TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5278, 11 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

' " , [By Gable. J. •.'•■••; ■ . [REUTER's TELEGRAMS.] • -V LONDON, January 7. The, Truro Bank's suspension is newed, and there . is an uneasy feeling about it; ' The liabilities are £000,000. MELBOURNE, January IQ. The Mayor entortained the Canterbury team yesterday. A two days' match • commences to-day with' the South Melbourne Club. The team play East l?elbournej the Bohemians, and Richmond .next week. : ; . ■■ ''. '■ ', TheMacedon from Brisbane to Melbourne grounded. on a shoal in Moroton Bay, but was got off with a damaged rudder and leaking considerably. The passengers returned to Brisbane. . y> [special' tq. tiie, press association.] SYDNEY, January 10. The contract for the erection of the Exhibition buildings has been given 1 , to Mr John Young, and the assistance and co-operation or Messrs Hudson Bipa. has been obtained. . ! Attempts are being made to arrange matters between the Woolongong coal owners and tho men, with rof orence ; to the Eulli lock-out, i . , All the. police i stations throughout tho., colony are furnished with a description and portrait of Angell, the defaulting ., secretary of Pullman's Palace Cars Company. ■ ' , [By Special Wire.l ' AUCKLAND, January 10. The Papakura races take place on the 29th January. The following handicaps are made:— • PapakuraHandicap. — Pungawerewere, Bst tMj ; Venus Transit, Bst 101 b; Xantippe?<Bst 31b; Don, Bst ; Gillie Callum, 7st 121 b; Yatapa, 7st2lb; Barney, 7st; Rave'nshoe, 6st 101 b; Golden Crown, 6st 71b. , , Hurdle 1 Race.— Whitefoot, 12st ; Loafer, i list . Jonathan Wild, lOst 71b; Wananga, lOst 4lb ; Harry Mount, lOst. : To-day, at the Supreme Court, ,an" application was made for a writ .; of I habeas corpus on behalf bf ' Thomas Rennells, charged with the murder of Caj>t. , Moeller.at Bautaritari." 'After argument', Mr Justice Gillies ruled that there 5 was no power under the Foreign Offenders Act, 1863, to issue such a warrant as that under which Rennells was detained, and ordered a writ to issue commanding the gaoler to bring the body of the prisoner into Court. • .' • ; !- . At a meeting of the Chamber of Coinmercei held to-day, the" probable stoppage of the Big Pump at the Thainjes was taken into consideration. A committee'was appointed to obtain data upon the matter, and to report to a special meeting as soon as possible. " Mr Hetley, accompanied by a native guide, has started to survey the line of road from the Lake district to Cambridge; which was recently passed over by Mr Moss, M.H.R. ! Mr Strange, of "Waitoa, has sold his farm of 2000 acres to a Southern capitalist for £10,000: . ' CHRISTCHUBCB:, January 10. ; Maritana is top weight . .for the, Napier Handicap at 9st 71b. Ariel, 9st 4lb; | Xantippe and Ben Nevis, 6st each, are lower. - The Custom authorities; at Lyttelton to-day stopped the discharge of all general cargo, as the sheds in Christchuroh were crowded. The stoppage will extend over to-morrow, and great annoyance is naturally felt. j . The late Mr Gilligan's race horses Javelin, Laertes, Merlin, and Lady of the Lake, will be sold by Ford and Col, on Friday next. ■ DUNEDIN, January 10. ; Tho long pending breach of promise case, Bayford v. Carruthers, came before the Supreme Court again to-day, when there was argument on a rule nisi to set aside a Judge's order, to have the case tried at the , January sittings at the Supreme Court in Dunedin. The Judge reserved his, decision. - •■..•■•• j, / \ The directors of the (Colonial, Baixfc.tOr day resolved to recommend the proprie[- . tors, at a meeting to be held on thja 29th inst., to declare a dividend of 8 per .cent, and to ( add £600 ,to > the reserve funa,. > w|iich ' will" thqn anjourit *"';tb £42,000. " '■ ' ' ] The Blueskin show to-day was a greaj; success. X, B. Fergusson . was the largest prize taker in shorthorns, Peter Orr.in Ayrshires, R. Caulborough's Bob ' the Ranter, fia& adjudged the best entire. The largest winner in ; dairy, produce, Mrs Colin M'Donald. • - > OAMARtJ, January 10. The statement bf a Dunedin journal, which was telegraphed over the colony, to the effect that land had depreciated to the extent of half its former value, has met with general, condemnation here. The morning paper attributes the insertion of the report to the credence given to the statements of perhaps interested partieß, and says that there is no foundation in fact for the report. TIMARU, January 10. An important meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held, to-day, at which resolutions were passed referring the questions of the .next railway station and the grain tariff to a committee, to report on Wednesday, next. Most bitter feoling is expressed as to the undoubted intention of,. the Government! to entirely shut up the port, and ruin the trade of Timaru. Resolutions were also passod urging the vital necessity of continuing the local immigration officer, and tho want of increased court accommodation. A deputation. was appointed to wait upon tho Hons. Messrs Stout and Macandrew. WELLINGTON, January 10. Great changes are made in tho Land Transfer Department. It is transferred from tho Ministbral Department of Justice to that of Stamps, and tho officors have to communicato through tho Undersecretary of Stamps. Each branoh is required to send in immodiatoly a return of the arrears of work as far as possible The offices of Registrar, Examiner, and Deputy-Registrar of Stamps will bo I amalgamated. The returns of th.c rovonue for the first half of the financial year aro most satisfactory, although not complete The Customs revenue for the quarter ending December amounts to £316,690, making a total. for the half-year of £682,084.' The Customs revenue shows an incroaso of £10,000 on the last quarter comparod' with the corresponding quarter of. last year, and this although little or no duty was collected on tea and sugar during tho quarter. In stamps the half-year shows an oxcess of £14,367 on the ostimated revenue. This would have been increased by £7000 had not J. S. Macfarlane, as trustee in Read's estate, refused to pay the duty because of some dispute about the titlo to soino native land. Tho Government have given instructions to thej law officers to sue him immediately. In March the stamp duty on the late Mr Rhodes' estate, amounting to £20,000, will be duo. The Treasury abstract of accounts this quarter will be issued in a new form prepared by Mr Ballance, which will enable everyone to clearly understand, the figures r