YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1060, 20 November 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[By Submaeine Cable.] | BBDm’fl BI’EOIAI TELEGRAMS TO THE PRESS AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, November 19. Mr Baker accepts .the Secretaryship of Lands, vacant by the retirement of Mr Garrett. Mr Jacob Beemes is to bo Minister of Mines. Melbourne, November 19. The Melbourne Cricket Club are taking steps to secure the visit of a team of English gentlemen players next season. INTERPROV IN CIAL. [pee PEESB AGENCY.] Geahambtown, November 19. The Mayor declined to call a public meeting to express an opinion on the political situation as kis reasoa tkat as tks

business of such a meeting would be the dis- j mission of general politics, he, as Mayor, should keep aloof, and therefore he declines officially to do anything which might be consi rued into political bias in a municipal functionary. Auckland, November 19. Henry S. Meyers, merchant, lias been committed for trial on three charges of fraud in connection with his insolvency. The prosecutor stated that another charge would be preferred in the Supreme Court. The defence was reserved. Mr Firth lias returned from distributing salmon. Fifty thousand were successfully deposited in the upper reach of VVairoa, Kaipara. Mr Harry Brett and Mr Frederick Larkins, of McArthur and Co., have only been nominated for the mayoralty. Wellington, November 19. The chairman of the Wallace County Council has telegraphed from Riverton to the Colonial Secretary stating that the mining population at Oropuki, owing to the late bad weather, could not communicate by boat to obtain provisions, and w T ere in consequence in great distress for want of the commonest necessaries of life. He asked that the Stella might be allowed to take provisions to Orepuki, Col. Whitmore has telegraphed to Capt. Fairchild to do so. Mr George Elliott Barton has withdrawn from the Mayoralty contest in consequence of being counsel in several cases in which the Corporation is concerned, and in some of which he would have to appear against himself. The steamer Gazelle has returned from the Auckland Islands. She did not recover the gold from the wreck of the ship General Grant, and has abandoned the search, Dunedin, November 19. This morning, in the Police Court, Mr Watt said some remarks were lately made in the papers, and by members of the Synod, with regard to the publication of indecent proceedings. He had been no party to such publication, and had kept the Court clear. He noticed the matter now because somebody in the “Daily Times” had censured him for not clearing the Court on a recent occasion, but he had not done so because the case was one of summary jurisdiction, and he had no power to clear the Court. Balclutha, November 19. The river is heavily flooded, and has commenced to overflow its banka. It is still rising. No damage to the town is anticipated. Riverton, November 19. A public meeting held here to-day at noon was well attended. A resolution in support of the present Ministry was passed, and Dr. Hodgkinsou complimented for his conscientious support of his party, past and present. In the event of Sir George Grey’s Ministry being defeated, the meeting considered a dissolution necessary. [prom the correspondent of the press,] Timaru Harbour Board. Tisiaeu, November 19. At the Harbor Board to-day resolutions were passed to the following effect:— “That the engineers of two competitive plans sent to Wellington be requested to proceed there and give ail necessary information, their expenses no to £2O being paid by the Board.”

“ That the Board suggests to the Commission the advisability of their visiting Tim arm”

“That the Board defer the acceptance of tenders for plant and material for the breakwater until the decision of the Commission is known.”

“That in the event of a successful competitive plan now before Commission being found on tendering to exceed the amount mentioned in engineer’s estimate by more than 15 per cent., the Board to have power to reject such plan as being beyond their means.”

“ That a special meeting be called as soon as the lecision of the Commission is known.”

The weather continues exceedingly dry, and the crops are being ruined. Dunedin, November 19.

A railway to be built by a. private company has been decided upon to connect Gore with Elbow. This will be the shortest route between Dunedin and the Lake district.