SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 686, 7 November 1876, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Uat ni r ;hfc. The City of New York hat arrived from San Franeisop wilk European mails. Slie brings 300,000 tafmoa ova ; 150,000 for Auckland, remainder for South.

CoBOM/VNDEI;, last night. Heavy rains caused serious landslips on the Tokatea. The house of a man named Hunter was carried away, but no one injured.

Dunedik, Saturdftj. The 'Otago Guardian ' reoommendi ihu ostablisliaiout of a provisional Government for Otago.

Port Ohalmbrs, Sato » day. The School Committee refuse to allow their Chairman, Dr Drycdale, to attend the Convention. The Cromwell tnd Palmorston Munioipal Council* refuse to attend. • The Mayor of Riyerton also declines, aud Mr M.e&zie«, M.L 0., condemn! the prooeediogi as inadvisable.

NEWS BY THE MAIL. War preparations are reported in Russia, Austria, und Boumauia. A treaty fur the partition of Turkey « said to hare been agreed to by the two former powers with Germany. The Savian General telegiwphrd that

in po isrqueiice of Turkish alrorifies on ptiioners, he could not prevent the Cjerviatu from retaliating. Lord Deroy lns'rucbfd Sir Ueury Elliott, that ha imut insist on an inter, view with the Sultan, and demand « reparation— the building of housed and churches aud the restoration of industries m Bulgaria. There hate been so yon engagements btwi-en tlits Turks and Servians m whu'h both claim success. One Servian regiment e£ nino kutidi-ed 111 tlie battle ut" the 28'»h, o.ily mustered f jrty to the roll called next day. Seven thousand Russians are in the Servian aruiy. Gerixiau and Bavarian V >Uiuteei-s are also artwiug. Latest AlViciu adriuos state, tint ail'mra m Transvaal Kepublic wrj alarming. Ovring to the defeat of the Dutch corps the native* hid becoin* unmanageable. The ZuU King vrua ibjut to load 40,000 men to attack Tr*uBV«wl and Ihroitened a wholsile niassa-reeof JBojrs Eu^liah re-infonjementa are sent to the Jape but tbero is no danger there at present. Count yon Arniin sentenced to penal servitude for one ye ir. Further news of Ohineae prosecutions I is to hand from Syaehuen,(?) Placards hostile to Christian* and Europe-ma wore posted in various places in tue market. About nine o'clock on the morning of the 20-h, a line ot 4,000 or 5,000 armed men drew round to prevent Christian* from escaping. They miuufauiured a large wooden eross t tied to it all ohrisliens they could catch, th in cut thun to pieces. The houses of chnauan* were pillagfd. Thirteen out of eighteen Artie whalers sent from Honolulu have been cruilied in the ice The crews were saved. Mo >dy an 1 Sankey are leading a great revival at Chicago. General Crook attacked some Sioux odg s and killei between two and three bundled.