TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5345, 1 April 1879, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[By Cable.] freuter's telegrams.! LONDON, March 26. The tenders for the Queensland four per cent, loan of £1,184,486 amount to £2,934,000. Those at £89 Is 6d -and upwards will be accepted in full. ] LONDON,. March 27. The Cuzca has sailed from Plymouth. . r tn the House of Commons there was a lengthy discussion on the vote of.. want, of confidence, moved by Mr Dilke relative to the Zulu- war. Mr Stanley said it was inexpedient making a statement defending Sir Bartle Frere. • The House agreed to the adjournment of the debated March 28. The Under-Secretary for India has asked leave to introduce a bill authorising, a loan of ten millions, to be raised by England for India. # LONDON, March 28. Mr Childei's is appointed Agent-General for Victoria ; biit his acceptance of the appointment probably depends on the report of the Committee of the House of Commons as to Sir Brian O'Loughlen's retainment of his seat as a member for County Clare. It is stated that peace negotiations with Yakoob Khan have failed, and that the immediate ' advance of the British troops upon Cabul will take placo. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 26.

A majority of tho European Commission sitting in Roumelia has declared to the Great Powers that, iv ooasequenQe cf

the great excitement oi tile gopiuatibri,; """' and the opposition of 'Russian offiomlg,/ the financial administration of the pro-' ? vihce according to the. treaty/ &i Berlin . is 'impossible. « ■ ; r / /.!!*-," ?,;>.ff ! " "/>' ,The wool sales closed tb-day •;■- 259,0Q0 ' * bales were, sold during the series'/ and. 3000 held over for the next sales: •■■' ST. PETERSBUG, March 26. A Russian official note proposes a corps*. of ; 15,000 contingents from the Great; Powers to occupy Rouuielia foi* twelve* months after the evacuation of the Bus- ; siana, so as to maintain order. , : . MELBOURNE, March 29. Parliament has been further prorogued! to. the 23rd May. It is considered, improbable that its meeting will take, place until July. ;'. , ':-'". , .-'..' BRISBANE, March 28. The Hon. Mr Bell has been .appointed President of the Legislative Council. SYDNEY, March 28. A large expedition has started ; from' ," here for New Guinea under the auspices I of Baron Mac Ley, the Russian scientist . . . , and New Guinea traveller. . [special to the press association,] LONDON, March 26. ; In the debate in the House of Lords on the Zulu affair, Lord Cranbrobk j blatned ' Sir Bartle Frere for precipitating' a l war with Cetewayo without* obtMnihg the ' decision of the Cabinet. ■ ' : „: ■'■■>■ - ( ; The relations between Turkey and ' Greece are becoming critical.' • { ' '' ' The Bulgarian" refugees in' ' Boiraielia '.' '_ are returning home; eighteen- thousand ' have re-crossed the Balkans. v •■'• '■'- " • An insurrection has broken . out in Macedonia, • ; ' : • ' ; ■ ! / SYDNEY^ March 28. . The steamer Wonga been" ' purchased for a floating hotel duringthe Exhibition. •,,, ; . • •>;; . .-;- •■• • ; „ ;Mr Suttor, ex-Minister, '^resigns.: his ••/ seatin the Assembly, allegiug that he is -'• < convinced that mean,. cringing, servility i 9 requisite to sustain popularity. :;■,_:< . : j [SPECIAL TO TB£ MELBOURNE-" ARGTTS;"] ' ' LONDON, March. 26; The Oriental Bank ; is unable ft) : pay a _' % dividend; its reserve islost; :!:/ ; r V ■ : ' '.-. -••■•-■ .■' ■ ; March' 27i j '' : :■" The Select Committee of the House of ' ' Commons, appointed in connection' with ! the question ! as tb Sir Bryan O'libghlkn'a. : ; seat, have unseated him. '■ ' ' - Mr Arthur Mills has given notice to> ask Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. to lay on: ', the table copies of the- Victorian and other Australian tariffs. ' ; ' [By Special Wire."!' ; AUCKLAND, March 2^,. A fire broke but' last evening pii, -fciie r premises of Mr Green,; of LUlydale Nuj>' . , '. .- scry, One-Tree Hall, which^completely ,% destroyed a stack^'of hay valued^ f £^Q! r .,,: Mr Green was from home at the '^me 4 .; '.V The hay was insured in the Colonial „-- office for £20. ' • ' ' "•'.'.''= ', '.'." ''^,\ . ! A meeting of solicitors was ; held thi£ " , . : afternoon for the purpose of forming .a \ ; Law Society for the districts : lj&i \¥. , , Whitakef was in the chair, and was ' elected president. Mr Brookfield. was elected vice-president. .' /"*,,. . The Hinemoa anived this evening 'from Kawau with the Premier on board. , - . ,LATER. r .. . Sir George Grey, since his . arrival . . in Auckland, has /been in constant "fc^ler ; graphic communication^Hvith theinqni- . • bers of the Government upon the Waimate ; ; squabble. It is understood "that l he -is. indisposed to the taking of -a^nyi steps; which may lead to the breaking up of peace. He is expected to, leave v here for Wellington, to-morrow. ■ BLENHEIM, March 29. Mr Seymour addresses his constituents, on Friday next. ..""..- A newspaper, called . the Marlboro Times, appeared last night. . ■ '>j Owing to the frequency of fires in Blenheim the insurance companies intend to increase their rates of .premium. A water supply scheme for the town is contemplated. The.; levels are being taken, . and the estimates will : be laid before the Borough Council in. May. CHRISTCBiURCH, March 1 28.' Shortly after three o'clock this morning Langdown and Co's : saw mills and Gijlespie and Co's chicory arid coffee wor"ks, between St. Asaph and High streets -were bnrnt down to the ground; Messrs Gillespie and Co. had £1200 worth of stock on the premises, the whole of which was destroyed, as also -some machinery. The insurances are not yet positively known. Langdori arid Co. have two lots of machinery burnt, and a great' quantity of timber destroyed. : They are insured for £1000 in the New Zealand ' office, part of which is reinsured in. the. North British. The loss will be very great. '. ; Later. The four big guns were landed at Lyttelton to-day. •'■ ' ' : .' A strong S.W-. gale blew heavily ;this morning. . ' . '" ' " ' The origin of the fire this morning is :very doubtful.' Several 'accounts/ were" - ; 'given. Aman said to the police that he • ' ' saw a man jump over the gate'just as the : fire; broke out. The prbprietbr of a gro- - eery store in front of- the coffee workS'-in" which the fire apparently- began,' \vas"iii ' '■' his . premises^ at 2j30- : a.m; ' ; J He" .'sfi.ys he smelt fire, but after waiting-: about" the' stor,e he detected nothing. T GHle.spie was " insured in the South British; for -'.£soo;' and estimates his loss at r £lsdp.;''' Lbngdon was insured in the New- Zealand 'for JJIqOO. His loss is ' between; l £2b'6q and* £3000. Most of Gillespib's 'ina'chinery l is ; saved; but that in the timber factory was ruined. Goodman, grocer, lost £30 to £40 by removal, and is insured" for £700 ' * in the Standard and Manchester'' Unity; ; CHRISTCHURCH, March 2^. Judge JohnstpnVordered tne -trustiße to institute legal proceedings against John-" ston, a bankrupt, for fraudulently concealing a portion of his estate from his creditors. r ' . , It has been fearful weather for last two days at Akaroa. Th6,lake is forced up so high that the coach was compelled to keep the main road. ( It is not unlikely' that notice of motion, will be brought on shortly; in th'eVCity; Council to select. ten acres ; of laniifor jbhe ; Governbr's.residehce. The larid'w^ll t'e purchased by public subscriptipnV and" the Government will be asked 1 to,' ereot . the residence! . One of the .Councillor's promises to head the list with from £50 to £100. , DUNEDIN,. March.2 B .., l: Some citizens. inspecting the'rgserxoiron jMonday found^a , bag of kittens," ;three , dead cafe, aiid several, dead dogs, floating about on the surface. , •. •_ ..■],'■': A severe flood was experienced { last ± - night. . For, several hours bef qre^day- , : ■ light the rain fell in torrents. . ,The .n ight; J.; , was terribly dark, and- the ! rCorporatipn ; street lamps • were 'extinguished., just T as. i \ ' r . tho, laborers started to. clear the loham^eb,;, , ' . : and open the traps. , • LuckHy no , ope >is ; ;•• •- , . reported as haying been.sweptdpwn . sewers. A large number of qellars were.. flooded, and some hundreds .of ; pounds,: worth of property destroyed. Some, of, . the,principal,streets are badly damaged. The footpaths were covered. this morning; with tons of rubbish, and the .Corporation carts and laborers are still busily, em-, ployed clearing off the debris. ■ ,- . f DUNEDIN, March"29. • <\ There is • great dissatisfaction at the neglect of the Corporation officials in. re- 1 - ' o>ard to the flood. No proper pre6au- M tions were taken. Heavy damage will be ' s , claimed against the Corporation r by ' a number of citizens, whose goods were destroyed. j . ..'''^ ( ' ' ! The'half -yearly meeting of the Workf ing Men's Club washeld"' to-day. « The ■ report showed that the receipts—^including refreshments, £1244, and subscriptions £144— -were £1550. The expea^

. „.... tnntiiwmviii-rnmiiTrTirTiiiiiin ii«»>i>iiiii l iwra?iagi£Jßgigaßiii am not'sure which. The bidding ran up to £50,- and I. bid £100. If the maro, had. been knocked down to me at £25 or £40 I should have bought her in for Donnelly. I bid for myself. By Mr Cornford; I was a judge at the agricultural show, I think, in 1876. I have been often asked to decide on the value of horses* 1 'have known Mi' Donnelly's racing stock ever since they were foals. I have seen them training and taken their time. I had a vary high opinion of their capabilities in 1877. Kingfisher and Arab Child took prizes for thorough-bred aged horses .at the show at wh'ch 1 was judge. Taw era took first prize in his class that year, and Otupai second in the same class. William Heslop deposed : I am a sheep-farmer, residing near Poraite. I know Mr Donnelly and Mr Price, the ■defendants. lam a breeder of horses, and have been amongst horses, cattle, and sheep all my life. I know the horses Otupai and Tawera since they were yearlings, I think. I have frequently seen. them training, and timed them one morning. I expressed the opinion, at the time I saw them training in our own paddock, that they were a long way the best provincial bred horses that I had seen hero. I recollect their being nominated for the "Wanganui and Taranaki handicaps. .1 thought, judging from the weights, their was exceedingly good at the tima. Many other people. thought their chances there were very good. I recollect hearing of their being sold at ■Hastings. I was not there, I heard Otupai was sold for £700, and Tawera for £500. I wns not surprised at the prices they brought. Haciug stock fetch all sorts of prices. I consider them at the present time moneymaking horses at those figures, for racing purposes, in good hands. By Mr Rees : . I never bought a race!horse in my life. Tfc would all depend •on circumstances whether I gave those .figures for Otupai and Tawera. I have Jieard -of a horse called Templeton. T •consider him a better horse in some •classes than Otupai. I look upon Otupai -at the present time as one of the grandest handicap horses in New Zealand. He is tmdoubtedly a good horse, and if he was entered -for the • Chris tchurch Cup to-mor- ] .row no doubt he would have light weights in comparison to other first-class horses. I have had, with,. my brother, two race-horses this season, Moan?tairi and Lottery. I should think a handicapper would pln.ee Templeton ab top weight, lOst 21bs, and put about 7st on .Otupai. Ido not remember Templeton being for £700. I saw Lurline In •Oliristchnrch. I think she was sold for £750. I should not attempt to put Otiipai on a level with Lurline in weight-ifor-age racing. I should prefer Otupai to 'Lara for particular races. Ho would, "judging from handicap racing, get a lighter weight than Lara. I think Lara would beat him at weight-for-ago racing. I should say Pinfire would beat Otupai at ■ even weights. I have not heard that Pin tire and Lara were bought and sold for £400. By Mr Cornford : I should not say that Otupai wa3 in good hands lately, judging from his performance at the last races, compared with that of the previous races. I know the horse Tamatia. I think he is own brother to Tawera. I consider Tamatia a good horse. Hr beat Vallance's Merlin in a welter weight-for- ! ago race. I did hear that Merlin was sold for £'500. It is quite possible that Ofcupai or any race-horse might go wrong in good hands. The Court then adjourned (3 p.m.) till 11 next day.