TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1675, 3 July 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

SECOND EDITION

C A-.B Ij EJST B Yf S. ENGLISH &_EOEEIGN. SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE. THE EASTERN GITESTIONT. LONDON-, July 2. Turkey lias refused to cede Janina to Greece. The Powers hare disagreed on the subject. The Gorman Consuls at Cyprus have been withdrawn owing to a misunderstanding with the British authorities. LONDON, July 1. In the House o£ Commons last night* in reply to a question, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that the late Lord Lawrence would be accorded a public funeral and buried in Westminster Abbey. AUSTRALIA. [belter's telegrams.] SYDNEY, July 2. The health,.of Chief Justice Martin ie much better. It is unlikely that he will resign. iJ ? In the Legislative Council, the Land Amendment Act was read a second time. ' ADELAIDE, July 2. The Government intend to introduce a Bill to amend the constitution of the Council. ; [special to globe.] SYDNEY, July 2. Maid •£ Honor has been.;’'sold for five hundred guineas to Mr Payne, of New Zealand. The brigs Alexander and Albert th« Goid, besides several schooners, are missing since the late gale. It is feared, they are lost. Arrived yesterday Tararua, from Auckland. NEW ZEALAND. [per press agency.] The Native Crisis. HAWEEA, July 3. The Maori ploughing parties commenced crossing the river this morning to plough up the settlers’ land. Major Roberts at once went with a body of men to arrest them. [PBOM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NEW PLYMOUTH, July 3, Thirty-three Maori ploughmen, under one of the Chatham Island Natives, were apprehended without resistance yesterday by Major Jnke and a detachment of the Armed Constabulary force at Waihi. The White Cliffs party were lodged at Urenui last night, and will come inf o New Plymouth by special train to-day. This act will free the White Cliffs district of most of its troublesome Maoris. WELLINGTON, July 3, Seventy able-bodied men have offered ti join the Constabulary at Cambridge; thirtyhave been accepted. The Akaroa Railway. The following tenders have been received at the Public Works Office for the contract of the Little River and Akaroa Railway :—Accepted—P. McGrath, Christchurch, £14,704. Declined—T. F. Hatter, Christchurch, £16,168; Dow ora and Proctor., Dunedin, £16,249 ; Henderson and Fergus, Dunedin, £17,657 ; W. White, jun., Christchurch, £17,839 ; Lake and Bird, £22,203 j; E. Denham, £27,831.

[>EOM OTJIi OffK COKEESPOKDENT.] TIMARU, July 3,

Repairs to the harbor works crane were completed this morning, and the contractor will make another start at the Breakwater tomorrow.

An inquiry was opened this morning into the loss of the Akbar, and is not yet completed. Rain is again falling off and on, but the floods havo all disappeared.

AUCKLAND, July 2,

The Governor left at two o’clock. There was no formal leave taking, but the Mayor and a few other gentlemen were at the railway station

TAUEANGA, July 2 The contractor for raising the Taupo finally abandoned the wreck to-day. All the preparations for Ural raising were made, end the work just commenced, when a heavy sea coming in with the tide carried away portion of the gear, rendering all the work useless. The contractor has been most unfortunate in weather, this being tho third time the sea has damaged his gear. WELLINGTON, July 2.

It is understood that Sir GK Grey sent s. yerbal message by Mr Macandrew to Mr Ballanoe to day, offering to apologise amply il! be would resume the Treasurership. Mr Ballance replied that it was no longer possible. He left in the Bangatira for Wanganui to* night. The Hutt election took pla'-e to-day. The full returns show —Jackson 183, Mason 81. An accident happened aboard the Eangatira this erening, before leaving. While taking in cargo the purchase carried away, and let an iron monkey fall, which broke the hatchway, and injured two men in the hold. Ons received a severe scalp wound, the other seemed crushed and bruised terribly. He was taken to hospital

DUNEDIN, July 2,

In banco a motion has been made to strike a solicitor off the rolls for refusing to deliver up moneys belonging to a client. At the City Court t!m police stated they would abandon proceedings against the Reids for ily grog selling if they cleared out. It is reported that the VYaikouaiti bridge, which cost over £4OOO, is seriously damaged by tbo floods. The first of ft series of ac'ions against the corporation was concluded yesterday in the District Court. North and Scoullar sued the City Council for £2OO, damages sustained through water entering their cellars during the floods in March last. The jury returned a verdict for defendants. Mr Stout gave notice of appeal. This stops for the present a batch of actions against the corporation. Cummock, the assistant librarian of the Athenaeum, was brought up at the Police Court to-day, charged with incendiarism. The Court was filled. Inspector Mallard conducted the prosecution, and Mr GK E. Hawkins defended the prisoner. Several witnesses were examined, the evidence given being chiefly a recapitulation of that givers at the inquest on the fire. The case was ultimately adjourned till Friday. The Dunedin Presbytery eat to-day. Mr Russell, of Caversham, was appointed Moderator. It war agreed to grant a Presbyterial certificate to the Rev. Mr Blake, who is about to settle in Prebbleton.

The railway system is still out of order. The Invercargill service has been renewed. The train goes as far as Gtrcytowu, and a coach there connects with Waihola, on the other side of the floods.

Judge Bathgate left for England in the Arawata to daj

BALCL'DTHA, July 2,

At ft meeting of the Glutha Presbytery today, a call from the Balclutha congregation to the Bex. Gr. Morice, o£ Hokitika, was numerously signed, and unanimously sustained.

TIMARU, July 2. An inquest was held this afternoon on the body of James McKeown, the sailor belonging to the Beautiful Star, who was drowned on Saturday by the boat capsizing. A verdict of “ Accidental Death ” was returned.