TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2535, 29 July 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. # London, July 25, Dr John Rae, Arctic explorer, is dead. A young woman named Golding alleges that poisoning and immorality are practised in ten convents. A commission, composed partly of Protestants and partly of Roman Catholics, are enquiring into the charges. Among the commission are Cardinal Vaughan and the Duke of Norfolk.

Cholera has appeared in Piedmont, and in Smyrna. The World says that, at the instance of the Marquis of Queen sbury, the Queen has remonstrated with Mr Gladstone for raising Viscount Drumlunrig to the peerage over his father’s head. Lord Ripon approves of the rectification of the boundaries of British and Dutch New Guinea as advised by Sir W. McGregor. The Transvaal is willing to assist the settlers of Massonalaud against the Matabele.

News has been received that the Maharajah of Taitai Braga has committed suicide at Brindisi, owing to the theft of his jewels. Cardinal Moran, of Sydney, is improving in health. He has been suffering from an affection of the lungs. His Eminence returns to the colony shortly. July 26.

The New Zealand Colonising Company is issuing its prospectus. Messrs Glyu, Firth, and Tegetmire are among the directors. The Company is sending a number of small farmers and others at once to settle blocks of land at Carnarvon, belonging to the Bank of New Zealand. At a meeting of the New Zealand Trust and Loan shareholders, Mr Fletcher, one of the directors, announced that the company had arranged to renew £BOO,OOO worth of debentures.

The Pall Mall Gazette says that Mr Rodgers, the husband of Minnie Palmer, the well-known actress, is suing for a divorce, and seeking to recover £IO,OOO damages from the co-respondent, a wealthy baronet.

The remarkable paternity case, which has so often been before the English Courts, and obtained so much prominence in the London newspapers, was again before the Court of Appeal this week. Upon the Court refusing Mrs Thompson’s application to supersede Mr Rourke and give her the custody of the children, she fought fiercely for the possession of the child, and it was not six till ushers had been called in that the officials succeed in carrying her, screaming and struggling, from the Court. Paris, July 25. The French Chamber has prorogued in view of the elections.

July 27. A French ironclad rammed and sank a British steamer at Toulon. The latter attempted to cross the bows of the ironclad while some naval evolutions were going on. No lives were lost. Constantinople, July 27. The Turkish Government deny the accusation of torturing the Armenian prisoners. Hong Kong, July 26. A terrible explosion of gunpowder startled the town yesterday. Many people were killed and three hundred were injured. Four hundred houses were wrecked. Thousands of people are dying of starvation in Shansi, a Province of China. The survivors are compelled to eat the dead bodifea. Children are being sold at two dollars apiece. The Spanish steamer Amunam, shortly after leaving Hong Kong, was burned and 200 passengers perished. Munich, July 25, King Otto is in a critical condition. Washington, July 25. Mr Simpson, member for Kansas, has submitted a Bill to Congress proposing to purchase Canada. July 26. It is reported here that the award of the Behring Sea Commission will be in favour of the United States. New York, July 24. The insurgent steamers on Lake Leon fired thirty shells into Managua. Only two persons were killed, but the buildings of the town were greatly damaged. Capetown, July 25. News received here reports that the Matableland Impi (warriors) are crossing the Uufuli river and advancing on Port Salisbury. The police are preparing to az'rest their progress,