TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 849, 14 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA. —— o 1 By Submarine Cable.] London, March 11. Discharged French soldiers have been ordered to leave Alsace and Lorraine, unless they consent lo denationalise themselves. AUSTRALIA. Sydney, March 13. A large fire occurred at Young last night; five houses were destroyed. The Commercial Bank buildings were much injured. The Bangalore left Galle to-day. Sydney, March 14. The schooner Spunkie, from Maryborough, reports speaking the barque Sydney off the Northern coast, from Hong Kong, bound for Otago, with passengers. Ten cases of small pox were reported aboard. An attempt will be made to-night by the Opposition to refuse supplies, as the Government have not the confidence of the House.

INTERPROVINCIAL. Auckland, March 13. Sailed—Rotorua, for Sydney, with eighty passengers. The German war ship Augusta steams fourteen knots, and is armed with ten Krupp guns. A large number of passengers are booked per City of New York, including Emmett and family and the Chinese giant. Considerable damage has been done to the Bay of Islands railway by the late rains, Mr Thomas Russell remains only a short time in Auckland, Thomas Newton, Waterloo hero, aged 77, has died in the hospital. The question of hanging up the Counties Act is exciting considerable public feeling in Eden County. At the Waste Lands Board meeting to-day, Mr Vesey Stuart intimated his acceptance of the Board’s terms for the purchase of ten thousand acres adjoining the Katikati settlement. The Board consented to extend the time for payment to September Ist, if required. The returns show that there are 78,539 acres in the Thames County under the administration of the Board. The first trial of the waterworks, with rain water accumulated in the Newton reservoir, was made to-day. A jst of water was thrown oy the fire brigade over a three-storey warehouse in Queen street. Mr Tole, M.H.R, addressed his constituents last night, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. The Acclimatisation Society have agreed to recommend the Governor to fix the time for the commencement of the shooting season, in the North, on May 24th, lo the end of July. Wellington, March 13. Divers have been employed all day on the wrecked hulk Eli Whitney. They to day got up the donkey engine, valued at £2OO. It is expected that other valuables will be recovered. The hulk is to be raised bodily Tenders are being called for the work. Betting is pretty even on the election. Both Travers and Hutchinson have many friends, and each side is confident of success. The figut will be a close one. The Resident Magistrate censured a policeman in Court to-day for striking a prisoner on the head with a pair of handcuffs. The man’s head was cut severely, but the public opinion is that the policeman was justified in using the handcuffs in self defence. The manner in which the plans for the Town Hall were considered and dealt with by the City Council, is causug great dissatisfaction. The Council meet on Thursday, when there will be a row about it, Port Chalmers, March 13. Arrived—Sapphire, war steamer, 1407 tons, B llioank H, Murray commander, 14 guns, 350 horse-power. She left Auckland on 4th February j called at the Chatham, Campbell, and Auckland Islands, and left the last on the Bth instant.

Dunedin, March 13. A Chinaman named Ah Wong hanged him' self in Stafford street last night.

A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held to day, at which the Hon Mr Young explained the objects of his visit to the colonies.

A numerous deputation of ministers of the various denominations wrdted upon Mr Rein to-cay, asking that the Government should reconsider their determination to dispensi with the services of a Dunedin gaol chap lain. The reply was that they would do so

This afternoon the City Council decided to alter the conditions for the construction ol street tramways, so as to provide for a double line, and to increase the guage tc 4} feet.

The corporation has been served with a writ for £6OOO, at the instance of Mr Pritchard, for damages sustained by him during the recent flue Is,

At a meeting of the University Council this afternoon it; was resolved—“ Whereas it has been alleged that proposals are being made to the Senate of the University of New Zealand now in session at Nelson, that the standard of examination bo lowered, this Council is of opinion that any such proposal it given effect to would he subversive of the objects for which the University waa con stituted, and would be a direct breach of f uth with the University of Otago, which agreed to affiliate on the understanding that the standard would be maintained.” Tt was also decided that the present Otago University buildings should be advertised for sale, and that the meetings of the Council should be open to the press in future. Dunedin, March 14. The Wavcrley boarding house was burned down this morning. It was insured for £2OO. The origin of the fire is not known, [from our own correspondent.] Auckland, March 13. Competent judges in theatrical matters estimate the Lingards cleai’ed fifteen hundred to two thousand pounds in their New Zealand series. The swimming matches on Saturday afternoon were a great success.