TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2934, 18 February 1896, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Feb. 13. Venezuela is considering the propriety of despatching an Envoy to Loudon. American statesmen and the American press are decidedly more friendly in to >e. Dr Nansen’s agent in Siberia reports that the explorer succeeded in reaching the North Pole, and found land there. Mr Cowon succeeds Sir C. Hallo as directo7 of the Manchester Musical Institution. Feb. 14. The second deposit in the HardingStanbury match has been made. Nansen’s relatives and scientists doubt the accuracy of the report that the explorer has reached the North Pole. It is officially announced than Dr Nansen is returning from the North Pole. Marines from the British, American, and French warships have been lauded at Seoul, Ccrea, to protect their respective subjects. Paris, Feb. 13. A necklace worth £4OOO, given by the King of Italy to the Princess Letitia, has been stolen, and sold in France. Feb. 14. The Chamber of Deputes carried a vote of confidence in the Bourgeois Government, Madrid, Feb. 13. Meteoric fragments on Monday caused fires in Madrid, Burgos, and Valencia. Vienna, Feb. 14. The Austrian Diet has invited the Government to denounce the Customs

treaty with Hungary, but to renew it when certain abuses have been corrected. The Reform Bill creates seventy-two new seats and extends the franchise to males of the age of 24. Sofia, Feb. 14. Prince Boris has been baptised. The Sobranje has voted the infant a gift of 500,000 francs with interest until he attains his majority. The Ambassadors of Russia, Turkey, and France were entertained at a banquet after the ceremony. Austria did not send a representative. Constantinople, Feb. 13. The Armenians in revolt iu Zeitoun have submitted. Feb. 16. The Hova ex-Premier of Algeria, is to be interred iu Armenia. Rome, Feb. 16. The Italian authorities have rejected King Menelek’s condition for peace and the evacuation of Abyssinia. Shanghai, Feb. 13. A revolt has broken out in Seoul, the capital of Corea, aud the King and Crown Prince have sought refuge at .the Russian Legation. The Premier and several officials have been murdered. Three hundred men have landed from Russian warships to guard the Legation. Rio db Janeiro, Feb. 14. Brazil submits the Italian claims to American arbitration. Washington, Fob. 15. The House by a large majority rejected the proposal of the Senate regarding the free coinage of silver. The Committee of the Senate favour the granting of a subsidy of 160,000 dollars to the Hawaiian cable, aud that inquiries be made as to the resources aud claims of the competing American com-

panies. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, Feb. 14. The Premier, referring to water conservation, said that the matter was having careful consideration, but iu such au immense undertaking they could easily throw away large sums without practical result. It was, therefore, iutonded to take advantage of the best advice obtainable in the world, and he hoped before long to obtain the services of two exports from India and California, who would enable the Government to pursue a vigorous policy of conservation under reasonable aud safe conditions. Andrew Suttee, a commercial traveller from New Zealand, has been arrested here on a charge of having committed perjury in connection with the statutory declaration made by him in connection with certain informations for breaches of the Licensing Act at Carterton lately. Accused was remanded. Fob. 15. Railway traffic with Bourke and the western district is still almost wholly suspended owing to the flood aud washouts. Heavy rain continues. Two little girls named Diver fell into a creek at Granville and were drowned. A companion made a gallant attempt to save them, and was nearly drowned too. A conference of Premiers will be held in Sydney on March 3rd to discuss the Japanese treaty, federal defence, aud quarantine, and the question of undesirable immigration, Melbourne, Feb. 14. A verdict of manslaughter was returned against the three men, Shields, Howes, aud Kneole, in connection with the death of McKay. The evidence at the inquest showed that ho was stabbed in a drinking raoleo amongst a gang of larrikins of which the accused wore members. A plunge into the Yarra has been the moans adopted by five women during the past ten days to get rid of their earthly existence. Two failed but the others succeeded. In two cases the girls threw themselves from a height of 50ft or more from the bridges. Feb. 16. A terrible tragedy is reported from Windsor. A widower named Alfred Dales cut the throats of his son aged 5 and a daughter aged 3. Recently the elder daughter preferred a serious charge ng-iiust her fathsr, which, however, the evidence failed to establish. The girl then refused to go home, and went to live with her aunt. On Saturday night Dales proceeded to tho residence of the aunt and told his daughter that if she would not come homo ho would kill his children. On tho girl going towards her home later in the evening she met her father, who asked her whore she was going. She replied “ Home.” Her father said “ It is too late; I have already carried out my throat.” Subsequently lie surrendered himself to the police. Adelaide, Jan. 15, An officer of the Engineer-in Chief’s Department has patented a water motor for utilizing tho power developed by the natural rlso aud full of tho tide. A

special feature is that the motor is not exposed to the action of the sea, as it can be fixed a considerable distance in shore and at any height above tho water. Its chief use is to be generation for electric lightning and motive power purposes.