TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2675, 21 June 1894, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, June 17. The warships Howe, Sanspariel, and Sparton have been ordered to Tetuan, one of the Morocco seaports. Healy, captain of the excursion boat which recently capsized at Westport, in County Mayo, Ireland, with great loss of life, has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter. Justice Sir Roland Vaughan Williams said that ho thought civil proceedings against the old directors of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company were necessary in the interests of the old shareholders. His Lordship also instructed Mr 0. J. Stewart, the Official Receiver, to include the re-sponsible-officials of )he company in the civil proceedings. A match has been arranged, to be sailed at Cowes on July 24th, between the prince of Wales’ yacht Britannia, and the crack American yacht Vigilant, which won the American Cup in October last. Paris, June 17. The following is the result of the race for the Grand Prize of ParisDolma Bagtche, 1; Matchbox, 2: Mansour 3. S June 19. The French Government have decided to extend the boundaries of Algeria into the Tuat region in Central Africa, and a large body of troops is to be moved for this purpose. Berlin, June 17. Fifty men were killed in attempting to release the miners entombed in the mine in Silesia. Brussels, May 18. A terific explosion has taken place in the city, and a number of houses were destroyed. It is believed to have been caused with dynamite. Rome, June 17. The attempt on Signor Crispi’s life was the outcome of an anarchist plot. The assailant, whose name is Lega, only escaped lynching at the hands of an enraged mob owing to Signor Crispi’s intervention. The prisoner declares toat others will accomplish the work which he failed to perform. Signor Crispi has received upwards of 18,000 telegrams congratulating him on his escape. St, Petersburg, June 17. The police raided a Nihilist printing office in Warsaw, and shot three of the workmen and arrested seven, Hong Kong, June 17. The death roll since the outbreak of the bubonic plague has reached 1900. The epidemic has created consternation in the town, and 80,000 of the population have fled to other districts. Ottawa, June 16. i All the members of the Senate and the House of Commons will attend the ceremony in connection with the opening of the Conference. In addition to the delegates already mentioned Mr Saudford Fleming, the well-known engineer, will represent the Dominion at the Conference. Washington, June 18, The stockyards in Jersey Cry have been destroyed by fire. Five thousand sheep, which were confined in the yards, were burnt to death. The damage is estimated at £40,000. Obituary. The Hon. William W, Phelps, L.L.D., who until last year was United States Ambassador in Germany, aged 55 years. Committees are being formed to send a general invitation to Mr Gladstone to visit the United States. The Atlantic liner Ethiopia collided with an iceberg on the voyage from England. She had her bows stove in by the force of the collision, and for some time was in imminent danger of foundering. Her safety was due to the artificial bulkheads. The new schedule of rates of duty on woollen goods comes into operation in January. Capetown, June 17. Another interesting discovery is reported from Dhlodhlo, in South-East Matabelelaud, where ruins similar to those found at Zimbabye have been unearthed, The discovery includes gold, silver, and copper utensils and ornaments and nuggets of solid gold. June 19. The Transvaal Courts have ruled that British subjects resident in the Republic are eligible for military service after two years’ residence. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, June 18. Sir Henry Parkes says that Sir G. R. Dibbs’ federation scheme is utterly ridiculous,'that he has not bestowed any attention upon it, and that he believes the other colonies will have nothing to do with it.

A tragic sequel to a love affair happened in one of the streets of the city yesterday, when a woman named Esther Levi drew a knife on a man named Curley, and inflated n deep gash on his throat. Curley had promised to marry the woman but afterwards discarded her. The wound is a severe one, and he is iu » precarious condition.

The barque Freetrader, bound from the Thames to Warrnambool, put iuto harbour last night short of provisions consequent on her protracted passage. The trial of Lees and f or the murder of Mr MoKav Hie b au k manager at Bamba, ha- Both men plead not o^[\ y Hong Kong newspapers to hand by the last mail give dplorable accounts of the ravages of the plague, and contain graphic descriptions of the terrible scenes which are witnessed. . The steamer Setthi foundered in a cyclone near Rongoon. The chief officer and 22 of the crew are missing.

Melbourne, June 19. The Cabinet have considered Sir J. R. Dibbs’ scheme. The general opinion was that a conference of three members from the New South Wales and Victorian Governments could arrive at an agreement which would form the basis of a definite federal proposal. The Ministry decided not to accept any scheme which will abolish the local Parliament. Adelaide, Juno 18

Obituary.—A tclegrom from Colombo announces the death at sea of Sir J. C. Bray, lato Agent-General for the colony in London, who was recently relieved from the duties of the oflico on account of ill-health. Ho was born iu East Adelaide iu 1812.

Owing to mutiny breaking out among the craw of the ship Chittagong, bound from Baukok to Callao, the master of the vessel was compelled to go off his course and put into Adelaide for police assistance. The crew is composed of British seamen. June 19. The mutineers on board the ship Chittagong seized firearms, deposed the captain, and compelled the chief officer to navigate the ship to Australia. The captain is awaiting instructions from the owners. Brisbane, June 18. The Hon. Horace Tozer, Colonial Secretary, in addressing his constituents, said that he was certain the public accounts for the year would almost balance. It was the intention of the Government to cut down the defence expenditure and appoint colonials to positions hitherto filled by Imperial officers. Government expected ultimately to abolish black labor by multiplying the small farms in the sugar industry. They intended to make loans from the savings banks to farmers at low rates of interest. He said that nothing had come of the laud grant for railways, and he believed nothing would come of it, as the terms offered were not good enough to attract capitalists. The Government had determined not to place any more loans on the market. Hobart, June 18. The Tasmanian exhibition opens on November 15th. The geologist who was sent to make a further examination of the field, telegraphs to the Government that the Mount Huxley tunnel is salted from end to end, and that he has proved beyond a doubt that there is very little gold in virgin country. The police have arrested a man named Isaac Barker on a charge of conspiring, with others, to defraud by “ salting ” the Mount Huxley mine. Other arrests on a similar charge are expected to follow.