YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 980, 16 August 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMAEINE CABLE. PEE PEL Si AGENCY.] Wholesale Slaughter of Christians in Bulgaria. Great Atrocities by the Turks. Sydney, August 15. The “Herald ” lias a special message from London, dated 11th of August, as follows : The “Daily. News’” correspondent at Bucharest reports a wholesale butchery of Christians south of the Balkans by the Turkish troops, incited by merchants and landed proprietors. In the Achipau district thirty churches, 500 schools and colleges, were burnt, and from twelve to fifteen thousand Bulgarian fugitives massacred or burnt in their houses. The Turkish Bey was personally engaged in the work of slaughter. This account is confirmed by the “ Times ” correspondent, with harrowing details. AUSTRALIAN. Wreck of the Steamer Nomanby. Chinese Outrages at the Palmer. Sydney, August 15. The mail steamer Normanby has been stranded on the Queensland coast. All hands were saved. Some Chinamen stuck-up and robbed the camp on the Palmer River and took £2OO. The orderly in cl large had his head and feet lashed to a post, a rope round his neck, with his head in a bag. He was nearly killed. Two have been arrested. INTERPRO YIN CIAL. [PEE PEE S 3 AGENCY.] Supposed Loss of the Schooner Hinemoa. The Yacht Blanche Safe. Samoa’s Annexation to America Contradicted. Important Decision Affecting Hotelkeepers. Auckland, August 15. The yacht Blanche has arrived from the Islands, and is, therefore, not the vessel supposed to be wrecked at North Cape. The football team were driven into town in a brake. A strong team oppose them. The man Durham, who sent a letter to his wife threatening suicide, was discovered all right. The Licensed Victuallers have passed g resolution, “ That the meeting protests against the passing of the Local Option Bill, it being tyrannous, obnoxious, and contrary to the principles of free trade, and that the thanks of the association are due to Dr. Wallis for his independent action in endeavouring to do justice to both Licensed Victuallers and Good Templars.” The topsail schooner Hinemoa, which left Auckland for Samoa, is missing. It is feared she lias been wrecked. The hull was insured in the New Zealand ollice for £I2OO, and the cargo in the Victoria for £7OO, and in the Batavia for £SOO. The vessel was owned*by Ross, D. H. McKenzie, and Capt. Fairchild, and was commanded by Capt. Ross. The Trade and Labor Council have adopted a petition to Parliament, stating that many good mechanics are leaving the colony through want of employment, and that materials for railways should be manufactured here wherever practicable. Samoan news states that the rumoured annexation to the United States is untrue. Natives are fighting, and business is stagnant. New Plymouth, August 15. The Union Insurance list closed here with 5200 shares applied for. Nelson, August 15. The Union Insurance list closed here with applications for 11,500 shares. The inquiry as to the wreck of the Queen Bee takes place to-morrow. Wellington, August 15. The following tenders have been received at the Public Works Office for the Eyrefon extension contract: —Accepted—M. Lake, Christchurch, £5351. Declined—McGrath and Johnston, £5459; D. Brown, £5462; Pearson, £5536 ; Eraser, £5549; Menamard, £5854 ; Thornton and Ball, £6000; J. Taylor, £6492; Peat, £6947 ; “Evans and Brett, £7565 ; McDonnell and Barton, £8629. Dunedin, August 15. An important decision affecting licensed victuallers was delivered by Mr Justice Williams to-day. The points involved in the appeal of Mr Dodson from the decision of the justices, which was taken up bp the Licensed Victuallers’ Association, were the right to sell liquor to travellers or lodgers on Sundays, and for that purpose to keep open side doors 0 f r ,,nibonuses on Sundays. His Honor decided both points in favor of the publican, and has mulcted the jafonauiifc in costs.

[from the correspondents of the press.] Timaru Harbour Board. * Timabu, August 15. At a public meeting at Geraldine last evening, resolutions were passed against any alteration in the Timaru Harbor Board Act which would lessen the representation of country districts, and praying that clause 28 re commission be left as it is. A special meeting of the Harbor Board will be held to-morrow, to consider Allan and Stumbles’ plan tor a breakwater. Local Option as to Hotels and Museums. Dunehin, August 15. The perjury action, Turton v Johnson, two Queenstown solicitors, has been dismissed. The latter now brings an action against Turton for malicious prosecution ; damages £IOOO. There was a good deal of very intemperate language used at the public meeting last night. Most of the speakers were severe on Mr Stout for the part he was taking, and openly stated that in the event of an election the publicans would do their utmost to keep him out. David Robertson, aged about sixty years, lias been killed at Allan’s pugmill, Tapanui, by falling into the water-wheel and getting his neck dislocated. The Museum trustees are firm in their determination to keep it open on Sundays. The “ Star” has a strong article, in which it says the Rev. Dr. Stuart went out of his way to attack Dr. Hutton, when he knew that the latter was in no way responsible for the trustees’ decision, which, as curator, he was bound to carry out. If the trustees were so weak as to give in to the clergy, the expression of public opinion invited by Dr. Stuart should be given decisively, but not in accordance with his wishes.