TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1676, 4 July 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

CABLE NEWS. ENGLISH & FOREIGN. SPECIAL TO THB GLOBE. THE BURMESE QUESTION. LONDON, July 3. The state of affairs in Burmah is most unsettled. Additional massacres have taken place. * HAYTI. Alarming riots have occurred in Hayti. EGYPTIAN AFFAIRS. Germany proposes that a European Commission should l»o appointed for tho purpose of re-arranging Egyptian finance. LONDON, July 2. In tho University cricket match Cambridge defeated Oxford by nine wickets. AUSTRALIA. [reuter’s telegrams.] SYDNEY, July 4. Notwithstanding the serious nature of tho amendments carried in tho Committee of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr Dailey informed the Council last night that it was tho intomtion of tho Government to proceed with tho Land Amendments Bill. BRISBANE, July 4. The revenue for the year ended 30th ult. shows a deficit of £178,912. THE VICTORIAN REVENUE. MELBOURNE, July 4. Arrived —Rotorua, from Adelaide. The revenue for tho quarter ending 30th Juno amounts to £401,000, being an increase compared with the corresponding quarter of last year, but £50,000 below tho Treasurer’s estimates. ["special to “globe.”] N.s.w. FINANCE. SYDNEY, July 4. Tho Assembly passed nearly six millions for the year’s services. Tho restoration of tho Tolls Bill indicates tho inauguration of new taxation. THE ISLANDS. The Wolverine castigated tho islanders for tho murder of Ingram and other Europeans. A boat chased a war canoe for seven miles and captured it. Some Brooker Island villages wore burned and a chief brought to Sydney as a prisoner for trial by the High Commissioner. SPORTING. The public were severely victimised by the scratching of Chester. SYDNEY, July 3. The Legislative Assembly last night voted an additional sum of £75,000 for tho International Exhibition.

The Council yesterday in committee made an important amendment in the Land Amendment Act. Mr Daldy, the representative of the Government, intimated that ho should have to consult his colleagues regarding the alteration in the measure.

Sailed —On Tuesday, Hero, for Auckland. The Wolverine returned from a cruise in the South Pacific. She avenged the murder of Ingram’s party at Brooker island, also other minor outrages. She burnt villages and destroyed plantations. SYDNEY, July 3. There are hot debates in the Victorian Cabinet on the revenue, which has fallen far short during the past quarter and year. Additional taxation to the extent of £400,000 is urgently necessary, and further clangorous property taxes are proposed. Chester and Democrat are scratched for the Metropolitan. The Land Bill has collapsed owing to the Council’s amendments. The Victorian unemployed are flocking to this colony. NEW ZEALAND. [PEB PRESS AGENCY.] AUCKLAND. July 4. Intelligence has been received of the death of Major-General Baddley, father-in-law to the late Judge Beckham. Sailed Alasfor, for London, with a cargo valued at £37,000. A Lottery Case. At the Police Court, to-day, David Honity and Thomas Vaughan were charged witli a breach of the Municipal Police Act by being interested in a lottery for which they had sold tickets. Sergeant-Major Mason, of the police, deposed as to purchasing a ticket, for which ho-received a pipe as a prize. The exhibition consisted of views of scenery. The witness admitted that at Lorno street Hall, whore ho drew blanks, he had laid no information. Constable Kelly corroborated the last witness’ evidence. Ho had drawn a wax doll as a prize. The magistrate said that he could not see how the defendants wore interested, as they gave a pipe worth Is 6d for a shilling. Evidently there were no blanks and no com* petition, Tho case was dismissed.

Tiie Native Crisis. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 4. The White Cliffs ploughmen will be brought before the Police Court this after, noon. The families of the Oakura ploughmen treated the apprehension of their husbands and brothers lightly at the first, thinking they would be speedily liberated. Now there ere great lamentations. The gaol is inconveniently filled with prisoners. DUNEDIN, July 4.

Mr W. Crombie, of the Railway Department, Invercargill, is appointed manager of the Dunedin tramway. The Education Board nro building schools in the city to cost £17,030. They will accomodate 2500 scholars.

The University Commission has finished taking evidence here. They are now considering !the final draft of the interim report, to be presented to Parliament. Ministerial. WELLINGTON, July 4. Mr Gisborne has been offered and has accepted a seat in tha Cabinet as Commissioner of Lands and Immigration. It is expected that ho will also be Commissioner of Customs. The " New Zealander ” says that the office of Minister of Education will probably bo filled in a day or two. It says tha AttorneyGeneralship has never been offered to Mr Moorhouse. Mr Gisborne’* appointment has since been gazetted. The Governor’s Movements.

The Governor, Lady Robinson and suite, arrived in the Hinemoa this morning.

Constabulary, &c., for the Front.

The Hinemoa brings a number of Constabulary. She will leave again to-day for New Pi -mouth with a body of Constabulary, sixty thousand rounds of ammunition, and she will be sent to the Patea district next week. Mr Graham, chairman of the New Zealand Fire Underwriters’ Association, presented the editor of the‘‘Evening Post,” this morning, with a pair of white gloves, the paper having appeared without reporting another fire.

The Native Ploughing.

The Hon. Wi Parata has telegraphed to the leading Maoris on the West Coast, saying he thinks they have carried the ploughing far enough in asserting their claims, and that they ought now to stop. The Hawera Maoris commenced ploughing at Inkster’s, next Pinlayson’s. They will be dealt with the same as yesterday.

WELLINGTON, July 3. The “ Gazette” contain* the following notices:—List of certificated teachers under tho Education Act. Mr J. O. Gavin appointed member of the Government Officers Guarantee Board. Mr A. O. Henderson appointed Registrar of tho Supreme Court at Invercargill and Sheriff for Southland. Clarence Muir, arrested on warrant from Ohriitohurch, charged with deserting his wife and infant child, was brought up. MrMansford said he had seen Mrs Muir, and she was very unwilling to appear in Court. If Muir was willing to make an offer the wife would accept it. Sergeant Anderson said Mr* Muir had been left in a very destitute condition, and the Mayor of Lyttelton had advanced her thirty shillings to pay her passage to Wellington. When she arrived here, she had obtained aid from the Benevolent Society. Muir said he was willing to pay £1 per week toward* the support of his wife and child. The Bench made an order to that effect. He was also ordered to pay the thirty shillings advanced by the Mayor of Lyttelton and £1 awarded by the Wellington Benevolent Society. In consequence of the high price charged for stock by breeders the Wellington butchers have decided to import cattle from Sydney by the Sydney trading steamers. Tho next steamer will bring a lot down. It is stated that tho Dunedin butchers have already commenced importing. The representative of a large New South Wales breeding firm is here making arrangements to supply butchers with live stock.

If the gael is not found commodious enough to accommodate the Maoris arrested for ploughing, the constabulary barracks will be made use of, and if necessary a hnlk will be anchored in the harbor.

The “ Post ” says ; —"lt is asserted in the most circumstantial manner, by those who profess to be behind the scenes, that the Attorney-Generalship has been distinctly offered to Mr Moorhouse, and the portfolio of Education to Mr Gisborne, and that these gentlemen are now considering the matter. It is understood to be settled that Mr Bunny will be the Government candidate for the Chairmanship of Committee. DUNEDIN, July 3. In the Supreme Court to-day, a rule absolute was granted calling upon Mr G. B. Barton to show cause why he should not answer matters contained in the affidavits of G. R. West and J. Sinclair, and why he should not forthwith pay the attorney of the plaintiff, Kirkman, the sum of £604 19s 9d, and intercut and costs of this rule. Mr Smith moved that the rule be made absolute, and that Mr Barton be called upon to show cause why he should not be struck off tho ‘rolls. His Honor granted the rule on the following terras :—" That the rule be made absolute, and that within twenty-one days after tho service Mr Barton answers the affidavit and. pays tho moneys, and within that time, or as soon afterwards as counsel can bo heard, show cause why he should not bo struck off the roll, and that ho pay Eirkmsn’s solicitors the costa of and occasioned by the rule nisi.” The Savings Banks in schools scheme is not flourishing. The Tokomairiro school committee at their last meeting discussed the scheme, but were equally divided in opinion, and the chairman declined to give a caelimg vote.

Tt "Churchman” regrets very much to announce that the funds of the Church Society, which were under the charge of the secretary and treasurer, Mr T. C. Reid, some £4OO or £SOO, have entirely disappeared, and all efforts on the part of the committee to recover them have as yet failed. They are involved in the fate of tho Colonial Building Company, and as Mr Reid, its representative, is bankrupt, and the company is being wound up, the prospects look very bad. The company for some time past has been making efforts to withdraw tho money. The matter is at present in the hands of Bolichors and accountants for investigation, and it is proposed afterwards to call a meeting, of subscribers.

At an adjourned meeting of the Harbor Board this afternoon, Mr Fish gave notice that ho would more at next meeting of the Board—“ That previous to the appointment of commissioners for building the dredge being confirmed, the duties to be performed by the inspecting commissioner be clearly defined, also, the amount of remuneration to be paid him.” The Board then went into committee to consider a report from the worts committee re ordering a dredge, but in the absence of the chairman no result was arrived at. It is still, therefore, uncertain whether the Board will send its engineer Home to superintendent the erection of the dredge. It is said Mr W. D. Steward will contest the seat for the city under the auspices, it is understood, of the Bible iASchools Association. He is sure to be opposed. A fire occurred this evening at the north end of Dunedin. A villa, occupied by Mrs Doudney was seriously damaged. At the fire this evening, at Mrs Doudney's, George street, the furniture was saved. The insurances are £6OO on the furniture, &e., and £SO on the piano, in the Union, and £450 on the building in the Rational. It was notified that the Albion would leave Dunedin on Tuesday and Lyttelton on Wednesday, taking members to Wellington for the opening of the Assembly, hut as a great number of members prefer not to arrive at Wellington until Friday morning, the day of opening the Assembly, the departure of the Albion has been put off to Wednesday, the 9th, from Dunedin, aud Thursday from Lyttelton. INVERCARGILL, July 3. James and Patrick Moilnni, charged with arson, ware to-day further remanded. TIMARWVJnIy 3.

An examination was held to-day on the barquentine Geo. Noble, which arrived in the roadstead last evening. The result was that it was found the vessel bad been so severely strained during the late gale that she was ordered to proceed to Sydney at once for repairs. At the ordinary meeting of the Harbor Board to-day, a letter was read from the Attorney General, relative to the steam launch question, advising that the Board had no power to appropriate the endowment fund to the purchase of a launch. It is not likely that further action will bo taken in the matter, as those who were the ..warmest advocates of the project do not seem inclined to risk their private money on it. With reference tq a request from the Borough Council

that the Board should lend them £25,000 on the strength of the uuflaated water-works debentures, the following resolutions were passed : 11 That provided the securities offered are undeniable, and that the Board has legal power to lend money, also, that the loan can bo. resumed on definite notice tha Board lend it.” “ That Mr Stout’s opinion be obtained as to the safety and legal right of the Board to accede to the request of the Council with reference to the position of the Council as a rate-raising body.” The tender of Mr O. W. Cowburn, at £5555, has been accepted for the new post office buildings.