TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5308, 15 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[By Cable.] [special to the press association.] LONDON, February 11. The 24th Regiment were decoyed into an ambush of 30,000 Zulus, and though overwhelmed by numbers fought bravely. Thirty officers and 570 men fell, and the Zulus are believed to have lost 5000 men. It was a regular massacre. It has been decided to despatch five large swift steamers with reinforcements. The British Government offer to subsidise a cable to tho Cape. SYDNEY, February 14. A bushranger at Wagga stuck up a hawker. He was, however, subsequently captured selling the jewellery he had stolen. * The Balina has been wrecked on Port Macquarrie bar. No lives lost. The steamer is broken in two. Captain Daly, master of the Heather Bell, has been sentenced at Fiji to six months, imprisonment and a fine of £150, for illegally detaining Islanders. COOKTOWN, February 14. The French invalids are all landed, and fatalities have ceased. [reuter's telegrams.l LONDON, February 11. At a banquet, last night, the First Lord of the Admiralty said he deeply deplored the disaster which had befallen the British troops in the Zulu country, and announced that reinforcements sufficient to terminate the struggle should start within a week. BERLIN, February 12. The German Parliament was opened to-day. The Emperor declared, in his speech, that it was found necessary to revert to the protectionist principles in force anterior to 1865, in order to secure a home market for home productions. LONDON, February 12. Consols. 96J. Wheat 6d lower. SYDNEY, February 14. Mr Fitzpatrick is elected leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. Lady Robinson laid the foundation stone of the central tower in the Exhibition buildings yesterday, in the presence of a large assemblage. Serious bush fires are raging in the Albury district. (Received at 2.30 this morning.) [reutbr's telegrams.] BOMBAY, February 13. The Indian Government have offered a contingent of troops for the Cape. LONDON, February 14. The Premier made a statement in the House of Lords similar to that made in the House of Commons, calling upon the coyntry to wipe out the disaster in Zululand. The Afghan expedition, he said, had achieved its object, that of the protection of the frontier of British India, and had preserved the independence of Afghanistan. He hoped that the weather improving would mitigete the distress in England. [By Special Wire.l AUCKLAND, February 14. The correct insurances on the Gisborne fire are as follows : — Hawke's Bay, £1400, £500 of which is reinsured in the Union ; Standard, £1400 ; New Zealand, £6550, half said to be reinsured; National, £1300; Union, £1900, including £500 reinsurance from Hawke's Bay; South British, £800, partly reinsured; Victoria, £900 ; Norwich Union, £900 ; Transatlantic, £1000; North British, £200. Total, £15,850. The Chinese question was vigorously debated on Wednesday evening by members of the St. Thomas' Mutual Improve- j ment class. The majority of the members were in favor of Chinese immigration. The Maori chief Paul and a number of the Orakei natives are at present engaged in catching fish for a feast, to take place at Orakei on the 24th inst. A number of northern chiefs are expected to be present at the gathering at Paul's settlement, after which they will proceed to Waikato to take part in the great Maori meeting between the Maoris and the Premier and Mr Sheehan. The remains of the lamented Major William Gordon, late commander of Volunteer forces of the Auckland district were consigned to the grave in the Presbyterian cemetery. The funeral procession included, besides the near relatives of the deceased, some of the leading inhabitants of the village. Everything in connection "with tho solemn scene was free from display, and was as modest as possible. This simplicity was in accordance with the wish of Major Gordon, who though a thorough soldier, was utterly averse to anything like ostentation and music at the burial of the dead. About I 250 q! all rank§ mustered at the drill shed,

representing the Artillery, Engineers, Infantry, and Cadets., Owing to the wish, of the relatives, the bapds were nottp attend, and the corps mustered witb^side apms only. The oolumn, under '%oiinV mand of ' Major Derrom, was formed' into fours, and having marched to the Presbyterian cemetery, received the corpse in open order, and followed it to the grave, four officers "bearing the coffin. CHRISTOHURCH, February 14. The Governor left at 3 o'olock for Lyttelton, and departed by the Ringarooma at 3.30 p.m. Mr Sandergan* the musiftiaii, who Was formerly in .Ctiristchurch, is coming back frOpl Adelaide. '. He ,na> been appointed 6rganißt.at St. John's Church. . The Hon. E. Richardson waited on Mr Macandrew relative to a new lunatic asylum building. The tenders sent in were in excess of the amount .voted, and new tenders have .been palled for\' % . Mr Richardson pointed, out that such work as OQjiJd be ddne out of the rioney voted ought to be gone on with, and the Minister consented; . .• ! ''. The steel rails have now b^een laid on the South line as far as the Rakaia. A little boy named Gailbraith fell into the river to-day, and was only pulled out by a policeman just in time to preveut his being drowned. ■ An enquiry .Was, held into" the loss of the Clyde, by the Customs authorities, on Monday. The report of the collector of Customs is to the effect that the vessel was wrecked by a strong northerly set. of the current, and by the wind failing when near the land, whereby the vessel became, unmanageable. It was also evident that the vessel had been set much more to the north and east by the current and sea than the master had allowed for. The master was not culpable. Had he made the course and the wind held he would have cleared the Peninsula. It was doubtless the set of the current; which was unsually' strong at the time. The captain was justifiedfin abandoning the vessel under the circumstances. At the inquest on the fire, at Saundere' warehouse a verdict was returned that there was not sufficient evidence to show how it originated, . - (•■ • ; During the past fortnight 12 cases of. typhoid fever, one of diphtheria, and one of scarlet fever have occurred. Liddy, in deference to the request of the Church of England clergymen, has withdrawn his advertised Jubilee'entertainment on Sunday by the Uncle Tom's Cabin Company. His action was much approved. TIMARU, # February 14. The following nominations for the undermentioned races were received tonight : — South Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap : Chancellor, York, Cloth of Gold, Dead Heat, Dundee, Templeton, Titania, Maritana, Fishhook, Mata, Cambello, Laertes. Flying Handicap: Chancellor, York, Dead Heat, Ratcatcher, Templeton, Maritana, Fishhook, Moose, Cambello, Huntingdon, Laertes, Cup : Chancellor, York, Mito (late Horseshoe), Cloth of Gold, Dead Heat, Sing Quail, Dundee, Templeton, Titania, Maritana, TJisTohook, Mata, CambeQo Laertes. Handicap Hurdles: Mito, Eversley Loyalty, Moose, Te Whetu, Agent, Pa keha. TATJRANGA, February 14. The Bay of Plenty Times' Taupo re porter wires that he has seen Scannellre specting his interview with Rewi. H says that the report of. the particulars i correct, but does not think that any in suit was intended. It is purely a matte of opinion; others here think differentlj WELLINGTON, February 14. A despatch has been received from Si Julius Yogel, covering particulars c tenders for the supply of brimstone t the Madras gunpowder works, with th view to supply it from White Island. The Gazette to-night contains a noti fication of the appointment of the Hon E. Richardson, M.H.R., and Peter Cun ningham as members of the .Lyttelto] Harbor Board ; John Buchanan* Williar Common, and the Hon. John Nathanie Wilson to be members of the Napie Harbor Board; Frederick Alonzo Car rington, M.H.R., and Robert Thompson to be members of the New Plymout Harbor Board ; the Hon. Robert Camp bell, M.L.C., the Hon. H. J. Miller M.L.C., "John Reid, and Samut Henry Shrimski, M.H.R., to be mem bers of the Oamaru Harbor Board Thos. Daniel Edward Mitford Hankin son, Samuel Hodgkinson, M.H.R., an John Petchell to be members of th Riverton Harbor Board; Fulbert Archei Edward Elworthy, Thomas Williamso: Hall, and Richard Turnbull, M.H.R., t be members of the Timaru Harbo Board; George Burton and \ Matthew Robertson Miller to be members of th Wairoa Harbor Board. A summary is published of the revenu and expenditure, assets, liabilities, an loans of counties, boroughs, road dis tricts, and river boards, for the financis year ending 31st of March last. Th totals stand thus :— Revenue : Counties £467,239 8s fid; boroughs, £244,894 5 Id; road districts, £804,727 Us lid river boards, £6017 17s. Expenditure Counties, £274,231 0s 7d; boroughs £514,307 12s lOd; road districts £387,534 14s lOd; river boards, £989 12s Id. The outstanding loans are se down as follows : — Counties, nil boroughs, £1,056,119 6s 7d; road boards £8117 15s lid; river boards, £5100. The Working Men's Club will presen a farewell address to the Governor at thi levee to-morrow. The Government have received advice: of the departure of a steamer from Ply mouth on the 12th instant with 600 immi grants. Preliminary inquiries into the .GoAhead and Huia collision, and the loss of the Forest Queen have been commenced, but are adjourned.