TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 626, 21 June 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Agency,') LATEST EEOM AUSTRALIA. 1 By Submarine Cable.] Sydney, June 20, A man named Styles cut off his right hand at Goulbouru yesterday. He also attempted to drown himself. Religious mania was the cause. Henderson, recently a bank manager in Queensland, has been sentenced to two years for embezzlement, Melbourne, June 20, A man named Hellet, convicted of attempting a capital assault on a child, has been sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment and three whippings. Haize and Go, Elizabeth street, have opened parcels received by the Northumberland, supposed to contain woollen goods, and found them filled with rubbish. Candah, charged with robbing the Bank at Seymour, has been found guilty. Guerin was discharged. £360 were found on Sunday concealed in a stable where Candah slept. Arrived —Ringarooma. INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, June 20. The Fiji Bank has confirmed the windingup resolution in the following terms, agreed to by the Bank of New Zealand—- “ That the Bank of New Zealand should give up all claim to 7000 acres of land in Fairoini belonging to the company, and that the Fiji Bank shareholders should either take New Zealand Bank shares, with interest from the Ist March, or cash at £l7 per share. The largest meeting ever held at (? Newcastle) took place last night. It was called to pass a resolution requesting the Government to proceed at once with the abolition question. This was lost by a considerable majority, and an amendment passed—" That this meeting approves of the action of the Opposition in deferring the question of abolition until more important matter is dealt with.” The amendment was carried with acclamation. Another meeting was then called by Mr Bryon to take into consideration the present position of affairs at Wellington, when he proposed the following resolution —“That this meeting, although disapproving of the informalities connected with the sale, think that the action of the Government in disposing of the Piako Swamp on the terras obtained was wise, being aware that improvements effected there have been of great benefit to the district.” An amendment of a vote of censure on the Government in the Piako Swamp transaction followed, and was carried by an overwhelming majority, after which a resolution to effect was proposed—" That, whilst censuring the Government for their illegal transaction, this meeting is of opinion that the purchasers should not suffer thereby, but that a good title to the land should be issued forthwith.” Meetings held at Alexandra and Hamilton townships supported the Government, An old woman, an habitual drunkard, has been found dead in the police cells where she was lodged. Arrived —Hawea. There was great disappointment that she did not bring the Suez mail, which arrived at Wellington five hours after she left,

The Llewellyn has arrived from Fiji, The news is unimportant. Hamilton, June 20.

A petition to Parliament is being got up praying that the House will complete the Piako Swamp sale, and setting forth that the land would be perfectly useless without the expenditure of a very large amount of capital, and that great and unraixed good has been done to the different districts there by the large and well directed expenditure of the Piako Swamp Company. Westport, June 20,

Julius Coldsteker, schoolmaster at Lyell, for attempted rape on Fanny McDowell, a child six years, his pupil, has been sentenced to five years’ penal servitude. Greymouth, June 20.

The adjourned annual meeting of the Greymouth Coal Mining Co was held last night. The report and balance sheet were unanimously adopted. The engineer stated that he had not more than ten feet to sink to reach the main scam. Messrs Smith, Dupre, and Woolcock were appointed directors. !u moving a vote of thanks to the directors, some keen remarks were made on the conduct of the Dunedin shareholders. An expert, from Dunedin, who lately visited the mine, said it would pay a thousand pounds for every hundred expended. Port Chalmers, June 2(L

The Orpheus, ship, 1461 tons, Glass, was town cl up to the powder grounds by the tug Geelong. She made the passage from London in ninety days, and from land to land in

eighty two days. She is a magnificent iron ship, She is on her second voyage, and is chartered by Messrs Shaw, Saville, and Co , and is consigned to Messrs Briscoe and Co. She brings 2500 tons cargo, and 3) tons powder in a properly constructed magazine. Passengers—saloon : —Mr and Mrs Van HayThuscn, Messrs Prior, Mackiedie, Macmurds, Cox, Wickham, Hyndman, Briskin, Wilson, Jackson, 28 steerage. Dunedin, June 20. The Provincial Treasurer’s estimated receipts for the half year from April Ist to September 30fch, 1876, are £412,800, and the proposed expenditure £451,606. The estimated receipts from Grown laud sales and leases are £230,000. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] WAIAU, June 20. *jaThe North Coach “ Leo’s,” was capsized at the crossing in the Waiau River to day. No lives were lost.