CABLEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 90, 26 October 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(1 ’ euter’s Agexoy.) London, Oct. 19. The Chancellor of die Excueqiur, at Birmingham, said that the Brit.sh Government were sanguine as to the future of Turkey, whv-h intends to preserve law and order in its territory. October 20. The result of the Glasgow Bank enquiry shows that the loss exceeds £6,000,000. The shareholders are liable. Systematic-deception Ins been proved. October 21. Tne directors, manager, and secretary of th.e Glasgow Bank have been arrested. October 22. The First Lord of the Admiralty and the Secretary of State for War have started for Cyprus. Constantinople, Oct. 18. The Suit m of Turkey has written to the Ameer of Afghanistan urging him to make amicable arrangements with England. Harmony has been restored between the Governor and the Cretans. Paris, Oct. 19. Reinforcements of French troops sailed for Noumea. Berlin, Oct. 15. The Socialist Bill has been read a second time in the German Parliament. Its operation is 1 imited to two and a half years. . October 20. The German Parliament adopted the Socialist Bill. October 23. Large bodies of Russian troops are advancing southwards towards Adrianople and San Stefano. [Special to the ‘Globe.’] London, Oct. 16. Bismarck’s nephew committed suicide. Turkey, impressed with the futility of further resistance to the united Powers, concedes the principal demands of the Cretans. October 17. . The Ameer invited Russia to construct telegiaphs throughout Afghanistan, connecting with Russian lines. October 18. The Sultan is trying to arrange the Afghan difficulty for the purpose of checking Russian manoeuvring, avoiding conflict with England. The Sultan wrote amicably to the Ameer. October 19. An official inquiry into the affairs of the Glasgow Bank is alleged to show deliberate and long-continued fraud. October 20. The Reichstag is closed. The Australian exhibitors were offended by the British Government preventing the conferring of the Legion of Honor of the Exhibition on exhibitors. October 21. The Australian exhibition officials were banquettod.

money for two years if fair it were paid. With regard to North Island railways, the Government propos <1 to -lend L 600,000 this year out of 1 ast year’s 1» n. The new lines will, of con se, d ne id upon the acquisition of Nativ - land : hut there were lines which migl t be - n.shed on with all dispatch. The unfinished link between Wanganui and New Plymouth would be completed in from two to three years. In addition to the estimates which had been brought down, the Government proposed to spend on v railways in the Middle Island as follows— X First year, L 48,000 ; second, L 550.000 ; third, L 585,000 ; fourth, L 702.000. Mr Sheehan, in moving the second reading of Native Land Bills, invited discussion on the whole Native policy. Government officers had been warned not to deal in Native lands. The lion gentleman referred to the evils of intemperance amongst the Natives, a large portion of six hundred thousand pounds spent on Native lanl had been spent in drink. Out of 64 public houses in Native districts only 14 were licensed. Without the protection of the House the country would risk losing large sums of money advanced upon incomplete purchases, and the greater part of Native lands would fall into 'the hands of private speculators. He sh wed how the Government was contirma'ly involved in quarrels by private speculators. ■ Mr Fox said the Government had no Native policy. He tried in vain to fish One up from the documents the Government laid before the House this session. The statement made this session contained no policy beyond an appeal to the House to place blind, unquestioning faith in the personal government of the present Ministry. He pitied the Premier that he should have to carry about in his breast the consciousness of having so cruelly slandered Sir D. Maclean for meeting with a Native murderer, when he afterwards did the same thing himself in a more aggravated form. Quoting the terms offered by the Premier to the Natives, he said no concessions had been obtained in return. Mr Eollestoo said the manner in which the Native Minister behaved while in opposition, and Ids present demeanor, showed that be could rise with his responsibilities. He thought there had been too much native policy. The Native Minister had not had time to clear the atmosphere of difficulties, but the present mixed system of land purchase must result in pressure being brought to bear upon the Government that would seriously deteriorate legislation in the House. His own mind inclined to a free trade policy in native lands, and he approved of the measuie introduced last session. He complained that no provision was made for the moral elevation, or preservation of the native race, and that they were sinking lower and lower Mr Moorhouse regarded native affairs from a practical and commercial point of view. He thought a personal system of Government in native affairs muit continue for many years to con, e. Mr Wakefieln believed the reason why Native affairs had been so little discussed this session was because they had been (proceeding so satisfactorily that there had , been nothing tc discuss. As to free trade in Native lands, he believed it would jfcoduce worse abuses than had scandalised the p; st, and under such a system there would be no security for the Crown. Still he hop"d the time would come when sme politican would arise who would be able to sweep - way the cobwebs of the Native Departme t and place the Natives on an equal footing with Europeans. He deprecated the necessity which the Native Minister urged for exceptional legislation and personal government. The House lied every reason to ■ ongratuhtr itself on the general condition of the Native affairs throughout the colony. Mr Sutton stigmatised’ the Land Purchase Act as the vilest and most iniquitous measure ever introduced in any Parliament. Mr Taiaroa. contended that special legislation was. still necessary for the Natives. The Nalive Minister, in replying, said the Government would endeavor to carry out the promises of their predecessors with regard to land claims in the Middle Island. He had talked to Te Kooti at Waikato at his own respectful request and listened to his own representations, and iiad he not done so much mischief might have resulted. He drew a broad distinction between Te Kcoti’s crimes which had grown out of the war, and the cold-blooded murders of such murderers - .* s Winiita. He denied that any of the murderers approached Sir George Grey, but asserted that they were removed to a distance in consequence of a remark made by the Premier as to the impropri ty of permitting such Natives to be present. The Native Land Puurehase Bill, intended to check the attempts of monopolists, was read a second time. Mr Swanson asked the Minister for Education whether he will give instructions for the New Zealand National Anthem to be sung in the Government primarj” schools. Mr Ballance replied that the Government would communicate with the Education Boards, and supply copies, the Education Department bearing the expenses. The Education Act Amendment Bill was discharged from the Order Paper The Timaru Harbor Endowment Bill was passed by the Upper House on Wednesday. The Bill for regulating the laying out of private townships was shelved by the Lower House. On Thursday Mr Fitzroy threw down a gauge for Imperialism by giving notice to ask the Premier has he declared the independence of New Zealand, or intends to do so, and if so, at what date ; and by what authority he intends to supersede the National Anthem of Great Britain with that of Mr Thomas Bracken, of Dunedin, and what will be the cost of copies to the schools of the H| colony. A report was tabled in which the damage done by the floods in the Olutha is estimated at £103,000. . The Government propose to advance £50,000 by way of loans to assist local bodies to effect repairs. The Premier informed Mr Gisborne that he could not give a definite answer to the question of what course would be Soursued in regard to Mr Barton’s charges agiiinst the judges. ‘ The Premier made a statement defensive of the action of the Government relative to the proposed “ special wire ’

! arrangements with certain newspapers Sev ral sp°akers spoke against the propo- lin the strongest terms. Mr Fox proh Fly suggest e. ■ the real fault that weaken' the prop- sal when he said that Govern ent should have refused to enter into neg' tiatio s to grant special concessions to new.-papers until they were in a position to extend the same privileges to all.