TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5294, 30 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[By Cable.] fIIEUTER'S TELEGRAMS."] LONDON, January 27. The trial of the persons charged in the matter of the City of Glasgow Bank continues. The case for the prosecution closed to-day. The charges of theft and embezzlement are abandoned. SYDNEY, January. 28. The New South Wales team made 226 in their second innings with the loss of five wickets, thus winning by five wickets and one run. Massey made 78, not out, and C. Bannerman made 60, not t out. Bannennan, despite his injury, batted very well. I The Bulli lock-out is settled. The Union is permitted with a reservation in the employers' interests. In the anniversary regatta yesterday, [ Magic beat the Waitangi yacht from New Zealand by 12 minutes. The courso was round the harbor, Magic's time being 3 hours and 33 minutes. , January 29. The Bulli lock-out men retain the 1 Union, and all future difficulties will be settled by arbitration. Montgomery was sentenced to five years for the robbery at Government House. [special to the press association.] LONDON, January 28. The British troops have occupied the Khilang hills at Candahar and some other unimportant places unopposed. The quantity of wheat afloat is 1367 thousand quarters. LONDON, (Undated). The fortress of Khililightagaga, the only important stronghold between the British and Cabul, has been occupied by the British. The Afghan garrison retired without resisting. MELBOURNE, January 29. A board has been appointed to enquire respecting Weiberg's escape. There is a good deal of excitement respecting the abortion case. Tho surgeon was Dr. Crook. A man was admitted to the hospital almost pulseless after a veal dinner in a Burke-street restaurant. The exports of wool since the Ist of January are 98,0001b5. The Arawata taks tho English mails to New Zealand to-morrow morning.

The Cabinet havo resolved to support the action of the New South Wales and Queensland Governments in rogulating Chinese immigration. ' SYDNEY, January 29. Bush has challenged Laycock for £200. Nineteen magistrates refused the transfer of a license to a new publichouse near M'Gibbon's Chapel. The minority, who were only two, signed the certificate, and hurried to the Treasury for its endorsement. The majority raced them to the Treasury and prevented endoi'sement of the certificate. Sir Hercules Robinson has received his commission as Governor of New Zealand. He will probably leave here at the end of February. The Sapphire leaves Sydney on Saturday for Auckland, where she ■will stay a week, and then proceed to Plymouth to be paid off. | PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. | WAIROA, January 29. The school committee election at Clyde came off on Monday night. There was great interest manifested in the election, almost every householder in the district being present. Fourteen candidates presonted themsolveSj and the voting was not over till eleven o'clock, when the seven highest on the list Avere announced as follows:— H. J. Williams, 61; Rev. W. Lambert, 49 ; F. Taylor, 39 ; G. B. Flint, 45 ; G.Mayo, 43; T. Parker, 36 ; W. F. Shaw, 36. Mr Williams was appointed chairman and secretary for the year, and G. B. Flint treasurer. The valuation of the county this year reaches £20,300, being about £4000 more than last year. [from tiie press association.] GISBORNE, January 29. Colonial fever of a severe type is very prevalent. Mr A. C. Harrison, squatter, died to-day. Latterly he had been-pas-sing a great deal of blood. W. Mattheson, of Messrs Murray, Common and Co., is very low. y ' The Napier teanr' retrieved the day gloriously. The fielding of the Gisborne men was verybad. [By Special Wire.] AUCKLAND, January 29. The regatta to-day was the best for i many years. The weather was very favorable. The mail steamer City of Sydney was the flagship, and had over 1000 persons on board. The Rev. Mr Carrick, Presbyterian minister, received a severe hurt on board. Just as he was about to leave the vessel she gave a lurch, which threw him against some part of the bulwarks. He was severely injured, and he will be incapacitated for pastoral duties for several weeks. That was the only accident on board the flagship. The champion race for brigantines, schooners, and ketches, of 25 tons and upwards, was won by the Transit 70 tons, S. Jagger ; time, 5 hours, 32 mins, 25 sees. The Torea, 78 tons, E. Mitohelson, took second prize; time, 5 hours, 35 mins, 25 sees. The first prize was £100, and the second . prize a chronometer valued at 80 guineas. — The trading cutters' race of £40 for first prize, £20 for second, and £10 for third, resulted as follows: — Fannie, 39 tons, C. A. Harris, 1; Sovereign. of the Seas, 29 tons, J. Stephens, 2; Rangatira, 27 tons, 3. — Sailing boats or yacths under 6 tons : Ist prize £10, Flying Fish, 4J tons, Knox; 2nd prize £5, Mary, 5£ tons, J. Clare. — Trading' vessels, any rig : Ist prize, £25, Wanderer, 23 tons, E. Pearce ; 2nd prize £10, Eupheinia, 12 tons, E. Hodgson; 3rd prize £5, Avon, 19 tons, M. Niccol. — Sailing boats or yachts, 6 tons to 15 tons ; Ist prize N. 2. Shipping Company's Cup valued at £20, Phoenix, 10 tons, W. Boylan; 2nd prize £7, Sabrina, 9 tons, Stodhart. — Open sailing boats : Ist prize £17 10s, Alert ; 2nd prize £7, Volante ; 3rd prize £3, The Brothers.— The other races were all well contested. The Tradesmen's Athletic Club held a series of sports, which were well contested. The races at Papakura were well attended, and the several events were run in a satisfactory manner. The Wesleyan clergymen attending the conference held a picnic to-day at TamaH Heads. It was well attended. The Oddfellows mustered in large force and visited the residence of Sir George Grey at Kawau, having chartered the steamer Iqna for the purpose. Since the burning of the wheat stacks last Saturday morning a great many farmers have been insuring their crops. A general complaint was made, at the annual meeting of householders under the Education Act, of the Education Board absorbing all power, and making the local school committees of no concern. A boy named Arnold, whose parents live at the Thames, has been scalded to death. He was engaged yesterday cleaning out a boiler at the Te Kapu saw mills, on the Kaipara river, and hearing a rush of steam, he thought some of the men had been turning steam into the boiler in which he was working. He made a rush for the manhole and put his head out, when his head became enveloped in steam. The man who was working in the boiler with the boy remained in, and was uninjured. The boy was taken out, and a start was made for the Auckland Hospital, but he expired to-day while on the way. BLENHEIM, January 29. News has been received from Wakamarina that a tunnel at Mountain Camp Creek fell in, burying three men, named John Sweeney, Robert Diament, and Wm. Dorset. The Havelock correspondent of the Express telegraphs as follows : — " The miners only succeeded in extracting Dorset at dark last night. He was much injured, but is improving Diament was choked by the pressure of a slab against his neck, although the relief party of miners worked desperately to get at him. Sweeney's body was only recovered at 4 o'clock this morning, frightfully mangled. Robert Nesbitt had a miraculous escape inside the tunnel." CHRISTCHURCH, January 29. During the hearing of a case at the Kaipara R.M. Court the Bible used in administering the oath was missing. Eventually it was found in the pocket of tho last witness, who in absence of mind had taken it for his pocket-book. NELSON, January 37. Mr Pitt addressed a crowded meeting of the electors last night. There were about 1000 persons present. He expressed himself against denominational education, but said he would support Mr Curtis's Bill as a means'for giving justice to the Catholics. He denied being pledged to the Catholic party or to be seeking their block vote. He would support the construction of a trunk railway to Nelson if necessary, by every constitutional means. He favored a property tax and an elective Upper House. He would oppose the introduction of Chinese, and would move for a select committee respecting the regulation of Friendly Societies. He favored a Local Option Bill, and would advocate the passing of an amended Licensing Bill. He received a vote of thanks. WELLINGTON, January 2,9. Mr Conyers is still feverish and occasionally light-headed, but he is considered to be progressing satisfactorily. Tho commissioners appointed to inquire into secondary education have decided that it is no part of their duty to enter upon the question of religious education in schools. The wreck of the ship City of Auckland was to-day sold by auction by Mr Wallace. The price realised was £150, Mr J. C. Cooper being the purchaser. Tho sails were sold to Captain W. A. Williams for £60, and the cargo of pigiron to'Mr Boonstar for £12 10s. A fire broke out at 9 o'clock last night in Steel's boarding-house, Greytown. It destroyed Casolberg's store, the police offices, the court-houso, and Mr Beetham the solicitor's office. With great difficulty the telegraph-office, the Standard

offices, and the premises of Mr Haigh, butcher, were ja,yed. Caselberg's place was the 6nly!pln'ei|nsured. The total loss is estimated, at £10,000, of which Caselberg's loss is -£6000. The : f6Up,vraig are the correct insurances on- the Greytown firo:— Mr Caselberg's •premises, insured in the New Zealand office, the store for £500 and the stock for £1250, of which £500" was reinsured, in the Liverpool, London and Globe; £500 in the South British, and £375 in foreign offices; Victoria, £500 onHhe stock p United, £1500 on the stock, of which £750 was re-insured in the New Zealand; South British, £500 on the stock; Imperial, £250 on "the store and £250 on the stock ; National, £500 on the store. ..... The total exports of the colony for 1878 were £6,015,525, and the total imports £8,755,663. The total export of wool was 59,269,2561b5, valued at £3,202,807. In the betting for the Wellington Cup Longlands and Mufti divide the honors at 7to 2, taken ; Fishook is standing at 5 to 1; Laertes, 6 to l;';the' others at from 10 to 20 to 1.