TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
* (Per Press Agency.') LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA. * [By Submarine Cable.J THE EASTERN" QUESTION. London, February 5. Madhat Pasha has been dismissed, and Edhun Paslia appointed his successor. In a circular the Porte vigorously upholds the integrity of the Turkish Empire. AUSTRALIA. Sydney, February G. Mr Baker has accepted the portfolio of Minister of Land?. Nothing except the mails and passengers has been saved from the steamer Singapore, Melbourne, February 6, Sailed—Ringarooma, with the New Zealand Suez mails. INTERPROVINCIAL, Auckland, February 6, Curtain was executed this morning. He maintained a firm and cool attitude till the last. He appeared quite resigned and died without a struggle. Advices have been received of thirty-three fallow deer shipped for the Auckland Acclimatisation Society. It has been decided not to introduce more Californian salmon at present. The total cost of introducing salmon to Auckland was £IOO.
A commission has been appointed to inquire re railway management. The Bay of Islands Coal Company’s report for the year shows a credit balance of £ 1 261. Wellington, February 7.
Sailed—Belle, schooner, for Lyttelton
The nominations for the Wellington Derby IS7B-9, and subscriptions, and the Sires’ Produce Stake, close at the Empire Hotel, on Monday, the 12th inst, at 8 p.m. Port Chalmers, February 7. Arrived—Alhambra, at 11 a.in., from Lyttelton.
The weather has slightly improved. Active steps are being taken for the resumption of railway traffic. Arrived—Arawata, from the Bluff. Port Chalmers, February 6.
A heavy slip has occurred on the Moeraki line over Mr Bauchop’s sawmills. He estimates the quantity of earth fallen at 4000 tons. The* benches, engine shaft, &c, are completely covered. Fears are entertained for the safety of the mill. It is still raining hard. Barometer 20.78. There is a dense fog to the seaward. Dunedin, February 6.
Rain continues to fall heavily, and the weather shows no sign of clearing up. St Kilda presents the appearance of a floating island, and many of the inhabitants have constructed rafts as a means of conveyance, while one family has brought a boat into requisition. The immigration barracks at Caversham have been placed at the disposal of those who have been flooded out in the low lying parts of the city. Railway and coach traffic are almost completely suspended throughout Otago. In Rattray street the earth has given way for a considerable distance from the street line, and Mr Pritchard’s shop, which was knocked down a short time since by a land slip, will probably soon share the same fate again. Balclutha, February 6.
The river is still rising, but as yet it is pretty much confined within its banka. It is just beginning to overflow in some places. The township is mostly dry as yet, but fears are entertained for to-night. No train arrived from Dunedin to-day, Balclutha, February 7. The river rose till ten o’clock 1 ast night, and then gradually receded, doing little damage in the township. No train or mails from Dunedin or the north since Monday. SPORTING, glen innes gold cup, Thyra ... 1 Maude 2 Wrangler 3 GEELONG CUP. Pride of the Hills 1 Sultan ~ 2 Spark mi ... ... 3
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Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 820, 7 February 1877, Page 2
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