TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2753, 20 December 1894, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Dec. 16. In his speech at Stratford, Lord Rosebery said that the Liberal party would never be defeated except by itself. The only fear of weakness was from within. Mr Mundella told his constituents that he was certain every act of the old directorate of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile was prompted by a sole desire to benefit; the company. He and his old colleagues would be glad to see the new company prosper. Dec. 17. The death is announced of Sir Oswald Walter Brierly, marine painter to the Queen, wh j visited Now Zealand with the Duke of Edinburgh in the Galatea in 1867. There is a good demand for Australian paving wood; Buyers complain of the bareness of the market and the apathy of shippers. H.M.S. Latona has been suddenly i ordered to China. A circular has been issued by six persons who hold £300,000 worth of shares in the South Eastern Railway Company, strongly advocating Mr E. M. Eddy, at present Chief Commissioner of New South Wales railways, as chairman of the company. The circular eulogises his administration of the colonial railways, and declares that the directors would not welcome the appointment unless the shareholders insist on it. The Morning Post confirms the announcement of Lord Brassey’s appointment in succession to Lord HopotoUn as Governor of Victoria. Mr Gladstone in a letter to the AngloArmeniau Society says that if the outrages are proved the civilised world willask how long will they be endured. Sir William Lockbardt will command the punitive expedition against the Waziris. Paris, Dec. 17. It is reported that the Malagasys will accept the French conditions, being convinced of the futility of resistance. France has secured the country behind Dahomey by means of a treaty with King Boragon. It has been discovered that a number of French soldiers serving in African regiments are tainted with Anarchist principles and are corrupting newlyjoined conscripts. A number have undergone imprisonment, and the authorities are taking vigorous measures to maintain military discipline. Dec. 18. The Admiralty have resolved, with the view of attaining a high rate of speed by warships, that large coal bunkers are an essential feature, and in all new vessels this innovation will be adopted. Admiral Cuverville, the Prefect of Cherbourg, has urged that the French Navy and Army should be kept in continual readiness for war with England. Rome, Dec. 17. King Humbert, in the course of a conversation with M. Zola, the French author, declared that none of the Powers in Europe desired war, and Italy least of all. Replying to the charges of complicity in the Banca Romana scandal, Signor Crispi declares that Gioletti forged the documents which were under consideration by a Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. Gioletti has suddenly left Italy, but is shadowed by detectives. Parliament was prorogued in order to check the Premier’s tactics and the endeavour of the Committees to involve Signor Crispi in the Banca Romana scandals. It is expected that the dissolution will take place in the spring. Sofia, Dec. 18. Stoiloff has resigned the Presidency of Bulgaria, being unable to satisfy the Russophile party. Berlin, Dec. 16. Prince Hohenlohe, German Chancellor, is ill through worry and harassment. During the discussion in the Reichstag on the motion to prosecute the Socialists he remained seated in his chair with his head bowed down, and sometimes fell asleep. Constantinople, Dec. 16. It is believed that the decision of the Porte in regard to the Armenian enquiry indicates that the European entente cordiale will end in a regrouping of the Powers on the Eastern question. Calcutta, Dec 16. The Waziris having declined to accept the terms offered for peace the Indian Government is sending a military expedition to their country immediately. Washington, Dec. 17. The Banking Committee of the House of Representatives approve of the Currency Bill introduced by Mr J. C. Carlisle, the treasurer. St. John’s, Dec. 15. The Imperial Government have offered to assist the Newfoundland Government if they are invited to send a commission to enquire into the cause of the crisis. The panic is now subsiding. Capetown, Dec. 16. President Kruger, of the Transvaal, states that the new Swaziland convention which he has signed assures the Transvaal of a suzerainty over Swaziland and wants Great Britain to have the power to appoint a consul. Germany and France will not permit Great Britain to annex Delagoa Bay.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Sydney, Dec. 17, Mr Justice Foster has resigned. He will be succeeded by Mr Simpaui, Attorney-General, Mr Want taking the latter’s position. The captain of the Gwydir which recently became a total wreck, has had hie certificate suspended for six months. The Government aio considering whether they will follow Victori.-.’i“ example and give notice connection with the c-ble guarantee. the latter colony is determined tu back out, New South Wales will probably do so too. Dec. 18. A serious collision took place in the harbour this evening. The tug- boat Awahina ran into the guard boat Princess between Middle Hoad and Watson’s Bay. The latter was making her usual round of the forts, and had about fifty persons on board, including officers with their wives and children. The Awahina struck her almost amidships, and she canted over ao suddenly that twenty persona

including the captain, were thrown into the water. The captain succeeded in clambering on board again, and although the fires were extinguished by the inrush of water, he managed with the steam already np, to beach the vessel in Chowder Bay. Boats promptly reached the scene of the disaster and picked up many, bat owing to the distance from town authentic details have not yet been received. It is believed that a daughter of Major Bridges, and a daughter of Mr Bond, bank manager, are missing. Two other of Major Bridges children and a number of ladies were rescued in a very exhausted condition. Melbourne, Dec. 17. There is a split in the Cabinet over the taxation proposals, as a result of which Sir F. Sargood, Minister of Defence, has resigned from the Ministry. He opposed the increase in the exemption, and also disagreed with the methods adopted by the Government in presenting the taxation in the bill. These methods be considered were an infringement of rights of the Legislative Council. The Premier in accepting Sir T. Sargood’s resignation wrote to him stating that he was surprised that so old a parliamentarian as Sir T. Sargood should have sent a copy of the letter containing his resignation to the Press for publication. Knowing the taxation intentions of the Ministry he should have declined to join the Government in the first instance. Dec. 18. Mr J. M. Pratt, an honorary member of the Cabinet, has resigned out of sympathy with Sir F. T. Sargood. The Hon. H. Cuthbert, Solicitor-General, succeeds Sir F. T. Sargood as leader of the Legislative Council. In committee upon the military estimates, Sir G. R. Dibbs said that MajorGeneral Hutton,.the Commandant, came to the colony ,with strong ideas about imperialism and militarism, and under the impression that he was next to the Governor. He came with the expressed determination of wiping out the old officers and getting Imperial officers instead. The Government should prevent him flooding the colony with such officers. The Premier in reply said that the trouble with Major-Gem ral Hutton arose between the highly irascible gentleman in the person of the ex-Premier, and the highly independent gentleman at the head of the forces. It was impossible for a civilian to dominate a department about which he knew nothing. The Government were willing to make reductions. Perth, Dec. 17. A typhoid epidemic at Coolgardie carries off on an average a victim daily. The bodies are put into old boxes and buried without record. The stench coming from tho cemetery is dreadful, owing to the fact that the bodies are only buried about two feet under the sand. Beneficial rains have fallen in Cojlgardie district and the dams have been filled. One inch fell in twenty-four hours.