LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1282, 29 April 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [rkutee’s special telegrams to the TEESS AGENCY.] The Indian Contingent. The Baltic Fleet. The Roumanian Insurgents. Alarm at Adrianople. London, April 26. The absence of news discourages hope for the success of the efforts for the maintenance of peace. Bombay, April 26. The Indian expedition is now embarking for Malta. London, April 26. The health of Princes Bismarck and Gortschakoff is better. Diplomatic negotiations are proceeding. The anli-English feeling of the Russian Press is more moderate. Russia has raised a difficulty that Prince Bismarck’s proposals for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Stefano, and the British fleet from the sea of Marmora, favours England. Russia forgoes the intended entrance of officers and men to Stamboul on Sunday, to attend the Greek churches. Twenty British iron-dads for the Baltic squadron are now ready for service. Constantinople, April 26, The Roumanian insurgents are well officered and occupy impregnable positions. The insurgents, driving the Bulgarians, are approaching Philoppopolis, causing an alarm at Adrianople, whence troops have been despatched against them. INTERPROYINCIAL. [pee PEES 3 AGHNOr.j Hurricanes at New Hebrides, Auckland, April 27. i Ouo reason for the Native meeting taking * place at Hikuftujgi is that grog will uoL be

be available there. The Kawhia and Aotc-a Natives are going to Hikurangi. Meurant, (ho jockey, has made a serious statement relative to McGee, which will call for explanation. The horse Falcon was disqualified from running for ever. A meeting of creditors of Mark Somerville, grocer, Queen street, was held. The liabilities are £3176, assets £lllO. The offer of 5j in the £ was accepted. Lewis Bros, creditors adjourned to May 13th to allow English creditors to be represented. The passengers and crew of the brigantine Adn Owen (with the exception of the captain and passengers Nolan and Darral) were stricken with island fever shortly after leaving the Islands. Two died. Fearful hurricanes occurred at the Now Hebrides. Houses were demolished and in some streets corrugated iron was carried half a mile. Trees w'ero uprooted and crops destroyed. The Natives are starving, , The Charjbdis, an Auckland vessel, is a total wreck. The Ebcuezer, schooner, also went ashore. Wanganui, April 27. Henry Fisher and Walter Coker, of Palmerston north, who were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud their creditors were sentenced to six months’ hard labour. Wellington, April 27. The Colonial Insurance Company was registered this morning under the Joint Stock Company’s Act. [feom the cobeesfondents of the feess.] Timaeu, April 27. The commissioners have not only sanctioned the 200 ft. mole, but the whole of the breakwater, the cost to bo £250,000. A large stack of wheat was burned to-day at Pareora. No further particulars are yet to hand.