TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2554, 12 September 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN.

London, August 31

The Prince of Wales' yacht Britaunia defeated the American yacht Navahoe in the international match.

The Grand Lodge of England has confirmed the decision given in June respecting the Cambrian Lodge of New South Wales, and has voted the sum of 300 guineas for the relief of Masons who wero sufferers by the Queensland floods. The Khedive will visit England next spring. The native press disapproves of the appointment of Sir Henry .Norman. Lord B arris has informed the Viceroy that investigations prove that political intrigues were partly the cause of the recent riots at Bombay. He intends to punish the purveyors of incendiary pamplets. "* "" "~ Admiral Briu, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs has congratulated Mr Gladstone on getting the Home Rule Bill through the House of Commons. Sept. 9.

Mr Mcßedy, the Melbourne partner of Mr Drew (recently arrested in Sydney), of Messrs Mcßedy, Drew and Company, has been charged at Bow Street, with defrauding Schenrea and Company, of Paris. Mcßedy alleges that Schenrea had him arrested in Paris six weeks ago, but that he was released on condition that he would pay the sum of £4OOO by a certain date. He has been remanded.

A petition has been lodged against the return of Mr Cooke, Conservative, who defeated Sir J. Pulley, Home Ruler, for the Hereford seat, vacated by Mr Greenfell.

The Ship Euterpe, which left Porl Chalmers on April 13th for London, and f or the safety of which fears are entertained, was spoken on August 6th in lat. 28 north, long. 37 west. She reported all well. Paris, Sept 7.

Le Temp 3 announces that England and France have agreed upon the principle of maintaining !-iam as a buffer between their possessions in the East, and England is to be allowed to construct a railway to Southern China.

It is reported that the French Government are offering permanent ports to the Russian Mediterranean Squadron, and that Italy has retaliated by offering ports to Germany,

Berlin, Sept 10,

An increase of fortresses in Lorraine has been ordered as the result of the military manoeuvres. St. Petersburg, Sept. 7.

As a counterpoise to the German operations at Metz, the Czar has ordered manoeuvres on the Austrian frontier on a scale hitherto unequalled. Brussels, Sept. 7.

Emin Pasha's despatches have been recovered, and it is also reported that the man who actually murdered him has been killed.

Washington, Sept. 7

Mr Henry Ide, who succeeds Baron Oederkrantz in Samoa, is an American, and sails for Apia in October. Capetown, Supt 7.

Horrible details are to hand of the Matabeles' raids on the Mashonas. Mav.y of the latter were burned alive, and the tortures are desgrihgcl as hellish in oharagter, The President of the Transvaal has prohibited the enrolment in public of volunteers to serve againt Lobengula. New York, Sept. 9.

As a result of the devastation caused by the cyclone, 2Q,QOQ persons are starving in South California,

AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Sydney, Sept. 8.

The man Knorr has been arrested on a charge of being concerned with his wife in the murder of three babies &\ Brunswick, near Melbourne. A heavy snowstorm is reported in various.parts of the colony. There was a fall at Young, which was almost \\uprecedeuted, The weather jg very cold in Sydney, Melbourne, Sept. 8.

The Primage Duty Bill has passed the Legislative Assembly. An attempt wag made without success to exclude ftax and hemp

Sept. 10.

A largo cargo steamer, the Hagelbranch, was bound to Melbourne, and while off Kangaroo Island, a terrific explosion took place plaoe in the lazarette. The boatswain had gone down with a lighted lamp, and some anti-foul composition, which had'broken loose, generated gas which exploded. The boatswain was killed", and the vessel was so damaged that the fore-hold filled with water. She reached Port Adelaide with difficulty.