SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 274, 5 June 1874, Page 3

SUPPLEMENTARY TELEGRAMS.

[ \The following appeared in *our issue of | Saturday last ;—] . Dunedin, Friday, 8.30 p.m. Beid last night moved the railway resolutions, and to ipply to the Assembly for a loan of half a-miiliori to be secured on two and ahalf millions of acres reserved. Ependiture to extend over five years. An amendment, moved by Gillies, that all works must be sanctioned by the Council, was accepted, and the resolutions so amended were carried by 25 against 8. :motion that auriferous lands should be alienated from the Crown, so as to enable all persons to acquire freeholds, is now under discussion, but is unlikely to pass. The Provincial Solicitor's opinion as read was to the effect that the licensee of a deferred payment allotment must reside personally on the section. . The single girls by the James Nicol Fleming were engaged at the following rates:— General servants, £'2o to £36; cooks, £4O: nursegirls, 6s. to 10s.; housemaids, 6s. Arrived.—Janet Court, with 300 immigrants; the Buckingham, with 500. Of the the latter, 106 are for Oamaru, and 200 for Invercargill. The i) inancial Statement will be made on Monday. "The Alhambra is at the Bluff. CABLEGRAMS. London. The Emperor Alexander of Russia has landed at Dover, and was received with great enthusiasm. He proceeded to Windsor to visit the Queen. For the Chester Cup Osborne's Organist, Ist; Sir JR. Buikeley's Leolines, 2nd; Barclay's Bertram, 3rd. The Chilian authorities have imprisoned the captain of an Euglish coasting steamer, which capsized with a number of Chilian passengers. Humboldt, the British minister at Valparaiso, has demanded the release of the captain#.-aud an indemnity for the outrage. Ihe commandant at San Jose, Guatemala, owing to a quarrel with the British' Vice Consul, inflicted on the latter a punishment of 200 lashes. -The arrival of troops" alone prevented death. The commandant was arrested. fifteen, instructions have been given to the Fiji special Commissioners by Kimberley, dated August, 1873. The Bill has been presented to Parliament. Amongst other matters they are to state if a tolerable indigenous Government is possible would it be more advantageous to Britain and Fiji than the assumption by England of the heavy responsibilities of government ? The President of the Republic of Guatemala has/offered every reparation for the'outrage oii the British Vice Consul. _ 16th. Ihe Emperor of Russia, in repaying to the congratvitttioiis of the diplomatic corps, said the policy of Russia was the preservation of pb-ace. lie hoped the principal Governments would be found united in the same object. .During the present wool series 10,800 bales were sold. The competition was extremely •'vigorous. - •; Prices are well sustained. Adelaide wheat is in good demand. Ihe cot n market is strong, with un upward teu lencv. Fine qualities of Adelaide wheat freely fetch 665, to 675. J 200 bales of New Zealand hemp were withdrawn. £l7 to £2O were .offered. The New Zealand four and -a half per cent-; loan of,a millionjj[.and]j V|half has been announced at £9B. A magnificent banquet was given to-the Emperor of i\ussia by the Lord jVlayor and. Corporation, in Guildhall. The Grand Duke Alexis, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke aud Duchess of Edinburgh, and other members of the Royal Family weire present, ihe Emperor, in replying to the address, ex- i pressed his thanks at the cordial reception given to himself and daughter. He hoped what these marks of affection shown by the English people would cause a still closer friendship between Russia and England, and would be for their mutual prosperity. -r. , „ Paris, May 15. Ihe Due de Broglie, Minister for the Intenor, introduced a Bill into the Assembly for creating a second Chamber, to be styled the '-'Grand Council." The members are to be partly elected and partly nominated, and wUI be empowered, conjointly with the President, to dissolve the Assembly. Broglie advocated the rrolongation of the' provisional powers at present bv the President.

The Ministry of the Due de*Broglie have resigned, after the rejection, by"o81 to 317, of a motion to discuss the Electoral Bill bere Municipal Bill. The Legitimists and the Bonaparfeists opposed the measure.

. , . New York. A terrible calamity occurred at Groton, Massachusetts. Several reservoirs burst causing the loss of 150 lives and an immense destruction of pi operty. ; ■

m Singapore, May 22. ine lock-out in Lincolnshire has been -set tied, and other counties are expected to follow.

The Czar embarks at Gravesend to-day. The Queen is at Balmoral. The French Ministerial crisis continues. ACSTBALUS.

v Melbourne, May 23rd. Parliament whs opened by commission on the 19th, and members sworn in. The Assembly re-elected Captain M'Mahon Speaker. The following di y the Governor delivered his speech. He referred to the Execution Act, railway const ruction, and water -"supply works, He promised; in response to the ap peal of the country, to introduce a measure of Reform. Other measures were pr posed, including an Amended Land Bill, to increase the maximum area to 640 acres ; also the M itiing on Private Propei-y Bill, but postponing the question until the constitutional reform had been disposed of. .lhe iCxecutive Council passed an address in reply after some criticism on the Govern ment policy. In the.Assembly Grant moved an amendment on the portion of.the speech postponing legislation. . r r r B On the revision of the tariff a debate took place last night, and was adjourned till 'lues day. It is not likely to be carried. The defeat of the Government is only a question of time. A majority of members sit ou the Government benches, but a number of those are known to be antagonistic to the eonstiiutionn.l scheme.

The St. Kilda election resulted in the return of Dixon the Protectionist candidate. Statistics liave been issued which show a considerable falling off in wheat, oats, potatoes, and 'hay. •

An accident has occurred at the Duke and Timor mine near Maryborough; The mino fell in killing three men,' and injuring' two others. ; °.-

At a fire at Clunes three young children were burned to death. The : premises, were wooden, and it was impossible fo get them out. . • : :

. The coursing Leger was tfon by PitW'Mported dog Lavender Water. • It is likely that Victoria and South "Wales will send a rifle team to England to compete at Wimbledon. -

Two dismasted ships—the Locheart"; froin' Glasgow, and the John Ker, from Liverpool'' — r have arrived, been knocking.about< the coadt for several days. : ' !lt is rumored that the will do ~ cline to allow the Estimated to pass untii'tie' ways and means are stated. : . v

• Sydney.'- •

The tendersropened for the New Zealand Loan were only worth £28,000, taken at thft Government minimum. The Home Government have presented a gold watch to Captain Charles Ifwersta, of the Velocidade (a New Zealand Trader), for rescuing the crew of the Belleisle, of Newcastle. Hawthorne and Glover have been executed. at Goulburn. The latter confessed to having committed four other murders. One of some burglars recently arrested.- is the brother of Sullivan, of Maungatapu notoriety. . The Challenger is still in port. The Home Government has ordered the release of the schooner Challenge., which was. condemned under the Polynesian Labor Act. Adelaide. A boat accident occurred at Troublidga Island. Six lives were lost through the capsizing of a boat in a squall. The Treasurer'B Financial Statement is very satisfactory. .It shows a revenue of more than last year. Expects to forward a credit balance of £B4OU next year. Large sums will be expended on railways. Hobart Town. The Earl of Donoughmore married Miss. Stephens, daughter of Colonel Stephens. It was a grand affair. Mr. James Stewart, for many years past: agent for the Bank of New South Wales -at St. Bathans, and who some time ago received twelve months'leave of absence to visit-the Home country, has returned. He was welcomed back by his numerous friends in a most cordial manner. He is now stationed at Blacks. Trade is represented as very dull. V. are not at all surprised at the statement. VVe indicated it would become so in -January last, and pointed to the causes. The agricultural interest finds it but too true lhat it cannot sell its produce, because the supply far exceeds the demand; people, again, have invested their mouey in real estate,and iinprovenu-Jit*, and (he circulating medium has further got into two or three hands ; and added to this, >ve are in the darkest- season of the year. No wonder, t herefore,-that trade is dull.—' Wukatip Mail.' The miners of Drybread and Tinkers have seceded from the Dunstan Mining Association, and have formed a local Association, to be called the Thomson's District Mining Association. A considerable number of members have been enrolled, and a Secretary and Treasurer appointed. A meeting was" held to consider what steps should be taken in reference to the Maerewhenua pollution case, when it was agreed that, though unanimously in favor of assisting in the cause, they should await the result of thej>etition"to the Council before subscribing "towards the defence fund. The ' Tuitpeka Times,' in a leading article on the respective merits of Messrs. Bastings and Turnbull, says : —Thanks to Mr. Bastings, a little has be'en done to improve it (the south road) during the past summer. If Mr. .bastings di-.i wrong in doing so little, will Mr» T irabull and Mr. lieid do more ? • iWe call unon the up-country members to put'them to the test. And will th?y do the like with regard to thnt important and almost eqmliy dangerous road from Waihemo to Naseby ? . It is to such works a« these that the resources of ' he Province should be devoted, instead of being dissipated in making a road to his owu cow-house. In continuing our main trunk-roads, and bridging our dangerous rivers, there is plenty of work for good administrators; and if Messrs. Beid and Turnbull .-eally desire to gain the confidence of the country and make amends for their negleet of its true intends heretofore, let them ilevote themselves to the task with something hWe the same energy that Mr. Busi lifts haj done durng his term of office: Six hours a week will not suffcee for au efficient performance of the duties of Provincial Secretary and Treasurer of Otago ; and if Mr. 'J urn bull exhibits no greater devotion to the public service for the fut ire than has been for the past, there can be little doubt that, a majority of seven at present possessed by his Government will, before I he lapse of another year, be reduced to a minority of Seven. It'is well that the public should know how their "money is spent; aud it is well worth bearing in mind that a public servant who receives £550 a-yaar for work to which he only devotes six hours aweek, is about the best paid individual in the Colouy. It will be well, therefore, to tee and enquire whether the work done is really worth the money; or whether equal efficiency cannot be secured at a smaller cost. According to Mr. Turnbull's own admission, he has done very little beyond drawing his salary and grumbling at his more energetic colleague; and yet it is well known that no one is more ready to attribute mercenary and unworthy motives to others than himself, of which his disgraceful but futile attempt to damage Mr. Bastings is a decent instance. VVe would conclude by aalHng Mr Turnbull why he draws.£sso a-year from the Treasury for doing next to nothing ?

A man of countless herds and boundless wealth had occasion to visit the old country. He had been so fortunate as to sell out and get paid for some non-auriferous land by a gold-mining company.. On the return voyage he was seriously ill. The doctor, of the ship was most attentive to him—much more attentive than his officious duties demanded. Upon arrival, the passenger, who had quite recovered,' expiessed his gratitude for the service rendered him, and presented the doctor with a brown paper parcel containing, as he said, "a little present." Visions of a bunch of Colonial fives or a cheque of munificent amount fflitted through the brain the gratified doctor. When alone he torjj£ open the package with trembling He found a necktie and a note from th© donor, saying he " had only worn it once, and as he didn't like the pattern he made tho doctor a present. of it." The doctor has never swore since—he exhausted* the subject then.—' Hawke's Bay Herald.' : On a tombstone in ' South Carolina i* the following beautiful tribute to departed worth: Here lies the body of Robert Gordon, . Mouth Almighty, and teeth accordiu j ■ Stranger, tread lightly e*er this wonder, ... If he opens his mouth, you are gone, Ky thunder. The extent to which gold-mining is. prosecuted in Finland is but littte understood. During last autumn, says the"Journal of the Soci-.-ty of Arts," there \\ere no fewer than seventeen companies 'extracting gold from the auriferous sand in I,inland. One of the companies returned a.dividend of 10 per cent. The largess nugget weighed 28dvvts.