TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2480, 23 March 1893, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN,

London, March 21

At the trial in connection with the Liberator Building Society frauds, Kentish, who was in Hobbs’ employ as clerk, admitted charges of theft and forgery, and confessed that while concealing the frauds he lectured in aid of religious missions.

Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety of the White Star Line new cargo steamer Narotic, which is several weeks overdue on a passage from Liverpool to New York. She had a crew of 70 on board. Two of her life boats have been found in raid-Atlantic.

The Queen has left for Florence, Haris, March 21. The French Government have published a note, in which it is admitted that Germans supplied the Dahomeyans with Gatling guns during the late war. Berlin, March 20.

The Esichstag is discussing a Bill to prohibit the immigration of Jews to Germany. The .National Zeitung points out that these protests are likely to result in reprisals

Rome, March 20

The Pope spoke a message into a phonograph giving his blessing and counsel to American Catholics. The agent of the machine will reproduce the speech at the opening of the Chicago Exhibition.

A lighted fuse was found in the residence of the American Minister, but was destroyed before the explosion took place. The attempted outrage is attributed to Anarchists.

March 21

His Holiness the Pope declines an audience to the German Emperor, unless the ceremony is similar to that of 1888. Vienna, March 21.

The Austrian War Office claims to have secured the secret of the manufacture of bullet-proof cloth, which will resist bullets at short range. St. Petersburg, March, 21.

The Russian Government will demand a limit of thirty miles of coast in the Behring Sea Islands, and ten miles in Kamsckatka, for sealing purposes. The Kedomosti publishes a statement that a gang of exiles, chained together, were enveloped by snowstorms on the march near Tomski, in Siberia. 280, of whom 02 were political prisoners, perished, and only 91 escaped. Christiana, March 20.

The Premier of Norway sajs that unless separate consuls are appointed for Sweden and Norway the Swedish Union must be dissolved.

Cairo, March 20,

At the request of Lord Comer, Riaz Pasha, the Premier, has admonished the native press for attempting to stir up fresh trouble.

Calcutta. March 19,

The British have ejected the Kohistan hilhnen from the vicinity of Fort Charles, which was the subject of an unsuccessful attack by the rebels last week. Washington, March 20.

Two quarrymen in Illinois while fighting fell, causing some dynamite which one of the men carried in his coat-pucket to explode. Both men were blown to atoms. The Platte River overflowed its banks laying waste upwards of one hundred farms in Nebraska.

San Francisco, March 21,

It has been arranged that Gaudaur will row Stanbury for the championship of the world in the autumn.

New York, March 21

Explosives wore found in the holds of three vessels which have arrived in the harbour during the last few days, and their presence has been traced to u conspiracy among the seamen. It is now suggested that the missing steamer Narotic was blown up at sea. Hong Kong, March 21. China has admitted Great Britain to freetrade with Turkest .n.

AUSTRALIAN CABLE

Melbourne, March 20

The revenue for the first two weeks of the month shows a decided improvement. This is the first occasion such has beep the case during the present financial year. The colonies recently requested the War Officio to allow two out of the ten gommissious in the army apportioned to the colonies to be for the Engineers and Artillery, but the Imperial authorities have declined to do so.

§\-u:vEv, March 21

The Coat Regulation BiU has passed the Legislative Council. It provides that a day’s work fer coal-miners shall be eight hours, with the exception of Saturday, when it shall be sitf hdVirii, m StiAWE, March 20.

|t has been decided to send £IOOO of the flood fund to Maitland for the relief of the sufferers there.

Adelaide, Mapuh 21

Parliament has dissolved. The writs are maefe returnable on or before April Iftth. Iti the cricket match between South Australia and Victoria, the flr§t WUUlgs of the hoipe eleven Qlqsgd ftp Mtg The sqcoud iunfnp closed for 303. Victoria put together 403 in their first innings. In their second innings they made the required number of runs, 20G, with the loss of 6 wickets, thus winning the by 5 wickets. T"w-ivsv-iLLE, March 21. The three-masted schooner Ellerton has been wri cked. The crew were saved. The vessel was insured for £/ 00 in tips South British.