LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1382, 20 July 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

* [BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [special to the press agency.] London, July 18th. The Australians played against Hull. The first innings of their opponents closed for 250. [eeuteb’s telegrams to the press AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, July 10. An influential public meeting will shortly be held to congratulate Earl Beaconsfield on ou the success of the Congress. The Adelaide Government has chartered the Bulwark to bring the remainder of the railway plant from New Zealand. Arrived—Easby from Newcastle yesterday. Sailed—City of Sydney yesterday evening. Adelaide flour, £l.O 15s to £ll 10s ; wheat, ss; New Zealand wheat, 4s lOd to 4s lid ; oats, 4s 6d to 4s od. The other usual quotations are unchanged. INTERPROYINOIAL. [PEB PERBB AGENCY.] Auckland, July 19. At a meeting respecting the Kaipara railway extension, Mr Stewart, the District Engineer, said Messrs Lawson and Conyers had adopted the coast line as being more economical than the inland line, which would have too many steep gradients in view of the extension to Hokianga and the Bay of Islands. J, Buchanan moved—“ (1.) That this meeting learns with deep regret that the Minister for Public Works has in defiance of public opinion and the repealed promises of the present and former Governments, abandoned the inland line extension of the Kaipara railway, and ordered a survey of what is known as the coast line. (2.) That the coast line, passing through barren and unpeopled country, cannot possibly ever contribute to the revenue from railways, whilst the inland line passes through fair agricultural land, inhabited by energetic and industrious settlers for twenty-five years, and skirting the extensive forests at Waitakere of thousands of acres which have never been touched, and would yield an enormous revenue for many years, if its development were assisted by railway communication. (3.) That the Hon. Minister of Public Works be earnestly requested to adhere to the inland line.” Thomas Henderson seconded the resolutions, which were carried unanimously. Wellington, July 19. The Customs revenue tor Dunedin last year shows an increase over the previous year of £10,312 ; Lyttelton an increase in the year of £28,211 j Auckland an increase of £12,399 ; Wellington, £18.028 ; Invercargill and Bluff, £6897 ; Napier, £1133 ; Nelson, £507. Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika show a decrease of £7102. The other ports have an increase of £4919. The proportions of revenue contributed by the principal classes of imports are Spirits, £383,776: tobacco, cigars, and snuff, £151,034 ; wine and beer, £63,995 ; tea, coffee, &0., £89.401 ; sugar, £131,539 ; goods by weight, £77,860 ; goods ad valorem , £330,770 ; other duties, £4437. Sir George Grey has been sufficiently indisposed to prevent him attending his office during the last few days. The outgoing mail took fifty-seven nominations for immigrants. The total nominations for the year were over nine hundred. The Zealai dia, from Auckland on the 25th ult., with the Australian and New Zealand June mails for London, arrived at San Francisco on the 17th instant, a day in advance of due date. Dunedin, July 19. The dead body of a child was found outside a fence at the north end of the town this afternoon. The mother is supposed to be known. Invercargill, July 19. Mr Goynes, State school teacher at Ballan, Victoria, has been appointed Inspector by the Southland Education Board. There were twenty applicants, the majority being highclass men. The following appears in the “ Southland Daily News” of this evening:—“Those interested in the Longwood reefs will be pleased with the following telegram which we received to-day from Mr Theophilus Daniel — ‘ At the request of Hayes Bros., and accompanied by a dozen people from Riverton, I visited their claim at Longwood. I descended the shaft myself and took out two dishes from the reef, which is 3ft. wide, with wall closely defined. On ascending to the surface the stuff was washed in the presence of about twenty-five miners, and the yield found to average about 50oz. to the ton. At my request, all present descended, Mr Kennelly, an experienced miner, being with me the whole time. We brought to town about a handful, which Kennelly tested in a mortar in the presence of. twenty citizens, the result being equal to the above astonished all present.’ ”

[fBOM THE COEEBSFONDENT OF THE FEESS.] Timaeu, July 19. A destructive lire occurred at Strathconnon station, Fairlie Creek, on Monday evening. The stables, two valuable horses, 1500 bushels of grain, reaper and binder, and two seed sowers were burned. There is no clue as to the origin. The stable is believed to be insured. The station is the property of Mr Donald McLean.

Yery severe frosts have been experienced. Ice in some of the creeks is four inches thick, and skating is being greatly indulged in. A petition is being numerously signed here to have the borough divided into wards. The expenditure, so far, has been very unfairly distributed, some important parts of the town being almost entirely neglected. In other parts money has been lavishly spout. General business continues very brisk, and capital is freely circulating. Miss Fidler’s school of cookery is proving a great success, and the classes arc very numerously attended by ladies. She leaves for Christchurch next week.