Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1006, 3 December 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

ENGLISH CABLEGRAMS. MR. GLADSTONE'S GOVERNMENT AND AFGHANISTAN. LONDON, November 28. A. letter from the Duke of Argylo states that Mr Gladstone's Government refused the proposals of the Amir of Afghanistan because he asked for an offensive and defensive alliance against internal and external foes. THE AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN. |reuter's special cablegrams.] CALCUTTA, November 29, The Amir of Afghanistan is concentrating his troops at Cabool, which is strongly entrenched. MASSACRE ByTuRKISH . TROOPS. ATHENS, November 28 The Turkish troops of reserve reliefs have committed a terrible massacre at Netrick, in Macedonia. ANOTHER FAILURE. LONDON, November 29. The failure of Taylor and Son, corn dealers.. Glasgow, is announced. The liabilities are £130,000. LONDON, Nov. 30. The Afreedis attacked a signalling party in the Kyber Pass, Avhere progress was blocked by a convoy. The attacking party were stopped by heavj r firing. At Ali Musjid, only one tribe is hostile. .

The money market is rather firm. Government securities are steady; consols, 9G ; wool dull, prices compared with last series show a decline in medium, and in inferior of 2d to per lb, reserved lots are neglected. New Zealand wools are l& lower, cross-bred wools are disposed of.

LONDON, Doc. 1.

Diplomatic correspondence from Central Asia shows that General Kauffaian is in constant communication with the A meer of Cabul. The Russian Government denied that their troops were marching- on Cabul, but afterwards treated the matter as an independent act of Kauffman, who declared that the part}' was only going* on sick leave, his motive one of simple courtesy to the Ameer.

Russia repeats her past assurances that she has no intention to interfere in the affaires of Afghanistan.

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

MELBOURNE,'November 29. Reiiter has been requested to publish the following throughout (he colonies, from the President of St, Andrew's Society to Scottish Presidents in the colonies :—" Scotchmen, in the name of the Scottish nation, we ask your aid fm shareholders ruined by the City Bank failure. ,£503,000 is required to meet claims. On fuud now being raised, the onehalf is already subscribed; the balance is urgently needed, Address your replies to Lord Provosts of Edinburgh cr Glasgow, or the Executive Uommittee Glasgow Bank Relief Fund." SI'DNEY, Saturday. The Government are certain to be defeated on the Land Bill. The Government proposal for railway extension comprises 1,112 miles, to be submitted to the Assembly on December 12.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM V. FIFTEEN OF SYDNEY. Friday. B liley hasbrokenhis arm throwing the ball. The, fifteen are batting remarkably well. They are eight men pub for 187. MELBOURNE, Saturday. The Victorian bushrangers are cut off from horses and supplies, and their death or capture is certain; The A.S.N. Company are effectually crushing the strike, andsteamers are resuming operations. THE ELEVEN V. FIFE KEN OF NEW SOUTH WALES. [REUTEtt's SPECfAr. CABLEGRAMS | SYDNEY, November 30. The Fiftea in the first innings, made 338. The Australians, in the first innings, made 71, in the second 52 was made, with one wicket down. SYDNEY, December 1. The seamen have refused to accept the final proposal of the A.S.N. Co. ———♦ SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. o [press agency.] AUCKLAND, last night. M r.Sheehan is expected from New Plymouth to-morrow, and visits Wharigarie with the Premier. 'Buchanan, a workman at Loyd's rope factory, was found dead this morning from supposed natural causes..'. . • ■ > WAITARA, last night.. Rewi left here this morning for Waikato, overland. ; Dr Hector leaves in the Hannah Alokau to-night. He will endeavor 'o get tip Mokau river as far as its source, cross the water shed, and return by Wanganui river to Wanganui. WELLINGTON, last night. It is stated that the Government have received information that the big guns for the defence of New Zealand were all shipped last month. WELLINGTON, Friday. The following educational statistics are published in the ' Gazette' :-*• Average number of scholars in the schools of the following educational districts, for the quarter ended September 30th last:—Auckland, BGB9 ; Hawke's Bay, 15SO ; Taranaki, G?0 ; Wanganui, 1874 ; Wellington, 3245; Marlborough, 751 ; Nelson, 2709 ; Westland, 20G4 ; Canterbury North, 9588; Canterbury South, 1775 j Otago, 12,56G ; Southland, 2382; total, 47,864. The total attendance for June quarter was 47,605. The number of teachers in all—Canterbury, 392, with 127 schools; Auckland, 3G2 teachers, 192 schools; Otago, 312 teachers, 133 schools; Nelson has 57 teachers, 60 schools; Wellington, 103 teachers, 3G schools; Taranaki, 25 teachers, 25 schools; Wanganui, 67 teachers, 42 schools ; Marlborough, 25 teachers, 15 .■chools; Westland, 77 teachers ;35 schools; Southland 66 teachers, 45 schools.''' The case of Wood, for breach of the Lunatic Act, occupied the Resident Magistrate's Court all day. The defendant was merely charged with detaining his sister three months, contrary to the 50th section of the Lunacy Act. Several, respectable seltlers gave evidence to having an an intimate acquaintance with the family, and all'testified totheuniform good treatment the luaatic girl received. Sir William Filzherbert also testified to knowing the girl for the last 20 years. He did not consider her: lunatic, but thought if taken from homo associations, and placed in a luaatic asylum, would have made her a confirmed lunatic. The evidence of Dr Diver shewed that when the patient was examined no marks of violence were traceable. Mr Stafford, assistant law officer of the Crown, said the main object of the Government in prosecuting, was to give as much publicity to the 50th section of the Act under which proceedings were taken as possible to let people know that lunatics must not be detained beyond a certain time in private houses. The defendant was discharged, Government thinking that the publicity given'to the matter would satisfy the ends of justice. TAURANGA, Saturday.

The steamer broke in two halves last night, and sunk in cleej) water. 'GHttISTCH T7JR.GH, last night.

The kero3eno bond of Twentyman and Cousin was completely destroyed by fire. It containel between 300 and 400 cases of kerosene. The origin of the fire is unknown, but supposed to be through boys smoking near the shed. No insurances.

The ship Southminster, from Lyttelton to Wellington, with part cargo from New York, was wrecked on the Kelp Reef, near Wellington Harbor. No lives were lost. She bad aboard a cargo of Yankee motion?, amounting to 400 or 500 ton?. The South British is the only office interested j risk, £2,189. The Southminster was a fine new ship of 1,200 tons. The Stella has gone to the scene of the wreck.