YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 949, 10 July 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[by submarine cabee. per press agency. [ London, July 7. A Turkish dispatch states that, after twelve hours’ fighting at Biela, the Russians were defeated with heavy loss, and were compelled to fall back. Sulieman Bey, at the head of the Turkish troops, is marching towards the Danube. The money market is easy. Australian securities are buoyant. Wheat—New Zealand, 60s. AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, July 9. Arrived —Rotorua. INTERPROVINCIAL. [per press agency.] New Immigration Arrangements. Loss of the Cutter Dante. Auckland, J uly 9. The judges have decided that the race between the Pet and the Brothers should be sailed over again. loss of the cutter Dante between Rag--3 Waikato Heads is confirmed. Captain owner the cutter, searched the beTch aid found utensils, spars, candles, and

a bulldog belonging to the vessel. lie could not see a trace of the crew. It is said the vessel was insured for £l5O. Napier, July 9. A meeting on the Local Option Bill has been held at Waipara, when a petition was agreed to in conformity with the draft circulated at the meeting held in Wellington last Monday. Nelson, July 9. Evan Davis, farmer, Quail Valley, twenty miles from Nelson, has committed suicide by hanging himself. The cause is unknown. Wellington, July 9. The following instructions, regarding immigration arrangements for the current year, have been sent to the Agent-General:— He is to send out live thousand immigrants altogether, the distribution to be as follows : Auckland, 400; Taranaki, 100; Wellington, 400 ; Napier, 400; Otago, 1700, including about 350 for Invercargill; Canterbury, 1700; Nelson, 100 ; Blenheim, 100; and Westland, 100. In each case there is to be as large a proportion as possible of single women, the balance being ploughmen, farm laborers, shepherds, bricklayers, and carpenters. He is not to send any large families of young children, unless nominated. The first ships should arrive in October, and none after February. Nominated immigrants are to be preferred. A portion of above will be sent from the Clyde, as formerly, but the total number for the year is not to exceed five thousand. Kumara, July 9. The body of Cooney has been recovered, badly disfigured. Great difficulty was experienced in extracting it from the fallen debris, as the ground was continually falling in whilst the rescuers were at work. An inquest on the three bodies will be held tomorrow. Subscriptions for the relief of Cooney’s wife and family have been started. Hokitika, July 9. Mr Button, M.H.R., addressed a full meeting of his constituents in the Town Hall, on Saturday evening. After reviewing last session, he said he would support the present Ministry. He advocated taxation on land on its growing unimproved value. He hoped a new Bankruptcy Act would be passed. He approved of the principle of the Local Option Bill. He held that either Counties or Road Boards would have to give way. He could not see how the honorarium to members could be avoided. He favoured free and secular education, but not compulsory. He would support a proper distribution of the land fund. Finally he defended the Jackson’s Bay settlement. A vote of confidence was carried unanimously. Dunedin, July 9.

At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day the dock question was finally settled by the adoption of a modified scheme submitted by the engineer. An inquest on a child found in a closet in London street, shows that it was born alive, but nothing is known as to who its mother was. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT OF THE PRESS.] Public Meeting at Timaru. Timauu, July 9, 9 p.m. A crowded meeting is being held to-night regarding the harbor works and other important matters of local interest. It is still proceeding. The District Court was occupied nearly the whole day with the case of the Union Bank v Cliff and Derby, a claim for £2OO damages The case will be continued to-morrow.