TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1915, 11 July 1889, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. <

London, July 7.

The Bill giving reaponsiblo, government to Western Australia excludes the Area northward from the 26th parallel of latitude from its operation. The proceeds of land sales are to go towards encouraging emigration, and the limitation of emigrants is forbidden unless first assented to by the Imperial Government.

The Behrjng Sea fishery difficulty has been amicably arranged.

The Government has consented to appoint a committee to enquire into the depression in the hop industry, and to ascertain if a remedy is possible, 1

Sir Hercules Robinson has declined to contest the Dover constituency.

Ihe R.M.S. Ruapehu arrived all well cargo of frozen meat is iu good condition, . Id (he annual cricket match between the Players and Gentlemen, the latter were beaten by nine wickets.

July 8. The race for Ihe sculling champion, ship of the world, between Searle and O’Connor, will be rowed on September 9tb.

Mr T. P, Gill, member for Louth South, and Mr J. R. Cox, member for Clare East, have been arrested. The action brought by Mr James Greenwood, late editor of St. James’ Gazette, against Mr Hicks Gibbs as its proprietor, for wrongful dismissal from the editorship, which action commenced in the Queen’s Bench Division on May 21st, has been settled by the payment of plaintiff’s claim and costs. The amount ot the claim and costs was £975.

Paris, July 7. The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies recommends that the whole of of the charges preferred against General Boulanger, Count Dillon, and M. Rochefort should be tried in the High Court of Justice.

It has been ascertained that 213 miners were entombed in the colliery at St. Etienne by the explosion of fire damp last week,

July 9. The Chamber of Deputies has accepted the amendment made by the Senate in the Army Bill. The amendment provides that seminarists or students for the priesthood shall in the event of war be liable to one year’s infirmary service. In the coarse of the debate on the Bill, M. De Freycinet asserted that it would add 1,000,000 to the strength of the French army, Rome, July 8. It is reported that His Holiness the Pope has recommended that eventually his successor should be Cardinal Lavigerie. [Cardinal Lavigerie is Archbishop of Algiers and Tunis, He was born at Esprit on the Ist October, 1825, and was crested Cardinal on the 28th March, 1883].

Cairo, July 7.

Five hundred of the Irish Rifles have been sent to Assouan in order to strengthen the garrison there. The Dervishes, who are threatening (be position, bare been largely reinforced. ! July 8.

Information has reached here that 6000 Dervishes are marching in a northerly direction, Colonel Wodehouse is in pursuit of them, i San Francisco, July 7.

The Irish residents here are agitating for the establishment of an Irish Republic in California. 1 New York, July 7.

' A cyclone has ravaged a portion of Texas, doing damage to the extent of two million dollars.

July 8.

The fight for the championship of the world, between J, L. Sullivan and Jake took place to-day jat Richburn, m the presence of 2000 spectators, and resulted in a win for Sullivan after 72 founds, being fought. It lasted two hours and a quarter, during which time Kilrain fell constantly to avoid punishment.

i It is stated that the Olan-na-Gael decreed the “ removal ” of Dr Cronin, because he refused to assent to'the' murder of LeOnron. Dr Cronin’s partner has, it is asserted, handed the books of the Olan-na-Gael, which were in the murdered man’s possession, to the London police. ' A man has committed suicide at Niagara, leaving behind him a confession to the effect that he had intended to throw the trunk, containing Dr Cronin’s body, over Niagara Falls, The owners of the dam, which by bursting caused the fearful catastrophe in Connemaugh Valley, have been found culpable by a jury. It has been discovered that thirty of the Chicago police are members of Camp No. 20. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Melbourne, July 8. The ship Wray Castle, from Liverpool, arrived yesterday, leaking, The pumps had been at work continuously for the last forty-five days. The defect is due to faulty construction, many of

he rivets in her bottom having worked 0089.

Julv 9.

John Anglin, who was sentenced to death on a charge of murdering his wife, Of whom ho was jealous, has had his sentence commuted to imprisonment for life. .

Sailed—Janet Nicoll, s.s., for Lyttel tan,

Sydney, July 8. Arrived—S.s. Centennial, from Weilington.

July 9.

A sensation has been caused by the production of Parliamentary papers which disclose the fact that the guns at Steel Point battery have not been fired since 1876. The result is that they are now choked with rust. The battery in question is not an important one, but apprehension is felt that oilier batteries may have been similarly neglected, It has been decided to hold an inquiry into the matter.

Sailed—H.M.B, Calliope, for Noumea and the New Hebrides, to Inquire into the reported action of the French residents at Noumea respecting the estabAshmen t of French laws at Fila, and into the recent outrages.

Mr Fehey, a protectionist, ha# been returned for Redfern.

Brisbane, July 8 .

The steamer Port Victor, of 3000 tons, bound from Newcastle to Batavia with a cargo of ccal, ran ashore at Restoration Island.

The barque W’averley, bound from Brisbane to Bankok, Siam, has been totally wrecked at Percy Island. The crew were rescued.

Major-General Edwards, wbo'has'been, authorised to report on the colonial de : fences and forces) has arrived here. , Albany, July 8F ,

Arrived—The P. and 0, Company’s 1 Valetta. Passenger for New Zealand —Mr McMillan.

Hobart, July 9.

Parliament was opened by His Excellency the Governor to-day, The Speech from the Throne declared that the revenue for 1889 would cover the expenditure and leave a surplus. , The R.M.S. from Plymouth vid the Cape, arrived here at 4 o’clock this afternoon, and will resume her voyage to Wellington ‘at 2 o’clock to-morrow morning, She brings 28 passengers Australia and 82 for New Zealand ports.