TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2566, 10 October 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Oct. 4. There has been some scenes at the Church Congress. Father Ignatius accused the Bishop of Worcester, the president, with falsehood, at which there was great uproar. At the Church Congress Father Ignatius desired to speak. Considerable uproar ensued, and the president refused to permit him to address the meeting, giving as his reason that he feared a repetition of the fight in the U of of Commons. The Bishop of Adelaide regretted the president’s decision, saying that the colonies yearned for unity in church work.

The Ulster local parliament meets on October 24th. Oct. 7.

Madox, Crown painter; rotate 72. A man named Henry Holden has been arrested in Loudon on a charge of forgery. He is believed to be identical with Holden, wanted for heavy forgeries in Sydney. At Kempton Park to-day the Great Breeders’ Produce Stakes resulted as follows :—Matchbox, 1; Son o’ Mine, 2; Silver Image 3. Berlin, Oct. 7. Prince Bismarck has left Kisseugen for his home, at Fredericksruhe. St. Petersburg, Oct. 7. Twenty-five soldiers have been arrested on a charge of attempting to destroy by fire the barracks at Smolensk and Moscow. Vienna, Oct. 6. A plot has been discovered at Prague to murder the State Ministers, ihree hundred Czechs were arrested, Washington, Oct. 5. A tidal wave followed the cyclone which swept over the Gulf of Mexico, and 200 were drowned. Oct. 4. Conflicting information has been received from Brazil as to the effect of the two days’ bombardment of One account states that President Peiscoto’s soldiers are murdering the residents and plundering their residences; also that the foreign warships, owing to the position of the new defence, remained inactive. The Consul warned the British residents to flee from the capital. The diplomatic agents have warned President Peiscoto that unless he withdraws his forces from Rio by Sunday the foreign Powers will recognise the rebels as belligerents. Capetown, Oct. 7,

It is reported in Pretoria that the sucession of Swaziland to the Transvaal is virtually settled. New York, Oct. 6.

The Australians completed their first innings against eighteoen of New York for 216; Giffen 64, Trumble (not out) 59. The local men in their second innings made 96 for the loss of 12 wickets, and at this stage the match, which was confined to two days, was left drawn. Giffen took 7 wickets for 47, and McLeod 3 wickets for 20. Oct. 8. The return match between Philadelphia and the Australians began on Friday. The home team in the first innings scored IX6 runs. McLeod took 4 wickets for 62, and Trumble 0 for 46. In the second innings they made 106. Trumble was again the most successful bowler, taking 7 wickets for 48. The Australians in their first innings knocked up 153, the principal scorers being G, Giffen 48, Walter Giffen 20. 11l the second innings they have lost 3 wickets for 53 runs, Rio db Janeiro, Oct. 6. The attack on the city has been renewed and the residents are leaving. Cabxil, Oct. 7.

A Herat regiment, before the arrival of Sir H. Durand, the British envoy, shot au Afghan assistant-commander-ip-(ihlef for abusing a sepoy. Eleven of the mutineers were di re otly blown from the guns ; the rest have sworn on the Koran to behave well during Sir H. Durand’s visit.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE,

Syn~ » In the Legislat’-* ‘ -p' ..a Assembly the PreD 1 ~ ea the second reading of the Public Debt and Sinking Fund Bill. He looked upon this question as a national one, and said he would willingly retire from office to see the accomplishment of the scheme. The debate was adjourned for a fortnight.

A Bill was introduced and read a first time, enabling the City Council to raise a sum of £300,000 on debentures. Obituary—Alderman Benjamin Palmer. He was for 25 years a Councillor, and twice hold the office of Mayor of Sydney. The Morning Herald, in reviewing New Zealand legislation, says that the session of Parliament now closing shows a singular amount of abortive legislation, which in promise seemed destined to revolutionise society, However, such legislation met (VS ready a check in New Zealand as elsewhere, and the House which derived its tone from the great labour upheaval and hardly correctly represented the sober popular will, found a quiet but efficient corrective in the Legislative Council. The Labor Party had contributed a fresh, vigorous, and useful political growth, but the forces of progress appear to be pretty fairly met by the equally vigorous forces of resistance.

The German sailor, Stenael, was sentenced to four years* penal servitude, for stabbing another. Heavy reins combined with the melting of snow on the ranges, have caused floods in the river Murray. Villages and towns on the banks arc affected, and many people li ive been rendered homeless and are seeking shelter in the public buildings, Oct. 8. The Arlie, from China, bring news of the total wreck during a typhoon of the Sydney-owned barque Florence Trent. The captain and his wife and four children, and fourteen of the crew were drowned. Only three of those on board survived, The vessel was bound from Singapore to Shanghai with a cargo of timber. Melbourne, Oct, 6. The Government intend asking authority of Parliament to issue Treasury bonds if necessary during the recess, to Ihe amount of the accrued deficiency, £1,250,000. Oct. 8. Sergeant Edward Derry, chief clerk itt the 9fiice of the Superiutead,eat of

Police, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. Deceased was one of the most esteemed officers in the Service. No cause is assigned for the act. Speaking at Boort, the Minister of Lauds declared it would be ruinous to those who had invested capital in factories and industries if the colony returned to freetrade suddenly. If the electors decided in favor of freetrade the return must, he said, be gradual. Hobart, Oct. 6. The taxation proposals for the current year as passed 'by the committee were struck out, leaving landowners to pay a tax of Id in the £. Oct. 8. In the Legislative Council the Hon. Mr Fysh moved that the Income Tax Bill be read that day six months, and this was carried by 10 to 5; Perth, Oct 7. The Council withdrew its amendment to the Constitution Amendment Bill, and the Bill was passed by a majority of one.