TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1534, 20 July 1886, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN

London, July 15

A movement is on foot to establish an Indian and Colonial Museum. The Commissioners of the Jubilee Exhibition have offered to co-operate in the matter, and Her Majesty the Queen has expressed u hope that the Empire would subscribe half a million for its maintenance, etc,, and that the initial contributions to it might be obtained firm the present Exhibition. An outrage by moonlighters has been perpetrated in Cardigan. July 16.

By their icore in the first stage, Lieut. Golding (Tasmania) and Sergf. Grimes (Queensland) are eligible for entry for the second stage of the Queen’s prize.

For the three ranges of the Queen’s prize the following are the averages:— Canada, 76; India, 69 ; Australia, nearly 73.

Negotiations are proceeding between the English and United States Govern meuts for a conclusion of the extradition treaty applicable to dynamiters. An old Australian colonists’ banquet was given last night, at which Mr Childers, Home Secretary, presided. Maxwell, who is under sentence of death for the Preller murder at St, Louis, has been respited until October, Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Beatrice visited the Exhibition yestorday. Pirates are besieging Pharmos, lituated in Chinese waters.

Canada and England are fortifying Eiquimault. The British and Colonial Temperance Congress have elected Mr Ganning President. Messrs Collins, Vale, Jago, Maclean, and Winwood read papers ad vocating a direct popular temperance veto.

Latest information regarding the Now Hebrides indicates that the question is in abeyance. Fresh proposals from Prance are being looked for shortly.

The divorce case Crawford r. Crawford and Dilke is now being reheard by the Court. Sir Charles Dilke gave evidence to-day, a*d positively denied the alleged adultery. About 1500 tenders were received for the New South Wales loan, covering £17,060,000. One syndicate tendered for £5,370,000 »t £95 7 s 6d. Tenderers at the latter price will receive 38 per cent. The average was £95 12s 6d.

Ihe statement previously telegraphed that Sergeant Grimes (Queensland) Was eligible to compete in the second stage of the Queen’s prize is incorrect.

At Wimbledon to-day, in the firing for St. George’s Challenge Vase and Dragoon Cup (seven shots at 500 yard*), the highest English maximum score was 35, The highest Australian score was (Pann) 81. V July 17.

In the firing for the second stage of the Queen’s prize to-day, the higheit English score was 194. Lieutenant Golding (Tasmania) was ths only Australian competitor, who scored 164, hut ii ineligible to compete iu the final stage. The following prizes were won by the Australians Sergeant Grimes, £2 in the first stage of the Queen’s prize; Penn, £2 in St. George’s Vase match; Color-Sergeant Barrow, third prize in the Prince of Walesi match; and Color-Sergeant Gee, £8 in the same match. Lieutenant Golding (of Tas mania) and Sergeant Grimes (of Queensland) have both won small prizes at Ihe Tyro series at the Wimbledon i meeting, A shipment of frozen mutton from the Falkland Islands is realising 5d per lb. Great excitement was created in Paris over the duel between General Boulanger and M. Larienty. The latter fired first, and missed* bis (opponent, who fired his pistol io tha air. The quarrel arose through the scenes in the French Senate over General Bbulanger’a motion for the removal of .the Due d’Aumale’s name from the French army lift.

The treaty for the extradition of dynamiters is causing much excitement among the Americans and Irish. A manifesto issued by Fold advises Parnell to make the House of Commons the laughing slock of ; lbe world.

Mr John Ruskin, the art critic, is iP. ’ July 18. Sir Charles Dilke has admittted that there were indiscretions in his conduct some eleven years ago, but ho denied every accusation of familiarity with Mrs Crawford. His mother and servants gave detailed accounts of his everyday movements. The woman Fanny, whose namt was brought up at the trial in thr Divorce Court, is still absent from London. Paris, July 15. During the debate in the Senate today regarding the removal of the Due d’Aumale from the army Hat, an alter cation took place between General Boulanger, Minister for War, and M. Larienty, which resulted in the former challenging the latter to a. duel. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, July 16. The final ties for the Victorian Waterloo Cup were run off to day, Last Request securing the stakes, with Monarquo as runner up. Sydney, July 16. The harbor steamer Prince of Wales sank to-day, and two persons who were on board were drownad.