Telegraphic Budget.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1471, 3 October 1885, Page 3

Telegraphic Budget.

{"Special M y-tfie Standard.J \ Owing t"o $ difficult^eX]^t|pnced m the trunsactihg|)f business ifl^ietLeffisktive Assembly fli'e N.S.W-r Parliament is being prorpgiied*till;Oct; 27 with a' view qf ilia-; sohjtj^ ; axidsenei;at'dteeiti6hi' '•' ■ ", : '.'.'', * > '! j telegram s-rje(^iVe}l: .ai^uck-; -kn.fTsfete a .. .serious cy6lbrie : lias taken; place' at±Calcutta.; Severah vessels were wredTced;. -• •T; he-New Zealand Insurance Company suffer a loss of £5,000 and the: : 'South British is also said to be involved. . :At %Dunedin- the" Premier- inforrn"ed ; ; a r depj»tation on the question of expenditure .on;defence thatitlie G .vernment had' before the war scare received confidential despatches stating Russian intention's. It r was nonsense to say the.'Golonj'\vould ipoj; be attacked. The Government had decreased the A.C.:Forcefro ; m G4O 'to. 800 and had increased the volunteer 'experi-* diture 50 per, cent: • ; ' „• ";' ') \ ; ' ThejiOn-uriion. lumpers at Port Clial- ;: rnersihave' been? stoned." The union; men , deny., all; kn.owleds-e of the affair. '' s: ' ' . A'jcocoa i chocolate and ; adate ? rhill-has; r started.in iDunedin.' ■ ;• ' ■;i ' ;J ; (;, -There have been heavy rains m '.North sQanterbury. wiiich were badfy wantfccL i „ . v . The Alexanr lra - cavalry have ;in vited ; Sir, William. . and! Miss : Jervbis to ; the.r ; ;ann,ual;ball- on. Friday "next; : ■-"''[ „; sEhe rJPressi telegram ' resne'cting' /flte ■jcr.usliiag-.of: half, a ton: of Pbharigina ;quartzY is/now > ascertaitiedto-hiiye come ,fr,O!n.iWood.ville and Mastertori. : Things ,in^ evidently nitxed uj with priyite t cri*shiDgß;liere. .. ; r !M *; '.'''■': The presentation of' a gold ; albert; and . ; loc,ket;was.made to Mr Bates) Captain ot ■ t\\q Union • Boating Club/last ; night ;on -itlie/eve of his departure for Sydney. '. ! , ; . JH..>C!. , Feild 1 , Wanganui," Hntends 'for-; , jwardi.Bg: large consignment of New Zea-4 ; land. ferns to the Colonial Exhibition; 'J !