TELEGRAPHIC

Evening Star, Issue 4952, 16 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

(Press Association’s Telegrams.) Melbourne, January 15. Three prisoners escaped frorp the gaol at Williamstown by forcing the casement of a window. Adelaide, January 15. Millers’ prices for wheat are 4s 8d to 4s B|d for large parcels. Brisbane, January 15. The Queensland Parliament met yesterday. Mr King was elected Speaker. The members of the “Queenslander” exploring expedition have reached Powell’s Creek, South Australia. They lived on game latterly. They were unable to cross the dry swamps, and killed three horses in attempting it. They were relieved by the occurrence of a thunder-storm. The New Caledonian' insurrection is languishing, and two tribes have surrendered and have been sent to the Isle of Punes. Daly, master of the Heather Bell, has been arrested, with his vessel, and ordered to Fiji to attend the High Commissioners’ Court. [reutkr’s telegrams to the press agency.] London, January'ls. New Zealand 5 per cent, debentures! ‘ 100. The November mail has been delivered, Adelaide wheat is Is, lower. The total quantity afloat is 1,500,000 quarters. A telegram has been received that the Loch Suart, on her return voyage from Melbourne, was wrecked off the coast of Belfast, Ireland. Thomas, Pearce, the Loch Ard survivor, was on board. The Frenchman Madden, who threatened to shoot the Queen, is detained at Broadmer prison. The distress of the operatives in the manuacturinsr districts is increasing, f The French Government have notified their intention to terminate all treaties of commerce with England in January next. The Glasgow Bank has declared a dividend of 6s 8d in the £, By an explosion at the Pontypridd mine fifty-eight persons were killed A reduction of the rate of discount is expected. SPECIAL TO THE STAR. Paris, January 14. The Minister for War has resigned. London, January 15. Yellow fever is raging at Jamaiha. , Germany is vigorously supporting the Sydney Exhibition. By an _ explosion in the Bhona mine in Wales, sixty persons wore killed.

Thoimsamg Shakesperi^fe^^felhich for amo somelttmber received here from Japan atate that that cqimtry intends to main a great stir at our exhibition. > IPbb Fbiss Aoenot.j ' m, , c . , Auckland, January 16. The ‘Star’ says there appears to be a gang of skilful scoundrels at work in Auckland "watching every opportnnity - to- rob the coffers of tradesmen and hotel-keepers Twenty-four sovereigns lifter*- abstracted from a box in the bedroom of one hotel, but ! no clue has been found.to: leadito the; conviction of the offenders.. A mystery still hangs over the more extensive robbery from Mr Warren, and no trace whatever of the guilty parly has'been discovered, ; .f v’ John Pehnan, proprietor of the Te Are sawmills, was, whilst working, killed by'a blow from a plank. He died half an hobr after the accident, ' - The following are the insurances on the SehiehallionNew Zealand, ]L7,700; National, 1X5,360 ; South British. Ll.SOtif; Victoria, L 30 0; and Colonial, L 266. fSdnf 12.36; received 3.36.] ; >.;. v Wellington, January 15.1 , The ‘New Zealand Times ’ has a. pare, graph to the effect that ;the appointment of Mr Dignan to a seat in the Legislative Council will be made under the strong disapproval of the Governor, on the groundthat the present number of members of the* Council, in proportion to population, excels" that of any other upper chamber in &S Australian Colonies, | s . January 16; The New Zealander ’ this morning, referring to the departure of the Governor ior Australia, says, that he applied to the Government for the use. of the Hinemoa, Ijitt was informed that she could not be allowed to leave New Zealand waters. [Sent 12.30 p.m.; received 2.46.] On iaforination from Christohuroh the police, at about midday, .arrested a young man named Edward Hastings, late stationmaster at Waihola, for uttering a forged cheque for L 7 ss, purporting to be signed by the General Manager of Railways, to one Henry Allen, a publican at Christohuroh. The city valuation for 1879-80 is L 241,808, as against L 207.605 for last year, which shows an increase of L 34,203, There are 5,126 ratings, while last year there were only 3,490. [Sent 1.20 p.m.; received 3.5] Christchurch, January 16. The case of Clives v. King and another was brought to a close yesterday, when tbe jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for Ll5O, with power to move the Court above for L 1,400. The case of the Napier Harbor Board is fixed for to-day. The annual meeting of the Canterbury Coursing Club was held yesterday. The balance-sheet shows that the receipts daring the ' season had been L 464, of which, after paying all expenses, there is a small balance in hand. It was resolved to recommend the committee to comply with the request of the North Otago Coursing Club to send a delegate to a general meeting to consider the question of establishing a New Zealand Waterloo Cup. The opening of the through line from Christchurch to Invercargill will definitely take place this day week., The weather is beautiful, and there is a large attendance at the reaper and binder contest. The rainfall on Monday in Christohuroh was 2.14 inches. Last season the total amount of grain dispatched from the different districts of Canterbury amounted to 145,614 tons [Sent 1.35 p.m.; received 3.23.] [Frou Our Own Correspondents. ] Invercargill, January • - The Mataura election has resulted in the return of Mr Shanks. Both candidates afre supporters of the Ministry. Personal and local considerations chiefly; actuated tbe electors. Mr Shanks resides at Mataura, and that portion of the electorate polled a heavy majority in his faver. Mr Kinross resides at Rosslyn Bush, and had every vote there, and strong support too in 'the suburban boroughs round Invercargill. ;Mr Shanks is chairman of the County Council, .member of the Board of Education, fec.Mr Kinross is an old Provincial Councillor 'of Otago and Southland, a member of the Land Board; and holds other public positions. Great interest was taken in the election, each side working well for its man. ", The Mayor has received definite information from Commissioner Conyers that the opening train will arrive here on Wednesday next.—[Sent 12.30, received I.&] ; Auckland, January 16. ■ The mail steamer will probably be detained here for ten days for repairs. Arrangements are being made to send thb Wakatipu-on t ) Sydney with the City’s passengers and mails. [Sent 1.16; received 2.36.]

. ..., .. , Oamaru, January 16. , A child died very suddenly this morning. The, parents had a party last evening, and went to bed leaving the things on the table. The child got up early in the inoming and drank half a bottle of brandy 1 , and before the matter was discovered died from the effects. \ ■'

John Johnston was fined L 5 for selling liquor on his unlicensed premises. He keeps an hotel at the Waitaki, had erected a small refreshment room near the railway station' and some distance from the hotel, and sold honor and other necessaries to passengers by. the trains. [Sent 2 p.m.; received 2.56.]