LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1408, 20 August 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

BY SUBMARINE CABLE. [SPECIAL TO PEEBS AGENOY.I London, August 17. The Bank minimum is unchanged. There were heavy losses on the Stock Exchange settlement. The Bank reserve is slightly better. Business in all departments of the Stock Exchange is dull. The market for Australian securities shows no sign of recovery. In the corn market wheat has advanced Is to la 6d. The second innings of Lancashire closed for 162. Appleby was bowled by Spofforth, and Rowley by Garrett, for 27; Watson, 6; Mclntyre 3, caught off Spofforth; Pilling, notout, 0; sundries, 4. In the Australian second innings C. Bannerman was not out for 39; A. Bannerman, not out, 5 ; sundries, 3. It was a drawn game, as heavy rain spoilt the match.

The Royal assent has been given to the Fiji Marriages’ Bill. The assassin of General Misontyne, chief of the St. Petersburg!! private police, escaped. Austria is still further mobilising her troops.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FEE PRESS AGENCY.J Auckland, August 19

Ernest Bruce, ex-lieutenant in the navy, has been committed to trial on a charge of larceny as a bailee of a quantity of goods belonging to Mr Sevan, member of the Armed Constabulary. The steamer Go-ahead, bound for Waitara, encountered a gale in which her propeller and screw fans broke. One of the horses on board died during the gale. When off Mokau on Thurday morning the small screw steamer, Hannah Mokau, was seen coming out. Three guns were fired as signals of distress, but the people on the Hannah Mokau did not reply, and the Q-o-ahead came back to the Manukau under sail.

Hone Whikatahi, a Maori County Councillor at Hokianga, was fined 40s or a month’s imprisonment, for maliciously breaking the windows of Councillor Bryers. Geahamstowk, August 19.

A young lady, daughter of Thos. McKay, wine merchant, Auckland, on a visit here to the Rev. Mr Neill, left for a walk in the country, and not returning, next day a search party was organised of Maoris and Europeans. After a lapse of some forty hours, she was discovered in some tall ti tree aud fern by a Maori, almost insensible from the cold and wet of the night aud day she had spent in the bush. Wellington, August 19. The committee of the Chamber of Commerce to-day instructed the secretary to bring under the notice of the Minister of Justice a defect in the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876, whereby a secured creditor, no matter what may be the amount of his claim, is practically precluded from voting at a meeting of creditors. The secretary was also instructed to procure a sample of wool to forward to Monckton Syuott, Melbourne, for the inspection of the Japanese Commissioners. It is understood that at a caucus of members held to-day, a majority resolved to move in the House that it adjourn from Friday next for ten days, in order to enable members to witness the opening of the Christchurch and Dunedin railway. A caucus of native members of both Houses met to-day. All were present except Karaitiana. They are going to ask the Government to bring in a new Bill to provide for additional Maori representation, by which the North Island would obtain two more members and the South Island one more ; to do away with the Maori double vote, except when the Maoris are ratep lyers, who should be allowed to vote for a European as well as a Maori. Nelson, August 19. The steamer Wallace brought up the Merlin’s crew. The schooner was carried by a strong flood tide on to the rocks, and sank shortly after. Hokitiea, August 19. A patient in the Asylum, named Heeley, escaped on Saturday morning through a skylight, and scrambled over a high precipice. He had only a shirt on, which he threw off when leaving, alleging afterwards that he did not wish to be arrested for stealing Asylum clothes. He ran to the sea beach, and followed the low water Una for some miles. He afterwards went into the bush at the upper crossing of the Arahura, where he was found at six o’clock the same night. He had no food nor clothing, but expressed an intention of asking for both at the first house he came to. When found he was hiding from the p lice behind a bush. The steamer Mullough was bought by Cameron Bros., of Lyttelton, for £1350 at auction. The same firm bought the schooner Garibaldi for £450.

Dunedin, August 19. The Mayor and chairman of the Harbor Board have telegraphed to the Premier urging speedy settlement of the railway siteiquestion. In answer to a telegram from the president of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, pointing out the injurious effect of the remission of duties on ilour and grain, Mr Stout has replied that it is satisfactory to know that this is the only proposal of the Government which the Chamber objects to. The Government believed it was their duty so to arrange the duties that industries would bo encouraged, and the Chamber’s recommendation would not be lost sight of when the tariff would be revised. He pointed out that New Zealand was a grain producing country, and was now successfully competing in Sydney and the English markets. Invercargill, August 19.

The Bluff Harbor Board, having ascertained that the section of the Board’s endowment at Taruitatura applied for by Professor Black is exceptionally valuable, the following resolutions were carried at a meeting this afternoon “That the chairman and solicitor bo requested to attend the next meeting of the Waste Lands Board and represent that the sale of the land to Professor Black will seriously prejudice the sale of the remainder, and request that the land may bo put up to public auction as of special value; and further, that the chairman be empowered to purchase the same at auction on behalf of the Board, 2. That the chairman be instructed to apply for the whole of the endowment open to purchase.”

[from the correspondents of the press ] Auckland, August 19. Vesey Stewart’s party have brought out presses and plant to start a journal at Kati Kati.

A determined attempt at suicide was made yesterday by Wm. Long, working at the gasworks, owing to family jars. He attempted to hang himself, but was cut down by Mrs Judkin, a neighbor, aided by Long’s children. When restored to consciousness he got away and obtained a fresh rope, preferring suicide to nagging. He was subsequently captured by the police, and brought up to-day and remanded.

Bishop Cowie held a confirmation service at St. Mary’s Chapel yesterday. About thirty children were confirmed. Nine were Maori boys.

Topham and Angus, Waikato railway contractors, have successfully tendered for the Geelong and Queenscliffe railway, the amount being £5p,000. As the Yictomo

Government desire the work begun immediately, Topham leaves for Melbourne by the Rotorua.

The “ Herald” to-day, commenting on the Government Electoral Bill, says—“ The apathy manifested throughout the colony on the subject of the franchise, contrasts considerably with the speeches delivered in the Assembly. To judge from Sir G. Grey’s speeches one would think he was addressing the English Parliament in the pre-reform time, instead of an assembly elected by constituencies, in which every industrious man has a vote.”

A Royal Commission, consisting of Mr Barstow, R.M., and Mr Tole, Waste Lands Commissioner, sat to day to investigate the charges and countercharges rs the Newton borough petition. The evidence shows amusingly how peti'ions are got up. Wellington, August 19.

At a meeting of the Tramway directors, held this morning, it was resolved that the public opening of the tramway shall take place on Saturday afternoon next, and that invitations should be sent to the Governor. Lady No •• man by and suite, Ministers, and other local celebrities.

Great preparations are being made for the members’ Southern tour. The Hinemoa will convey nearly all the North Island members, with many members’ wives. The Hinemoa leaves Wellington on Friday at G p.ra., arriving at Lyttelton at, 2 p.m. on Saturday. The members leave Christchurch by train on Monday morning, as early as possible, taking half-an-hour for breakfast at Ashburton, one hour at Timaru, an hour-and-ahalf at Oimaru, arriving at Dunedin the same evening at seven o’clock. Members will leave Dunedin as they please. The House will adjourn during the interval till Tuesday.

Timaru, August 19.

The football match between Temuka and Christchurch College boys takes place tomorrow, The Temuka team will consist of G. Potts, Verity, Cox, Reeves, Sbekelion, Hay hurst, Poarpoint, Jones, Tavender, W. Craig, E. Craig, Wilcox, Chapman, Buchanan, and Forward.

Dunedin, August 19.

There appears to bo some doubt about the railway opening. • Mr Bastings’ telegram to the Mayor fixes the date of the opening for Monday, the 9th. I hare seen a telegram from the Minister for Works, which states that the Government are not aware of what the arrangements are, the matter being entirely in the hands of a committee, of which Mr Bastings is chairman. The public works department here known nothing about the matter beyond the fact that Mr Blair expects to reach Palmerston towards the end of the week to link on the line.

It was decided at a meeting of the City Council to day to entertain the Northern visitors at a banquet. Cr. Fish strongly protested, and intimated that if any of the ratepayers’ money was spent thereon, he would take legal action to recover it. The case of the police against ex-Councillor Isaac for using obscene language, excited a good deal of interest. He laid an information against the arresting constable for assault. Inspector Mallard and two constables swore very distinctly that the defendant and Mr Inglis, merchant, who accompanied him to the lock-up, were under the influence of driak, while they swore as positively that they were perfectly sober. As both parties had erred, both cases were dismissed, the Bench adding that the only mistake the constable had made was in not giving his name when asked for it by Mr Isaac.