Telegraphic.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1057, 21 July 1882, Page 2

Telegraphic.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS,

(From our own Comspondenl.)

The Colonial Rank balance sheet has been published. The profits fir the half year are seventeen thousand odd pounds, and it proposes to pay seven per cent, dividend. Davidson and Conyers have called their creditors together. The National Bank o f New Zealand is the largest creditor forovei £17,000- Other debts are about £4OOO.

Waldiman, for arson, at Queenstown, was yesterday brought up for sentence, and received seven years imprisonment.

At the school committee meeting, yesterday, Farnie was a candidate for the vacancy at Albany Street school, but the committee recommended Mr Hendry over harnie’s head to the Education Board for the appointment, and the Beard to-day appointed him.

Mcßride, accountant of the bank at Grafton which was reported to be stuck up by bushrangers has been committed for trial on a charge of robbing the bank. Savage, an accomplice, was acquitted, and Willcox, another accomplice who previously turned informer, gave evidence for the prosecution. Saying Mcßride and himself planned the robbery.

■ Mr De Lantours application to be enrolled a solicitor has be n refused. The Chief Justice and Justice Richmond sai l he could not be learning his business and attending to hia P.v liamentary duties at the same time, even though bo had passed his examination .

On Friday last a man named Janies Boon was drowned by the upsetting of a boat in Queen Charlotte Sound, near Blenheim.

Captain Kitchener is still in a very un, satisfactory state

T lie tirst pitcher! battle of the session place in Wellington over Sir (}. Grey.s constitution Amendment Bill last night. T .0 Minister of Lands moved that it be read that day six months. After a lot of debating the Ministerialist motion was carried. This will probably be the last noconfidence motion this session.

Kitto, for murder, was brought up to-day and the jury found him insane and unlit to conduct his defence. He was then removed. Jimmy Ah You, for assaulting with violence Ah Cheung, near Alexandra, was found guilty.and will bo sentenced to mor-

During a public house quarrel at Te Aroha, one Leyden stabbed O’Keefe with a knife. A smart shock of an earthquake was felt in Dunedin last night about half past seven, and also in other places upcountry. The charge against Beattie, for murder, at Oatnaru, isjstill going on. London, July 18. There are signs of disease in potatoe crops in Ireland. The body of Earl of Crawford, which was stolen from the Mausoleum in February, has been found concealed in the grounds adjoining. The Australians playing Yorkshire again. The former scored 132 and the latter 68 in the first innings the Australians only scored 67 in their second innings, and Yorkshire 11 for no wickets. Alexandra, July 18. There are now 6000 British troops heie The shore foice is under the command of Sir Archi iald Allison. The Government offices are being reopened, Arabi Pasha is still at Kafradowar with a por ion of his array who are engaged forming ai.o ntrenched position. The Egyptian Premier hr.s written to Admiral Heymour completely disavowing A rain.

There are signs that the Sui tan is disposed to accept the identical note of the Great Powers—That a force of Turkish troops should occupy Egypt. The city is quite calm and all the Area are extinguished. A general exodus of Europeans from Cairo still continues. Very few now re main.

Several disturbances have occurred at Tarrtab, a large town at the junction of the railway from Cairo to Alexandria and on the Dametta branch. Natives attacked the European guards in force, and eighty of the latter were killed.

A crusade has been proclaimed by Arabi Pasha. All the Germans and Italians have left Cabo.

The French Minister of War is ready to send troops when the Powers request him to do so.

There is a delay in the action of forces against Arabi Pasha, as the Khedive hesitates issuing an edict of outlawry

An outbreak in Cairo is imminent. The English occupation of the Suez

Canal is to bo for three months. Alexandria is now quieting. Arab! commands water supply and threatens to cut it off. The Govern v of Cairo has suppressed attempts at looting in the city. Ton thousand Arabs are assembled in the vicinity of the Suez Canal. The Arabs of Oran are suddenly arising and assuming a threatening demeanour.