LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1404, 15 August 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [special to press agency.] London, August 13. The Russians are preparing to leave San Stefano. The Austrians entered Trawnik after severe fighting. AUSTRALIAN. [heutee’s telegrams to the press AGENCY.] Melbourne, August 14. The Ringarooma arrived to-day. The Arawata left to day with the Suez mails. Sydney, August 14. The Eashy arrived at Newcastle yesterday. The “Herald’s” London correspondent says that the Secretary of State for the Colonies desires to avoid reappointing Sir H. Robinson as Governor, but has extended his term to gain time to appoint a successor. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [PEE PESBS AGENCY.] Auckland, August 14. At the conference between the brewers and publicans to day, the former consented to forego the additional halfpenny charged on beer, the price to be eighteen pence a gallon as before with the tax added. It was also resolved that a delegate representing the publicans and brewers be sent to Wellington to oppose the tax. The Chamber of Commerce received the following reply to the congratulatory telegram :—“ Am honored by receipt of message from Auckland. Cordially thank Chamber of Commerce.— Be aconsfield.” Soundings were taken in Kati Kati Harbor entrance, which showed only eleven feet of water. The Lady Jocelyn will therefore be towed to Tauranga, and the immigrants landed there. An application from Mr Burt of Dunedin, asking the City Council to try his scheme for deodorising drainage was referred to the works committee, Wellington, August 14. In the banco sitting to-day, in the case Buckeridge v. Wardell, application for a rule nisi for a new trial on the ground of misdirection and that the verdict was against the evidence, the Court reserved judgment. The point raised by Mr Barton was that by statut e Henry YIII, a conveyance was void if the vendor was out of possession for a year and a day, and that this is good law in New Zealand. Mr Izard contended that the New Zealand Conveyancing Ordinance overrid the English statute. A gentleman in town has this morning been informed by the manager of the D’Urville copper mine that another very rich lode of copper was found in a gully 400 yards northeast of the main working, the out-crop being sft. above the surface. Samples have been forwarded to Nelson, as also to the directors. The out crop has been opened for several feet in length and breadth. The General Assembly ball committee have under consideration a proposal to give the annual ball , this year in the Imperial Opera House. Dunedin, August 14. The Waste Lands Board to-day without discussion, granted leave of absence to Messrs Thomson, Green and Bastings during the session. Bluff, August 14. The centrifugal pump becoming choked, prevented another attempt to dost the Ann Gambles to-day being successful. It kept the water clear between the decks for two hours after the tide flowed. The vessel apparently was nearly aflo t when the pump choked. There were then three foot more water outside than in. [FROM THE COEBESTONDENT OF THE I>RES3.] Dunedin, August 14. Mr Etching, of Moa Flat, is importing per Inglewood, two Clydesdale entires, ope of which cost him 1500 guineas. The contractor for the gap on the Northern

line is confident he will be able to run a trial trip over the section on the 25th, and Mr Durtnell, the resident engineer, says if the present weather continues, the line will be quite ready to open for traffic on the Ist. Mr A. Hill Jack, -who proceeds to San Francisco to-morrow to establish a branch of the National Insurance Company there, was yesterday banquetted by the directors, and by the United Insurance Companies.

The Centre Island lighthouse is still held possession of by the Natives, who declare they will not allow it to be lighted till the Government compensate them. The “ Morning Herald” urges Parliament to grant a douceur to Sir J. Vogel.