LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1435, 21 September 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [special to the pbess agency.] London, September 19. The Australian cricketers sailed for America to-day. At a banquet given to them by the Sunderland team, Mr Gregory, responding, said that the whole team were delighted at their reception in England. The Government have issued circulars making stringent provision against the introduction of yellow fever from America into British ports. At a general election in Canada, the Opposition, pledged to a protective policy, obtained a decisive victory. The leading Canadian journals regard this as a serious blow to the prosperity of the Dominion. Germany has withdrawn her proposal for a joint remonstrance against the action of Turkey, in consequence of England refusing to accede. Mrs Bravo is dead. At the coroner’s inquest a verdict of “ Died from excessive drinking” was returned. AUSTRALIAN. Sydney, September 20. Commercial quotations are unchanged. In the Supreme Court the rule nisi in the case New Zealand Insurance Company v Australian Insurance Company was discharged. Beisdane, September 20. Mr Griffiths, the Attorney-General, takes the portfolio of Public Works, vice Mr Miles, resigned. Mr Garrick, the present Minister of Lands, succeeds Mr Griffiths. The portfolio of Lands will remain unfilled till after the elections. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [PBE PEESB AGENCY.] Gisboene, September 20, The two prisoners in the Waiapu murder case are committed for trial at Wellington. Inspector Scully starts to-night for Waiapu, taking with him a surveyor to draw out plans of the locality of the murder, Dunedin, September 20. A telegram received from Cromwell to-day stated that the Star of the Bast Company had finished a crushing of 200 tons stone, the yield being 2560z5. of gold. The goods traffic has increased so much on the Northern line that special goods trains hare been put on. [EEOM THE COEEESPONDENT3 OE THE PEESS] Auckland, September 20. Thos. Massey was charged at the police court with stealing goods, the property of Thos. Chapman, of Onehunga. He had been engaged in an intrigue with prosecutor’s wife, and eloped with her in the barque Schiehallion for England. Their passages were taken as Mr and Mrs Smith. Massey was arrested by Detective Jeffrey off the North Hoad, and the missing property found in his possession. Mr Brett will not seek re-election for the Mayoralty. Messrs Hurst and J. McCosh Clark will probably be candidates. A memorial to the Government is being signed, praying for the division of the city into wards. At a meeting of friendly societies’ delegates, representing 1500 members, it was decided to hold a grand demonstration on the Prince of Wales’ birthday. At the annual meeting of the Auckland rowing club, Mr Books was elected president, Capt. Anderson vice. The procession of boats at the opening of the season will be larger than usual. A fatal accident occurred at Okehua. John Dixon, a respectable settler, was accidentally killed by a tree falling on him. He and brother were felling a “ kauri.” There was a small sapling, eight inches in diameter, standing in front of the tree, which, in falling, bent the sapling under it nearly to the ground. The sapling was then partly denuded of its branches, got clear of the tree, and recoiled back. The force of this recoil breaking it off about five feet from the ground. It fell backwards towards the men, who stepped back from the stump when the tree began to fall. When they were about thirty feet away from the stump, and in the act of turning round to see, the sapling struck John Dixon on the right shoulder, dislocating his neck and fearfully crushing his shoulder and chest. Death was instantxneous.

Dunedin, September 20. The Tokomairiro Farmers’ Club passed a resolution affirming their belief that if a Drainage Act similar to the Bill drafted by Mr Murray, M.H.R., were passed, it would be largely taken advantage of. The railway station site matter is settled by the Government adopting one of three plans submitted by tho Harbor Board, and which was endorsed by tho conference on July 2GLh between the City Council, Harbor Board, mid the Chamber of The principal features of it are that it- slightly shifts the passenger station, bringing it facing Cumberland street, which is to be widened, and will bo straight from Water of Leith to Anderson's Bay, making it the lines!, street in Dunedin. The goods station is to bo placed in South Rattray street, extending therefrom to Anderson’s Bay road. The passengers lino is to bo straightened from Pelidiet Bay to tho end of the city. Tho extension and widening of Cumberland street will necessitate the demolition of tho Harbor

Board’s present offices, which are only lately built at a cost of £2OCO. Except. to business men at the north end of the town this settlement gives satisfaction. The Harbor Board certainly came off victorious, Switzers sends down 38-4 ounces for this month’s escort. Volunteers here complain greatly that no carbines are obtainable. In the case of Smith v. Brown, which was a claim to recover damages for injuries through a horse being frightened by the firing of a royal salute by the Cromwell Volunteers. Mr Simpson, R.M., nonsuited the plaintiff on the ground that the men firing could not be held responsible for obeying the legal order from the commanding officer. The results of negligence (if any) lay with the officer commanding, and the common property of the corps could not be made liable for an act through which damage was done.