YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1235, 18 February 1878, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE OABLB.J

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AUSTRALIAN. Popular Protest Against the Berry Revolution. Melboubnb, February 16. The Ballarat Juvenile Exhibition was opened by the Governor yesterday, and was a great success. The people’s petition to the Queen, protesting against the alleged illegal acts of the Ministry, is being mimerously signed, and it will bo forwarded home on Thursday. INTERPROVINCIAL. [PBB PBKBB AGENCY.] Mr Bunny Dispossd of. Ministerial WanderingsSingular Accident at Nelson. Auckland, February IG. The conference between the local governing bodies of the Thames and Wuikato with reference to the proposed railway connecting the Thames and Waikato, passed a resolution pledging the local Boards to support capitalists or a company proposing to construct a line, and also requesting the Government to amend that portion of the District Railways Act exempting the Government and Native lands from rates. The total cost of the railway is estimated at £217,000. Alexandra February 16.

Tawhiao has a large meeting to-day at Hikurangijto consider Sir G. Grey’s late Tisit here and the approaching one. A public meeting will be held here this afternoon to consider the railway extension to the frontier.

Wellington, February 16.

A deputation consisting of Messrs Seymour, J. C. Brown, and other conspicuous members of the Grey party, waited upon Mr Barton at the gaol this afternoon, in order to endeavor to induce him to withdraw from the election, and urging that to allow two Grey candidates to stand would be practically to return Mr Pearce by splitting the Liberal votes. Mr Barton absolutely declined to discuss the matter, saying he had his own battle to fight, and knew what he was doing. All parties are very busy perfecting arrangements for the election. Sir G. Grey, Messrs Macandrow and Fisher will leave on Monday night by the Hinemoa, calling first at the Bullcr, then at Greymouth, Hokitika, Jackson’s Bay, and all the West Coast ports round to the Bluff. Mr Henry Bunny, member for Wairarapa, has been appointed Commissioner of Annuities, at a salary not stated ; also Commissioner of Railways for the North Island without pay. The police received a telegram to-day, giving information of the arrest of William Plumb, an important witness in the coming trial of Thomas Ryan for the murder of a man at Kumara. it appears that the Greymouth inspector telegraphed that Plumb was about to absent himself, in order to avoid giving evidence. It has been decided to form a company to work the Golden Point reef, near Picton, with a capital of £IO,OOO, in £1 shares. Colonel Gorton has received a presentation from his fellow officers upon his retirement from the civil service.

The Hon. J. Sheehan has just returned from the Wairarapa, having arranged satisfactorily the long standing dispute in regard to the fishing rights, and drainage of the Wairarapa Lake, between the natives and adjoining runholders. Nine hundred natives were S resent, and amongst them were the chiefs [enari, Tomoana, and Karaitiana Takamoana, M.H.R.

Mr Barton’s son convened a public meeting to-night in connection with his father’s candidature. The meeting was well attended. Mr Anderson, of the “ Evening Post,” proposed a vote of confidence in Mr Barton as a representative of the city. Mr Gallon seconded, and the motion was carried unanimously. February 17.

A fire broke out about eleven o’clock on Saturday night, at Lower Hutt, by which the dwelling-house of Mr Murtagh was consumed. Ho was absent at Wairarapa races, and the fire having made good headway before the inmates were awakened, Mrs Murtagh and children had some difficulty in escaping through a window. The building was insured in the London and Lancashire for £300; the furniture in the New Zealand for £IOO.

Nelson’, February 16,

A fatal accident, under curious circumstances, has occurred at Golden Bay. Thomas Scott was playing see-saw, that is standing back to back with another man with their arms hooked, each alternately raising the other, when the man who was lifting Scott gave way under him and Scott fell on the back of his head breaking bis neck, Scott’s wife committed suicide by shooting herself, three years ago, owing to the brutal treatment of her husband.

Dunedin, February 16.

Guthrie and Larnach’s joiners, twenty-five in number, turned out on strike to-day. The grievance is that the company will not allow them the Saturday half-holiday from twelve o’clock instead of half-past one as hitherto.