CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 878, 7 February 1879, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (FECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION). London, February 5. The Sirdars are leaving Cabul, and fighting for the succession. Turkey has ceded Khotona to Persia. Astrakhan, where the plague is raging, is completely isolated, and surrounded by a military cordon. The headquarters of the Union Bank of Cornwall are at Helstone and Falmouth. ♦ DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (.SPECIAL to press association.) Melbourne, February 5. Sir B. O'Loughlin, Acting-Premier, stated in a speech yesterday that he hoped the Prince of Wales would open the Melbourne Exhibition. The work of clearing the site has commenced. Crooke's illness is from intemperance, and is not suicidal. He took an overdose of chloral and morphia. He is out of | danger. I Sydney, February 6. Patrick Jennings has presented LIOOO to the Sydney University Organ Fund. The Hon. Mr. De Salis has given notice of motion in the Council in favor of bounties of LSOOO to encourage the exportation of wheat and meal. Bush fires at Adelaide threaten Mr. Webb's station. Applications for space arc still pouring in. The space applied for for colonial exhibits is far in excess of the amount available. Victoria and Queensland ask as much space as is allotted for all the Australian Colonies. The ceremony of unveiling Captain Cook » statue by Mr. Lake will be an imposing- affair. The Friendly Societies consent to take part. The day will be proclaimed a public holiday. The black fellow Tommy M'Pherson, j outlawed for the murder of a countryman, was shot by the police near Glen Innes fast night. * He made a desperate resistance-, and threw a tomahawk at the police. | He also attempted to fire at them when [shot down. I Brisbane, Feb. 0. George Stephens perished of thirst in the scrub at Warago. His mate was saved by a passing traveller, after suflerine terribly. He even tried to alleviate his thirst by sucking packets of Epsom salts. ! Terrible fires are raging in the Oipps ; Land, Cape Otway. Bailarat, and Sandhurst districts. Immense damage has been done. Tho whole town was with difficulty saved. Melbourne is enveloped in dense smoke, like it was on Black | Thursday. The heat is intense. Adelaide, Feb. 0. lit the Moonta mine there is a further redaction, owing to the copper depression. At Kopnnda work h suspended. Wheat is dull, and falling. Settlers are unable to sell in the country. Hour has been sold at LlO lis per ton. (better's rrE,K»;nAit. per press association.) Sydney. February U. Applications for space at the Exhibition : artr pouring in from all sides. The space applied for by other colonies far exceeds the amount available. The blackfeltow who was recently outtawed for murder, has been shot down by the Gieti Inncs police. MKt.r.orr.NE, February •>. There is much uneasiness in commercial circles. Further failures are expected. I>r. Cr»oke is improving. There is no truth in the report that he endeavored to poison himself. Brisbane, February 7. At the Warwick Agricultural Show; Banquet Governor Kennedy spoke very 'strongly In favour of agricultural cduca- i tiiiti. He also condemned protection, which he considered a means of robbing many for the benefit of a few. j Ministers in their recent speeches pro- J mtsed to offer available land f-Tsaleataj fair price.