TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 749, 13 November 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(Per Press Agency., LATEST FKOM AUSTKALIA. ♦ | By Submarine Cable.J Melbourne, November 11. At a sale of shorthorn cattle yesterday, the highest price paid was for Admiral, by Ylr Walker, of New Zealand. It is rumored that Newminster has been poisoned by antimony.

INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, November 11. A flax dresser named Seathan at the Queen's Redoubt was struck dead by lightning. He had gone out intojihe open field. imih was iuHtoatanoouß,

Fifteen cases, supposed to be tobacco shipped to order under the signature of Wood, Melbourne, arrived by the brigantine F!:>rinda. No owner was found, and on opening the it was discovered that they wciti tilled with Band. They are supposed to

have be-in shipped with the object of obtaining an advance from some bank in Melbourne, Arrived—City of Auckland, from London, ninety-six days from Graveeend, with a full general cargo and seventy-eight passengers, all well. No deathß occurred. She brings some prize cattle. The pasengers presented Captain Ball with a testimonial and a pnrse of sovereigns, Arrived—H.M.S. Conflict, from Fiji. At Remuera cattle fair to day the stock were much superior to those at last fair. Sailed, 4 p.m.—Uawea. Passengers for Lyttelton, Messrs Buttle and Jacobs. New Plymouth November 11. At a meeting held last night, at which Messrs Carrington and Kelly were present, it was resolved that as the New Zealand Titanic Steel and Iron Company have failed in the due performance of the terms and conditions of the lease granted to them, it is desirable that the Government be at once urged to demand payment of the penalties, and if not paid to cancel the lease ; and that copies of the resolutions passed be forwarded to Wellington. Wellington, November 12. There was an attempted murder and suicide at Kaiwara this morning. Thomas Coleman shot his wife Florence through the body. He then put a pistol behind his ear, but the bullet just grazed the skull. It is doubtful whether the woman will recover, being over fifty years of age. The man is not seriously injured. The cause is jealousy, but it is said to be quite unfounded. Wellington, November 13.

The Times announces that efforts are being made to initiate a reciprocal press telegraph system for this colony. The principle of the association, it says, is that each member of it shall supply the others with telegraphic intelligence; that only one newspaper in each place shall be a member ; that the following newspapers be excluded from the association, namely, the Otago Daily Times, the Canterbury Press, the New Zealand Times, and the Southern Cross ; and, as to cablegrams, that a person in Australia shall be employed, at fifty pounds per annum, to take European telegrams from the Australian papers and forward them to New Zealand, the Otago Guardian to be the distributing medium for cablegrams. The Times condemns the proposed scheme for the distribution of New Zealand news as bad, and the arrangement regarding ciblegrams as unfair and likely to be utterly useless. The Court of Appeal opened this morning. Chief Justice Prendergast, Justices Johnston, and Williams were on the Bench. There are seven cases, five being from Otago and Southland, one from Canterbury, and one from Otago. Coleman, who attempted to murder his wife, has been remanded for a week. Arrived—Elizabeth Conway, from Lyttelton. Nelson, November 11. The ship Howrah arrived yesterday with immigrants all well. Mask are landed here. About a hundred are for Wellington, where she will probably arrive on Monday. Picton, November 11. Woodgate was brought up on remand. His niece Susan deposed having two children by him. The first was born dead, the second was heard to cry. Woodgate alone delivered her. He said before and after the birth'that he would smother it. He threatened to shoot her if she told any one. She never saw the child after. The other niece has not been examined yet. Remanded till next Saturday. He cohabited with his brother's widow for years. Dunebtn, November 11.

At the last sitting of the Synod, held yesterday, a motion recommending: the reduction of the fee for the Bishop's marriage license was negatived. A motion recommending the General Synod to grant greater latitude to the clergy to prevent a repetition of prayers and creeds where more than one service is performed, was lost on a division of the orders. Much sympathy was expressed with the object, but it was considered undesirable for the Liturgy to be interfered with by a colonial authority. At a conference of the South Dunedin and St Kilda Councils and the Cavc-shara Road Board last night, a committee was appointed to prepare conditions for a system of tramways. A suburban water supply was also discussed, but its consideration was adjourned for a report upon the practicability of obtaining a supply from the Kaikouras water shed. Pokt Chalmers, November 13. Arrived yesterday—Barquentine Formosa, 30 days, with a full cargo of sugar. {From a correspondent of the Press.) TIMARU, November 12. Neil McCowan, of the Waitaki Ferry, was charged at Waimate, on Friday last, with arson, by setting fire to his house on the night of Friday, the 3rd inst, and was committed to take his trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Timaru.