LAST EIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1431, 16 September 1878, Page 2

LAST EIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.]

[beutee’s telkgeams to the press agency.] London, September 13.

England will probably decline the proposal of Germany for action of the Powers to compel the Porte to execute the stipulations of the treaty of Berlin. Captain Wilson is appointed commodore of the Australian station vice Commodore Hoskins.

AUSTR ALLAN.

Sydney, September 14

The boat race for £IOO between Laycock of Sydney and Messenger of Melbourne, was won by Laycock easily. Sydney, September 15.

The following are fuller particulars concerning the New Britain massacres. About Easter time five of Brown’s native teachers, stationed at Malicolo, incautiously left the coast and went inland ten miles. The bush natives, who are hostile to the coast tribes, surrounded, murdered, cooked, and ate them, with barbarous ceremonies. A few days afterwards, an expedition, organised by Mr Brown, attacked and destroyed a native village and killed from fifty to eighty natives. Adelaide, September 14, Arrived—Orient steamer Garonne. [special to globe.] Sydney, September 14. Laycock beat Messenger by eight lengths.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[per press agency.] Auckland, September 14,

A petition, condemning Mr Curtis’ proposed amendment of the Education Act, is being numerously and influentially signed. Dr. Aitken has been relieved of the medical charge of the Auckland Asylum. Grahamstown, September 14.

A banquet was given to Mr Jas, Mackay, Government land purchase agent, who is succeeded here by Mr W. H. Grace, the successor also of Major Mair, as Resident Magistrate in Waikato. The banquet was attended by all the leading citizens, who respect Mr Mackay, and appreciate his services in negotiating, not only for the opening of the goldfield eleven years ago, when no white man was resident upon it, but in acquiring largo blocks of the finest agricultural land in the colony for the Government at a nominal price. The deputy-Mayor occupied the chair. A number of Maoris, amongst whom were the influential chiefs of the district, were present, and made speeches regretting Mr Mackay’s severance from the Government service, and his departure for Wellington. An address was presented. The Native Land Court sitting is concluded.

Wellington, September 14,

A deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited on the Premier to-day, representing the desirability of establishing a Sailors’ Home here. The Chamber of Commerce and private citizens will subscribe, and he was asked if the Government would assist. Sir G. Grey said the Government were most desirous of seeing Sailors’ Homes established at all the principal seaports, and intended placing a sum on the estimates to aid; £SOO to be appropriated to Wellington. The management of the Homes to be under officers of the Government, probably harbormasters. Nelson, Sept. 14.

A house belonging to John Kerr, at Waimea West, with all the contents, was destroyed by fire. The house and furniture were insured, in the Liverpool and London office for £IOOO.

[from the correspondents of the press.] Dunedin, Sept. 14.

At the Police Court John Lingard, employed on the wharf, was charged with stealing plated ware from the steamer Star of the South. The evidence showed that merchants for sometime past had found that articles had been abstracted from consignments sent for shipments. A watch was tiien kept, resulting in the prisoner’s detection. He was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Auckland, September 15.

The railway authorities have closed the railway parcels receiving office, owing to its not paying expenses. The body of the man drowned off the wharf, and who belonged t o the Lady Jocelyn, was found yesterday in the harbor. The Rev. M. Hasard, late of St. Mathew’s, is expected shortly out from England. In conformity with the decision arrived at by a conference of Protestant clergy on Friday, the attention of congregations was called to-day to the Education Act, and the necessity of maintaining it in its integrity, and preventing what would practically be State aid to certain religious sects. The petition with that object will be sent to the Assembly to-morrow.