TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 282, 19 June 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

LONDON. May 25. Mb. Froude has returned from his South African tour, where he proceeded in an official capacity. May 28. The Oaks Stakes of 50 sovs., half forfeit, 136 subscribers, were run for to-day, with the following result —Lord Falmouth’s Spinaway, by Maccaroni, out of Queen Bertha, 1 ; Lord Falmouth’s Ladylove, by Blair Athol, 2 ; General Peel’s Sister to Musket, by Toxophilite, out of Western Australian, 3. The newly organised Arctic expedition sails to-morrow. Captain Boynton has again crossed the Channel in the dress he invented for the preservation of life at sea. He left Calais, recrossing the channel, and reached Dover in 24 hours, and was but slightly distressed. Mr. Vogel lias been created a Knight Commander of St. Michael aud St. George. Commodore Goodenough and Mr. Layard have received the position of Companions of' St. Michael and St. George. Mrs. Bladen Mill has rented the mulberry plantation at Vermont for the development of Australian silkworms. The strike of the collers in South Wales has been terminated by the men consenting to receive the reduced wages of 12£ per cent. The wool sales are proceeding briskly, and prices are firm. The Howrah arrived from New Zealand on February 20, and the Auckland' on February 24. President Grant has refused to become a candidate for the third term of the Residency of tho United States. June 2. In the House of Lords, , Earl/ IJerby, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in reply to an inquiry from Earl Russel, stated that Germany recently declared she might be forced to strike the first blow, in consequence of the extensive armaments-the French nation was organising. Earl Derby further stated that through the intervention of England and Russia the danger of another outbreak of the war had beefi averted. June 7. The New Zealand» shareholders -in, the Eastern Telegraph Company to-day sarn tioned an arrangement with Sir Julius Vogel for the submarine cable between New Zealand and A.UBtra!ia. Sir Julius’ subst itutibn of prorais-so’-y notes for a free system of emigration is causing great dissatisfaction. A deputation from the Laborers’ Union, headed by Arch and Holloway, in vain urged a continuance of free passages.

SYDNEY. June 5. Negotiations for the Pacific mail service on a permanent basis are being continued between New South Wales and New Zealand, and Sir Daniel Cooper and Mr. Thomas Russell have arrived at an understanding with the New* South Wales Government as to services for which tenders are to be called, and in respect of the amount each colony is to contribute. Nothing has come of the previous attempt to obtain a contract, for which tenders were invited up to the sth May. GRAHAMSTOWN. June 14. A discovery reported some time ago frqm Ohinemuri of a rich gold deposit in pipeclay is said to be a deep swindle. The Star's correspondent reports the general belief up country that the discoverer only used pipeclay to get rid of stolen property. The Advertiser gives further particulars, and amongst others states that James Stewart, the supposed discoverer of the rich yield, was once “ boss ” of a shaft in the Union Beach mine, Coromandel (formerly Green Harp), that the gold sold by Stewart, corresponds in value to the Union Beach gold, and that Stewart is now in Sydney. The police have had him under surveillance for some time. The pipeclay holes have been found, but no trace of gold. Stewart disposed of about 200 ounces of gold altogether. AUCKLAND. The medical analysis of the contents of the stomach of the late Mr. Sextie, sharebroker, showed clearly the presence of a large quantity of strychnine. The Race Club inquiry as to the scandal arising out of the mat eh between Daybreak and Maori Weed has resulted in the disqualification of Baron, the . trainer, and Kelly the rider of Maori Weed. Isaacs, the owner of Daybreak, has been called upon to give an explanation, or retire from the Club. A writ of action for libel, £5OO damages, has been served on the Cross, at the suit of Cecelia Allen, the young girl charged with arson but acquitted. The case arises out of the suggested “Chloroforming out of existence,” which caused some remarks in various colonial journals at the time. WELLINGTON. A Gazette extraordinary, contains a procla mation commanding personal attendance at the Parliament House, Wellington, on the 20th July, at two in the afternoon, for despatch of business. WAIROA. At a parade of the Wairoa Rifles, Parker was presented with the District Prize Firing Medal, by Major Richardson, who congratulated the corps on the number of efficient shots it possessed. An hotel license will shortly be applied for the building now known as Maney’s store at Te Kapu. The site is an excellent one, and will command a large trade. Sergeant Withers, of the A.C. Force in this district, has met with a severe accident from the bursting of a gun while duck shooting, at Onepoto Station, one of his fingers being blown off. NAPIER. June 18. Robert Vaine, a laborer, was found dead this morning in an unfinished house, into which he had gone for a night’s rest. No marks of recent violence were found on the body. He appeared to have died without pain. Deceased is said to be well known in Auckland.