are favorable to the Army Bill (including 86 Tories and 41 Liberals), and the number opposed to the measure is 171 (including 87 of the Centre Party, 43 Socialists, and 19 Radicals.) The Socialists carried the elections at Charlottenburg, Magdeburg, Stettin, Hanover, and Strasburg, but were unsuccessful in Manheim and Halle. Herren Ahlwardt, Krupp, and Richter were elected, and Herr Stocker was defeated. The Westminster Gazette says that a heavy fall in silver is inevitable, owing to the closing of the Indian mints, but that Australia will suffer less than America. Three women have been found lately murdered in different parts of the suburbs. The wounds inflicted are in the style affected by Jack the Ripper. The racehorse Meddler has been sold for £14,500. Dr Cornelius Hertz, one of those accused of being implicated in the'Panama scandal, is reported to be dying. He has been ill since his arrest was ordered, and has'never been able to leave England. A manifesto has been issued by Mr J. R. Redmond to the Irish' Americans, which appeals for funds to -present Home Rule ending in national humiliation and bankruptcy, owing to the financial proposals couiained in the measure. Rome, June 26. A scandalous scene took place in the Chamber of Deputies to-day. Two members had a difference, and engaged in a fight until separated. Berlin, June 25.

Sixty-three second ballots have been decided. Eighteen Socialists, 13 Na-tionalist-Liberals, and 5 Conserve! ives were elected. The Socialists carried four out of five divisions in Berlin. Calcutta, J une 25. Serious riots have occurred between the Mohammedans and Hindoos at Rangoon, the principal seaport of Burmah. The disturbance was caused by the former wishing to sacrifice a cow in the vicinity of a Hindoo temple. In the affray which followed, twenty of the mob were shot by the police, and peace was not restored till the Norfolk regiment had cleared the streets at the point of the bayonet. Lieutenants L. R. Crawley, E. M. Sutton, and Verney, of the 37th Hussars, have been drowned by the capsizing of a boat at Poona, in the Presidency of Bombay. Washington, June 26.

Astronomers at the Lick Observatory have discovered that the sun is covered with immense volcanoes, which are the cause o£ the corona during eclipses, China has intimated to the Government that a new treaty with the United States has been rendered necessary, owing to the immigration troubles.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE:.

Sydney, June 27. A large number of forged £1 notes on the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney are in circulation. A man has been arrested who had in his possession 200 of the notes. Melbourne, June 26. The Premier protests that Queensland and New South Wales are virtually com-

pelling the other colonies to accept the New Caledonian cable as the first tection of the Vancouver line, knowing well that without their assistance no other scheme could be carried out. Mr Patterson has written to the Imperial and Canadian Governments disclaiming any responsibility in the matter. Both New Zealand and Tasmania approve of the stand taken by the Premier of Victoria. The Railway Commissioners have written to the Minister, stating that they are unable to recommend the payment of compensation to Mr Allison Smith. Adelaide, June 26.

The Government have laid up the gunboat Protector, thus abolishing the local naval forces. Brisbane, June 27. Mr Wragge predicts stormy weather between the meridian of the Bluff and lOOdeg. West, and South from the 37th parallel.