YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 975, 10 August 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABI/E. X'ER PRESS AGENCY.] ■Sydney, August;!t. A lot. of sheep brought by the Rotorua were advertised for sale here., but were not allowed to land. The G-overnment will probably resign. The Rotprua has sailed for 3ew Zealand. "Per Tabarca. From the Correspondent or TJIR Pres^.] DUKKDIN, August H. The Waterloo Coursing ..Cup, wort Ij i.f>ut*, with a Silver Cup. was won by Core's Oitana ; and the Australian Cup, valued at t\ioC, with a Silver Cup, was won by Mr Thomas Leuipriere's- La Rapide, Tho total stokes at Waterloo Cup meeting amounted to £IjSOO. Antoinetta Link, the new prima-donnfc, is pronounced a success. Slie possesses a line voice, has a good presence,' is not unprepossessing in appearance, and is a very excelled The season bids fairly to be suceesflij^.."" Tlie Tanjore left Gi-al|e tlvsce days in advance of her contract date, find, aj fljha ii one of the fastest boats of'the line, she vviitpi-o-bably reach Melbourne about the iLitU or U'h inst. I ha phip AJipibagta which, Jefb Mdbouyn j ssw» 4?p I§9 fa Imp fs>

the crew declined to proceed in her, and compclled'the captain to put back. Tin's is the same ship about which there was some mystery as to two captains' deaths at sea. Mr Ulrich has not received any formal offer from New Zealand, but has merely been asked if he would go presuming an offer were made to him. f NTERPRO VIN CI A L. [JPEB press agency.] Auckland, August 8. The South British policies on the ship Queen Bee amount, to ±112,000, reduced by reinsurances to £SOOO, or, possibly, £3OOO. Archibald McCh'ver, while travelling along a very narrow track at Tapu Creek, at night, fell down a gully and was killed. Dr Purchase entered an action against; the City Council for injuries to a horse and trap, through a hole eighteen inches deep in the roadway. The Resident Magistrate gave judgment for the defendant, to-day, with costs, quoting a number of authorities, and resting his decision on the fact that it had not been shown that the Corporation was aware of the dangerous condition of the street and had wilfully neglected it. Wellington, August 0. The following vessels have arrived at London from ' Melbourne : Essex, Cardigan Castle, Loch Long. From Sydney —Buckley Castle, Duke of Sutherland. From Wellington- -Adamant, Rakaia. From Dunedin — Hurunui, Waitara. From Lyttelton—May Queen. The Public Works Statement, will be given to-morrow night. '■ Nelson, August 0. At a meeting of the Education Board, held to consider the new Bill, resolutions to the following effect were unanimously passed : —. General approval of the Bill ; recommendation of Mr Curtis's proposed amendments re aided schools ; Bible reading in schools to be optional with local committees instead of compulsory ; tlje course of ' instruction to be modified by making optional the . teaehing of elementary mechanics, drawing, and vocal music ; fchef assistance by way of subsidy of private educational enterprise in remote districts ; the appointment of teachers to be vested in local committees ; the erection of school buildings to be left to the Board. [pEOM THE.OOKRESrONDEXTS OV THE J'HESS.J Timaru Harbour Board. TIXABV, August o. At the Harbor Board meeting to-day it was resolved.that, clauses :',, 1, and 7> of the Act remaihjps they are, but, that clause 28 be altered so as not to impose more restrictions on the Timaru Board than on others. Two plans of a;, break water were submitted—first, from Mr Peyman, late contractor for the Oamaru breakwater; the second was from Messrs Allan and Stumbles, of Timaru, and there is every probability of its being accepted instead of Sir John Coode's. The Board meets again next Thursday to receive full specifications and plans, and to decide on the matter. The scheme will i-ost under £200,000. If the plans are accepted, the work will be commenced as early as possible. It was also resolved to petition for an endowment of land. The Milt'ord scheme is now considered hopeless. The Dunedin Dock Question. Dunedin, August 8. At. the. Mayor's Court. James Drysdale, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and with resisting the arresting constable, was find 20s, in default seven days. On leaving the dock the prisoner said, " It's much better lo go to prison than to be wandering about the country where I here is no work to do." Mr Watt thereupon ordered the prisoner back and asked him if he would apologise or he should inflict a heavier fine. ''Youcan do whatever you please," was the reply, " You can make it 120 days or you can make it 1000 years." The fine was then altered to 40s, or fourteen days' imprisonment, and the prisoner was then removed. The Harbor Board and its contractors are at loggerheads. It may be recollected on July oth that the Boardagreed to the amended dock site as per plan drawn by its engineer, and consented to give its contractor £IOOO in lieu of all demands. On the resolution being read to Mr Proudfoot he expressed his willingness to consent to it, and a deed was accordingly prepared by the Board's solicitor ; but Mr Proudfoot declines to sign if. The Board met this afternoon to consider the position, but adjourned till 10.30 to-morrow, when propositions will be made authorising Mr Tewsloy and Mr Walter to wait on Mr Proudfoot, and ascertain the nature of his objection to proceed with the work. By the destruction of Lomas's store at Heriot, the Victoria Company lose £450. It is supposed that the fire was the result of incendiarism.