TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1574, 28 April 1887, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENG LI 8 B AND FOREIGN. London, April 23. Arrived;—Ship Margaret Galbraith, from Port Chalmers (January I2th) ; Nelson, front Camara (January Slit) ; Himalaya, from Wellington (January 7ili) ; Alston, from Auckland (December 15th) j Marmion, from Napier (December 14lb), Opawa, from Timarn (January 80th); Marlborough, from Oamarn (January 28rd) ; Wairot, from Oatnaro (December 22nd) ; Loobnagar, from Gisborne (December 17tb). April 29, ; On* hundred and forty membtrs of the Order of St. Michael and St. George were preaentat tbs banquet in St, James* Palace yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge presided, and the Prince of Walea nrs present, A mala lion and two cubs hats been pnrehased for Adelaide. Sir F. Abet delivered a lecture yesterday on the “ Imperial Institute,*’ the Prince of Wales in the chair. The lecturer gars full details and explanations of (be objects of the scheme. Neither King George** Sound nor Thursday Island is-included ini the list of coating stations, The delegatee consider the proposals of' ment Illiberal, i'he colonies are expected to bear an’altogether -disproportionate abare of the /costi

Mr Bailees annonnees that England will credit the colonies with >£50,000 .on .account of poslsg*' receipt for 1886 from the revenue accruing to Great Britain from the Indian and Austra* lian mails. France is credited iwith. £51,000 as her proportionate' share from> the same source, and Italy ’with £41,000. South Australian, stocks bar* fallen 1 per cent. President Cleveland refuses to allow himself to be renominated. Nova. Scotia is discussing j the question of seceding J fiom the Dominion, April 25. Advices to band from' the WostCoait of Africa state that StanleyVexpediiion had ascended:: the Congo and paaaed Boma on March 28th, and waa expected to land and encamp at Matabetwo days later. The expedition would start from that place to Wadelai, where Emir Pasha is beleagared. The Univereity of Glasgow has conferred the Doctorsbip of Divinity on tha Ker. Charles Strong. April 26.

An attempt has been made to v dynamite M. Popoff, Commandant at Sofia* but it resulted in a failnre. Massra 'Howard Vincent and G. S. Baden Powell bare asked the AgentsGeneral their opinion on, a proposal to include tbe coloniea in the Queen’s title. In the House of Commons, Sir J. E. Gorst, Under-Secretary for India, announced that the Ghilxai rebellion i was not spreading, and that the Ameer’s troope had proved victorious over the rebels, AUSTRALIAN CABLE.

Mwjbodrhb, April 25. Lady Loch has written a letter to the Mayor of Melbourne suggesting that a jubilee fuod.be formed to relieve women in distress in this colony., The Mayor, in reply, promised his hearty co-operation with the suggrelion. Lady Loch: baa also written to the Governors of (New South Walea and other colonies suggesting that funds for a similar purpose be raised in each:colony. April 26. ! Lady Loch's proposal that a jubilee fund be formed for the relief of women in distress in the colonies is generally approved of. Sir Wat, Robinson, Governor of Sooth Australia, baa formed * fund for that purpose. Sir Anthony Moegrave, Governor of, Queensland, baa promised his cooperation. Svohbit. April 25, Arrived, this afternoon—from Auckland, ilnßitAiPK, April 26. The Parliamentary elections are now completed. Government intimated that they have abandoned their intention of introducing a property tax on the basis of the New Zealand Act, It ii ax-

pected that Parliament, with a view to adjusting (be reyenue, will ‘ immediately deal frith the* following subjectsA thorough reorganisation of the system of leasing Crown ■ lands' and of pastoral runs on the expiration of the present leases, and appointment of Boards controlling the Civil Service and railways. It is expected that the revenue from the present land and income taxes will be increased by abolishing exemptions.