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Evening Star, Issue 4943, 6 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

SPECIAL TO THE STAIL «. on. „x , London, December 30. Ihe students have created riots at Kiel, Eighty were killed. ' General Roberts has held a durbar. The frontier chiefs have announced that henceforth they will recognise England as the sovereign power. [rbutrr's .telegrams to the press agency.] London, December 28. A letter from the Queen expresses her ! heartfelt thanks for the universal sympathy shown in her affliction. A plot has been discovered to assassinate j the Emperor of Austria. I A difficulty has arisen about British jurisdiction in Cyprus, Italy contesting it. 'Prince Bismarck has written a letter to the President of the Federal Council, advoeating a protectionist policy. m , December 30. The report of the arrival of Yakoob Khan at Jellalabad is confirmed. The marriage of the Duke of Connaueht is fixed for March 13. Melbourne, January 6. The seamen here have struck for L 7 per month for the voyage to London, or for L 6 all round. One hundred and fifty men are now out, and the number is increasing. Several of the ships are idle. An absurd statement is in circulation that Uljett and Emmett sold the match with the Australians at the instance of the bookmakers, but the factis that it was played on its merits. . _, -,„.,. Sydney, January 6. The Bulh Unien miners have been locked out. r [Per Press Agency.] Christchurch, January 4. A man named Christopher Reynolds died suddenly yesterday. At the inquest it was shown that he had partaken of a very heavy supper just before going to bed. The postmortem examination, by Dr Frankish, showed that he had died of apoplexy, and a verdict to that effect was returned. It is intended to re-lay a great portion of tlfce rails from Christchuroh to Dunedin with 521b steel rails, equal to 641b iron. This has boon found necessary in consequence of the wear and tear caused to the light rails by the heavy traffic. The change will begin at Relwyn on Monday, The improvements now going on at the Waimakariri, with a view to preventing the floods doing damage to the railways in the future, are estimated to cost L 12.000.

Very elaborate planei have been drawn up m tlie Public Works Office here for the new men s wing to the Sunnyeide Lunatic Asylum. The sum of LI.OOO was placed on the Estimates! for earrying out the same. The tenders eijre in, and although the ameunts have not bewn made public it is understood that the lowest tender is L 3.000, consequently only a portion of the work can be gone on with for the present, or eke less elaborate plans will have to be prepared. t Tw ? *^ n named Wlllift m Henry Izon and Joseph ."fall, charged with stealing a dog, were discharged without the slightest imputation on their character.

«. Thel 2 s ?!? t T P e , rfect delu 8 e throughout the Northern district on Saturday. >

Contracts amounting to 136,000 are now going on in Ly;ttelton Harbor. Edward Du<fl.ey, for many years connected with the hotel ferade in Chrischurch, dropped down dead in a fife yesterday morning. Wellington, January C. Mr James the well-known sportsman, and for many* years a resident of Wellington, died between nine and ten this morning, after a ver y brief illness. The criminal sesitions of the Supreme Court opened this mwrning. The remarks of the Chief Justice were confined to the cases on the calendar, y»hich is light. Mrßarton, M.H.R;, denies the statement that he purposes practi *ing in Auckland, and adds that he intends to remain in Weihngten to pursue the qua trel between himself and the Supreme Coi\rt Judges until a settlement in accordance with what he and those who thkik with him beheve to be just shall have Ivaen arranged, and then he will resume practice in Wellington, v

The oat crops on the East CosVrt have been almost destroyed by high winds', the grain being blown out of the ears. The ' New Zealander * suggest! that, in consequence of the high rate of re ut in the City, some allowances should be .made to married members of the police forcev The ' Gazette' to-day publishes th\e names of 166 persons who have been apl»ointed valuers under the Land Tax Act. \ Aucklakd, Januar v 6. A man named Edward Picknell met \with a serious accident at Newmarket on Ssturday. While driving a dray from Auck Und to Onehunga he fell off, the wheel pas; ling over his leg, which had to be amputated. W. H. Kissling, solicitor, aged thiri*v, died last evening of typhoid fever. The dV • ceased was a native of the Colony. (From Oub Own Correspondents.) t Balclutha, January 6. \ While Mr Macmillan, the Railway Inspector here, was, at about two o'clock to-day, going to Invertiel with an engine and trucks for flax for the river bank protection, and when about to stop, he wak met by Proudfoot'B engine, which caused a slight collision. The.buffersoftheengineweresmashed, and one man slightly hurt. No notice wag sent that Proudfoot's engine was coming and that the line was not clear. Messrs' Proudfoot, Greig, and others were travelling by the engine, but escaped unhurt, although Borne very narrow escapes occurred. . Arrow, January 6. Ihe miners Jiave all resumed work to-day at the reefs after the Christmas holidays. The Tipperary Company are carting stone to the public crushing mill, whieh Btarts this evening. The Homeward Bound have completed their battery and lowering machinery i and will commence crushing to-morrow. ' ' The weather is fine. The damage by the late rains was slight, and repairs have all been made. Ixvercargill, January 6. Mr Shanks and and Mr Kiuross were the only candidates nominated to-day for Mataura. They are both in: the Grey interest. * • Wellington, January 6. Mr C. Gordon is appointed ActingRegistrar of the Supreme Court at Dunojlm, and Mr H. M. Brewer to the vacant clerkBhip. Mr T. L. Shepherd is appointed clerk to the Warden's Court at Naseby, in the room of Mr Brewer, promoted.

" What is Wisdom ?" asked a teacher of a class of small girls. A bright-eyed little creature arose and answered, "Information . of the brain." j«™«jp