TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume III, Issue 275, 24 August 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

CABLE. [ HFXTKU’S TKI.KG RA MS. ] LONDON. August 22. The English harvest operations are hindered by had weather. CAPE TOWN. August 22. Considerable discontent is manifested by the Boers generally with the Royal Commissioner’s Convention, which greatly favors the Transvaal Kaffirs, and is detrimental to the Boers.

PARIS. August 23. The Bonaportists and Communist candidates have been defeated at the election of a number of deputies by Moderate Republicans. MADRID. August 23. Elections to the Spanish Cortez have resulted in favor of the present Ministry. WASHINGTON. August 23. President Garfield’s medical attendats have but faint hope of his recovery. CALCUTTA. August 22. Ayoub Khan has issued a proclamation to the people of Candahar declaring himself Ameer of Afghanistan. SYDNEY. August 23. Margaret Lyndsay and a youth residingat Abercrombie,are fresh cases of small pox. A report is current that the Hon. Mr Campbell made a donation of LI 0,000 towards endowment of a new Anglican Bishopric. On Chong, at whose house smallpox first occurred, sent in a bill to Government for L 2,000 losses sustained through being placed in quarantine. Drs Clune and Coffin also intend to sue for damages for the same reason, the former for LIO,OOO.

MELBOURNE. August 23. Subscriptions for shares to L 20,000 in the Moke Greek Copper Company, New Zealand, were cohered on the Melbourne market before eleven this morning. [UNITED I’RESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. This Day. It is understood that in view of the alarming spread of small-pox in Sydney, it has been decided that in the case of vessels arriving from Sydney no person shall be allowed to land until successfully vaccinated. The quarantine station has been appointed at \V aikari Island, Bay of Islands. There is a slight i mprovcinent in the health of Air Moorhouse. The steamer which was signalled at Auckland yesterday afternoon and reported to be the ’Frisco mail boat, turned out to he the Albion from southern ports.

NEW PLYMOUTH. This Day. It is reported in town that the natives are fencing at Pungarehu. At Omata, last evening, there was a large meeting of settlers to consider the action of the House with regard to harbor works. Air. Curtis occupied the chair, and the

following resolution was passed unamiously: —“That this meeting fully endorses resolutions passed at the New Plymouth meeting, and are surprised at the action taken by the House when it is considered that the high price land at Government sales are owing to expectations of a harbour being built at Moturoa, and this meeting also deprecates breach faith a 3 a most dangerous precedent.” A committee was formed to work with committees in other districts. WANGANUI. Tliis Day. It is reported that gold in payable quantities has been discovered by two Eu -opeans from Taranaki on the Opatu block, near Tuhua, but the native owners of the land have decided not to sell it, though it has been surveyed by Government. NAPIER. This Day. A clerk in the Post Office named Rendell has been arrested on charges of wholesale robbery. No one suspected him, but his wife informed the police saying that she could no longer rest under the knowledge of his robberies. According to her account he has systematically opened letter’s in the office and abstracted sums of money varying from £lO downwards. When arrested he was engaged in opening Puketapu letters, and in Ids possession were found thirty skeleton keys, with which his wife states he has been in the habit of entering different shops in town and taking out goods which lie happened to want. D:nwiddie, Walker, and Co., are said to be the heaviest sufferers in this way. He will be brought up before the 11. M. today. itendell a letter carrier, charged with tampering lettrrs containing money has been remanded till Monday. Captain McLean, brother to Sir Donald McLean, died yesterday. 0 AMARU. This day. Clias. Angustus was charged in the Magistrate’s Court with having unlawfully beaten and assaulted his late wife Isabella Augustus. The evidence of two witnesses was taken to prove illtrcatment. After some cross examination the evidence of Dr. Wait, who had made the post morten examination, was taken. It was to the effect that the wounds on deceased’s body were slight, and that death was caused by a complication of heart disease, dropsy, and general ncryous congestion. He stated that the treatment deceased had received would tend to accelerate death, and if she had received proper treatment she would have lived a length of time. Dr. Delatour agreed with the evidence given by Dr. Wait, and ultimately his Worship said the evidence would not sustain the charge of manslaughter, he would treat accused on the charge of assault, and would deal summarily with him for that offence, but at the request of prisoner’s counsel, he postponed his decision till Tuesday next.

CHRISTCHURCH. This Day. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning John Sansom, Henry Blackett, and John Hossack wereeharged with assault and wilful damage to property attheotlieeofthe /Af/erfy newspaper. On the application of Mr Stringer, the case was again adjourned to enable the parties concerned to settle the matter out of Court.