SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 987, 18 March 1881, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

' • ■ * (EROM OUR OWS CORRESPONDENT.) MURDER OF THE CZVR. 1 Dunedin, March 14th. f The Czar, the, Emperor of I’ussia, 1 has been kil'ed by Nihilists. The ' cause explosion of a bomb 1 £ - Later. t The fnMowing are the particulars of the t assassination of the Otnf: Accompanied 1 by his suite he was witnessing a parade J of troops in the otty to-day when a bomb i was suddenly thrown from among the J spectators. It fell ciose to where he was e standing and exploded, hut did no harm ] to his Majesty. A second bomb Was t almost simultaneously thrown, shattering ( his legs and otherwise mortally wounding « him. The Czar was at once conveyed to a t house near at hand, but died within two 1 hours from loss of blood, though every 1 effort was made by doctors, at-once in 1 attendance, to stop the flow. Great con- 1 sternatjon was caused on the parade ground 1 when the bombs were thrown, and when 1 the effect of their explosion was seen. 1 Several persons, including some members ' of the Czar’s suite, were killed, and many others ! seriously wounded. The assassin ( was arrested at the scene of the outrage ", before he had time to escape. , Latest. i The assassination of the Emperor has led to no disturbance in this-City, all being perfectly quiet. . 1 The Czarewich has been received with ' shouts of acclamation by the people. Expressions of condolence and sympathy with the Imperial family have been received from all the crowned heads of Europe. The Czar Alexandra-the Third has issued a manifesto upon his accession to the throne of Russia. His Majesty strongly denounces the muderous attack made on the Dynasty. The manifesto gives, no outline of the future Impeiral policy. the railway commission, 1 Naseby, March 17th. The Railway Commissioners left Blanks I on Tuesday, went over the Lauder block to 1 the White Horse, Becks, and thence by the way of the Messrs Holland's station to Hill,s Creek. At both of these places evidence was obtained of the fertility of. the country, the crops being as good as in Ida Valley, and further, almost the whole of the land that has been opened for selection has been taken up From Hill’s Creek the Coramiasionets went to Kyebnrn, calling at Chapman’s station, and returning by the way of Kyebnrn station. The amount of land cultivated is large, an I the yields are surprising, while all the settler* agree that, with land opened, and railway at work, agricultural puraui g would become • profitable, and mixed fanning especially so. At Naseby', deputations, headed by the Mayor, /waited on the Commissioners to. urge the construction of the : Miue, and a number of settlers gave evidence fully corroborative of that given in other places. | BLACKS AGRICULTURAL SHOW. Ophir, March 17th, 9, p.m. | The Agricultural Show held here to-day was a great success. The entries in alb classes were good, and the judges had considerable trouble in many instances in awarding prizes. The supper in th« evening was immensely attended, bringing to a conclusion, in a satisfactory manner, the first agricultural show held iu the Duustan District. DUNEDIN. Latest, 9, p.m. On and after to-day the Daily Midi Service. between Dunedin and Queenstown wilf ue resume I The ponce are proceeding against several persona fur the breach if Weights and Measures Act. He,ivy ram tell yesterday afternoon, and to day in Dunaain. If it has been general, it will do damage to outstanding crops. A case of some interest causa before the Laud Beard yesterday. Several persons iu Naseby aoout 12 years ago obtained permission from the squatter to fence in and cultivate several paddock's of about iOO acres each on liis run, soine of this laud haying been lately proved numerous. Messrs. Tiatbye and Woodward applied to VS arden Rouiuaon (who is also occupier of one of the said paduocks), to be put into legal possession of-th.li' claims. This application mb War eu refused,' unless they - touCed • in-- their claim, which they alio refused to do They culiseqiieutly came before the Land Board for the purpose of having the trespassers removed irom lh-ir holdings, to which they had no legal title. Mr Fraser, of Falmersion, appealed fur applicants, and a long discussion ensued, the Chief Commissioner giving it as hut opinion that it would be the most tyranical act ever perpetrated to remove people occupying land in this manner. Consideration of the matter was postponed for a week . Up to the present over L 120,000 has been paid under Property Tax. In Canterbury no less than 27,000 sacks of grain were waiting carriage last night. it is currently reported in Sydney that Suliivsn, the .New Zealand, murderer, bus died iu the Wagga Wagga Hospital. Tb? Go varnor and (be Premier Ipft this morning by special train for Invercargill. A cricket' match ia being played at Oamaru between the Oamaru and Daria- | brook club*. Oamaru scored 43 runs in i their first innings, and tboDatisbrook ia 96 for sis wickotu. esajU T..sfi ... Bandwick won the Napier Handicap today, and Hilarious mod tbo' Qanara' jf«V. Higdicapv odi f jtisoxe' I') .- xnfS • hirsitshnnS ,eoctO