CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3922, 2 June 1877, Page 2

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

GERMAN NEUTRALITY. RUSSIAN OPERATIONS at WIDDIN" AND KALAFAT. RETURN OF RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS TO ST. PETERSBURG. GERMAN SQUADRON IN THE LEVANT. LONDON, May 30. Prince Gortscliakoff's accompanying the Czar to Ployesti lias given rise to many rumors. Tho semi-official organ at Berlin lays stress on tlie necessity of neutrality of Germany, anil exhorts Germany to secure the peace of Europe. Le Kord is anxious to assure England that Russia will neither assail nor interfere with British interests. The recapture of Ardahan is not confirmed. A continued cannonade is going on at Widdin and Kalafat. The Russian troops have evacuated the Transcaucasian province of Abassia. DERBY. Silvio ... ... ... ... 1 Glenarthea 2 Rob Roy 3 SINGAPORE, May 31. The Russian Ambassadors at Berlin, Vienna, and London have gone to St. Petersburg. The German Squadron has gone to the Levant. MELBOURNE, June 1. Arrived — Wakatipu Mr J. C. Francis has received the honor of knighthood. A draught horse, Lion King, valued at two thousand pounds, arrived by the Northumberland. SYDNEY, Junel. The Chief Commissioner of Insolvency has expressed an opinion that the Bank of

New Zealand and the Loan and Mercantile Agency, not being registered under the Companies Act, are illegally trading here, and he advises that they should obtain the passing of a private Act. Hennessy's case 31s 6d, quarters unaltered. Kerosene, 2s 4d ; rice, nominal; Adelaide flour, £18 to £20 6s ; Adelaide and New Zealand Wheat, no transactions, shipments preparing for England ; sperm, 10|d. Sailed — Australia. AUCKLAND, June 1. Mr Buckland reports : — Fat cattle, 28s to 30s ; mutton, 4d. Mr Binney quotes : — Crown brand flour, £22 ; Southern ditto, £19 ; bran, £6 ; oatmeal, £16 ; oats, 3s 6d : bacon, 7d to Bd. The Customs revenue for May was £13,342, showing a falling-off of £2948 compared with May, 1876. During a recent visit of the AttorneyGeneral the Native Lands Bill has been finally settled. Mr Whitaker's proposals have been accepted, nearly without objection. The Act of 1873 is to be repealed altogether. The general scheme is to return to the policy of 1865, with such amendments as have been suggested by experience. The Government evacuates the land market and leaves speculation to the public. Certificates are to be extended to owners, and they may sell or lease to whom they please at once. Mortgages are forbidden. The general idea of the Bill is absolute freedom to the Maoris in territorial rights, and absolute freedom of land from Government interference. The duty is to be 20 per cent, ad valorem. BLENHEIM, June 1. An important decision has been given in the Revision Court by District Judge Broad. He rules that the onus of proof of disqualification rests with the objector. Ten appeals have been lodged. CHRISTCHURCH, June 1. The JPress this morning says it is informed that in consequence of information obtained by Captain M'Clatchie at the Bluff, the s.s. Gazelle is to be sent back without delay to the Auckland Islands, and that Captain M'Clatchie intends forming a company on a small scale for the purpose of recovering the gold in the wrecked ship General Grant. DUNEDIN, June 1. The Customs revenue collected at Port Dunedin for the past month is £28,871. For the corresponding monthlast year the amount received was £30,900. During the month of May 58 deaths, 136 births, and 41 marriages were registered in Dunedin. The Taieri Council to-day decided to abolish toll bars in that district. Produce quotations — Oats (feed) 2s 6d, milling 25.9 d; wheat 6s 3d to 6s 6d, chick 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; barley (malting) 4s to 4s 4d, feed 2s 6d to 3s; bran, £3 15s in bags; flour (largebags)£l7, (small) £17 10s; oatmeal, £16; potatoes, £4 ; hay (new) £4, old £5 ; chaff, £4 ; straw, 40s. Mr Bradshaw reports: — Colonial Bank, 41s; Bank of New Zealand, £20 10s; National, 675 ; New Zealand Insurance, £4 15s; South British, £4; Standard, 15s; Otago and Southland Investment, 255 ; Loan and Mercantile (new issue), 50s ; Mosgiel woollen, 50s. MASTERTON, May 31. Mr Carrick, editor of the News, was assaulted to-day in the Club Hotel, in the presence of a number of settlers, by a local auctioneer, for calling him a liar. WELLINGTON, June 1. Captain Thomas reports flour good at £17 10s ; oats, first quality, 3s 3d ; bran, £6 5s ; wheat, milling, 7s ; hams, Is ; bacon, lOd ; cheese, 9d ; potatoes, £4 ; maize, none ; pollard, £7 10s. The Gazette to-night notifies the approval of Her Majesty to E. Richardson's retaining the title of "Honorable" within the colony of New Zealand. The Wellington Post appears to-night enlarged by a column in width, and is now equal in size to the Otago Daily Times. The new machinery prints 4000 an hour.

' (from our own correspondent.) i WAIROA, June 1. The bar is still very bad. 1 A great meeting of the tribes takes . place, to-night at Waihiriri. ». A religious movement is on foot to [ prevent the practice of Sunday trafficking, r except in public houses.