YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1070, 1 December 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [beuter's special telegrams to press AGENCY.] AUSTRALIAN. Arrival of the Suez Mail. Judge Gresson Eobbed on the Passage Melbourne, November 30. The Siam left the Sound on Wednesday morning, and will reach here on Sunday. The Government are receding from their position. They have given notice to introduce a Bill for the payment of members. Twenty-eight members of the Legislative Council are being proceeded against, under penalties for informalities in their qualification. The returns of the Indian Famine Relief Fund amount to over £25,000. The passengers, per Siam, for New Zealand are —Messrs Duthrie, Lawes, Learns, Reynolds, Lake, Miss Lake, Mr Seven and wife, Judge Q-resson and wife. Judge Gresson was robbed at Galle of a large sum of money while in transit from the Pekin to the Siam. Sydney, November 30. Brandy unchanged. Kerosene, 2s Id ; rice unchanged. Adelaide flour, £l4 10s to £ls ; Adelaide wheat, 6s 3d to 6s 6d ; New Zealand wheat and oats, nominal. Tobacco unchanged. Sperms, 9s to 9s Bd. INTERPROVINCIAL. [per press agency.] Masonic Installation at Auckland. New Commissioner of Railways. iFire at Balclutha. Proceedings for Libel at Timaru. Auckland, November 30. The s.s. Australia arrived at 6.30 a.m. The Wanaka left with the Southern portion of the mail at 3 p.m. The Australia left Auckland on September 26th, and arrived at Honolulu on October Bth. Left Honolulu on the 9th, arrived at San Francisco on the 17th, early, twenty-one days eleven hours from Auckland. The mails were transhipped to the company's tug steamer and taken toOaklands and transferred to a special train, which left Oaklands at 11 a.m. This caught the overland mail train at Sacramento at 3 p.m., and the mails arrived at New York in time for the steamer, leaving there on October 24th for Liverpool, and, giving a passage of nine days, the mail should have arrived in London on the 2nd of November, six days before the due date from Sydney, and nine from Auckland, The mails were delivered in London in thirty-seven days from Auckland and forty from Wellington. The Australia sailed from San Francisco on November 7th, arrived at Honolulu on the 17th, left on the 18th, and arrived at Auckland as above, twenty days twenty hour 3 from San Francisco. She sailed for Sydney at six o'clock. The installation of F. Whitaker as Provincial Grand Master, Scotch constitution, and of G. 3. Graham, as Provincial Grand Master, English constitution, took place at the Choral Ball, in the presence of a splendid assemblage of Masons. The day was observed as a holiday by the Banks and public offices, and most of'the private business places were closed. Wellington, November 30. It is currently reported that Mr Henry Bmrny, M.H.R., is to be appointed Commissioner of Railways. Mr Anderson, late chief officer of the I steamer Taranaki, has been appointed to the 1 command of the screw steamer Grafton, now I on her way from Sydney to Wellington. ! A report drawn up by the Reorganisation Committee of the City Council recommends the dismissal of all the corporation servants but two, and shows how £3OOO per annum can be saved. The report was adopted. • The births, marriages, and deaths registered • during the month in Wellington were—births, 80; marriage certificates issued, 24; deaths, 30. Subscriptions towards the Indian Famine Fund are still coming in. Probably over £2OOO will be collected here. Timaru, November 30. ; The proprietor of the " South Canterbury Times" has been summoned to appear before the IJesident Magistrate's .Court to answer two charges of libel against Judge Ward. O AMARU, November 30. The weather is very dry, and unless rain comes soon large areas of cereal crops will be seriously injured. Balclutha, November 30. A four-roomed dwelling house belonging to Mr H. Clark, gardener, Balclutha, with the whole of the furniture which it contained, was burned early this morning. Mr Clark was from home, Mrs Clark was severely cut by the explosion of a flask of gunpowder, which was in the house. The orjgin of the fire is unknown. To all appearanee it was accidental. The building was insured for £245 in the Victoria office.