LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1279, 25 April 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.]

[beuteb’s special tklegbams to the pbess agency.] Reported Plot at Stamboul. The Sultan Distrusts his New Friend. London, April 23, The Reserves are mustering largely. An attempt was made to shoot Prince Thuro, equerry to the Emperor of Austria. The assassin was arrested. The “Daily News” Stamboul correspondent reports a plot of the partisans of Midhat to overthrow the Sultan. The new Ministry is suspected of complicity. The Sultan is preparing to go to Broussa, fearing a Russian surprise, AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, April 24. Chester’s yearling brother, St. George, was sold yesterday to the Middle Park Stud Company, New Zealand, for thirteen hundred guineas. It is thought that efforts will bo made to keep the horse in the colony, INTERPRO FINCIAL. [PBB PBESS AGENCY.] The Tippling_A.t in Force. The Coining Meeting at Hikurangi. The Ministry and the Civil Service. Auckland, April 24. Early this morning a lire occurred at Newton in a two-storey block, in which is Hausen’s Queen Hotel. Near this block was an old dilapidated shed, from which a policeman drove a loafer lust night. The fire originated in the shed and spread to the block The Newton Eire Brigade hud no h,drant. The City Brigade, which followed, was a long lime in obtaining a supply ot water. During the .delay the fire spread to Mona'View Cottage, which was destroyed. The greater part ot the furniture was saved. The hotel also was destroyed. Idle cottage was insured m the New Zealand for £Bou ; the hotel stock and furniture in the Pnceuix, for £2OO, and the building for £250. The Graving Dock wal be opened about the Queen’s Birthday. It is proposed to nanm ),t the Victoria Dock. The arbitrators m the case of Smith, contractors, and the Government, awarded £2250 to plaintiff and costs. The City Council accepted the NaticpaJ. Bank’s tender for the corporation account for fch AtSegrl’m from Te Wheoro states that Rewi wdl attend thp Hikurangi meeting between Sir G. Grey and Tawiuao Rewi awaits the arrival of the Lower Waikato Natives. Eour war canoes have gone up. Wanganui, April 24. At the Supremo Court to-day, the grand •jury threw out £ho bill against Lewisi Lyons Levy for arson. A Mys, named Nutu, was found guilty of horse-steaUng; sentence deferred A boy named Patrick urn was found “Not Guilty ” of indecent assault. Mr Foulis, lute of Edinburgh, has been appointed Inspector for Wanganui education district at a.salary of £4OO per annum and £SO travelling expenses. & Wellington, April 24. A circular was sent to-day to all heads of departments, instructing them to m-orm ml officers that they can no longer depend upon the 40th section of the Civil Service Act, 1866, granting a gratuity to their wives and turn; lies after they die. Hie circular adds that it is now open to officers to provide tor their wives and families by means of the Government L 'it fammunced by Order in Council that no cadetship in the Civil Service will count until the cadet receives over £IOO per to the long promised bridge at Nanier heads, it in understood the Governmerit will subsidise the bridge to the amount of £6OOO, and give the contractor a lease ot the bridge tor twenty-ore years. _ The salmon recently placed in different rivers of this district are reported by the settlers who have seen them to be thriving V °A deputation of settlers from Manawatu waited upon the Premier and Mr JBallance to-day, and urged the necessity ot a railway lino between the Ilutt and Manawatu. The Government promised that the lino would be sun’eyed without delay. Vi/ y ohn Opade is expected here on SaturpvNEPW, April ta, fj* appeal cage tp-day Juelge DfM to f

Tippling Act of George 11. is in force in the colony. The Act precludes recovery for liquor supplied in less quantities than 20s worth.

Lawrence, April 24. The Census returns for the borough of Lawrence and electoral district of Tuapeka show the population to be—Borough, 454 males, 401 females ; electoral district, 3276 males, 2111 females. [from the correspondent of the press.] Napier, April 24. Hapukua, a leading Hawke’s Bay chief, is reported to be dying. The lawyers have been around soliciting him to make his will. Both parties mot at (the old fellow’s house at the same time, and neither could for some time carry out their plans. At length one lawyer got tired out, imagining the other had departed. But a will was made which was not considered to be in the interests of the Native committee. Mr Ormond will be presented to-morrow with a splendid piece of plate worth £2OO, subscribed for by political friends for service rendered to the district as Superintendent. Mr Fanin, the Government Immigration Officer, has had his services dispensed with, and the billet was given to the barrack master. Several Natives are about to take legal proceedings against the Hon. 11. R. Russell for recovery of alleged damages to land and bush, propertv of Natives. The damages are laid at £BOOO.

A fracas occurred between Natives and a shepherd of Mr Bennett ’s, at Omaranui, this morning. Several Native dogs were found worrying Bennett’s sheep, when the shepherd shot one. Several Maoris seized the shepherd, and, after a struggle, got the gun into their possession, which they refused to give up, and hold it as payment for the dog.