LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1356, 19 June 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [EEUTEE’S TELEGEAMB TO THE PEES 3 AGENCY.] London, Juno 15. Consols, 95a 1 . Wheat and Hour unchanged New Zealand four and a halfs, 104, The wool sales arc progressing firmly. [special to the peess agency.] London, June 17. Tire Australians played against the Gentlemen at Prince’s Ground, and in their first innings made 75, of which Charles Bannermann contributed 28 (caught off Dr Grace), Midwinter 6, Spofforth G, and Gregory 1 (all caught off Grace), Murdoch 1, A. Bannermann 13, Allan 0, Boyle 3 (off Steele), Horan 7, (b Grace) Blackham 6, byes 4. The Gentlemen have lost six wickets for 85 runs— Grace (b Boyle) 25, Dr. Grace 1, Fred Grace 11, Lucas 6, Gilbert 20, Hornby 9 (ail caught off Boyle), Lyttelton 5, Steele 1, sundries 7. The attendance was very large. AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, June 18. The Government of New South Wales has decided upon raising a loan in the London market. They have borrowing power to the extent of four and a half millions. Parliament is prorogued to 13th August, INTERPROYINCIAL. [pee peess agency.] Auckland, June 18. Mr F. A. Whitaker is a candidate for Waipa, and has received a requisition bearing 180 good signatures. No Auckland man is expected to have a chance. , Colonel Whitmore lias telegraphed to the chairman of the Manukau County that Government will not pay over any portion of the £40,000 subsidy to counties which have not adopted the Act, and advising a meeting of the Council to consider its adoption. The telegram says there is a legal difficulty unless certain clauses in that Act are adopted. The announcement has caused considerable consternation.

At the Licensing Court this morning the Bench said that in future no adjourned applications would be allowed to enable applicants to remedy defects, but such applications would be refused. A now steamer for tho Mokau trade was launched by Messrs Holmes to-day. The captain of the Dunedin Football Club team invites an Auckland team to go down. Tatjbanga, June 18.

The Native Minister arrived here on Saturday afternoon, and left almost immediately for Makotu, where tho Natives were in a most disturbed state, consequent upon purely Native differences. A meeting of all the Arawas was hold next morning in front of the Native Land Court building, and was attended by over seven hundred Natives. The war party from Eotorua, who came to conduct a war against Pokiha’s party, were present armed. On the Native Minister making it imperative that their loaded guns should be discharged before talking, the whole of the belligerents withdrew, discharged their arms, and returned to tho meeting unarmed. Most pacific sentiments were uttered to the Minister, and full explanations made as to the nature of the complications which were, it was stated, not occasioned by the Court, but consequent on certain challenges which Ngatipikiaos had made to Ngatiwhakanc to engage in open conflict. After the general meeting the Native Minister met each party separately, and matters were gone into in detail, and the result w-as that on Monday morning the whole of Pokiha’s people and others appeared on the Maketu Flat, armed, and after sundry military manoeuvres, [they discharged their arms, did any number of war dances and hakas, after which the chiefs of each side rubbed noses, and the whole complication ended amicably, contrary to the predictions of some. Mr Sheehan expressed extreme satisfaction that the complications had been so quickly and satisfactorily concluded, and told the people generally that he was always of opinion tho pen was mightier than the sword. The Arawa people are intensely satisfied with the Minister’s visit, and the general opinion is that a more pacific period is in reserve for the district from the loyal but somewhat troublesome Arawa. New Plymouth, June 18 The Borough Council approved of Messrs Barr and Oliver’s (Dunedin) scheme of water supply for New Plymouth. The works are to be proceeded with at once. Arrangements were also made to negotiate the loan of £25,000. The Mayor stated that a Municipal Conference was to be held at Wellington before Parliament met, and it was to be proposed at it that the expenses of delegates were to be divided between the boroughs in the colony-, the expenses to be borne by Corporations according to their income. It was decided to get the member for New Plymouth to look after the borough affairs. Napier, June 18.

In the Supreme Court last night, George Edward Toop, found guilty of absconding with monies which should have been divided amongst his creditors, "was sentenced to twelve months’ bal’d labor. In every case tried this assize a conviction has been obtained. Greymouth, Juno 18. An inquest was held this afternoon on the body of a Mr Hunter, who was burned to death this morning. An open verdict was returned. The cottage was insured in the South British for £2OO. Dunedin, June 18. The Macassey and Reed libel cases are to be referred to arbitration, five gentlemen having been chosen for that purpose. At a special meeting of the Harbor Board this afternoon correspondence was read from Mr Macandrew asking the Board to postpone the sale of leases of Crawford street block until it should be ascertained whether such would be required for railway purposes. Mr Macandrew stated that the Board cannot lease the sections without the consent of the Governor, and added, “ We only advise assent to what we are satisfied will promote and secure the future great commerce of Dunedin,” The Board, in reply, said that the Government’s action in indicating a desire’to withdraw their assent to the leasing of Crawford street block was calculated to cripple the Board, and yet not permanently ' benefit the public in its railway requirements. The reply also states that nothing could bo more damaging to the trade of this port than the interference of 1 Government with the Board’s present action. ' The Board hopes the Government will not interfere in any way to damage the sale, and expresses willingness still to negotiate with the Government to set aside land equally suitable, The sale takes place to-morrow. A man named Alfred N. Decker recently employed by the Albion Brewery* Company, was charged to-day with embezzling about £2OO, their property. On hearing the case it transpired that, though accused admitted having appropriated the money, he had not done so, but wasted the time of the company instead of visiting those districts in which he said he had collected money. He was discharged. [I'ROM THE CORRESPONDENT OF THE PRESS.] Timaeu, June 18. At the civil sittings of the Supreme Court to-day, the only case which came on was Rhodes v Wadsworth, claim £IOOO, damages for defendant; neglecting to live in an old hotel at Orari, which ho had leased. The defence was that the hotel was in a dangerous

position and not fit to live in. The special jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for £3OO. All the business of the Court is now finished, with the exception of another special jury case on Monday next. The sea has gone down, and boating operations will probably be resumed to-mor-row.