TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 3469, 22 July 1899, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 18. The Duke of Westminster presented the .£IO,OOO won by his colt in the Eclipse Stakes to the Rhyl Hospital, Wales. The British Methodist Centenary fund has reached £700,000. In connection with the Ritualistic movement the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, in the Consiatorial Court, are hearing the arguments of counsel as to the legality of the practice of reserving the sacraments. J. H. Derbyshire, the English swimmer, defeated Lane, of Sydney, by a touch in a 78yds match at Manchester. At the Bisley meeting, Mr E. W. Williams, a New Zealander, won the Armourers prize. Ho was also placed seventh in the Alexandra Match. A great flight of English and Belgian pigeon was made from Thurse last Tuesday, including birds belonging to the Prince of Wales and Duke of York. None of the Din-eons, however, reached their destination. ° London, July 20. The Hon. John McKenzie, Minister of Lands for New Zealand, has undergone a serious operation successfully, and is progressing favourably. Mrs Gladstone was thrown from her carriage into a ditch at Hawarden, and is suffering from severe nervous shook. Sir H. Kitchener announces that the Soudan is already paying taxes five times in excess of expectations. Great heat is being experienced in England, and several deaths from heat apoplexy are reported. Many Grenadiers, who have just returned from service in the Soudan, were overcome by the heat while marching to the Aldershot manoeuvres. The Rev. E. W. Macdonald was elected president of the Wesleyan Conference, now sitting in London, for the ensuing year. The Queen’s Bench has ordered the Leicester Board of Guardians to appoint a public vaccinator. The decision involved the interpretation of the Act. Deane, the cashier of the Bank of Australasia, has been committed for trial. Lady Salisbury is slowly improving. She has received great sympathy. The Woolwich committee of experts after an enquiry into the defects of mark -I ammunition recommend the War Office to add an antimony composition to the lead core, thus hardening the bullet and lessening expansion. Berlin, July 20 The Empress of Germany slipped on a wet plank and badly sprained her ankle. Rome, July 20. A sharp shock of earthquake lasting Ssecs occurred hero, and created a panic. The chief damage occurred in the suburbs, but there were no fatalities. Tokio, July 18. The Consular Courts have been abolished in Japan. The first trial before a Native Court was that of an American charged with murder. Washington, July 19. The war correspondents’ exposures of General Otis’ tactics occasioned a violent patriotic outburst in America, which is affecting President McKinley’s popularity. Washington, July 20. The serious agitation at, last induced Mr Alger to resign the Secretaryship of War. "President McKinley accepts the resignation shortly. New York, July 20. The bicycle makers in New York have combined with a capital of 40,000,000 dollars. AUSTRALIAN CABLE. Sydney, July 20. Mrs Yawser, wife of a Broken Hill miner, drowned herself and a child in a well. Illhealth was the cause. Melbouunf. July 19. Medor, charged with the Eastern Markets murder, was acquitted on the ground of insanity. A man has been arrested and identified ns the perpetrator of the recent jewel robberies. July 20. The manager of the Eastern Extension Company has received a cable stating that the first section of the Land’s End to t apetown cable will bo proceeded with at once if the necessary consent is given by the Australian Governments, and that within two years these colonies will be connected with England via the Capo. Perth, July 19. The body of Conway, a seaman on the City of York, has been recovered. Two others have been seen entangled in the wreckage. It is intended to sell the ves <el by auction. July 20. The bodies of Baxter, second mate, and Plantin, a seaman, have been washed ashore from the wreck of the City of Aork. Ihe vessel is breaking up. The hull and cargo were sold for £323. Brisbane, July 20 The report of the Royal Commission appointed to enquire into the administration of the Queensland police, sets forth that whereas certain crimes were committed and the perpetrators not brought to justice, doubts have arisen as to the efficiency of the criminal branch of the force.