Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 981, 5 October 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

AU < It ILIA !f TfSLtJG HAM\ MiN'STERIAL CRISIS IN : ,-; SOUTH AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, September 2. Subscriptions towards the International lUxhib tton have reached iiisarly 15000. Sailed : The s.s. He«.'o, for Auckland. BRISBANE, September 2. The names of the French convicts escaped from Noumea are Thiebault and \j sir. The search for the third convict. Inst on Whitsunday Island, wtiii iihsacc: s-ffu?. Tho, Assembly is dissolve.!. The Oouucil was prorogued to November 12. The A,*nes,schooner, from Sydney to Townsville, was wrecked at Capricorn Group. All the crew were saved. ADELAIDE, October 2. Mr Rees has lesigued the portfolio of education. The proposed motion of want-of-confidence waa, consequently, not proceeded with.

SPEGJ4L TBLtiQRA MS. [PRESS AGENCY. J AUCKLAND, last night. The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Ccmrt open on Monday. The brig, Vision, from the Islands, reports great drought, and destruction of trees. There was consequent suffering of natives. The Kaipara chief Arama Karaka was sued by another native io: £IOO, being the amount of his share of purchase money of block bought by Mi Harding, of Napier, wrongfully kept by Arama. Judg. ments confessed. The natives are vexed that a man in Arama's position should have laid himself open to such proceedings. McCaslin, caiter, was thrown from his horse and severely injured on the head. NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. A boy and man have been stopped by natives on the mountain road between the new township of Sua.ford and Katemarae. The boy says the natives threatened to shoot him if he proceeded. The man, Stewart, says he was also obstructed by the nitives, and was afraid to go on, therefore he turned back. The explanations given of the affair here is that these natives may possibly be some of the parties out in search for Hiroki, and have warned the man and boy that the murderer was about, and would probably shoot them if they went on.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. WELLINGTON, last night In the House, the Premier said that from enquiries the Government were satisfied that a strong feelim* prevailed amongst Government friends adverse to the Beer Duty and Joint Stock Companies Bill; therefore the Government had decided to withdraw them. The Government in a few days would make a statement to the House how they proposed to remedy the consequent embarrassment to finance. This couid not be done, however, until Johnstone's amendment, which had become the substantive motion was withdrawn, and he refused to withdarw it. A long and rather warm discussion ensued. The House had resolved to adjourn at 330 p.m., as the Members' Ball takes plaoe tonight , the object of the Opposition although Major Atkinson appealed to Mr Johnson to withdraw his motion, fivideutly was to talk aganfct time till the House rose. The Speaker, however, ats.3opointedo.it that unless some motion was made the whole thing would lapso with the adjournment, A scene of great confusion ensued about a dozen members wishing to l speak at once on the point of ordei' j but the Speaker cut them all short by putting a motion of the adjourn, ment of the debate until Monday, I declaring this carried and refusing a division on (be ground that it was after 5.30 p.m, He then left the chair, and the matter thii9 stands over until Monday evening. It is confidently expected in well, informed quarters that dual Maori votes will be struck oat of the Electoral Bill in Council. RUSSELL, last night. An accident happened at the Mau ganese mines yesterday, by whioh Audrew Johnson had his knee avt broken. Dr Trimmel advised his removal to the hospital and the injured man was sent by the lona,