YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 906, 21 May 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

[by submarine cable, per press agency.]

AUSTRALIAN,

South Australia Arming for Defence. Arrangements for War. [Per Easby, via Wellington.] Sydnky, May 11. Mr Paries, the Premier, is too ill to attend in bis place in the House

Adelaide,

The Government, acting upon the advice of Sir William Jervoise, have telegraphed home for a supply of Martini-Henry rifles, to come out by the mail steamer. The country districts are taking up the volunteer movement. At a meeting in the Town Hall, resolutions strongly in favor of placing the colony in a position to defend itself, and in favor of the formation of a volunteer force, were enthusiastically carried.

A writ of injunction has been granted on behalf of Mr VV. E. Gladstone to restrain Messrs Treason Bros. from infringing the plaintiff’s copyright to his pamphlet on Bulgarian horrors. The Government have telegraphed to the War Office for the assistance of an officer of Royal Engineers or Artillery to command the forces here.

Seven shillings and elevenpence has been offered and refused for wheat. The Exhibition Commissioners will ask the Government for £2500 to secure the colony being represented at the Paris Exhibition. Meluournk, May 11.

The Premier has arranged with the AgentGeneral for the transmission of a weekly message on the position of affairs in Europe. This is in conjunction with Agents-General of other colonies who have mostly acquiesced. The messages will be despatched in the first instance to Adelaide, then immediately to the other colonies. The ship Erato on her passage fell in with a derelict vessel. INTER PROVINCIAL, [per press agency.] Wellington, May 10. Mr O’Shea, at the adjourned meeting of his creditors, held to-day, offered 7s fid in the £. The representatives of Australian creditors, and probably the majority, will accept the offer. May 20. As the Southern mails could not bo got on board the Hawea at Manukau in time for the tide, she was unable to leave before 1 o’clock this afternoon. The Caxton celebration dinner was held last night. About one hundred and thirty sat down. The Mayor presided. The Minister of Justice attended. Wanganui, May 19. It is intended to hold an Art and Industrial Exhibition at Wanganui in August. Exhibits will bo received from all parts of the colony. The programme is to embrace all varieties of colonial industry and objects of scientific interest. Death of Mr Martelli. [from a correspondent of the press.] Timaru, May 20. Mr Martelli, who was injured at the hunt on Thursday, died at noon to-day. His death has cast quite a gloom over the community. The football match between Christchurch and Temuka will be played at the latter place on the Queen’s birthday. At the inquest on Mary Collins, who died suddenly at the Waimato on Thursday, a verdict of “ Died of heart disease ” was returned.