LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1544, 30 January 1879, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN [BY SUBMABINE OABLB.J £EEUXEE’S XELEGEAMS PEE PBE33 AGENCY.] Bombay, January 28. The British troops occupied KalatiGhilsai, in Candahar, and some other important strategical positions, unopposed. London, January 27. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,367,000 quarters. AUSTRALIA. Sydney, January 29. With regard to the Bulli lock-out, the men return to the Union, but further difficulties are to be settled by arbitration. Sailed—Wakatipu. The Sapphire sails for Auckland on Saturday. Montgomery, for the jewellery robbery at Government House, got five years for each offence, the sentences to be concurrent. Meibotjene, January 29. The Eingarooma has arrived. The Arawata takes the English mails in the morning. The Cabinet have just resolved to support the action of the Sydney and Queensland Governments for the regulation of Chinese immigration. [special to “globe.” ] Sydney, January 29. Bush has accepted the challenge of Laycock. The Bannermana remain at Sydney. [Via Auckland.] Sydney, January 22. Parliament met on January 2ist. Sir H. Parkes, the Premiasketched the policy of the Ministry. The c'Mef points were a Bill to Be strict and Eeg’j'ate Chinese Immigration, the Vote for the E xhibition, and a Bill amending the Land Law , reducing the value of improvements requ ire d from free selectors to ten shillings, br,t restricting the power of transfer to five yer.rg. The ejection of Alderman McElhone introduceda disturbing element into the Sydney Corporati on. Councillors yesterday called each other liars f a nd a row ensued leading to an adjournmeat. A meeting yesterday adopted resolutions favorable to the funds for the relief of shareholders by the Glasgow Bank failure. A meeting of employers of Sydney yesterday formed an association to prevent strikes. Cook’s statue in Hyde park will be unveiled shortly. Melbouene, January 22. A heavy thunderstorm, yesterday, flooded the lower part of the city. Some damage was done by water to the stores. The lightning struck the tower of Mr Fitz Gerald's residence in West Melbourne, cracked th - wall, and tore a hole in the bedroom ceiling below. No one was injured. The flagstaff of the Protestant hall was also struck and splintered. Two trucks were blown off the railway. A man was wheeling a track down Elizabeth street, when he was washed off his feet and half drowned. Splendid and welcome rain has fallen in the country. Large bodies of troopers and black trackers left Wangaratta yesterday to search for the ellys. T heir destination is secret. The larris ins continue their assaults on the ■ police. More arrests were made yesterday. Eichardson, collect r of Customs at Belfast, was committed tor trial for embezzling <£2260. A meeting of the unemployed, at which 200 were present, memorialised the Governor to open more public woiks. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [PKB PEKBB AGENCY.] Auckland, January 29. At the Wesleyan Conference, a committee was appointed to arrange for the establishment of a high school. The Eev. T. Buddie was requesu d to collect memoranda for a history of Methodism in New Zealand. Motions in favor of abatinenco from tobacco and strong drink were passed. The president was authorised to secure four additional ministers from England. The final draft of stations was read and confirmed. Balclutha, January 29. Capt. Andrew’s sawmill at Gatlin’s Eiver was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The origin was unknown. The estimated loss was £SOOO. The property was insured for £3OOO in the New Zealand office. [Special! Wires] Auckland, Jan-ary 29. TheEev. Mr Garrick this evening in stepping ‘irom the City of Sydney mail steamer into the Terry steamer, missed his footing and fell some ■distance, his head coming into contact with the bridge of the ferry steamer. The doctor is of opinion that the skull is not fractured, and that he will recover shortly. A boy named Arnold was yesterday severely scalded at Te Kopura, Waipawa. He was being brought by steamer to the Hospital today, and died on the passage. A man named Bothwell was arrested for indecently assaulting a girl six years of age. Wellington, Januan 29. The “ Gazette ” to-day publishes the receipts and expenditure of the public account for the ending Hlgfc December, 1878- The total Bjsceipts were £4,572,219, and the total expendi£4,73B,olß, including £SOOO unautho ised. land revenue recu pts were £322,981, receipts * public works funds July t. ! i-t December wece and. the ; aymenta £592,151. L'-'NKDt.N, January 29. convened by th* Mayor was held means for raising money in aid t’ au k "nd. An influential fl9HHHpßßL;opt)ointtid to carry out the object tms morning urged upon the "Works tlu> desirability of for tenders for the conpi' of such portions of the projected railhad been surveyed in detail and were ready for the purpose. Mr Macao drew that with regard to the Mullock Bsully portion, it was intended that tenders Khould be called for a section there during Vthe first week in February. It was also intended to reserve a section between that point and the junction with the main lino, with a view of employing labor there in the event of there being a want of public employment at any time before the completion of the whole line. Eespecting the Poolburn gorge portion that would be taken into consideration at an early date. In the Bnpreme Court to-day Mr J. A. L. Bichmond sued Mr Hepburn, of McLandress, Hepburn and Co., for £2so*), and £1590 special damages for alleged loss through fraudulent representations regarding the sale of certain land. Mr Macassey, with him Mr Mount, for the plaintiff; the Attorney General, with him Mr Haggett, for defendant The declaration set forth that in January last the defendant represented to the plaintiff that he was the agent for some land at Kavensbonrne, and received an offer of £3900 cash for it ; that at the same time the defendant knew that ho had some time previously—viz., in November, 1877, •old the same on behalf of Mr Edmonaton to

U"orgc Wijiia-'M Tfiliot#: for .£2300 sterling, am I that, believing the iaffd was for sale, hbit'a fide, plaintiff iiad parctmeo. wba interest for two years for .£SO. It was furthpr alleged that in. February last the defendant falsely represented to the plaintiff, and advertised, in.the newspapers published in Dunedin, tbit hn’fial been instructed by the owuer, Thomas Edmonstou, to sell the land by auction, whereas the sale was a bogus sale, and the property was knocked oown to ft W. Eliott, the then owner, as wa-> known to the defendant, for the sum of .£ IGOO. Plaintiff therefore sought to claim <£2500 for los ■ and damage sustained by him through the fraudulent representations of the defendant. Under a further court the plaintiff claimed .£2500 damages, alleging that a bid of .£3500 made by him at the sale in question was the last hona Udc offer, and that lie had been wrongfully deprived of the purchase. After hearing the evidence for tfea plaintiff, his Honor ruled that there wr. s nq case to answer, end the plaintiff was nonsuited. At the Colonial Bank of New Zealand halfyearly meeting tp-Jay the directors’ report was adopted. A dividend of eight per cent per annum was declared, .£'looo placed to reserve fund (making it .£42,0(;0), and .£3129 carried forward, un the meeting' proceeding to the election of a director in the room of the Hon. M. Holmes, who retires by rotation, a protest by a shareholder against Mr Rattray’s nomination on the ground that it infringed the articles of association, was read. The chairman also read_ an opinion by Mr Hnggitt, ti e Bank’s solicitor, to the effect that the nomination was perfectly valid. The after proceedings were rather lively, Mr Wilson making a vigorous speech in defence of his candidate, and Mr Rattray replying. iNVERCAEaixb, January 29. _ The annual meeting of subscribers to the hospital was held this evening, the president in the chair. The report and balance-sheet was most satisfactory. Subscriptions during the year hid increased, but more were needed. 205 indoor patients were treated during the year, of whom 138 were discharged cured. The number of outdoor patients was 1001. Only twelve deaths occurred During the year the number of patients admitted was seventy-nine more than in 1877. Reports from country districts respecting the crops are not as satisfactory as might be expected. The crops are short, light, and late Potatoes are good, what there is of them, but there will not bo more than enough to supply local cod sumption. Turnips have fared badly. The first sowing was attacked by a fly, and most of it had to be re-sown. The pasture, however, is_ splendid all over the district, and stock of all kinds is thriving wonderfully.