TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 874, 13 April 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

{Per Press Agency.)

LATEST FROM EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA.

TESTER DAYS TE LEG RAMS.

[Bv Submarine Cable.]

Turkey Rejects Protocol.

War Considered Inevitable.

Turkey declines to adhere to the Protocol

Wur is regarded as inevitable. Turkey’s despatch to the Powers specially rejects the addition made by Schouvaloff to the Protocol, and repels interference with her internal affairs, and only consents to send an envoy to discuss the propriety of disarming, provided Russia disarms. Montenegro’s Demands Rejected. The Turkish Chamber rejects the demands of Montenegro. CommercialMelbourne, April 13. Two thousand bushels of wheat have been sold for export to New Zealand. INTERPROYINCIAL. Wellington, April 13. Produce prices are as follows : Flour, scarce, old, £l6 10s to £l7 ; new, £ls 10s to £lO ; Adelaide, £l9; oats, 3s 3d to 3s 6d; bran, Is to Is 2d ; bams, Old ; bacon, 8d to 9d ; cheese, overstocked, 7d to 8 i ; potatoes, 80s to 90s ; maize, 5s to 5s 3d ; pollard, £7 10s to £B. Arrived —Hannah Barrett, from Lyttelton. Drainage of We Ting ton. Wellington, April 13. The decision on Clime’s report re Wellington drainage, was relegated last night by the City Council on the casting vote of the Mayor, to a plebiscite of the ratepayers. Dunedin University Buildings. (from our own correspondent.) Dunedin, April 13. Mr P. C. Neill is the purchaser of the University Buildings for £27,000.

[PER PRESS AG-ENCV.] IxVTEE PROVINCIAL. Wellington, April 12. An accident occurred to a young man named Fovell at 1,1 1 0 Hay and Corn Mills today while trussing hay. The machinery, being set in motion, caught the hay rope which entwined round Foveil’s arms and drew him into the machinery, breaking each arm in several places. The bones protruded, and the sinews were drawn out of the lingers Timaru Harbour Board. {From a correspondent of the Press.') Timaru, April 12. At a meeting of the Timaru Harbor Board to-day a letter was read from the Customs Department, stating its inability to provide at present for the expenses of the Timaru Harbor establishment, that the Government ! had authorised the payment of the officials’ * salaries to the end of March, and that after j that date the Board would have ample funds, I as the £IOO,OOO grant would be in their hands. 1 It was decided to ask the Commissioner of I Customs out of what grant the port ex- ! penses are to be paid, as the £IOO,OOO and £6OOO, being applied for a breakwater, they i are not available for salaries. A letter was ' also read from the Customs department, : stating that the Timaru lighthouse would cost I more than double the sum (£800) originally : voted by the Provincial Council, and handed ' over to the General Government and that the Board would have to pay any excess of this sum. The Board agreed to pay any ; excess up to £IOOO, the money to come out of ; the landing service rent and interest of the , £6OOO Breakwater Debentures. Regarding the banking of the £IOO,OOO, it was decided ‘ that the sum of £20,000 be offered to each of the four Banks in Timaru at 6 per cent, for twelve months, subject to six months’ notice of the withdrawal. The Banks have taken till to-morrow to consider whether the terms are satisfactory. A committee was appointed to consider the best means of investing the other £20,000. i The Ship Duke of Sutherland. ! (From a correspondent of the Press ) Dunedin, April 12. Miners have had to leave the Bannockburn district owing to great scarceness of water. It has been intimated by the lion D. Reid that a Bill will be introduced next session dealing generally with municipal reserves. ; The Star calls upon the Chamber of Com- . morce to show sympathy with Captain Andrew ; whose loss of the command of his steamer was due to his zeal to serve the public in delivering the mail with despatch. The bidding for the Iveri Woa Estate of 8500 acres, 5600 freehold, with improvements and 400 sheep, started at 50s, by slow degrees it was brought up to 61s, and the property was bought in at 65s an acre. The ship Duke of Sutherland had a narrow escape of foundering on March 26th, eleven days after leaving Sydney. During a heavy S.\V. gale a tremendous sea. pooped her. There were two men at the wheel, one Russian Fin named Korkler, the other Alfred Davis. Captain Louttit was also on the poop. The sea washed all three overboard, smashed the wheel, carried away the binnacle, stove in the skylight and companion hutch, swept the hen coops overboard, and carried away the port, rail and port poop ladder. It also stove in the stern lights and gutted the after cabins, the water rushing forwards, Hooded the saloon two or three feet deep, and then, meeting the backwash from the volume of water on the main deck, stove in t he port side of the poop, where the chief officer’s cabin is situated, and gutted it of its contents. This happened within a minute. The ship lay like a log, and seemed inclined to settle down; but by a mighty effort recovered herself, shook herself free of the water that poured in torrents over both rails, and smashed bulwarks on both sides near the front of the poop, uud once more rode Urn seas, For a juomont it yrag yjjpossibie to

ascertain what had become of the captain and the two men. Presently Paris was seen on the poop, the backwash'of the sea that had carried him overboard having washed him on board again. Captain Louttit’s escape was even more narrow. As he was washed over the rail his oilskin coat caught the main brace bumpkin and held him there. Then ho was dashed back by the sea into the port scupper and lay t here senseless. The third man (Korlder) was carried away and was never seen afterwards. The rudder was also carried away.