YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1201, 9 January 1878, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[special telegram to the press agency.]

Shipka Passed Unopposed.

Extreme Sufferings on the Balkans. Eight Hundred Russians Frostbitten. Turkish Victory at Erzeroum. Scindia’s Conduct Suspected. London, January 7. Eadetsky has crossed Shipka unopposed. A junction of the armies under the Czarewitch and Zimmerman is probable. Germany and Austria object to Russian war vessels entering the Hellespont unless other Powers have the same privilege. General Louvell’s Corps on the Balkans has had eight hundred men frostbitten. Fiftythree died.

Mr Layard officially informed the Porte that Russia requires any armistice to be arranged between the opposing commanders Turkey applied through England for an armistice. Six thousand Turks engaged the Russians near Erzeroum. The Russians were defeated. Scindia’s conduct in India is regarded as disaffected.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, January 8. Mr Marshall Wood, sculptor, leaves to-day for New Zealand by the steamer Wakatipu.

The New Guinea Gold Stories Exploded

Terriffic Hailstorm at Albury.

[Per Easby, via Wellington.]

The Easby, from Sydney, brought only one later paper. The “Sydney Morning Herald” of the 31st ult. contains a letter from E. jH. S. Minton, who just returned from New Guinea, and in which he expresses surprise at the statement of Mr Beddome, Police Magistrate, Somerset, regarding the discovery of gold in Papua, Mr Minton says he has sixteen years’ experience as mining engineer and prospector, and during three weeks at Papua he explored creeks, prospected the banks of rivers, also at the foot of falls and the base of ranges, and found no gold whatever. He found any quantity oi mica, which looks like gold, and which he says would deceive anyone but an experienced miner or prospector. He thinks that Mi Goldie, being a botanist, was deceived by the mica. Mr Minton brought sand away from different places he tried and had it analysed hv one of most experienced analytical chemists in Sydney, who pronounced it micaceous sand of no value.

An account of the hailstorm near Albun says that cubes of ice from an inch to four inches thick fell. The greatest force of the storm was near the Moorwathre district, which is covered with small farms, the crops on which were just ready for the machines. Within twenty minutes of the commencement of the storm the entire crops in a dozen paddocks were completely ruined. The straw was cut down as neatly as if a stripper had been at work. The grain was actually battered into the ground. The hailstones falling dug notches into the sides of big gum trees, and cut off nudges of bark as though an axe had been at work. Iron roofs were penetrated as if made of brown paper, and shingle roofs were unable to withstand the force with which the blocks of ice descended. Fowls of the air were fain to seek shelter in human habitations, flocks of parrots taking up their quarters during the storm in houses. Dead birds strewed the ground in all directions, some literally flattened out under lumps of ice. Rain followed, and gullies which had been dry for years became foaming rivers, sweeping away valuable dams. Many farmers have been completely beggared.

INTERPROYINCIAL.

[PEB PBEBB AGENCY.]

Interprovincial Cricket Match.

Extraordinary Accident at Wellington Earthquake at Napier. Auckland, January 8. Dr. Somerville, Evangelist, and Mr Charles Bright, Free Thought Lecturer, arrived by the°Außtralia. Mr Bright gives three lectures here. ... Eleven clergymen of the Primitive Methodist connection arrived by the Taupo, to attend the district meeting. Mr Stephen Massett, elocul ionist, reader, and humorist, appeared last night at the Choral Hall to a crowded house. At the Supreme Court Patrick Carroll and Patrick O’iJrion were sentenced to one month for robbery from Ja,mes John Pagott; James Ellis and Margaret CanoU to nine months for the same cffence. James Mills, charged with horse stealing, was acquitted, A true hill was returned against 11. S. Meyers for fraudulent bankruptcy. Napieb, January 8. A shock of earthquake was felt at seventeen minutes after six o’clock tin's evening. Wellington, January 8.

Last evening the engine-house of the patent slip was nearly demolished ,by a singular accident. The Stella, wkkffi had b*e» op the slip ios N»s tywm l iafco we

water. When she was half-way down, a tremendous crash was heard, and large pieces of galvanised roofing, followed by clouds of steam and smoke, were seen high in the air. The engineer’s account is that he was standing between the two engines about, to shut off steam, and without any warning an immense flywheel, 17ft in diameter, and five tons weight, which was revolving witth great rapidity, burst into fragments. Some of the pieces, half a ton -weight, were driven between 200 and 300 yards from the building, going through the roof and smashing a brick wall. Nothing was left of the wheel but the centre and stumps of the arms. All inside the engine house is a complete wreck. The escape of the engineer is considered miraculous, beyond being knocked down and sustaining a few cuts and bruises, he was uninjured.

8 p.m. There is yet no sign of the Ladybird, which is now out thirty-two hours from Napier, having left the Spit at noon yesterday. It is intended to endeavor to arrange so that the cricketers may remain here to-morrow and return home on Thursday by the Wellington, Dunedin, January 8. In the Supreme Court, Hugh Harper, charged with manslaughter at Port Chalmers was found not guilty, and was discharged, Mr Reynolds, addresses his constituents tonight, and Mr Murray addresses his constituents at Milton to-morrow. There is dissatisfaction at the charges in connection with the Australian cricket matches, the ground charge being fixed at two shillings. The Soldene Opera Company open in Christchurch on the22nd inst. Invercargill, January 8. The Southland Coursing Club have fixed following dates for their meetings—Bth, 9th, 29th and 30th, May 18th, 26th ai d 27th June the latter to be open to members of any coursing club.

[from the correspondent of the press.]

The Australian Eleven.

Dunedin, January 8. Mr Gibbs, agent in advance for the Australian cricketers, leaves here for Christchurch. He says the acceptance of the terms offered was notified some time ago. It is expected that there will be only one day’s match at Invercargill, owing to the detention of the Arawata. The Eleven are not likely to play at Nelson. There is a good deal of grumbling hero about charging 2s for admission. The battle of the railway station sites has broken out with renewed vigor. Several deputations have waited on Ministers, who seem disposed to seize upon the best part of the Harbor Board’s recent reclamation for railway purposes. If this be done the Board will at once lose £4OOO yearly. Great indignation is expressed at the proposal.