LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1481, 14 November 1878, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] AUSTRALIA. [EETTTEE’a TBIKOBAM3 TO THE PEEB9 AOBNCY.] Sydney, November 13, Arrived—Cuzco, at Adelaide. The Council accepted the agreement for the duplication of the cable. In the Assembly the budget debate is proceeding. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [X’EB PBKSB AGENCY.] Auckland, November 13. The agricultural show to day was the most successful ever laid in the province, the attendance and number of exhibits being larger t' an on any previous occasion. Over live thousand people were on the grouni at Ederslio, 700 at the Caledonian games, and 500 at the Tradesmen’s atbl tic sports. Trains ran at intervals of half an hour, and w vc crowded. At the agricultural show there- wore 713 exhibits, and a rein irk'.bly pood shew of short h rn cattle. Morrin’-Lord Hastings won lirst prize for hulls, and Insua second. He a so gained first prize for a hull calf. 'ho McLeans can id oif the grot majority of honours 'their cow, Anemone, won first prize. Baroness Tanton second. The sheep eet ies were more numerous than last year but there was not such cor petition as couH have bo< u expected. McLean and Co < rrried < IT all the prizes in ] ineoln rams and Biu-klaud won all the prizes in Cotswohls and long wo ils. Draught horses were well represented. There was a large ir crease of young stock and groat improvement in b ed Carriage horses were not numerous In -lood stock, Walter's V ippetampus gained first prize, and McGee’s Pacific second. Walter’s young stock carried off four first-class prizes. It shows good substance and quality. Lackland 3 young blood sto;k alaowontwo prizes-

Samnel Mc-rrin won a first prize for car riagc horses. In roadsters there was a good competition and first-da s animals. Local inoustiies were well represented. At the dinner in ihe afternoon. Hr. Campbell, Mr birth and o hers delivered interesting speeches, urging Auckland to supply more of its own tpnenltural produce instead of importing from the South. Mo accident occurred, and the best order was kept ~ At the Oah’doninn games, Daley won the mi c race and Brennau the Tradesmans Handicap. Napier, November io

Charles rtewart, late landlord of the Pacific Hotel. Havelock, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of larceny of a quantity of jowe.hr v, delivered to him in a registered po-t cilice packet, but which should have be- n delivered to Charles Sluart at the Criterion Hotel. Bad was There were over forty applications for the mastership of the Napier district school committee. 11 was decided to recommend the following Thompson (Greymouth .headmaster; Murray (Dunedin), second master ; \\right (Napier), third master. There was also a very la-cm number of applications for appo ntment as mistress. The comraitt e selected Mrs Stanley, of Wellington, and for the infant teacher Miss Mann, of Auckland. Wellington, November 13. Pcsrecting the case of the lunatic kept under restraint at Wainui-o-m>te for over twenty years, a good deal of symp *thy is felt for Wood, who, it appears, is greatly respected by ms fe low-settlers. Since he landed in the colony, about twenty-five years ago, he has brought up, besides his own family, tbit of a brother who dud immediately after his arrival m Mow Zealand. It is urged that his only reason for keeping his sister as he did was a sentimental desi eto have her under his own e c. Her body showed no marks of violence or ill usage. Hie has been taken to the Lunatic Asylum. and an inquiry into the will take place shoi tly. •I he Court of Appeal sat to-day for the first time for despatch of business. '1 here were present on the Bench the Chief Justice, Judges Johnston, Gillies, and Williams. After some discussion several cases were put low on the list to enable counsel to reach Wellington. Dunedin, November 18.

The evidence in the Taupo enquiry was coneluded this afte-noui. The decision will be pronounced this afternoon. . . The Colonial Secretary and Native Minister left for the North this morning. . A number of farm laborers who arrived by the Canterbury were engaged to-day at wages varying from £52 to £OO a year.

[FEOM THE COEEE3PONDKNT3 OETHEPEE9S.J L Auckland, November 13

Information has been received from Wellington that only .£IB,OOO is to be paid over to the Board of education out of <£50,000 votid for school buildings. Several Auckland members have telegraphed to the Government urging payment of the full amount, as contracts are now out for more than the amount received _ The “Herald” today saysln his statement as Minister of Public Works, Mr Macaudrew pr, pounded what really amounted to a new public works scheme; but it has been pared down bit by bit until it is now something very different from the first sketch, and is ind-cd in a shape not especially attractive to Auckland. From £2,177,500, for linei in the North Island, to £!21.0u0, as voted in the estimates, is a very serious drop clown.” A passenger from Sydney by the mail steamer, named Price Russell, was arrested on a charge of s nuggling fancy goods. A consid jrable sum was found on him. F-ither Henneberry commences his lectures at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday. Dr Somerville’s special fund to defray the £lboo debt on the Young Men’s Christian Association is nearly completed, £930 having been raised. Timaru, November 13.

Colonel Whitmore arrived to-night, and will leave for Christchurch by express train tomorrow. Mr Sheehan remained at Oamaru, as he intends to visit the tribe of Natives on the Upper -Vaitaki. who have been intetferiog with and threatening the settlers for i ome time past. T. Daily has been appointed steward of the Timaru Hospital in place of Fairborn.