TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2166, 21 February 1891, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London,' February 17. Piineess Lydia Karaakeha Lilinoka-; laui, eldesl sister of the deceased, and who is married 1 to his Excellency John 0. Domonife, of Ohau, has bean proclaimed Qtieea of Hawaii, It is reported thather sympathies are entirely English, Information received from Honolulu states that the body of King; Kalakaua, which was snnt from Frisco in a United States cruiser arrived safe'y. The Queen pays a visit to Grasse, in the Sooth of France, sixteen miles north of Ciinnes, at the end of March, and will make a short stay there. \ The World^a!leges that the Emperor William of Germany, is suffering from caneor in the ear and throat, which accounts for the irritableness displayed by him of late. The conversion of the remaining New Zealand stocks is expected to be a success. The Ocean» has arrived at Brindisi thirty-six hoars late, The vessel encountered terrific weather,which caused the delay. The debate on the amendment moved by Mr Russell to Mr Morley'e motion to the effect that the law must be vindicated was adjourned. Ibe contending Irish parties have agreed that the Parliamentary fund of £37,000 shall bo devoted towards the relief of tenants. February 19. Members of the Liberal party have made a donation 0f£50,000 to help.the •nti-Parnellities, and promise to assist in paying their election expenses. Mr Parnell will preside at a banquet of Irishmen in London on St. Patrick's Day. Siir Michael Hicks Beach, President of tho Board of Tiade, has commuoicatpd with the London Chamber of Commerce, urging it to enquir« into fcba best m'anai of promoting an Imperial Zollverein. H.M.S. Rapid has been re-commis-! sioned for service on the Australian station. Mr Reynolds, the dairy expert from New Zealand, has opened a deposit in London for the sale of produce from that colony. The postal authorities have received, intelligence that the R.M.S. Monoffai,; which had returned to San Francisco owing to an accident to her machinery,! will resume ber voyage to Auokland on the 23rd instant, and will leave Sydney; on Ihe return journey on timetab •: date. Berlin, February 18. Prince Bicmarck is suspected of organising Parliamentary opposition towards the Go?emm»nt. The Federal Council has decided not to prosecute him for his recent utterances, and will only refute the attacks made by Prince Bismirck in the Gerram proas. Dr Liebrich claims to have discovered a cure for tuberculosis superior to Dr Koch's. It can be injected under the skin, does not induce fevpr, and its effc'S; are barm'ess, Cairo, F-b. JB. The Egyp'ian troops hayj occupied El Teb. They did not meet with any opposition. The Egyptian finances show a surplus of half a mil ion tor the year. Valparaiso, Feb. 17. The Ohil'aa rebils have captured Chanayal anl Talta. Washington, Feb. 18. The Senate has voted the sum of three millions towards the proposed cable to Hawaii. Intelligence has received that the rebels are m*rchir,g on Santiago, the capital of Cbii. It is said that only a few towns remain faithful to President Balmaceda. Mr Chaunoey Depew is being nominated as Governor of New York. Ottawa, Feb. 18. A fire at Westminster, in British Colombia, caused damage to the ex'en' of £IOO,OOO. In the course of an address to the electors at. Toronto, Sir John McDonald the Premier, charged Sir 'Richard Cartwright, K.C.M.G., and formerly Minister of Financa in the Mackenzie Cabinet, j with deliberately conspiring with a view ! to annexing Canada to the United States I and he also accused the editor of the Toronto Globe with secretly submitting to American Senators measures calcu'ated to weaken Canadian allegiance to Great Britain and secure annexation to America. Thesecharges created great sen--BBtion,andihe audience loudly proclaimed their loyaby f o the Qnaen. Tne Quebec Courier, a Conservative organ, declares that Sir Lyon Playfair, member for Leeds, and Mr J. Chamberlain apprcve. of Canadian freetrade with America.

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Melbourne, February 18. Thirty-six thousand sheep perished in a bush fire at Lisnaore, about 100 mile 9 inland. The damaga by a bush fire in the SUwell district is estimated at £BO,OOO. Many of the settlers are completely mined. , Sailed, yesterday—Tekano, for Bluff,

Feb. 19. The Medical Board have decided to bring Dr Koch's consumptive lymph under the Poisons Act in order to prevent urjqualifbd persons using it. Sydney, Feb. 18. At a representative meeting of New Z-alanders, presided over by Mr Chas. O'Neill, form°rly of Wellington, it was decided to give Sir Gao. Grey a suitable recaption on his arrival here as one of the New Z'aland delegites to the Federal Convention. February 19. Sailed—Manapouri, for Auckland. «——■■—^>y———■