LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1480, 13 November 1878, Page 2

LAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS

BY SUBMARINE CABLE. [special to press agency.] London, undated. Earl Beaconsfield, speaking at the Lord Mayor’s banquet, said he regarded the invasion of India as impossible. As to the Berlin Treaty he said the Ministry believed all the signatory Powers intend to enforce the treaty, but when the time had elapsed for its being fulfilled, at any rate England was resolved to maintain the treaty by all the force at her command. The Australian commissioners at Paris banqueted and presented Owen with a silver epergne. [bbutbs’s telegrams to the press AGENCY.] London, Novembsr 11. London papers approve warmly of Earl Beaconsfield’s speech. Yienna, November 10. The Emperor of Austria has granted an amnesty to the insurgents of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

AUSTRALIAN., Melbourne, November IS. Mr Berry’s embassy is exceedingly unpopular, and anti-Ministerial meetings are general, at which Mr Berry is denounced. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. [pee PEHBB AGENCY.] Auckland, November 12. At the auction sale of s xty-ris years’ lease of the reclaimed land allotments fronting on Queen -treet, prices ranged from £i 10s to .£7 6s per foot. Stephen Massett is a through passenger to dan Francisco. Great preparations are being made for the Agricultural Show to-morrow, win h is expected to be a great success. Alexandra, November 12. Another report concerning the murderer Hiroki has arrived at Hikurangi. A Native named Tumahe, just returned from Parih.ika, states that he saw and conversed with Hiroki, who is uot wounded at all. i bat when he saw the search party looking for him he put his puraki raa; and hat on a stump, which was fired at, the mat only being wounded, aud Hiroki escaping unhurt. be also says that if Mr ->hei.han goes lor him Te Whiti will not give him up unless the laud is returned Gkahamstown, November 12. The voluutecr review and sham fight yesterday was a great success. About bOO Thames volunteers, and 75 of an Auckl nd company took p «rt. Everything passed off successfully. There were two accidents. A gunner fell off the Armstrong carriage, and the wheel passed over his body. He lies in aprecarious condition at the hospital. A cadet shut a youth, a spectator, with a bl ink cartridge, but the boy was not seriously injured. Napier, November 12. At, the inquest to day on the body of John Rowbotcora killed last evening on the railway, it appeared that when the train was close to Napier ho stopped off, the train had arrived at the station. Holding on by the stanchion of the carriage, ho was swung under t c tta - n, and received such injuries that ho died before anyone could get to him to pick him up. A man named Charles Ftewaii is to be brought up at the Kcsideut Magistrate's Court to-morrow on a very curie us charge of appropriating jewellery. A packet containing some valuable articles of jewehery reached Nii| ier office from l.oudon, addressed to Chailes Stuar.i. Criterion Hot“l. The Post office people here, knowing tint Charles btewart had been barium at the Criterion Hotel, thought the packet was for him, notwithstanding that the surname was spelt somewhat differently, and seut the packet to him to Havelock, where he was keeping the Pacific Hotel. It being a registered packet, he gave the usual receipt for it. bubst qaently Charles Stuart saw a fe > ale wearing a locket which was one of the articles he had been expecting from London. He made enquiries at the Post office, and was, shown Chailes Stewart’s receipt. Stewart has been arrested. Wanganui, November 12. A commencement was muds of the Wanganui harbor mprovemeut wadis to-diy. A large party on two steamers proceeded to the spot marked out by the engineer, aud in a formas manner, Mr Ba tuber, Chairman of t_e Harbor Board, cast in the first block of stone. Speeches of complimentary and laudatory character were made. Wi John Bryce, member for Wanganui, Hon. John liiillunce, member for Eangitikei, responded to the toast of the Houses of Assembly. All speakers expressed great faith in. the success of the works, a d in the future of the port and district of Wanganui. Wellington, November 12. In consequence of the reported want of evw*

cess of Madame Tasia’s crnce'ta Mademoiselle hat bonnet will not visit Christchurch or Dune’in Ihe contract between Mademoiselle Charbonnet and Mr Montague has been cancelled by mutual consent

A Haura, November >2 The weather throughout the Grey Valley is unprecedented fur feve. ity. t n Saturday night a numcer of men we e empVed in clearing bo Town rohd from slips end fa len trees. Iho p omptilu.fe of 'he county chairman is commended. 1 esterday the wind was so great that a child of Mrs Ettie, of E elf on crude, was lifted off it-f fret and carried into a stream. The b dy was recovered this moraine'. This has been the most severe aud protracted winter known to old West coasters

Dunedin. 'November 12. Fathers O’Malley and M Kncroc nr ived in Dunedin from Melbourne tc-diy. They intend to eat blish a Jesuts’ College here. The inquiry into the 'i aupo’s accident was continued to-day, and after further evidence had been taken was adjourned until to-morrow. A writ for ,£IOOO has been served on J. Glass, at the instance of the Mayor of South Dunedin, for an t lleged defamatory statement made at a public meeting held in South Dunedin re tramway. Dr. Macdonald, Eector of the Dunedin High School, was to-day introduced to his future colleagues and pupils by the Pev. Dr. Stuart. Dr McDonald was received with great entlmsiasm, and briefly expressed his thankfukess for his safe arrival, and hoped that tis relat ous with both colleagues and pupils would be of the friendliest description. The annual meeting of the Church of England Diocesan Synod was held to day. In the absence of Bishop Nevdle Archdeacon idwards delivered the opening address. Invercargill, November 12. A meeting of the Bluff i-‘arbor Board to d y decided to c-dl at once for tend rs f-r extending the bluff wha.f 400 feet. Dr. Menzh s, speaking on the Harbor Act concurred with the propos- d change in Hie constitution of the Hart or Board He was of opinion tint from the p< sition of the Bluff it would eventually be the key of the colony.

[FROM THE CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PRESS J Auckland, November 12. Tbe inquest on the b dy of tbe infant found floating near Levon Point, sewn np in a kit, was adjourned fora week to enable tbe detectives to make investigation. Tbe inquest on the child of Jas. Trepry, suffocated in St. St-phen’s Orphanage cesspit, resulted in a verdict of accidental death. It came out in evidence that t r e pit was known to bei'i dangerous couditi n, and that three children 0 had previously f»llen in. Cases of wife be.iting are on the increase, and the magistrates are inflicting severe punishment. 'i be City of Sydney has made the fastest passage from tsydn y to Auckland on record, namely four days fifty-five minutes from pilot to pilot. ~ The " Herald ” approves of G. M. Eeed s appointment as immigration avent. “ However much the Oppo-ition may ass .il it on pol tical groundb.” r l he Star ” says;—“ A. comfortable Government berth is not exirtly the destiny we should have predicted for Mr Peed but if a yone in the colony has earned a tr p home ny his to the Government, he has undoubtedly done so.” White, p’oughraan at Fmtbam’s Waikato, ■while pursuing his ordinary avocation ree< ived an intimation that a rich legacy had be n left him. He immediately threw up his situation. Fallon, the contractor the To Awe.mntu railway, is unable to find the labor he requires. He advert! ed at the Thames f rone hundred men at eight sh llings a day and fare i aid to Waikato, but only received twenty implications, Timaru, November 12. A new evening paper wi 1 be started here on December Ist. Its proprietors are a number of hands now on the “ Herald’’ and <- 'J lines.” The B-ironch Council last, night accept dO. Fibley’s tender of .£2195 for the second section of tbe waterworks. Complaint s of the scarcity of water are already being heard, and the town pumps are besciged day and night.