Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2059, 5 June 1896, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[By Telegraph.]

[from oon OWN CORItrCSrONOKNT.]

Sydney, Juno 4.

iKirby has'been arrested juat before the sailing 6f the' Tarawera for Auckland yesterday. The police were informed 1 by one6f tha tfharf hands that Kirby was an intending passenger. They accordingly watched the vcsssel, and noticed a shabbily dressed deCrepit old man going on I)oard. Thpy examined him, and found that he had a deformed finger. Kirby saw that tho game was up, and confessed his identity. Ho b?came communicative, and: said-that if he was in the mud, some one very high up in Zealand was in the mire too. He stated that after be was released on bail he arranged for a trip to Sydney, and was taken on board the Talune in the box found on the arrival of the steamer in Sydney. The lid was secured by two bolts with nuts inside, so that he could release himself He got out of the box immediately the steamer Mt Wellington find managed lo secrete himself and'to obtain food for the remainder of the voyage. Fronri bis hiding place he saw the constables who boarded the Tnlo.no on her arrival in Sydney. Notwithstanding that the police closely watched the wh'.rf, and examined everyone who landed, he managed to get ashore, but declines todivn'ge by what m«>m<, Tho police theory of the nutter is lhat when the Tora'vpra arrived- Ifre she was berthed close to the Tahvie, and that Klrby seized an opportunity to jump Irom on;; steamer to the other ; that he hid on board the 'IVaw-n (or a, time, and succeeded in making his w<y ashore. When he was arre-ted, a return ticket to Auckland ivi-'er an assumed name was found on him. Sergeant Higgins and Constables Carson and Allason ran Kirby to earth, the last named actually effec ing his arrest, London, June 3.

Lord Dufferm in bidding farewell to ths members of the British Chambers of Commerce wh> visited Paris, said that diplomacy was best which wouid devise means of preventing the armed forces of Europe from coming into conflict. Graham showed steady cricket for an hour, the third wicket putting on 59 runs. Giffrn and Gregory wero. together for an hour and a neither save a chance, and each hit six fours. Trumblo hit vigorously and gave an easy clunce, which was not taken Fos'er played a brilliant innings for the University, scoring 40 out of 47 in half an hour. Oxford, were all out for 129 : the additional scores were Warner 16, Mordaunt 12, Raikes 2, Leveson Gower 2, Bardswcll 0, Waddy 23, Hartley 31, Cunliffe not out 0, Lewis 2, extras 4. Total 129. Waddy and Hartley made a capital stand, and put on 38 between themselves Trumble took four wickets for 3 runs'. The Australians defeated Oxford by 7 wickets. feT. Pktkrfburg June 3. The Nihilists assert that tliey allowed the fetes to pass off peacefully in order to avoid giving a pretext for the refusal of reforms. Pah is. June 3. A tloyalist has been ehc ed for Chalet. The Duke of Orleans did not stand. Capetown, June 3. President Kramer wishes to commute the sentences passed on the leaders for- a heavy fine, but the Executive fears that this would be regarded as proceeding from mere mercenary motives, and prefers that the five years' sentences should I stand.