TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 166, 22 October 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[ TS E ITT E ti’S T Kl. EC! 11A11S. ] LONDON. October 18. Agrarian outrages continue to occur frequently in parts of Ireland. One of a serious nature was committed to day near Pantry A landlord wasdriving into that town in his carriage, when he was tired at by a party of men. The shots missed their intended victim, but the coachman was shot dead in his seat. There is a good (leal of interest being taken in the forthcoming race between Trickett and Hanlon. The latter is the favorite in the betting at G to 4 on him. ]\ r ew Zealand securities are falling, to-day’s quotations being—•> per cent. 10—40 Loan, 1021; 5 per cent ISB9 Loan 102.!; 4.! per cent 1879-1904 Loan, 94|j- (wc). October 18. A report is current at >St. Petersburg, on the best authority, that owing to the Czar having contracted a marriage with the Princess Polgorovki his Majesty will appointthe Czarewitch eo-rogent, and will live in retirement at Livadia, in the Crimea. Hews has been received from South America of a terrible disaster in the Argentine .Republic. A most severe snowstorm, lasting for three days fell over an enormous tract of country, and caused the death of 1 00,000 cattle, bOO,OOO sheep, and 250,000 horses. Ho news has come to hand as to any loss of human life. October 19. A memorial has been presented to the Government by a number of bookers and agents urging the conversion of registered Exchequer bonds to encourage small investors and trustees. October 20. A reward of a thousand pounds is offered for the discovery of the prepetrators of the Pantry outrage. lii consequence of the recent outrage County Kerry, in Ireland, is proclaimed a disturbed district. A hitch has occurred in the negotia fcions of the proceedings at Cettinge, between the Delegates of the Poweis and Turkey, regarding the cession of Dulcigno. Turkey demands that the status quo shall be maintained as regards the territory to the cast of

Scutari, which is required to be ceded to Montenegro, consequently the sincerity of the Porte’s undertaking to settle the Montenegrin difficulty is doubted. The French Government is carrying out the March decrees for tho expulsion of all unaut .orised orders, and the Carmelites ha o determined to contest tTe legality of their expulsion. CONST A?. -aNOPLE. October 18. The delegates appointed by the Powers and Turkey to arrange for the cession of Dulcigno, have met at Cettinje, in Montenegro, and have commenced their deliberations. CAPETOWN. October 18. Telegrams have been received announcing another defeat of the Basutos. The latter had invested Mafcting in large force, when the Cape Rifles, under Carrington, made a desperat attack, and succeeded in completely dispersing them. CALCUTTA. October 18. News has been received from Afghanistan that, in accordance with, instructions from India the Kurrum Valley has been e. dialed by tbe t; oops which were stationed there. Intelligence also comes to hand that caravans are daily arriving at Candahar from Herat the road between the two cities being opened. MELBOURNE. October 19. Tho subscriptions for Treasury bonds amount to £2,000,000. Allotments will be announced tomorrow; the highest tenderers are the. Bank of New South Wal. :. After due consideration, it has been decided not to open the Exhibition at night. October 20, Mata’s price for the Cup is no 100 to G. The subscriptions for the halfmillion, Treasury bonds amount to .£1,250,000. Messrs Melhado and Curtis, on behalf of the Bank of Now South Wales, get almost the entire amount at .£lOl 0s 2d to 101 10s 2d. Air Murry Smith intends in the Assembly to challenge the action of the Government in regard to the reinstatement of certain dismissed officials. Mauritius advices to the Gth instant give favorable accounts of the sugar crop, which has been improved by seasonable weather. Freights from Mauritius to New Zealand are quoted at 32. Gd., with but little enquiry. [from orn Wellington correspondent,] WELLINGTON. Thu rstlay. The ship Rakaia, from London, with a large number of passengers, arrived at Wellington to-day. The voyage was a remarkably quick one. The native fencers on the Plains made the usual demonstrations to-day, but made no attempt to fence, A number of gentleman are spoken of as candidates for the mayoralty election, amongst whom Mr A. Young is supposed to have the best chance. It is not known yet at which port the now Governor will land ; the choice of a landing ports rests entirely with himself. At a meeting of the Cabinet Council the the cases of the two murderers—the Fijian and Chinaman —were discussed, but the decision is deferred. Arrangements have now been made for formally opening the railway to Masterton, on the Ist November. TIMARU. Thursday. Tho formation of a farmers’ co-operative association is being agitated by public lectures, and promises to become a bigsuccess. The sale of booth privileges at the recent agricultural show amounted to LI 00. c Annie Mitchell, 17 years of age, a recent arrival from Oamaru, was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment for stealing apparel belonging toa hotel cook, OAMARU. Thursday. An inquest on the body of John McMillan, who was found hanging to a beam in his store, on Tuesday, resulted in the following verdict —“ Deceased hanged himself while in a state of temporary insanity.” NAPIER. Thursday. Some rich quartz comes from a mine recently opened at Moliaka, .though whether it exists in payable quantities is not yet known. AUCKLAND. Thursday. It is stated here that Government has not yet finally removed the proclamation from the Patetere lands, and speculators have left the business in the hands of Sheehan to negotiate in Wellington. Some trouble had arisen between the Patetere Company and Billwortli and Howard, who were negotiating for the purchase of an adjacent block of 100,000 acres. The Diocesan Synod will probably decline to endorse the resolution of the General Synod in favor of grants to denominational schools, but will pass a resolution urging that increased facilities for religious teaching should bo given. Arrived - Fernglen and Lutterworth from London. DUNEDIN. Thursday. Inspector Buckley, of Christchurch, takes charge of the Southland police district ; Inspector Prouder remaining at Tim am. The wife of a member of the Byronic Comedy Company was confined in the Invercargill train yesterday. The Police intend insisting on publicans closing at midnight, and stopping keeping open houses all night. The Herald says that one of Sir Julius Vogel’s friends in Dunedin was so anxious to ascertain for certain whether he intended to return to the Colony that he telegraphed to him direct making enquiry. The answer received was that Sir 'Julius does not intend favoring the Colony with his presence at present.

IN VERCARGILL. October 19. Information has been given to one of the local papers by Mr. John Hay, Government surveyor, at present camped near the Waiau, that on several occasions at night the cry of what is supposed to be the moa lias been heard. It is described as something like the whistle of the American engine, with a little of the crosscut saw sharpening melody thrown in at the finish. Wheiionce heard it lasted for at least fifteen minutes. Tracks of a bird’s claw, 3ft 2in long, have been found by the cook of tbe party when out searching for stray sheep, aud it is owing to this information and the noises heard at night, that search parties have started to explore.