Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 573, 10 January 1882, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

LATEST EUROPEAN.

(Re or ion's Telegrams.)

(Special to tiik Mail.;

TERRII3LE STORM IN SCOT-

LAND

London, January 7

A very severe storm has been experienced over the greater part ol (Scotland during the past, twenty-four hours. The wind blew with hurricane force, and proved most disastrous in its effects in many places, (several casualties arc reported at sea, and intelligence is to hand of the complete destruction of a lighthouse at Port Ellen off the south coast of islay. THE EUKOPA'S BUTTER. The supply of fresh butter brought from Melbcurne iv the refrigerating chambers <•»' the steamship Euro pa, recently arrived, has been examined and found to be in excellent condition. 11.1 SH AFFAIRS. Ir, has transpired that the Government propose tt) adopt stringent measures to check the sale of arms in Ir -

land, and provision will shortly be made for the punishment of persons supplying rifles or other weapons in disturbed d stricts. lUi- burster. Chief Secretary for Ireland, proceeds to-morrow to Osborne, where Ihe Queen is now staying, and it 0 understood that a Council will be held to aj-provoof the measures adopted. THE NATIONAL BANK. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 8 per cent, for the past half-year. KAISER WILLIAM'S PREROGATIVE Berlin, January 7. An Imperial rescript, addressed to the Prussian Ministry, has been made public to-day. The document strongly asserts the right of exercise of the Imperial prerogative throughout the Empire, and insists that the o.th of allegiance taken by the Government officials binds them to abstain from agitation in support of Government at the time of Parliamentary elections.