TELEGRAMS

Temuka Leader, Issue 1697, 11 February 1888, Page 1

TELEGRAMS

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Feb. 3,

Mr 11. F. Beaumont, M.P. for Coins Talley, Yorkshire South, bus declined to accede to the request of his constituents that he should resign his seat, owing to having ceased to support Mr Gladstone

The RighvHon. Anthony Mundella, President of thq New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, referred to the existing commercial depression, and said be tbongliV, as far as the colonies were concerned, they had touched the lowest point, of the depression, and were now beginning to rise again. New Zealand was already resuming her former activity and prosperity.

Peb. 4,

Lord George Hamilton has replied to the statements of Lord Chas. Beresford in reference to the conduct of affairs in the Admiralty, He denied that the Naval Lords were unanimous, and the Government finding that the opinions of the Junior Lords were divided they exercised their authority.' A Colonial Ammunition Company has been formed to take over and work the factory of Captain Wiutney, of Auckland.

Peh. 5.

Mr Gladstone is at present at Cannes, and bis health is greatly benefited by the trip, jfle will return hero ia time for the opening of Parliament on Thursday. Lord Randolph Churchill has returned from bis Continental tour.

Feb. 6. The December colonial mails, via San Francisco, were delivered to-day, A man named Taylor arrested at Birmingham charged with robbing the premises of Mr Gourlay, jeweller, at Melbourne, has been released on bail. The police have in their possession £2OO worth of the stolen jewellery. The Australasian Gas Company has been registered with a capital of £25,000. The first lot of shares was privately subscribed,

Feb. 7.

Sir Michael Hicks Beach, in the course of a speech yesterday, besought the Unionist party to reform the lands of the Church before the political pendulum swings to anarchy. Feb, 9,

It is officially stated that fcr private reasons Lord Dufferin, Viceroy of India, returns at the end of the year, and that he will be succeeded by the Marquis of Landsdowne, Governor-General of Canada. Lord Stanley, of Preston, G.C.8., President of the Board of Trade in the present Salisbury administration, succeeds the Marquis of Landsdowne as Governor-General of Canada, Duauir, Feb. 3.

A horrible accident occurred hero today. A female lion tamer, Senide, placed her head in the mouth of a lion, for the purpose or having a photograph taken in that position. The flash of the camera startled the animal and caused it to close its jaws and worry the woman like a* mouse. The unfortunate woman was dreadfully mangled and expired almost immediately, Rxo de Janeiro, Feb. 2,

The R.M,S, .Kaikoura left here (o-day for Plymouth. Her cargo of frozen meat is in splendid condition. The paslengers are all well, Capetown, Feb. 4, The R.M.S. Rimutaka sailed to-day for New Zealand, all well. Berlin, Feb, 5.

The Earl of Fife has arrived in this city, and has received a visit from Count Herbert Bismarck. It was believed that His Lordship,is on a mission to Germany, hut this is denied, St, Petersburg, Feb. 8.

The Moscow University, which was closed in the middle of December owing to the continuous rioting of the students, has been rempened.

Suakim, Feb, 5.

The rebels under Osman Digna have made a raid on this place and killed seven of the garrison. A force of cavalry pursued them and succeeded in dispersing them. Philadelphia, Feb. 6.

There is a growing anxiety over strikes which are occurring throughout the States, (Several fatal affrays have already taken place in Pennsylvanian mines," and at Pittsburg the members of the Knights of Labor Society made a violent attack on negro workmen. Honw-Kong, Feb, 7,

The amount of destitution caused by the recent disastrous floods on the Hoangho river, has now been estimated. Folly 2,000,000 people have been utterly deprived of their possessions. Calcutta, Feb. 3.

A force of Kutsis attacked a psrty in the Chittagong hills in the Bengal presidency. During the fight which ensued Lieutenant Stewart and two men were killed.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, Feb, 8. Sailed—Waihora, for the Bluff. The Government have decided to

withdraw the prohibition on the importation of stock.

Mr Baker has obtained £4OOO damages for injuries which he sustained in the Windsor railway accident. The amount claimed was £IO,OOO. Feb. 9. Arrived Barque Grassmero, from Kaipara,

Much dissatisfaction has arisen amongst (he Artilleryman owing to .their being kept on duty at Queenscliffe the visit of the Governor and Lord Carnarvon. The principal reason tor their grumbling on this occasion was that most of them wished to go to the races. Twelve men have been placed under arrest. There have beer, several desertions recently, v Sydney, Feb. 8.

Peter Kemp is slightly the favorite in the sculling match with Clifford for the championship of the world and £2OO a side, which is to be rowed over the championship course on the Parramatta on the 11th inst.

At meeting of the Seamen’s Union to day it was resolved to levy 5s per month from each member in support of the Jubilee Company of New Zealand,

Feb. 9. Judge Fawcett has resigned his position on the ground of ill-health.

In future Gorernment intend to construct light railways. A little girl, ten years of age, was run over and cut to pieces by a tram this morning. This is the second child killed within the past week or two. The right to charge for admission to the agricultural show grounds, which is one part of Moore Park, was tested in the court to-day, when a number of men who had forced an entrance to the Centennial Agricultural show were summoned for the charge of admission. After argument by counsel the court gave judgment against the Agricultural Society, This decision is regarded as disastrous to the society, who had just expended a large sum in the erection of new buildings. Sailed—Hauroto, for Auckland. .A delude, Feb. 8,

Mr Joseph Smith, of the Great Westen Railway Company, has been appointsd Chairman of the South Australian Railway Commission at a salary of £2500 per annum. Ibere were fifty applicants for the position. The result of the Mount Morgan appeal c»se has caused a rise in the shares of that Company, and shares in the Jumper’s Companies have fallen to nil,

Perth (W.A.), Feb. 7,

The Governor has received an additional despatch from Sir Henry Holland. in which he suggests that one Legislative Chamber is quite sufficient till tht population exceeds eighty thousasd. He also expresses a dislike to the proposed constitution, which is modelled on that of the United States and Canada. He holds that if an Upper House is created it should be nominated, Sir Henry recommends thrm to follow the precedent of the older colonies, and asserts that power must be reserved for the Queen to proclaim a division of the present colony into two or more colonies ; also that the Aboriginals must bo placed under the care of a body independent of Parliament, and that a pension must be provided for Civil Servants,

Feb. 9.

Particulars are to fund respecting the recent reported affray at Sharks Bay between the Malay pearlers and the whites. It is alleged (hat there was a conspiracy on the part of the Malays to murder all the whites, the discovery of which resulted in a melee, in which several Malays were killed as previously reported.