TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2562, 30 September 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Sept. 26. Sullivan, who recently defeated Bubear for the championship of England, states that he is prepared to row Stansbury, the champion of the world, in England. Bishop Webber, of Queensland, has arrived in London. The chief object of his visit to England is to fill up recent gaps made in his clergy list. He has issued an appeal fofunds to carry on work in Queensland. Dr Webber will atseud the Anglican Church Congees'* at Birmingham next month. A man named DeJongh married a Mias Juett at Maidenhead, and afterwards went to Amsterdam, where his wife disappeared. DeJongh then married a Miss Schmitz, who also disappeared. Suspicion being aroused, search was made by the Dutch authorities, and the first wife’s body was found in a wood at Wiuhem, and DeJongh was arrested. It is now said the body of DeJongh’s first wife has not yet been found. Menotti Garibaldi has formed a syndicate to search for the Spanish treasure ships lost off the coast of Uruguay in the 17th century. St, Petersburg, Sept. 27. Wreckage belonging to the warship Eosalka has been found. Two hundred men were lost in her. She probably struck on a sunken rock. Hong Kong, Sept. 26. The Chinese Government, in consequence of pressure from the Great Powers, have promised to dismiss Li Hung Chang and Chin Lung, in the event of further outrages on the frontiers. Buenos Ayres, Sept.. 26. An exciting skirmish has taken place in the roadstead between the rebel torpedo boats and the loyal fleet. The former made an attack but were repulsed and captured, several officers being killed. Capetown, Sept 27. The Boers offer to oppose the advance of King Lobengula on condition that if the latter is defeated they will be awarded farming land in Mashoualand. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Sept. 27. Ernest Broad, of the firm of Ferguson and Broad, has been arrested on a charge of misappropriating a cheque for £2650. Prisoner was remanded for a week. Charles Stratford, a bricklayer, has been arrested on suspicion of being implicated in the robbery from Alcock’s jewellery shop in August, when a case of diamond rings, valued at £2OOO, w'as snatched off the counter, Prisoner was remanded for a week and bail refused. Sept. 28. At the Hay Supreme Court Circuit, William Hall, for attempted murder of John Roder, and Alexander i rysen,a boy of 13, for the murder of George Smith, were both sentenced to death. Bryseu killed Smith because he iuterferred with him. while beating a dog. The inquest at Carcoar is still proceeding, but there are no fresh developments. Glasson has been undoubtedly identified as the man who committed the crime. The police think that there was no second man engaged in the affair. The bodies of Mr Phillips and Miss Cavanagh were removed to Sydney and buried yesterday. Captain Humphreys, the lion tamer in Fitzgerald’s circus, was terribly injured by the animals at Aibury. His clothes were torn off, and his arms, body, and legs terribly bitten and mangled in the struggle, which lasted eight minutes. Brisbane, Sept. 28. Detective Gabriel, who was responsible for the arrest of the Mount Morgan thieves, has received several letters threatening him with death. One of the principal witnesses has received a similar letter. The tenth arrest in connection with the robbery at Mount Morgan mines was effected to-day. The watchman at the smelting works and others are believed to be implicated. The wife of one of the prisoners has gone mad. Adelaide, Sept. 28.

At the Science Congress, Sir J. Hector read a paper on the Progress of Geology in the Southern Hemisphere. A paper was also read on behalf of Mr Scott, of Christchurch, on Education. P^RTH ? sept. 26. A party of natives at' Wyndham were discovered by the police feasting on stolen cattle. The police surrounded the natives, who offered a desperate resistance, but were overmatched, and twenty-three wore shot. A number of other# werq taken Info custo.dy. Cpnstablp Collins was speared to death. A punitive expedition has been despatched to the scene of the trouble. Hobart, Sept. 27. A man named Bridges has been arrested on a charge of attempting to wr oh thg express train from Hobart to Launceston, and remanded,