TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1037, 22 October 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE NEWS, T H EWA H.

[SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HLJNhHIJN biAiv.j Tremendous Turkish Defeat. London, October 18. Mukhtar Pasha lied from before Kars, leaving nineteen thousand prisoners and twenty-seven guns ; seventeen thousand'killed and wounded.

INTERPROYINCIAL.

[per press agency.] Dunedin, October 22. The premises of Henry Guthrie, shipping agent, Crawford street, were broken into on Saturday or Sunday night, and the iron sale smashed open, but it contained no money or valuables. The burglars, disappointed at the want of success, wrote “sold” on the lid of the safe, and left a sledge hammer and other tools behind them. Port Chalmers, October 22. The German barque Marie, 43 days from Mauritius, arrived last night. She brigs 300 tons sugar for Dunedin, and 233 tons for Lyttelton. She experienced very heavy weather off Cape Lowin. Arrived —Wanaka from Akaroa, at 10 p.m. on the 21st. Wellington, October 22. Subscriptions towards the Indian Famine Fund are pouring in rapidly. The Rev. Mr Clark preached in the Wesleyan Church last night in aid of the fund, and £77 were collected. Hundreds were unable to gain admission, the church being full half an hour before the usual time for service. The Government are advised, under date San Francisco 18th, that the City of Sydney left San Francisco on October 10th with the London mails of September 20th. The Australia, which left Auckland on the 26th of September, arrived at San Francisco on October 17th, one day in advance of contract ime. Gbeymouth, October 22. Twenty-four hours heavy rain caused a flood in the river, but bo far little damage has been done to the town, beyond flooding all the lower parts of it. Yesterday about eight chains of the inner side of the harbor works gave way, carrying the railway, metals, and trucks, into the river. At the same time a locomotive and two stone trucks were employed tipping stone to preserve the face of the works, which is of sand. This gave way, and both trucks and locomotive went into the river. The locomotive is now lying partly on the bank, attached by a rope, to prevent its disappearing in the stream. The men on the trucks, and the engineer on the locomotive, narrowly escaped with their lives.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Yia Bluff.] Melbourne, October 17. The events of the week have been without .-.nesial interest. The defence vote of £IOO,OOO has been passed, also a preliminary vote of £7OOO for ah international exhibition to be held in Melbourne in 1870. Q.-?c;s t efforts are t, O be made to secure the co-operation and assistance of European and Eastern countries as well as nil the colonies. The Attorney-General, Sir Bryan Ologbleu, Sart-jM.P-j and Mr A* listen Wefceejj aj>*

pointed Land Tax Commissioners. The At-torney-General will not relinquish his present otlice.

The Elections Committee have unseated the Hon. Duncan Gillies as member for Rodney, The decision, while distinctly slating that while petition failed to prove Mr Gillies guilty of bribery or undue influence, cither by himself or his agents, found that undue influence was used by other persons on his behalf, and therefore declared the election wholly void. This is regarded as a most extraordinary finding, and much regret is expressed as Mr Gillies had only recently been chosen as leader of the Opposition. The Indian Famine Fund has reached to above £9OOO, and collections are still being made. The Education vote is now before the Assembly. There is likely to be a long debate.

First King and Chester are best favorites for the Derby. Amendment, Tom Kirk, Savanaka, Irish Stew, all have friends for the Cup. It is generally believed that about fifteen horses are well in for the Cup, and therefore it is a very open race. Business is still dull, but there is a slight improvement. Creswick is still drawing well at the Academy of Music.

The daily attendance at the State schools has risen to 124,000. A further sum of £200,000 is required for the erection of school buildings, making £1,100,000 on buildings from first to last.