Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 992, 31 October 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

SPECIAL TBLWRAUS.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

EXGLISE CABLEGRAMS. [reuter's special cablegrams.] LONDON, October 12. A panic lias occurred at the Coliseum Musical Hall. Liverpool. An alarm was raised by a causeless cry of fire, and in the rash to escape 37 persons were crushed to death. LONDON, October 14. A game at football was pJayed last night at Sheffield by the aid of the electric light; 30,000 persons were present. Russia, is creating a fresh difficulty in the fulfilment of the Treaty of Berlin, in regard to Montenegro and Koumania, and is delaying, on various pretexts, the surrender of Turkish prisoners. LONDON, October 17. Lord Harris and the rest of the team of gentleman cricketers left for Australia to-day by the Suez mail. Franco and England have finally agreed to a scheme of reform in Egypt. The control of Alexandria remains with England. LONDON, October 18. When addressing a public political meeting at Southport, the Bight Hon. R. A. Cross, Secretary for the Home Department, said that the Government did not desire to exte-id its Indian northern frontier, and that if the Afghans maintained an attitude of strength and independence, friendly relations might possibly result from mutual explanations, but that, whatever might be the result, the Government were determined, at any cost, to maintain British supremacy and power. LONDON, October 20.

The report in reference to the Glasgow Jjtnk gives an estimated loss of £5,191,000, including the capital reserve fund. The examiners shew that the acounte have been falsified, securities entered at fictitious values; bad debts treated as good assets ; gold, covering excessive note issues, squandered, and the Government deceived by false returns, and the shareholders by cooked balance-sheets. Among the colonial securities pledged are Poveray Bay (New Zealand.) New South Wales, and Queensland.

[itEUTEll's SPECIAL CABLEGRAMS.] MELBOURNE, October 28. Savanaka is now first favourite at 10 to 1 ; MUela, 4 to 1, R ■. much thought of. The city is getting full of visitors. MELBOURNE, October 29. Fireball, which was backed to win £,'10,000 yesternight, is now first favourite. Device has been backed to win £20,000. and stands at 100 to 3. Mileta is now 100 to 12 (?) offered; Saranaka, 100 to 8. SYDNEY, Octoler29. fjpfi jatest from Now Ualedpnia iff

to the lith October. The insurgents attacked the rosideuccof Mi"Lambert, near BjuraU, and murdered Mr Lambert, wife, four native servants, and ouo convict. The troops have been sent to the scene of the massacre.

[PRES3 AGENCY. | AUCKLAND, last night. The Grammar School has receive'! notice that the vote for £5,000 for the new building has passed. The cable is still interrupted. (Stock for the Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show will be carried at single fares. ThePiako Goldmiuing Company'** annual meeting to-day showed a loss of £3,504 on the year's operations. CHRISTCHURCrJ, last night. Three farmers were fined at Rungiora, for having unbranded sheep. During the past week, the Acclimatisation Society distributed 13,000 young trout in various streams in the northern district. NAPIER, last night. Scarlet fever is very prevalent. TAURANGA, last night. Mirks, jnr., was bound over to keep the peace, for threatening Mr Rathbone, Editor of the ' Tunes,' on account of an article in that paper. WELLINGTON, last night. PARLIAMENTARY. The Taranaki, which was to have sailed North, at noon to day, has been detained till to-morrow, for the purpose of taking home Northern Members. It is stated Parliament will be prorogued to-morrow, by I commission. Sir Robert Douglas moved the second reading of the Hamlin Land Grant Bill, urging the claims of soldiers who had shed their blood in the defence of the country. He asked whether any member of the House would agree to sell his life for £2,000. The second reading was carried on the voices. The Native Minister promised that the amount asked imder the Bill should be included in future estimates. Sir R. Douglas declined to proceed further with the Bill. In Committee on the Rating Act Ammendment Act, Mr Reeves moved a new clause, giving power to local bodies to levy rates for the support of fire bregades, and waterworks. It was negatived, and the Bill was reported without amend- ! inent.