YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 978, 14 August 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS

[by SUBMAKINE CABLE. BEK PRESS AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, August 13. The Suez mail has arrived at Adelaide. The news has been anticipated. The month’s exports to New Zealand amount to £329,600. [Per Eashy, from Sydney. ] Wellington, August 13. The s.s. Easby, from Sydney, brings news of little importance. A satisfactory report has been received of the arrival at Shanghai of the first shipment of Australian wool. Arrangements have been made for the manufacture of cloth, of woollen and cotton mixture, by the Chinese, with a view to opening up a new market for Australian wools. From the Sydney Morning “Herald,” dated July 31st, it appears that the cabletelegram published here as “ Michie goes Vienna,” should have been “ London, July 29th. An envoy will visit London and Vienna on behalf of the Porte. It is said that Austria objects to any new order of things being created without her co-operation.” Moss and Isaacs, of Melbourne, furniture dealers, have been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for fraudulent insolvency. INTEEPROYINCIAL. Auckland, August 13. The mail agent by the steamship Australia reports as follows : —Arrived at Honolulu from Auckland on June 19th. Left next day, and arrived at San Francisco on the due date, 28th June. Landed the mails, which were forwarded by the first train on the following morning. The mails from New York were, on July 18th, received on board, and the vessel steamed to sea immediately for Auckland direct. Next night the engines were stopped for eight hours, owing to a slight accident to the machinery. The steamer stopped several times afterwards to oil, pack, and tighten up the machinery. On the Bth and 9th of August strong head winds set in, with a heavy sea. The vessel labored considerably. The engines -were stopped again at 4 a.m. on the 9th till-2 p.m. on the lith, something being wrong with the boiler. The Australia entered Auckland heads at seven on Sunday morning. It is reported that the Pacific Mail Company propose to take another steamer off the service, and to run with three boats only. The railway to Ngaruawahia was opened to-day. A large number of persons travelled by the first train. ,‘New Plymouth, August 13. The Fiery Cross from Auckland arrived at Waitara on Saturday. She had a stormy passage. When off the Sugar Loaves on the 7th two hands went to fasten the jib. The vessel gave a heavy plunge, and one of the men, named James Baker, was thrown into the water. The boat was lowered, but at the ( ime a heavy sea struck the vessel, staving in one of the boat’s planks, rendering her useless. Captain Mason did all he could, but failed in rescuing the man. “Wellington, August 13. The s.s. Australia did not call at Honolulu because the Government of the Sandwich Islands failed to make good their promise to pay a subsidy for the advantages of a steamer failing there twice a month. The omission on the voyage was in accordance with the permission granted to the contractors provisionally in November by New South Wales and New Zealand. The following tenders have been received at the Public Works Cilice for the Hurunui c irt bridge contract: —Accepted —Thomas and Hill, Amberley, £1042 2s 9UI. Declined — Siby and Dixon, Christchurch, £IO9O ; IV. Farquarson, Sail water creek, Ashley, £1132 ; Daniel Ward, Christchurch, £1216 16s 3d. Hokitika, August 13. Mrs Andrews, mother of the two children who died from (ho effects of burning at the late fire, died to-day in the Hospit.il, from injuries received and from shock to the system-. Dunedin, August 13. Bishop Moran lectured op the Education Bill last night, and said tjjat, BO far as it vejatep to Catholics, it ip the most tyrannical

measure that exists anywhere, except in Russia and Germany. The opening of the Museum on Sundays is likely to lead to a great deal of opposition from the Sabbatarian party. The master ironworkers and manufacturers have resolved, to prepare a petition supporting the action of the tradesmen to prevent the importation of work which can be manufactured in the colony. Mr Joseph Mackay, of the “Bruce Herald,” and who has been before the Bankruptcy Court for some time, lias had his discharge from the Court suspended for six months. [FROM THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE PRESS.] Inquest at Timaru. Timaru, August 13. At an inquest held to-day as to tbe death of Thomas Jackson and Charles Shepherd, who were drowned in Saltwater Creek on Saturday night, a verdict of “ Accidental Death ” was returned. No further evidence was elicited. At the City Police Court to-day Matthew Harper was charged on warrant with obtaining by means of false pretences at Christchurch, on July 6th, the sum of 10s from Joseph Shepherd, waggoner, with intent to defraud. The prisoner, who admitted that he was the person referred to in the warrant, denied all knowledge of the charge. He wi a remanded to appear at Christchurch on Monday next, bail being allowed in his own recognisance of £2OO and two sureties of £IOO each. Dr. Moran Restraining Himself. Dunedin, August 13. Bishop Moran is inveighing strongly against the Education Bill. Last night he denounced it in these words—“A more atrocious and tyrannical measure was never conceived in the mind of man, nor had any such legislation been proposed since the days of the penal laws. It was bringing them back to the days of their fathers, when they were obliged to lice to the mountains and bogs to preserve their faith. The Bill was a Freemasons’ programme —nothing more orless than ap embodiment of their principles and of their determination to destroy the Catholic Church and faith. Freemasons in this country were the dupes of those on the Continent and were misled by them. He knew of no other Government besides New Zealand, except Russia and Germany, which had proposed such an iniquity as this Bill. He had great difficult y in restraining himself in speaking upon it, because it was enough to excite his indignation and was calculated to arouse every spark of (ire which existed in his soul. He had not language to express his feelings in regard to the injustice with which the Catholics wore t -ci t'd by the Bill, as it was trilling with their rights and privileges as subjects of the realm. It was an insult to their manhood, citizenship, and faith, and an atrocious attempt to trample upon them. They would ask him, what was to be the outcome of this. That was for themselves to say. As their leader and instructor he had explained the provisions of the Bill, and it was for them to deal with their rulers. He could only raise his voice in denunciation of the iujustice'of the Bill, point out the iniquity of the measure, show them the dangers to which their children were exposed, and unmask the designs of those determined to destroy their faith and that of their children. If the Bill became law he saw nothing for them to do as Catholics, except to adopt one of the alternatives pointed out. It would be necessary for Catholics having children either to remove to localities beyond a radius of two miles from the G overnment schools, or to llee from the colony as an accursed spot, blasted by the tyranny of a persecuting Government and Legislature. It would be useless, and a degradation to petition men who in this nineteenth century were capable of introducing such a measure, but they should bear them in mind at the hustings. There was one thing, however, which they could do. That was, to pray and put their trust in God, which he earnestly exhorted them to do.” The Catholics of Dunedin are to hold a public indignation meeting on Wednesday.