CABLEGRAMS.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 197, 19 April 1878, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS.

©, (Renter's Special.) London, April 10. Replying to a memorial presented by colonists regarding the Victorian crisis, Sir Hicks-Beach read a telegram from Governor Bowen stating that the crisis was ended ; that trade was reviving, and that the political animosities were subsiding. Sir Hicks-Beach remarked even if the Governor made a mistake, it was not perhaps wise to discuss his conduct now the crisis was over. He promised to go carefully into the question of payments on the votes of the Assembly merely, and to give the j Governor instructions for his future guidance. •April 11. Bishop Selwyn, formerly Bishop of New Zealand, died to-day. Madam Rachel, " beautiful for ever " notoriety, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment. April 15. There has been desperate fighting in the Tranfjvaal. The situation there is serious. The Servian army is being disbanded. Berlin, April 12. There has been an active exchange of diplomatic communications, wherein Germany strongly urges England and Russia to agree to mutual concessions. Constantinople, April 12. The Porte has sent a note to the Powers intimating acceptance of the terms of treaty. April 1.4. The Russians require the Turks to evacuate Shumla and Varna without delay. Vienna, April 13. Germany and Austria have rebuffed Roumania's appeal re the cession of Bessarabia to Russia. Singapore, April 12. The speech of the First Lord of the Treasury is regarded at St. Petersburg with disfavour. The Russian troops are nearing Bucharest. New York, April 12. W. M. Tweed died here to-day. Gortschakoff's note has arrived, and reiterates that each Power-has full liberty of appreciation (?) and action, and claims {.he same for Russia. There is great uneasiness in Roumania from the concentration of Russian troops, chiefly artillery, in the strategic position between Giurgevo and Bucharest. The Russian movements foreshadow the fulfilment of the threat to disarm the Roumanian army. April 13. The Leitrim murder was debated in both houses of Parliament. The reporters were excluded for three hours owing to aspersions on his Lordship's private character. Germany is attempting mediation through accredited Ministers at Berlin. (Special to Press Agency.) London, April 14. A late Cape of Good Hope telegram states that the situation in the Transvaal ia serious. Rioting took place in Glasgow on Saturday, when the Papal allocution was burnt. The riots were renewed on Sunday. Several persons were injured, and twenty } arrests have been made. (Special to Melbourne Argus.) The Paris Exhibition is in a forward state, and exhibits are freely coming "in. There are great prepraations to get everything in readiness for the opening day. The whole of the Australian exhibits have arrived, and are being unpacked. The Australian exhibits arrived in good order. The Prince of Wales will go to Paris on the 25th inst.

PUERUA. I [fkom our own coukespondent.] Harvest operations in this district are now nearly over for the season. It would have been completed before now but for the continued prevalence of unfavourable weather, including high winds. This has beenlthe means of keeping things greatly behind ; but the greater part of the crops were cut down last week, and all with one or two exceptions are in the stack-yard. I believe the great majority of settlers in this district had it all in three weeks ago, and in a number of cases their stacks are all thatched by this time. I believe the quantity of ground in crop upon the farms of Underwood, Cheviot, Hilly Park, and Landsdown is nearly equal to the rest of the district. The crops have turned out in most cases as good as was expected, and will, upon the whole, be a fair average crop. The young people of both sexes in this district have been anxiously looking forward to the last of harvest for some time, so that the . annual festival or harvest home might come off, but I understand there is to be none this year, owing to some disagreement among the parties who formerly arranged the entertainment. As far as I can learn the reason is that the work has all fallen upon one or two individuals, both in purse and person — while others would give no assistance unle&s they were paid for it. It is greatly to be regretted that there is to be none this year, • after being so successful the past two years ; and, besides, it gave many of the young people an opportunity of meeting at least once a year. A very serious stack-yard fire occurred in the district last Thursday evening. Between 8 and 9 o'clock, p.m., the stackyard of Mr A. M'Vicar was discovered to be in fire by a neighbour's son; He at once gave the alarm, when the residents in the immediate vicinity turned out to assist to put it out but with no avail. What makes it strange is that Mr M'Vicar left the stacks all right about ten. minutes before. Great sympathy is felt for him, as he was generally well respected in. the district.