Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 1671, 19 July 1892, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[By Electric Telegraph.]

INTERPROVINCIAL

[from oun own corrrspondknt]

Lyttelton, July 18. Your numerous readers will hear with regret the news of the death of Mr Harry Allwright, which took place at ChristChurch* to-day. Mr Allwright was one of the easiest settlers here, having arrived at Lyttelfdn-in 1850 in the ship Creasy. The idece'ased'"gentleman has always been a prOuiinent figure in the history of the Port of Lyttelton. lie was first eleoted as a member of the Borough Council in 1868, as Mayor in 1874. and as member of the House the following year, acting in that capacity till 1887. He was a most energetio townsman, working hard for any object which was brought forward for the well being of the place. He was a keen follower of aquatic sport, and was a Commodore for several of the early regattas. For the past few weeks he bas been sinking rapidly, and his end was by no means unexpected. The funeral takes olaoe on Wednesday at 3 p.m., at Lyttelton. Sydney. July 18. The Pteamer Oatterbun. from China, brings news of a terrible earthquake, which is supposed to have ocourred at Sanginer Island, situated in the Celebes Sea. The Dutch mail steamer left Sanginer for Timur in tho Malaka Archipelago, and tbe captain reported that shortly after leaving a terrible explosion occurred. The sea was darkened with ashes and smoke, and the vessel was covered with ashes. When the atmosphere cleared there was no trace of the island visible. The population is

estimated at 12 000. Several sailing vessels were at Sanginer at the time, and it is almost certain that they were destroyed. The shock was felt at Timur. The Catterbun while Bteaming through tho Celebes sea passed for miles through debris and wreckage of all kinds. London, July 17.

The former members were re-elected for E»st Galway. Liberals were returned for Shiply, Corkshire (Mr Byles) and Sowerby Workshop CMr Mellor). The Press is unanimous in the opinion that Lord Salisbury will remain in office until the result of an adver-e vote in the New Parliament is known. Mr Gladstone gains seventyeight seats, and his opponent twenty-five. The returns up to Saturday night give tho Conservatives 265, the Unionists 45, the Liberals and Irish members 340, with twenty elections still to come. The Government is in a minority of thirty. The Spectator thinks that the Newcastle programme explains the victory of the Home Pulers. Tbe Times believes that the opponents of Homo rule will be strong enough to prevent any revolutionary measure being carried into law, and they are resolved not to flinch from the task before them. Mr O'Connor, who was arrested for treason in 1865, has been j elected for Wicklow.

Lamb, the cashier, and Wilson, the salesman, of Messrs Reynolds, Gibson, Cotter and Co., of Liverpool, have been committed for trial for embezzlement, They confessed that they embezzled £150 000 of the firm's money by altering cheques, and then went in for speculations with a view to repaying the amount, but lost.

Mr Chamberlain, in the course of on address at Birmingham, said he was not dismayed by the defeat of the Conservatives. Mr Gladstone was now tho mere tool of tho Irish, and when the elections were over, the promises by which he had bagged votes on the Eight Hours' question would all be withdrawn. Mr Chamberlain was met with cries of '■ Judas," but replied that he had not got the thirty pieces of silver. Athens, July 17Experiments conducted in Greece for the purpose of destroying mine by introducing typhus bacillus amongst them, have been successful. St Petersburg, July 17. It is reported that a party of Cossacks crossed the Afghan frontier and occupied a town. The Czar is said to have upraided the Commander for a breach of discipline, and decorated him for bravery. Munich, July 17. A train was thrown off the rails at Munich, nnd the men on tho Engine were killed. The accident was caused by a mistake of a pointsman, who bas committed suicide. HoNG Kong. July 17. The Chinese on the Yang tse Kiang are again being incited to disorder. Ottawa. July 17.

There is a belief in Canada that Mr Blake will succeed Mr Parnell as leader of a section of the Irish party.