TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2544, 19 August 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOKEIGN

London, August 15. The Hon. William Clifford, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clifton, is dead. Intense heat is being experienced in England. The Barones Burdett-Coutts' carriage nearly ran the Premier down at Westminster. A policeman stopped the horses just in time. An Irishman ran amuck at Dundee, and shot live persons before ho was stopped. Two of them havo died. Severe storms have been experienced in the Baltic. Thirty fishermen wero drowned.

A boat capsized on the Shannon, and 7 persons, visitors to the district, were drowned. The heat interferes with traffic in London. Drought has reappeared in ihe South of England, and many dangerous cases of sunstroke were reported during the manoeuvres at Aldershot.

Obituary—Dr Charcot, aged 68. Pakis, August 15

The French Government intend to give 5,000,000 francs (£200,000) to help the farmers who are suffering from the drought.

Berlin, August 15. Cholera has made its appearance in this city

Vienna, August 15,

Floods in Galicia and Upper Hungary have destroyed an enormous amount of crops and property of various kinds. Bombay, August .! 5. Fifteen hundred rioters have been arrested.

Washington, August 15.

A sporting man named McOlusky fired several shots at J. L. Sullivan, in New York, but the .pugilist escaped unhurt. Buenos Ayres, August 16. The Argentine is declared in a state of seige.

August 16

The race between Stansbury and Gaudaur for the championship of the world and 3500 dollar* a side, came off yesterday on Lake Quisigmiso. The Australian won by three lengths. He rowed a mile in 5 min 54sec, including a quarter mile spurt in 61 sec. San Francisco, August 17.

As an outcome of the Chicago Exhibition it is proposed to hold a winter exhibition here.

Calcutta, August 16

The Viceroy of India has deposed the Khan of Khelat on account of his cruelties, and nominated his son to succeed him.

Three thousand troops patrol the streets of Bombay. The Mahommedaii and Hindoo leaders are urging their followers to retLrn to work, but a renewal of trouble is feared at the Hindoo festival to-day. —♦ AUSTRALIAN CABLK. Melbourne. August 16. The exodus to the new goldfields in Western Australia continues. Sydney, August 16. Mr David Jones' large drapery establishment narrowly escaped destruction by fire to-day, but.the promptitude of the Fire Department confined the flames to the basement. Considerable damage was done by smoke and water. Had the fire attained headway it would have resulted in the most destructive conflagration on record in this colony, as the building is situated in a blook of large buildings. The insurance is £126,000. A military tournment, which it is bebelieved will be the best ever held in the colony, is being arranged for October 12th and 13th. The competition is to be open to all the colonies. The Commandant recommends a reduction of the payment of officers of the whole force to ithe standard of the Imperial Army. Reductions are being made in the pay of every Department. The military reduction would save £II,OOO annually, which could be devoted to holding an Easter encampment without extra cost to the country. Apelaipb, August 19. The Colonial Treasurer in his Financial Statement showed a deficiency in last year's revenue of £163,000. H e estimated the revenue for the current year at £2,637,000, and hopes to close with a surplus of £6,600. August 17.

The South Australian (jQvgrnifteqt have coiptnunjciated >yfth. Victoria upon the subject pf intercolonial freetrade, suggesting that all the colonies should be invited to arrange a conference on the subject.

Brisbane, August 16

Mr Wragge predicts squally weather between north-west by west, and south by south-west, with much rain and, rough seas, between slqf]' pd Bohart. The. E}hjp F'rancois Arago has arrived with the New Caledonia cable.

August 17

Mr Wragge reports that the barometical disturbance predicted yesterday now affects the waters between Newcastle, Gabo; ancl Wellington, stormy weather may be expected between Cook Straits and Stewart Island.

Hobart, August 17

It has been announced in the Assembly that tho Agency-General has been accepted by a person iu England, at SSOO per annum, but the nam@ was not disclosed.