TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2054, 3 June 1890, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, May 29. Tenders amounting to £82,000 were received for the City of Sydney loan of £25,000, The average price was about> £104103. i Mr G. Buckley, in a letter to Fairplay, makes many damaging statements against the Bank of New Zealand. ! The Agente-General hope that the reduction in the cable tariff will be* brought into operation before January, if the Colonial Parliaments approve of them without any delay. It is unlikely that England will be a party to any guarantee. An interview has been arranged to take place shortly between the Agents-General and Mr Goeohen. May 30. Speaking at the banquet in Dublin, Mr Dillon stated that in Australia there were 23,000 subscribers to the League, and tbey virtually represented the income. The colonists, he declared, were prepared to supply funds while Ireland was loyal in the Home Hole interests. May 31. Mr James D»lton, of Sydney, has been returned unopposed for West Donegal, Withdrawals from Ibe Bank of New Zealand have been less than anticipated, but the directors were fully prepared in case of emergency. Letters from Mr D, Hean, who has been enquiring into the bank's position, are more favorable than the brief cable message sent home by him. June 1. Bank «f New Zealand shores are quoted as follows :—Old issue, £4 10s ; new issue, £7. An uncle of Searle, the late champion sculler, writes to the Sportsman, attacking the Postmaster-General of New South Wales for alleged tampering with Searle's memorial, forwarded to the colony by the English admirers of Sbarie. The Wolseley shearing machine has been successfully tried throughout England. The Australians won the match against Lancashire by one innings and 155 runs. Paris, May 29. Fifteen Nihilists, including four young women, have been arrested here, and a quantity of bombs were found in their possession. They had organised a complete pyrotechnic school, and it is believed were preparing an attempt on the life of the Czar, Meissionier's picture o£ " Napoleon end bis Staff, 1814," has been sold for £34,000, Constantinople, May 29.

Turkey has declined to accede to Russia's demands to pay the indemnity out of the recent Conversion Loan, giving as excuse that the iodemnity cannot be charged to funds otherwise than those stipulated in the treaty. Sofia, May 30. The Court found (he conspirators guilty and sentenced Major Panitza to be shot. Kalopkoff, a Russian merchant implicated in the plot, was sentenced to nine years ; Rizoff and Arnandoff to six and three years, others to three years. May 31, It is probable that the suggestion of the Court that the sentence passed on ft'»jor Panitza be commuted to 15 years' imprisonment will be adopted. It is expected that the demand that Kalopoff, the Russian merchant who was 'sentenced to nine years' imprisonment, be handed over to Russia, will be complied with, June 1. Major Panitza will appeal against the decision of the Court, Montreal, May 30. At the inquest on the fire at the Lonque Pointe Asylum, a verdict w»b returned that nobody was to blame. There were 91 deaths in all, San Feasoisco, May 31. An excursion train dashed through a raised drawbridge at Oakland, ' and thirteen persons were drowned, and a numbor ot others seriously injured,

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Sydnhy, May 30. Dr McLeod has been found guity of a charge of bigamy. Sentence vras reserved, pending arguments on certain points. H.M.S. Royalist has arrived at Noumea, with several traders who were concerned in kidnapping in the New Hebrides, on board. While negotiating the Msllieolo passage the Royalist ran on a reef, where ehe remained for about four hours. The Daily Telegraph in an article on the Swiss referendum, suggests that the system should be tried as a means of ascertaining the views of people on the federation question, Sailed Manapouri for Auckland ; Star of England tor the Bluff; Wakatipu for Wellington, May 31, S»iled—Broomhall for Lyttelton, Dr McLeod's first wife has obtained a divorce,

In the football matches the first senior badge was won by the Zealandia Football Club who defeated the University team by 32 points to ni'. June 1. Arrived Kototnahana from Auckland. I Mr Henry George leaves for England on luesday, and has been accorded an enthusiastic farewell, lie addressed a large audience last night on the fallacy of protection. The barque A'dergrove, which was reported to be disabled by the steamer Tekapo, has arrived here. She had an adventurous tims of it. When she arrived at Noum-a she collided with another vessel, and shortly after that the captain aud three of the crew were drowned by the capsizing of one of the boats. Later on two men died from fever, when leaving Tehio, and proceeding on her voyage to Clyde. They encountered fearful weather between Sydney a'rjd New Zealand, and becoming disabled made for Sydney. Melbourne, May 30. Arrived —Te Anau from the Bluff, May 31. It is understood that the AttorneyGeneral proceeds to England to conduct the appeal in the Ah Foy ca~e. Some remarkable disclosures have been made with regard to sweating in Melbourne. Women and men in coneiderable numbers are huddled together in fi'thy temements, earning from 2s 6d to 15j a week, Adelaide, May 31. S.iiled—Duke of Argyle, for Timaru. June 1. A new go'dfield has been discovered at Wadnaking, 250 miles from here, and it is stated that if properly worked it will afford employment for five thousand men. Hob art, May 31. Arrived—R.M.S. Coptic, from Plymouth, »t 11 p.m. yesterday. She brings 37 passengers for Australian ports, and 55 for New Zealand. The Coptic resumed her voyage to New Zealand at noon to-day.