TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume III, Issue 251, 29 June 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[rkuter’s telegrams.] LONDON. June 26. Intelligence has been received that a rising lias commenced among the natives employed on a plantation at Kinivani, in Senegambia, on the West Coast of Africa. Some excesses have already been committed against the planters, and a general panic has conquently arisen among European settlers in the district, many of whom are leaving. Telegrams are to hand reporting that a terrible disaster has occurred in Mexico. A train conveying a large number of passengers was precipitated into the river Cuartilea and over 200 persons were drowned.

PARIS. June 27. The death is announced to-day of M. Jules Dufaure, the French politician, at the age of 82. CONSTANTINOPLE. June 25. Evacuation has been commenced by! he Turkish troops of the town and district of Arta, in the southern portion of Epirus, which is to be ceded to Greece, in accordance with the terms of the frontier settlement. The transfer will, it is expected, be made shortly. June 27. Telegrams to hand from Bulgaria report that the election of members of the National Assembly resulted in the return of a majority for the. party supporting the wishes of Prince Alexander.

[from our own correspondent.] WELLINGTON. This Day. White and Heame, the rival scullers, aro going in for heavy training. Hearn is slightly the favorite in the betting. A statement that may be accepted for what it proves to be worth is current to the elect that the ten per cent, reduction upon Civil Service salaries will bo re-imposed, but only iu cases of salaries of L2ooand upwards ; those less than that sum will escape. It is broadly averred that the vacant seat iu the Ministry was offered to and refused by tiie member for Waitemata, Mr R. G. Wood. Some of the wags of the House have dubbed the member for Rangitikei " Licensing‘Bill.’” In the House yesterday, the Regulation of Elections Bill was read a second time, and the Licensing Bill further considered in Committee. Mr Weston, the member for Grey Valley, was sworn in and took his seat.

THAMES. June 28. Mr Sheehan leaves for Coromandel to address his constituents to-day, returning to Auckland to-morrow, and leaving for Wellington on Thursday. PALMERSTON NORTH. June 28. Cross actions for libel between Mr Dungan of the Manawatu Timex, and Mr McMinn of the Manawatu Standard, came on i'or hearing 10-day. but by mutual consent, both cases were withdrawn. WANGANUI. June 28. A fire totally destroyed a cottage occupied by Cha3. Astley. but tho cottage was insured in the South British office for LIOO and the furniture for LSO. NELSON. June 28. By an explosion of a kerosene lamp, a 7-roo.ned house owned and occupied by Mr Jago, formerly of McMeekan, Blackwood, and Co.'s steamboat service, was destroyed last night. Policies in the Liverpool and Loudon offices existed on the house for L2OO, and on the furniture, jewellery, etc., for LIOO ; and in addition to these, Jago’s son, a jeweller, held a policy over his working tools, jewels, etc., for LIOO. The loss in neither case is fully covered. KUMAR A. June 28. Mr Seddon, M. H. R., for Hokitika, proceeded for Wellington this morning, having bee.i detained by severe sickness in his family.

DUNEDIN. June 29. A private company is starting in Dunedin for the manufacture of Portland cement. Keith, a clerk at Mnllison and Cos., wharf-ea ter, has been committed for trial for emb z-dement. Ona hundred teachers attended the annual conference to-day. Mr G. E. Elliott, a well-known J.P., and father of Manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company, had three ribs broken to-day by a buggy accident. AUCKLAND. June 28. In reply to a request from the Grammar School Board, that government should purchase the college building as a Girls

High School a reply has been read that Government have no funds available for the purpose. Mr J. J. Millar, of Victoria, was a through passenger by the mail steamer with the famous Kentucky tro'tting stallion.