TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1692, 31 January 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Jan. 26

The Land Company of Australasia has been placed with a capital of upwards of £IBO,OOO. Lord Augustus Loftus has been examined before the Court of Bankruptcy. He stated that the immediate cause of his insolvency was bis being compelled to expend large sums of money outside of his salary as Governor in entertaining the Governors of the Australian Colonies and other notabilities during their visit in Sydney to the Ex- - a, - largo numbe’r*l)f distinguished gentlemen at the Sydney Conference, and in entertainingjhese gentlemen he had spent a large sum. He explained that his private expenditure was small.

1 Jan. 27. Lord Charles Beresford, speaking last night at Marylebone, said he resigned his position fs Junior Lord of the Admiralty bacause Lord George Hamilton, First Lord of the Admiralty, overruled the. advice and opinions of naval experts. He further declared that until the recent reforms were carried out there had been no real organisation in the Navy, in the event of war breaking out ; and even so important a matter as the establishment of coaling stations had been neglected.

The Hon. Cecil PostmasterGeneral, speaking at Wolverhampton last night, said he was hopeful that he would be able to devote a portion of flie sayings just effected in the recent postal negotiations to develop a cheap direct service with Australia. It is stated here that Portal’s mission as mediator between the Abyssinians and Italians failed through French intrigue.

A teredos, seventy feet wide, costing £35,000 has been unveiled at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

An important gold discovery is alleged to have been made near Barmouth, a seaport town of Merionethshire, North Wales.

It is rumored here that the inter-

national exhibition which was to have been held at Brussels this year will probably collapse

Jan, 28

The action between Messrs Shaw Savill and 00., and Messrs Bell and Coleman in connection with the steamer Florida, has been settled hy the latter paying the company ±.5000 in full of all claims.

Admiral Wolhand will succeed Lord Charles Berosford as Junior Lord of the Admiralty,

Major Atkinson, Premier of New Zealand, has been decorated with the honor of K.C.M.G.

Dublin 1 , Jan. 26.

There was a terrible explosion of gas in the city last night, by which the Bankruptcy buildings were completely wrecked and a boy killed.

Paris. Jan, 26.

Parleying between the delegates of Prance and Italy, in respect to the commercial treaty, has been broken off. Some unexplained and sudden disagreements arose, which resulted in the French delegates being recalled. The Prefect of Nancy, one of the frontier capitals, reports there was no violation of frontier regulations in the latest “ incident,” when the French gamekeeper had his gun seized by a German exciseman. The Prefect says the matter was only the result of a private quarrel between the two, and too trivial to call for any diplomatic interference.

Constantinople, Jan. 25, The Sultan has ordered the arrest of 200 Armenians for treason, St. Petersburg, Jan. 26,

A hundredweight of powder exploded in a shop in the town of Bratslay, Western Russia, wrecking the building instantly and killing eleven persons who were standing near. Others were injured. It is supposed that the accident was caused by someone carelessly throwing down a lighted match. San Francisco, Jan. 25.

By a colliery explosion at Wellington coal mines, Vancouver’s Island, twenty-six whites and a number of Chinese were killed. Many others of the workers received serious injuries. Jan. 26,

The “ blizzard ” which swept over the Western States s few days ago, completely isolated a number of small towns. Communication by rail and telegraph is still interrupted. It is staled that the inhabitants of these towns are becoming desperate owing- to the impossibility of obtaining supplies. The ship OUolind, bound to. Melbourne, has put into (his port leaking badly. Part of her deck load has been swept away. Rome, Jan. 27.

Dr Tobias Krhy, Bishop of Lita, presented the Pope with £3400 on behalf of the Church in Sydney, and vitli £2OOO from the Church in Melbourne. He also presented HiHo'iuess with an address from the clergy auJ laity of Sydney,