TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 71, 21 August 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press Agency.]

VERY LATEST.

Wellington, Ang 20.

In the House to-day Mr Bastings gave notice to move that the House adjourn for eight days, in order to enable mean hers ; of the Legislature to witness the ceremony of opening the Christchurch and Dunedin Railway. The Hon Mr Whitaker called attention to the appointment of members. Afterdetailing the circumstances and dates of their appointments, he quoted the Disqualification Act as applying to the matter, with the viev? of showing that it was a question as to whether all the Ministers in that House did not come within the terms of the Disqualification Act.

Stout intimated that lie would take time to consider the matter. Air Macandrew tabled a statement showing the hours worked by guards, engine-drivers, etc., on Government railways. A sum of money will be placed on the Estimates to enable Volunteers on duty to have free passages by train. Copies of a book on indigenous grasses in the colony will be printed and sent to the principal libraries of the colony, byit not to all libraries.

The Government do not intend dealing this session with the system of Crown prosecution. A return was promised of the number of free railway passes issued. Mr Ballance said the only correspondence between tire Governmeut and Sir Julius Vogel relative to his retirement from the Agent-Generalship was semiprivate, and they did not feel justified in publishing it. Mr Curtis’s Bill and Mr Wallis’s Bill for Triennial elections were read a first time.

Christchurch. Aug 20. Hamming, the absconding clerk of the Bank of New Zealand, who embezzled £IOO. was brought before the Court today and remanded • He informed the police that Mr Coster, the manager of the bank, knew he had stolen the money, and had allowed him to go to Auckland to see if he could make arrangements to settle it.

Robert Roberts was to-day fined sixty shillings and costs for trying to kiss Mrs Chcovers, the wife of one of the minstrels in the the theatre.

The sale of Albury Township to-day was well attended, and good prices realised.

Napier, Aug. 20.

Mr Miller reports the sale of John Gemmeils and Co.’s Mangaharura and other leasehold property, consisting elf about 28,500 acres in Mohaka together with 1100 acres freehold, and 10,000 sheep, with all station plant. Also the Spring Hill Estate, of the same firm, consisting of 670 acres freehold at Port Mohaka. The whole for £18,500 to Sir Thomas Tancred, of Canterbury. Fbatherston, Aug. 20.

A sad accident occurred on the Rimutaka Hill last night. A wagon and five horses, driven by William Steyhen, went over a had corner known as Crake s Itlbow The driver and two horses were killed. It was dark at the time of the accident. Deceased was quite a young man.

Auckland, Aug. 10. The report of the Oocoanut Oil Manufactory shows a profit of 8 per cent. Aug. 17.

A monster reception will he given to Dr 'Somerville when passing through here by the San Francisco mail steamer, Aug. 19.

Ernest Bruce, ex-lieutenant of • the navy, was committed for trial to-day cm a charge of larceny as a bailee of a quantity of goods belonging to Bevan, a member of the Armed Constabulary. Hone Whikataki, a Maori County Coun T cillor at Hokianga, was fined AOs, or a month’s imprisonment, for maliciously breaking the windows of Councillor Bryers’ house. Wellington, Aug. 16. The Working Men’s Club celebrated the opening of its new premises last night by a dinner. The Jlub started a short time ago with twenty members only. It has now three hundred members, and the financial affairs of the Club are in a satis- . factory position. A petition praying for further enquiry the case of O’Connor, recently convicted of an attempt to poison William Lignt, was presented'this evening. It was signed by over 1100 persons. Aug. 19. It is understood that at a caucus of Southern members to-day, the majority resolved to move in the House that it adjourn from Friday next for ten days, in order to enable members to witness the opening of the Christchurch and Dunedin railway. Hokitika, Aug, 16. A motion favoring the southern route of railway was discussed in the County Council and lost on the casting vote of the Chairman. An amendment was carried, urging the Government to construct a line of railway between the East and West Coasts. Five families ®f Italians and Germans, who have been settled ar. Johnson Bay for -some time, came up to Hokitika, having left the settlement. They are dissatisfied, and give poor accounts of thqSv; place. The resident agent at the settlement proceeds to Wellington in a few days.

Aug. 19. A patient in the Lunatic Asylnm, named Heelcy, escaped on Saturday morning through a skylight, and scrambled / over a high precipice. He had only his f shirt on, and this he threw otf when leaving. aTeging afterwards that he did not wish to be arrested for stalling Asyluiq clothes. He ran to the sea beach in a state of nudity, and then followed low water-mark for some miles. He after-, wards proceeded into the hush at the upper crossing of the Arahura, where lie was found, at six o’clock tiie same night. He had no food and no clothing, but ex-, , pressed Ids intention of asking for both at the first house he came to. When found lie was hiding from the police . behind a bush.

Dunedin, Aug. 10. A Committee meeting of the Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution to the effect that the remission duty on grain and flour would lie injurious to a large, number of settlers. They also resolved to warmly support the proposal for railway lines from Greymouth and Hokitika to Cromwell as opening up the largest area of laud for settlement, and offering the fewest engineering difficulties. Aug. 18. The Public Works Department at Dunedin has received a notification that the Christchurch and Dunedin line will be rear.y for opening on the 31st inst. St. Patrick’s Church, South Dunedin, was opened to-day- by Bishop Moran. The collection amounted to £l2O. Invercargill, d .ug. 10. There is a steady enquiry for land in this district. Yesterday, Mr Lawson’s farm of 300 acres, at WaUacetovvn, was sold for £IG per- acre, to Mr D. Carmichael ; and Mr E, Carswell’s property, at Wymark Forks, Toi Tois, of 1400 acres, to Mr D. Carmichael, for £SOOO. Ang. 17.

Tapper Bros., merchants, of Lee street* sold their entire business to-day to Guthrie and Larnaclds Factory Company for £50,000. Napier, Ang 17. A reply from Earl Beaconsfield to,the congratulatory telegram sent from here was received to-day, as follows:—“My colleagues and I desire to express our thanks to the people of Napier for their message,” Blenheim, Aug. 17. Foot-races took place to-day for £IOO a side between M‘lvor and Hart. The 100 yards and 150 yards were won easily by Hart. Christchurch, Aug. 17. There have been several more resignations in the police force here and at Lyttelton, in consequence of the low wages, and the new regulations. The Mayor to-day received a telegraar from Lord Beaconsfield, -expressing ms thanks for the resolution passed at the late public meeting. It is anticipated that the AttorneyGeneral will argue the case of the impounded land fund on Tuesday next in Banco before Judges Johnston and Williams.

Aug. 19. The Canterbury Farmers’ Grain and Produce Store Company to-day purchased from the Government the lease of two acres of groupd at Addington, near the lino of railway, for the purpose of erecting large afores, which will bold when completed 1400 tons or 14,000 sacks of grain. The lease is for 41 years, at £670 ‘ per year. At the end of that time the. Government pay for all improvements Grahamstown, Aug. 19. A young lady, a daughter of Thomas M‘Kay, wine merchant, of Auckland, while on a visit here to,the Rev. Mr Hill, left for a walk in the country, and, no£

returning, the next day a seareh party was organised by the Maoris and n. to peans. After a lapse of some 4 ) in u- , she was discovered in some 1 1 i ti-re e and fern by a Maori, almo-t insensio.e from the cold and wet during the night and day she had spent in the bush.

[English Cable]

(Special to the ‘Globe.,’) London, Aug 14.

Robertson, Parkes, and other leading politicians, the citizens, clergy, and avoikinen liaA r e arranged a demonstration in favour of the Gladstone party. There is desperate, and to some extent, successful resistance to the Austrian occupation of Bosnia. The Bosnians compelled the Avliole Austrian division to retreat. matter assumes the aspect of a great European difficulty. [press agency.] London, Aug 14. The British Association meet ibis year at Dublin. The Royal Commission on the Stock Exchange recommend its incorporation under a charter Sir Garnet Wolsely telegraphs that there is serious sickness at Cyprus. The despatch boat Lively, collided with the Queen’s yacht, aud sunk. The private yacht was at Lowes, and the Queen was not aboard. The second innings of the Austraffans against Dudley closed for 240. Boyle made 41. Dudley have 7 men out for 40. The mime was drawn, owing to the rain. - Anglo.

The report of the Food Jury recommends gold medals to he given to the Melbourne and Sydney Meat preserving companies: also other awards to .Ballarat, Queensland, Adelaide, and Melbourne. Aug 16.

A severe epidemic, supposed to be yellow fever, is raging at New Orleans, Grenada, anil Memphis, in the United States. Ang 17, The match with Lancashire resulted in a draw. The first innings of the Australians closed for 140. In the Australians’ second innings C. Bannerman was not out with 39, and A. Bannerman not out 'with 5 ; sundries 3. It was a drawn game. Heavy rain spoilt the match. The second innings of the Lancashire team closed for 162. The Loyal Assent has been given to the Fiji Marriages Bill. The assassin ■of General Misentyne; Chief of the St Petersburg Private Police escaped. Austria is si ill further mobilising her troops, and affairs are consi lered very critical. The rumoured ultima! nm from Germany to the Porte is discredited. Hoedel, who wounded the Emperor, lias been beheaded. Colonel Stanley stated in the Hohs j of Commons that the news received from Cyprus is favourable, but he did not explain its diffciem o from the ‘ Daily News account, which says the efficiency of the Corps is paralysed hy fever, owing to two-thirds of the medical staff being down and very ill. Five deaths are stated to have oecurred. The r-la 1 huis between Austria and Turkey combined n.joetfciid. No convention has yet been signed. Great military preparations continue in Bosnia, and three Austrian regiments which refused to advance were disbanded. As they continued mutinous, some were .executed, and the remainder were sent as prisoners to Austria. A Servian loan ,of seventy-four million francs has been negotiated with a Paris banker.

The ‘ Mon'teur’ announce a change of the Egyptian Ministry to-day. The ad ministration of the country is entirely out of the bands of the Khedive. Messrs Rivers and Wilson are the Finance Minister’s.

The Bank minimum remains unchanged. Heavy losses have occurx-ed on the stock exchange. The Bank reserve is slightly better. Business in a’d departments of the Sto-k Exchange is dub. • The market for Australian securities shows no signs of recovery The corn market is more active, and wheat has advanced from one shilling to eightenpence.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

[Per Arawata at the Bluff.]

Melbourne, Ang 14. The steamer Somersetshire arrived last night. Amongst her passengers are Dr Ryan, who gained such fame at Plevna, and Mr Slade, the spiritualist and Avritiug medium.

Business is dull. Several recent failures have taken place hire and in Sydney. At a sale of draught slock yesterday, after the horse show, some purchases were made on New Zealand account. Farmer’s Fanc} r , for which the second highest price was given, was bought for the New Zealand Land Company at 530 guineas. M'Kellar secured Prince Bismarck for 490 guineas, and Tremain for 300 guineas. Terrans bought Young Clyde for 365

guineas. Advices from New Guinea state that those Avho have gone there are in great destitution and misery. No gold has yet been found. The natives are generally friendly, and willing to afford assistance, but many Avhites have been guilty of the most disgraceful acts towards the native women. The captain of the Sappho investigated several cases. He says New

Guinea is quite unfit for habitation by. % white men, and that it is quite impossible V that gold diggings can be carried on there. Many have returned to Cooktown. All those remaining are suffering. A twenty-one month old colt, by Rankin Robin, was purchased by Mr Hislop, of Hawkes Bay, for £IOOO. This is the highest price ever obtained in Australia for a colt of his age.