TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2578, 7 November 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Nov. 1. The Court has allowed Lord Iveagh to rescind the purchase of the Savernake estate. The Admiralty, in a minute referring to loss of H.M.S. Victoria, declares that the principle governing the construction of the vessel was good, and that she would not have gone down if the bulkheads had been closed. The fact of the ship turning turtle was due to the inrush of water in the forward battery. At the municipal elections in England the Unionists gained 97 seats, Liberals 34, and Labour Party 10. At the trial of the man Howard, representing himself as an Australian merchant, and who was arrested on a charge of attempting to swindle several members of the nobility, evidence was adduced that he exacted fees by alleging that he was the medium of fictitious Wealthy Australians, who desired to share their fortunes with missing relatives. ' Nov. 4. Sir Andrew Clarke, the eminent physician, who is suftering from paralysis, is reported to be sinking, and little hopes are entertained of his recovery. Dr Clarke is 66 years of age. The City of Alexandria was burnt at sea, on the voyage across the Atlantic, through an explosion among her cargo of spirits. Thirty-four of those on board, were drowned. ./ The Turkish Ambassador in London protested against what he alleged was an indecent travesty of the Sultan and his harem in a new Gaiety burlesque " Don Juan." The authorities interfered iu consequence, and the character of the Sultan has been suppressed. The conference between the colliery owners and delegates of the miners on the question of wages failed to come to terms. Paris, Nov. 2. M. Laffon, Governor of New Caledonia, fought a duel in this city with the editor of the Libre Parole, the latter being seriously wounded. Madrid, Nov. 2. The Russian and French fleets jointly are visiting the Spanish forts. Nov. 4. A cargo of dynamite on board a ship in Santander exploded, causiug enormous loss of life and property. Among those killed was the Governor of the Province. Vienna, Nov. 4. During the Socialist riots in the streets the police used their sabres freely, injuring many. Prince Dewrudeseli, of Gratz, succeeds Count Taafe as head of the Government. Calcutta, Nov. 4. The commissariat stores and field hospital at Peshawur, in the Punjaub, have been destroyed by a fire, which was caused by an incendiary. The loss is estimated at two lakhs of rupees. Washington, Nov. 2. The Sherman Silver Repeal Bill is now law. Nov. 4. Congress has closed the protracted fight over the revision of the McKinley tariff, and auother tariff is in preparation for the re-opening. The Senate has passed a Chinese Exclusion Bill, extending the provisions of the Geary law for six months. New York, Oct. 4. Owing to a drawbridge being open in Portland, Oregon, an electic car fell into the. river, and twenty-five personß were drowned. Chicago, Nov. 2. The .statement of accounts in connection with Chicago Exhibition shows a debit balance of 2,500,000 dollars. The stock-holders will probably be reimbursed half the capital invested. Nov. 4, The Sheriff of Cook's County has seized the New South Wales mineral exhibit, as security for 50,000 dollars, the amount of damages sought in the actijn entered by the proprietor of Sells' circus against the New .South Wales Government for quarantining horses belonging to the circus on arrival in the colony. Suez,, Nov. 4. A steamer, which caught fire while passing through the canal, has blocked the passage.

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Melbourne, Nov. 3. The New Zealand athletic team and a number of New South Wales representatives have arrived to take part in the Championship Athletic Meeting next week. The gathering promises to be the greatest success. of its kind yet held. The remainder of the. competitors arrays on Saturday and Monday, and the meeting begins on Thursday. Nov. 4. Lord Glasgow, Governor of New Zealand, has had a lengthy interview with the Minister of Railways on the subject of railway management. Sydney, Nov. 4. Major-General Huttou has represented to the Government that the efficiency of the forces would be impaired if the reductions in the estimates were insisted upon, but he recognised the right of the Government to say how much they could afford to spend.