Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1023, 14 January 1879, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

EXGLISH CABLEGRAMS.

LONDON,; January 7;.

The Truro Bank suspension has been received with au nneasy feeling. The liaßilities.;are J500,000.

LONDON WtfEAT MARKET. ' : [rEUTER*S ; SPEOIATi CABLKOhIAMS.] :;« :.i -; -LONDON, January G. -X Wheat is M per bushel, and flour £1 .per tonplower in price. <

•' DEFEAT OF AFGHANS. ~ .<; BOMBAY, January, 10.,: . .General Roberts , successfully attacked and. completely defeated the Afgans at Khost. 1 hey 'were in considerable numbers, and heavy : loss was'inflicted.-; The-British loss was slight. A salutary effect is expected.

A BRITISH GARRISON IN

DANGER.

THE ADVANCE ON KABUL:

LONDON, 1 January 9.

The British garrison in the Peri : war Pass a F e threatened with a raid of the hill tribes. They urgently demand help.-V ; ; General Robert's division has arrived at Alafeuru, and is,advancing to Kabul.' !

THE ADVANCE TO CANDAHAR

'■' : ' > ; LONDON, January 7. General , Biddolph has, without inter ription, advanced to' within threj& -. days' march of Candahar, where the enemy, are in force and expected to make a stand.

THE AMIR OF AFGHANISTAN ,■■-• -LONDON, January, 9.- !• An authentic statement is made that the Amir has entered Russian territory unattended.

EARL BEACONSFiELD ILL.

L DEPRESSION OF TRAD ID;

. , LONDON, January, 8. ~ ' The < Premier has had a severe attack of gout.

The depression of trade is causing ,a general movemtmfc for reduction, of wages, There are numerous strikes. Fifteen hundred goods guards and shunters on the Midland line have struck.

LONDON, January 9.

Earl' Beacbnsfield is progressing 'favorably.

An outbreak of plague has occured at Astrakhan, The Russian authorities are endeavoring to localise it

EXTENSIVE STRIKES IN ENGLAND. ;

LONDON, January 9.

The proposal to reduce the wag.es of the Yorkshire colliers resulted in a strike, nnd 7000 are out of work. This has stopped the .manufacture of railway iron. The engineers, to the number of 2000, also struck against the proposal to extend the hours of ■work without extra pay, The whole of the London trade organisations will assist. A Unionist special fund is being raised to assist the strikers. LONDON, January 7.

Mr Forster, at Bradford, made a severe attack on the.foreigu policy of the Government, He hoped that next general election would condemn the Imperialist policy, which might lead to war throughout' the world. ■

Australian: telegrams. CANTERBURY V. SOUTH MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, January 12. • In the cricket match,, South Melbourne Club v. Canterbury, the South Melbourne team, in,the first innings made 317 runs.' The Canter* bury team, in the first innings, made 90, and the second 134. SYDNEY, January 11.

It is reported that the Duke of Buckingham, Sir James Fergnsson, and Sir Henry Warde are' competitors for the Governorship of New South Wales.

AUSTRALIA, January 13.

The police have taken action in regard to the Mansfield murders. About a dozen sympathisers with the Kelly gang 1 are arrested in different parts, under the sfch section of the Outlawry Act, for aiding and abetting the Kellys, furnishing them with information. Two of those arrested, have been discharged, the remainder are lodged in gaol, under remand. So far as the Kellys, themselves, are concerned, there is no information.

Very good entries have been received for the Australian Cup and Melbourne Handicap. L'e Loup and Trump Card are included in the Cup, and Le Loup for the Haudicap.'

SPECIAL TELEGRAMSo [press agency. J ? . AUCKLAND, last nighf. ' -o%' Auckland ' Star' learns that tliie 'railway ia the Qhaupo Swanip : tWSB on a occasion'-the weight of;;:the so d«ep as|j;o bury thei cowcatcher and stop \£/ i ' '< Tarahaki v. North'Sliore. - Owing to the downpour of rain to-day play was. stp.ppeji.for, a. .Qon.sideL , a'ple,.tiaie., The following are the"'score's up to 3.30 p.m. :.— 7 Tarariaki: Ist innings, •Northwood, nob out, 43 ; • -Gunning-- \ ham, b McGechie, &; H. Baylv, c Ajv^'G; G. Bayly, b Arnie], r loj>Riddiford, b Wynyard, 10, Bewlyi b T Wynyard, 0 ; Harrisohy- s b arid cT. Wynyard, q <;' | p ektrasr4. ; /rdtal for'.'G wickets, 81. | • ; WELLINGTON/Friday.

Mackie was sentenced yesterday' hibrning. ■ The Chief Justice, in passing sentence after'•witnesses ip. character ; had, been galled, said this was not a case of j'ieiding to sudden' temptation under strong pressured Where iiigh trust was reposed, the! crime of violating it was; proportionately The jury,, in recommending, him to. jmercy oh account of his youth, were misled by his youthful appearance —the prisoner being 31. He saw nothing in the evidence, to justify the statement that' the bank was negligent in inspections, and. as to,salary, that .was not a question which he could consider in passing sentence. Perhaps banks, like otheis, had.a /tendency-to place, men in the way of temptation of .handling money, who were not. trained to resist it, arid .paying- them less than, tradesmen. The sentence was four years on each charge, the sentences, to be. concurrent.

Some children, while playing; discovered under the House of Bacon, cordial manufacturer, . a pair of blankets made up as a swag, and a satchel containing .£206 in notes, a new Martini rifle,.and 20,0 rounds of ammunition. The police, onjbeing informed,; arrested Bacon's Son; William,, a junior clerk at the Anchor Company's office. He first, but then confessed having taken-the £265 out of the safe. A nother ,£45 of ib was planted in the bush some miles from town, and has been recovered. He paid 9 guineas for the rifle, and signed the license in a false nume. Evidently; he intended; with other boys, tb'start a la Kelly.

A member of the Wellington Highway Board, at the meeting yesterday, said he had nob within the last 30 years kuown labour so scarce; as. at present., ... ..,..'.,.'. OA-MARIT, .Saturday. .'. ,

The statement of a Dunedin journal, which was telegraphed over the colony, to the effect that land had depreciated to the extent of f half its former value, has met with general condemnation here. The morning papers. attributed the , insertion of the report to the credence given to the statement of perh?ps interested parties," and says that there is no foundation in fact for the report. : DTJNEDIN", Saturday.

The' long - pending breach -of - promise case, Bagford ; v. Camuhers, catno on before the Supreme Court; to-day, when, there was an argument on the r.ule nisi to set aside the Judge's order, and have the case tried at the- fanuary sittings of the Supreme Court, Dunedin. The.Jndge reserved his decision.

A suicide and attempted murder occurred, on the Bth inst, between Ophir and Black's. Mrs Walderon f wa.3 riding on horseback, in company with a friend who was driving a I reaping machine, and were going .through one of the lonely parts of the road, with great rocks towering all round, when suddenly a man, supposed to be Mrs Warderon's husband, jumped out from ambush, and presenter! a shot-gun at her. She was a little behind her friend, and called out «• Don't shoqt me, Walderon," bending' her 4 ' head, under the coyer of the horse's neck, to protect her' face and breast. lie immediately fifed, and the contents of the gun lodged principally in her right arm, lacerating it to a frightful extent. Her horse, which received a portion of the shot in the shoulder, and that of. her friend, bolted. When the friend heard the report, he looked round, and saw Mrs Walderon fall, and the man rapidly re-loading his gun. : He lifted the injured woman up, and carried her to aMr Law's residence.. She was very weak, and bleeding profusely. Next morning a search-party went ■out to arrest Walderon, and found his dead body behind a rock.' He had sb bfc. himself. Mrs Walderon is now lying at the Commercial Hotel, St.'Bathan's, under the care of the local surgeon, who thinksifc will be possible to save her arm, Walderon has been absent two years, during which time he had contributed nothing to support his wife and family. Great sympathy is expressed in the district for Mrs Walderon, who has resided there 14 years, and is noted for her industry. ' TATJRANGA, Saturday. ;

A distubance has occurred, interrupting the survey of the Tepuke block. Ihia, who churns further reserves for the Ngatiwhakaone, has had a fight with Captain Goldsmith, and in a struggle the theodolite was broken.

. . NAPIER, Saturday. The new Racing Club has issued their programme for the first race meeting, to be held on March 17.

The cup will be 25030V5, and the hurdle race lOOsovs, with 550iOvs for ofchei" races.

WELLINGTON, Friday.

It is understood that the Cabinet has resolved to recommend the. Governor to commul#\l)he capitM sentence on Walsh for.'■w'ife-murjl&j" to life imprisonment. ::: $$ . The Agent-General informs Government that the price of ir6ii is likely to fall rather than rise for' some time to come.

"The Carter ton fire was" got'under' soon after ten, when the wind fell. Several buildings were on fire, but extinguished. A-quantity of fencing and timber are destroyed. , / £ -i <\ ,

, ;The . amount, of coal exported for the'year ending December' 31 was 27,000 tons.;; / ' ;i '-f

CHRJSTCHUKCII, Friday. " ' Mar i tan a is- top .weight for the Napier. Handicap. (9st; 71 bs),' : Ariel' (93t-41bs), Xantippe and Ben Nevis 'jfiM each):" -■ " ■■•■:■•-' -; : •...■■; '"' \ The, Customs authorities at'.liytfcel 7 ton'to-day stopped the .discharge of all,cargo ;■ the sheds in Christchurch were crowded. Tlc'e stoppage will extend over to-morrow, and great annoyance is naturally, felt. Gilligan's race-horses, Javelin, Laettes, Merliu, and Lady of the Lake will be sold by Messrs Ford and Co., on Friday next,

HOKIANGA, last night.

A native disturbance of-a rather serious nature has taken place between the Lower Waihou natives .and the N^atehatire people., Between forty and fifty men from' •Lower Waihou, under Te Wake, the chief who took a conspicuous part in the native row some years ago, auld.To.Wehu, have taken possession of Nuhuwere Point, including the cultivations* Nui Hake and others are amusing themselves by burning scrub- and' firing volleys with bail cartridges; They have plenty of ammunition. Hostilities ct a more serious nature are. postponed till af'er Wednesday, on: which day a meeting of the native members of fcLe County. Council takes place to try and settlere matters peaceably-. 'lf' they should fail it is reared the row will turn out serious..

DUNEDIN, yesterday. Mr DeLatour will shortly address his constituents.

WELLINGTON, last night.

Swiveller, Melita, Bosworth, lcichm&hd, Warlock, Columbus, G-lenor-'mistonj :and Aconite are all in the Cup, while in the Handicap there are fifty-two entries,