YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1252, 12 March 1878, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [REUTER’S TELEGRAM TO PRESS AGENCY,] AUSTRALIAN. The Quarantined Mail Steamer. Melbourne, March 11. The Governor has received another telegram from the Colonial Office, to follow the advice of Ministers when t hey command the confidence of the Assembly and country. Sydney, March 11. Arrived—Rotor i m. The small-pox patients by the City of Sydney have been isolated. The ship will probably be quarantined for some time. The Japanese war steamer Isukuban arrived at Brisbane yesterday. LATER. Proposed Customs Union between South Australia, Slew South Wales, and Queensland. Melbourne, March 11. A warrant was signed by the Audit Commissioner and Governor, in accordance with the resolution of the Assembly, under the 45th section of the Constitution authorising revenue to be dealt with as to special appropriation during the present financial year. Adelaide, March 11. The Government has telegraphed to Sydney that they are willing to join in negotiations for a Customs union with New South Wales and Queensland, and also asked for a month’s renewal of the existing convention. (Per Ringarooma via Bluff.) Melbourne, March 6th. The Government, finding that payments on the authority of the Assembly alone were not legal, Mr Berry has given notice of motion that in accordance with the 45th section of the Constitution Act, all revenues shall during the present year, and no longer, be treated as special appropriations. A telegram from the Colonial Office, the contents of which are now fully known, instructs the Governor not to go outside the law. He Is to take a stand, and if he is doubtful as to the law is to have recourse to the legal advice at his command. Mr Berry interprets this as a clear indication that the Governor is to take the advice of his Ministers, backed up by the opinion of the Attorney- General. Some indication of the nature of the Reform Bid to be introduced is to be given to-day. The Premier expects the Bill will finally settle the pretensions of the people’s representatives to the sole control of the people’s money. Some of the hottest weather this season was experienced last week. It is now cool. On the first day of the Autumn Race Meeting, the struggle in the Leger for the last quarter of a mile between Chester and First Ring was one of the grandest ever seen at Keneingtpn, Both horses were neck and neck all the distance, and First King only won by a bare half head. The time was the fastest by two seconds ever run on that course. A number of telegrams sent to the Colonial Office after the Bbh January affair have been returned to the Governor for his information.

In a fire at the Beehive Hotel, Hotham, on Monday night the landlady, Miss Doherty, lost her life.

Sir Bryan O’Loghlin has been appointed a member of the Executive Council, and occupies the front bench with Ministers. The Cable Conference is expected to be held in a few days. W. S. Lyster is very ill.

INTERPEOYINOIAL,

[PEE PRESS AGEKOp.] Suicide at Nelson.

The Timaru Shooting Case. A Cabinet Meeting of Two. The Government Measures.

Strange Accident at Wellington. Auckland, March 11.

At a Cabinet meeting this morning, consisting of Mr Sheehan and Hoani Nahe, at which Mr Swanson was present, Mr Stout’s appointment as Attorney-General was postponed until to-morrow for preparation of the necessary documents. Mr Sheehan and Hoani Nahe, accompanied by a numerous suite, proceeded to Hamilton by special train to attend a banquet to the sons of old colonists.

A large bush fire at Northern Wairoa destroyed hundreds of thousands of feet of limber.

The electric light war exhibited by the Italian war ship on Saturday night. Gbajiaaistown, March 11. Tarapipi, a well known Maori chief, and a man of great influence, (Ji.ed at his settlement, Piako, on Saturday, Deceased w r as about 50 years of age. New Plymouth, March 11.

The Natives between Paritaki and Opunake have 300 acres of wheat, which was planted by a Taranaki tribe, and they have bought two threshing machines. Kahui, an influential chief, owning one of them, states that it is the intention of the tribe to go into wheat culture on an extensive scale. He says that hitherto it has been only dark and they could not see, but now that it is light they intend to devote their attention to those peaceful occupations which they were engaged in before the war. Kahui wishes this to be distributed throughout the colony that Europeans may know the peaceful condition of the Natives in Taranaki. Wellington, March 11.

It is stated that the Government will bring down the measures on which they intend to stand or fall, within a fortnight after the meeting of the Assembly. Those measures will provide for a change in the representation of the colony, a change in the incidence of taxation, and manhood suffrage. From information received by the police, it would appear that a well-organised system of horse stealing has been going on in this district for some time past,'the horees being shipped away as soon as brought in. Neil and Buckridge, recently arrested on suspicion, were brought up to-day on two separate charges. After a good deal of evidence had been taken, prisoners were committed for trial on both charges. One Jacobsen, alias Moumvieff, was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining money by means of valueless cheques. He passed himself off as a Russian count who was making an official t our of the colony to report upon it, in e*tiw4itmyy qeiffh occur ret} fj-t got*} 9U bwk?

as the lodgers were about to retire to bed, one of them fell from the oval aperture in the upstairs lloor on to his head on a billiard table below. The moment before he was sober and chatting pleasantly with the others. He was a, young man named James Ahoarn, and only lived a few hours after the occurrence.

[FROM THE CORRESPONDENT OP THE PRESS.] Lawrence, March 11.

The banquet to Mr J. C. Brown was a great success. Fully 200 representatives of all classes of the community and many visitors from Dunedin were present, and Sir G. Grey made a telling speech. Lawrence wore quite a gala appearance to-day. Timaru, March 11.

At the R.M. Court to-day Alexander Bell was committed for trial at the Supreme Court on the charge of shooting at one Kingsley with intent to kill him. Bail was refused. Kingsley had never previously seen prisoner, and was fired at simply because he refused to drink with him.

The Borough Council meet to-night to arrange reception to Sir Geo. Grey.