CABLE TELE GRAMS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5184, 20 September 1878, Page 2

CABLE TELE GRAMS.

(Special to thbPrbss AaßNor.) LONDON, September 14 Karovlyi succeeds Baron Blut. as Austrian Ambassador at London. ■ . . - # War between Turkey and Greece is now considered inevitable. The Queen of Greece proceeds from Lividia to confer with the Czar. Sutherland's second innings closed for 147. The Australians' second innings, 58. The game was won by Sunderland. This is the last game that will be played by the Australians in England. (Rkuter's Telegrams to Prbss Aohnot.) ST. PETERSBURG, September 18. Because of the recent political murders the police here have been reinforced by Cossacks, and there are military patrols throughout the capital. SYDNEY, September 19. The public subscriptions in aid of the International Exhibition have reached £3000 already. The Marine Board enquiry respecting the wreck of the City of Newoastle found the captain and mate guilty by default. MELBOURNE, September 18. The Loan Bill passed the Assembly today. The debentures will probably be forwarded to London by the outgoing Suez mail. (from our own correspondent,) TAURANGA, September 19. After two months' investigating the Kaingaroa block, containing 140,000 acres, the Court awarded the block yesterday to the Ngatihape and Ngatimarama tribes. Amongst the principal claimants are the Warbrick family, who have come out successful. (From thk Pkbss Aohmjt.) : AUCKLAND, September 18. The brigantine Active, arrived from Samoa, reports that on the outward voyage, when about 120 miles to the east of Nukutaetae, vast quantities of pumice stone were passed, and that the shores of the Ellice. Islands from Nukutaetae to Nuiato and Nanumea, are thickly covered with it. It is no exaggeration to say that hundreds of tons have been thrown up on every island. Stumps of trees and thick bamboos with roots attached were. thrown on some of the islands. Early in May, the brig Isabella, Evans, master, from Sydney, called at Vaitupa, and left a report that there had been a volcanic eruption in the Society group. One report even says that Raiatea and Boribora have been destroyod, and 2000 lives lost. There were also passed, while beating beating back between Nukutaetae and Fakiolo, one malili tree, about 80 feet long, one cocoa-nut tree, and four other, gigantic forest trees, all evidently a proof that the story of Captain Evans is probably only too true, Pumice stone began to arrive on the Ellice Islands about the middle of April, and continued till the middle of June. When first noticed there was no sea-weed growth on the pieces and no barnacles, but by the beginning of June this began to be plainly noticeable. There is no trace of pumice stone in the Union or Gibbet groups, and the time of its arrival in the Ellice group would be interesting to those who study the question of ocean currents. The John Williams left here again on the 24th inst. for the Society Islands and the Hearvy group. Rewi is expected to visit Waikato before March. , Some of his tribe asked him to do so in order to settle some tribal matters. He has had some difficulty about his steamer, which was intended to open the Kawhia trade. It appears the Customs officials objected to the steamer running from Manukau because Rewi had not conformed with Customs rules, and "red tape" interfered, notwithstanding that such a gravely important question as opening Kawhia was concerned. Rewi telegraphed to Mr Sheehan, and early on Sunday morning the Commissioner of Customs telegraphed to Auckland to pass the steamer, so that no further difficulty in that respect will arise. September 19. : Another petition has been forwarded against denominational education. Alexander French, a schoolmaster of Mornirigside, was drowned while bathing. The Taupiri coal miners have all gone out on strike for 2s 9d a ton, being stxpence more than the present rate. OHRISTOHUROH, September 19. Arrangements, have been completed for ' the production at an early date of the opera of "Martha" by amateurs. It is intended to bring some of the beat amateurs from Dunedin. At the inquest on the man Edwards today a verdict of accidental death was rer turned. Several candidates have signified their intention of coming forward for the Gity Council election. Many who were invited have refused. A letter received from Mr Alfred Dampier says that that gentleman will Bhortly return to the colonies. It is intended to lengthen the South Waimakariri railway bridge by 400 feet. Mr Patterson, of the Normal School, has been offered the head-mastership of the Grammar School at Nelson, at £300 a year. A letter was read to-day at the meeting of the Education Board from the master of one of the up-country schools, in which he protested against the Bchool being let by the committee for dancing, and termed that body a set of " nincumpoops." The complaint was referred to the committee. JDUNEDIN, September 19. Last evening the following telegram was received from Inspector Fox, Edensdale :— " Arrested the offender James Walsh about three-quarters of a mile from M'Rae's station. tie does not deny the charge of wilfully murdering his wife on last Sunday. He says that she took all his money, and then turned round upon him. The inquest will be held at Mataura on Friday," The Harbor Board to-day passed aresoi lution that it would be willing to limit the area proposed to be reclaimed, should the question of the railway station site* be settled in accordance with the specified plans. Thel board's engineer reported that satisfactory progress was not being made with the dredging contract, but the discussion of this matter was postponed till next meeting. Mr Reed, of Saddle Hill, was to-day charged with perjury, but the iuformation was dismissed on technical points. News has been received by the Suez mail that the Colonial Investment Company of New Zealand, with a capital of half a million, has been successfully floated in Scotland, and that Mr R. Ritchie, of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed General Manager of the company in this colony. WELLINGTON, September 19. A deputation consisting of Messrs Barff, Reeves, Woolcock, Gisborne, Bonar, and Lahman, waited on the Minister of Education to-day, asking for an increase in the Government aid for the Westland educational district. Mr Bonar said the real difficulty of the board lay in the scattered nature of the district and the absence of large centres of population, which necessitated the establishment of a large number of small schools, which, in proportion to the attendance, were much more expensive than large ones. Mr Ballance said Mr Bonar had hit the nail on the head. The great fault of the present system was that it made no distinction between thickly-settled districts, like Otago and Canterbury, and sparsely populated districts, such as Westland, where education was proportionately much, more expensive. The aim of the Legislature was to secure uniformity of education and its cost, and this might have been done but for the strong wish for self-government, y\ hich would have made the people of Westland cry out against amalgamation with Canterbury. He

could hold out no hope of any exceptional aid being granted to Westland. Last year it reached a total of £5927.in excess ot its proper grant of £9342, ' and : they were still in debt, and had largely: anticipated the building grant of this year& If special aid were granted to that dis^ tfict, every board in a similar position in the colony would have equal olaims.rtb' consideration. J^o doubt the Education Act must be amended, as its working was far from satisfactory ; but it would be well to continue the . present system for another year, when its faults would be more dearly seen, and consequently more easily remedied. After some further conversation, the deputation withdrew.