YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 926, 13 June 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[by submarine cable, pee tress agency.]

AUSTRALIAN

The Overland Telegraph Interrupted Sydney, Juno 12. The Port Darwin line is interrupted. Therefore there are no European telegrams. Both Bush and Trickett arc; in good form for the boat-raee. The former is heavily backed.

INTEBPROVINCIAL.

G-BAHAMSTOWN, -Tune 12

At the adjourned licensing meeting to-day all the applications but one were granted. The licensed victuallers petitioned the Bench to recommend a reduction of the license fees. G-RUYMOTJTir, June 12.

There has been heavy rain; the river is high, and there is every appearance of a big flood.

The steamer Wallace, in coming up the river, was caught by the current and got on the shingle bank on the north side of the river, and is now in a dangerous position. Kumara, June 12.

There has been a remarkably heavy downpour of rain for the last twenty-four hours. The Tcremekau is Hooded with surface water, and heavy floods are reported throughout the district. The outward Christchurch mail could not proceed this morning, and returned to Hokitika. There has been no mail to or from Greymouth to-day. It is still raining. Dttnedin, June 12.

In the police court this morning a man named Allen McEao, engineer, was committed for trial for attempting to poison himself with laudanum. The University Council met this afternoon. The principal business was the consideration of Mr Macandrew's resolutions to invite competitive designs for new buildings, to cost £17,000. He proposes to offer premiums of £250, £l5O, and £IOO. Matter was adjourned for a week to enable the members to study the museum plans, the Kev. Mr Stanford having moved an amendment to build on a portion of the museum site, with a view to assimilating the institutions as much as possible. Invekcargill, June 12.

At the Supreme Court this morning Frcdk. Middleton, who was proved to be an old offender, was sentenced to four "years' hard labor. Calderwood was found guilty of assault with 'intent to murder, and was sentenced to twelve", years' penal servitude. The criminal sittings not likely to close till Thursday.

[from correspondents of the press.] Timarxt, June 12.

At the Supreme Court to-day Max Friedlander, for rape, was acquitted ; John Keelan, for larceny from person, sentenced to four years ; James Davis, a similar offence, eighteen months ; Cornelius Toll, larceny, ten years. The latter prisoner attempted to escape last night, but was recaptured. The libel cases against Sherrin and Cuming are to be heard to-morrow, and the embezzlement case against Pain on Thursday. A man, name unknown, was seriously injured at Waimate this morning by a falling tree.

Heavy rain has set in. Dunedin, June 12. The County Chairmen Conference sits on July 2nd. The trial of Mrs Craig and Madden for being concerned in a boarding house robbery has excited considerable attention at Oamaru. The prosecutor made several statements diametrically opposed to his evidence in the case against Craig. Alice Purnell admitted being convicted a score times for various offences, but swore persistently that she saw Mrs Craig talcing the money out of the prosecutor's pockets, while Madden held him up. The Magistrate, in dismissing the case, said if Purnell's evidence had been in any way supported he would have committed the prisoners. It appears that the only guiltless person in the transaction was the woman Purnell. The University Council is in a little difficulty. When they made the sale to the Colonial Bank it was intended to except the clock and bell, which are worth £SOO, but the deed makes no mention thereof. The Council intend trying the claim, the clock as not being a fixture. Some suburban land which in September last fetched what was then considered high prices, were to-day sold at advance of 50 per cent.

Auckland, June 12

At the inquest on the body of Frederick Pilling, suggestions were made during lengthy evidence that the game should be played on the Association rules instead of the Rugby rules, as being less dangerous. The medical evidence showed that there was no rupture. Death arose from concussion of the spine. The deceased struck with his head at an angle of 45 degrees. Both he and his opponent with whom he collided were going at a great speed. Pilling was in the habit of butting with his head. A rider was added by the jury recommending alterations in the game of football, rendering it less dangerous.