REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 925, 17 September 1879, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[•NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, Sept. 15.. The Government have signed a convention with the P. and O. Company providing for the discontinuance of the Southampton, mails. LATEST ENGLISH NEWS, YIA SUEZ. The Rotomiihana ran from tlie Clyde to Gravesend hi bad weather in fiftytwo hours, the shortest time on record. An agent selected 50 good miners for Westnort without difficulty. The Golden Gate, a beat of eleven tons, manned by two sailors, sailed from Boston for Melbourne. Mails for Samoa will in future be forwarded via New Zealaud. Sir J. Vogel, Dr Alfred Dommett, C. G. Howdon, W. W. Wilson, Edward and Robert Pharazyn,- fill New Zealanders, have been elected fellows of the Royal Colonial lustitute: The North German Gazette strongly advocates obtaining some inlands in the Pacific. Active measures are being taken to encourage emigration from Madras to Australia. A writer in a Geiman military paper strongly advocates the annexation of Samoa, on the grounds that Germans should posess a naval statio.u in every part of the world. It is easy to defend the island, and 1600 men would be a sufficient garrison for the group in time of war, and 200 in time of peace. The case of Edmond Galley, who was convicted at Exeter in 1836 for the murder of a farmer named May, has been discussed in the Rouse of Commons. . The prisoner was sentenced to transportation to Australia. Doubts of his guilt caused several investigations, but repeated Home S-cretarys refused to disturb the verdict. Sir E. Wilmott, moved that Galley's innosence being now established beyond all reasonable doubt, tlie Queen should be asked for a pardo-i, all mention of innocence being omitted. Opinion is freely expressed that a formal Court of Appeal, rather than the Home Office, is required to settle' cases of disputed guilt. Mr Galley is seventy-five (75) years of age, and poverty-stricken. He will appeal to the Commons for compensation for a fifty years' wrori".