TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5101, 30 July 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Westport, Sunday, Ellen Wan was committed to gaol last night, under the coroner’s warrant, for manslaughter of her infant child eleven, months old, through neglect and ill treatment. Dunedin, Saturday. A donation of £SO has been forwarded to the Dunedin Hospital to-day by the mother of a young Englishmen who died in it in 1875. Mr. Bastings, who was yesterday elected Chairman of the Tuapeka County Council, will not accept any salary. A meeting was held last night at which there was a large attendance of delegates from workshops and factories, and a feeling was generally expressed that a demonstration of all trades should be held to support the members of the House who have taken up the matter of Government importation of manufactured material. Resolutions were unanimously passed, fixing the 4th of August for the day of meeting. The movement will take the form of a trade procession, which will meet at the tire brigade depot, and march through the town to the place of meeting, which will probably be in the open air if the weather is fine. If not the meeting will be adjourned to one of the public halls. The meeting was most enthusiastic, and the feeling was expressed that all the trades should take part in it. A good working committee was formed. Port Chalmers, ■ Saturday. A hole was pierced through Deborah Bay tunnel at 4 p.m. to-day. Masterton, Saturday. Mr. R. G. Williams was elected first Mayor without opposition. Eighteen candidates are nominated for councillors, and four for auditors. AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. (per RIN6AROOMA.) Melbourne, July 22. Parliament has been mostly engaged during the week discussing the Railway Construction Bill, it being decided to rush it through as speedily as possible, as other colonies are alsoproceeding with contracts, taking away contractors and men. Only one petition has as yet been decided by the Elections Committee, and that was in favor of the sitting member, Colonel Joseph Anderson, a Peninsular hero, and aged 88. Jervois has been very ill, but is now slowly recovering, though still unable to perform any duty.

The cable remains interrupted between Penang and Singapore. In the libel case against the proprietor of the Police Nacs the jury were unable to agree. The weather has been cold, with heavy fogs. Markets dull, breadstuffs firm.