LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1300, 20 May 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [ekuxee’s tele beams to the peess AGENCY.] Sydney, May 18. The Governor has received a despatch from the Secretary of State, saying that England has no intention of proposing to Parliament the annexation of the New Hebrides. The Governor will prorogue Parliament on Tuesday. The Basby sailed to-day. Melboubne, May 19. The Cable Conference is concluded. The result includes Colonel Glover’s proposal for the duplication of the Singapore to Port Darn In cable, and also a second cable from Penang to Singapore, the subsidy to be £32,000 annually, to bo borne rateably by the colonics according to the : r population. Press rates are reduced one-fouith, and Government messages one-half. New Zealand and Tasmania get no advantage from the reduction of cable rates. Noth'ng was done re the duplication of the land line to Port Darwin. Tasmania and Queensland are dissatisfied with the arrangement. INTBRPROYINCIAL. [pee peess agency.] Wellington, May 19. Owing to the interruption of the southern lines yesterday, messages lodged in the morning did not arrive at their destination nnt’l this morning. A ll , southern messages had to be transmitted through Westland. Law hence, May 19. Throughout the whole week, the weather has been unusually severe and boisterous. There was another heavy snow storm last evening, covering the ground to a depth of several inches, and there is no present prospect of its clearing up. Great interest sti 1 ! is manifested in testing the cement at Wetherstone’s Gully. Messrs Bi'own and Gascoyne purpose erecting a ten head batteiy. A Dunedin firm have the contract, and are to have it finished in three months. Tapantji, May 19. The snow continues to fall heavily, accompanied ■with s ,; ght frost. The coaches have stopned running, and communication is suspended. Dunedin, May 19. The sham attack on Dunedm took place last night, and for half-an-hour a brisk d’scharge of rifles and cannon was kept up from various points along the foreshore of the city and from boats in the bay.

[feom the coeeespondent of the press,] Timaru, May 18. A fall of earth took place at the excavationslfor Bruce’s new m ;i l to-day. Two men, named Malley and Green were buried. The former was seriously injured, and the latter much shaken. Richard Bell was charged at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day on two charges of sheep stealing, and remanded to Geraldine. He was a l-, eady awaiting trial on one similar charge. ' WRECK OP A LONDON SHIP AT THE BLUPP. [By Telegraph.] Dunedin, May 19. Mr G. W. Elliott yesterday received the following telegram:—“The barque Anne Gambles, from London to Otago, via the Bluff, is a total wreck at Te Wai’s point (east head of the Bluff.) The crew are reported safe. When I left yesterday tho forward part of the ship was out of the water. A survey has been held, and it is recommended that the vessel be sold this afternoon.” On receipt of this telegram Mr Elliott telegraphed, asking that the sale be delayed t’ 1 ! he went South, He left for the Bluff last night with Captain Russell, tho representative of the Insurance Companies. Tho cargo is reported to be a valuable one, and is said to be well insured. There is one policy in the Victoria ofiice for £BOO.