TELEGRAMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume L, Issue 5458, 20 August 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

• [raßra*»B*o*NOT.] - ; I Aucklakd, Augustl9, William Long, labourer, of Hoheon street attempted suicide by hanging yesterday, bat he was discovered ia time. r :: i During-the ray age of the lady Jocely* email pox broke , out • on .board aooa leading London, but owing to the prompt action of the doctor, who separated the patiehts/thc.disease did not spread. Ernest Bruoe, ex-tyeutenant of the Naty, was committed for trial on. a charge of larceny as a baillee, of a quantity of goods belonging to'Sevan, , a member'of the Armed Constabulary. , The, steamer Gq-ahead, bound to Wai'Utti, encountered a gale, in 'which the screw was damaged, Atid the ‘ engine disabled. One of the hones,oit bqard- diML during the gale. When off Hokau, oh .Thursday morning, thesmall smewVh was seen coming out. Three guus-w'’ere'fired as signal*, of distress, but the people on the Hanqah ICofcau did hot reply, and'the steamer cable back to the Manatau under *aih- .. T . .. ['• Hone Whikatahi, a Councillor at Hokianga, was br a month's imprisonment, for maliciously r breaking the windows of Councillor Bryers.! •■; : ; j Grahamstown, August 19; LOST IN THE BUSH. 1 . .

A young lady/vdanghter of Mr Thomas: M‘Kay, wine- Auckland, 09 a, visit here tothe BevMrNeiir/left for a walk in the country, anSlbt returning, next day a party wss of Maoris afad, Europeans. ,„After the lapse of some 40 hoiira' she was discovered, in some tall ti-tree and fern-scrubby rMaoii*lmoat u«i«»«ble from; the cold and wet .of. the night and day qhe builtof r > . c ,. r 1 .-t -..a-. rv >y Mfiu»t 19. ‘ w*M siltlWPr:..-,. brought, in the Merlin’s crew. The schooner was carried by onto Jho-pgckfi! and sab’ •hpjflTgJto. , „ j ’’ ' " ' v Augtist 19. J The of Con& merce to-day instructed the Secretary to bring under;h¥e notice of the Minister of Justice a delect in ' the “Debtors arid’Creditors Act, 1876," whereby a secured creditor, no matter what the amount of his claim, is practically Precluded from voting at the meeting of itors. The Secretary was also instructed’to prdcure a sample of wool' to forward - to Mr : kfonckton Synott, of Melbourne* .for the inspection of the Japanese Commissioners,. < Hokitika, August 19. . The "steamer MnlloUgh/''tits taught by Cameron Brc«., o£ Lyttelton, forBlJ&O, |at auction. The same firm bought the schooner Garibaldi for £450. ' , : ESCAPE AND RECAPTURE OF A LUNATIC.

A patient in the Asylum named Heeley escaped on through a skylight and scrambled over a high precipice. He had. only his shirt on, which ho threw off .when leaving, alleging afterwards that he did not wish to he arrested for stealing asylum clothes. He ran to the seabeaoh in a state of nudity, then followed; the low water mark for some miles, and afterwards went into the bush at the upper crossing of the Arahura, where 'hd.was'round; at; six' o’clook the nme night. Ho h»d ho food nor clothing, but expressed the intention.of asking for both nt the first house •he name tp. Whep: found he was muihgfrointho polioebehind a bush. ■ i DtnusDiN, August 19; Mis* Hesford, who recently sustained fcfie character of Maritanain the opera of that name was, on Saturday, in recognition of her great success, presented with a gold watch . and chain, enriched with jewellery, and a purse of SQ sorereigus. A numerously signed address will, in a few he presented to Mr Bathgate, disclaiming sympathy with the recent attacks made upon him, . The University Oouneil.on Saturday, refusedan offer .equirafcmt to 411000 a. year for the<extension of-the lease of,one of the estates comprised in their endowments. ■ ’ ‘ ‘'Thi nominators of All Saints' Parish hare telegraphed to England for a successor to the Rev B. L. S landlord. The transactions of the National Insuranoe Company for the last half-year show a credit

to profit and lot* account of £21,258, oiitj of whickths Director* recommend a dividend of lOjperwat, _ ; , The City Council this .afternoon, rewired to entertain the Northern visitors, at a .banquet 9“ .the occasion of the opening of the Dunedih —lha Mayor, and Chairmanof the Harbour i Board hare telsmphedtoAhe Premier urging 1 W* »P«edy rotilenw»t of the'irailwa? site i question.. . ... i

' IwTasoAieiu, August 10. Harbour Board Hk* instituted mquinW M tbe valuoof the land applied lor by Prsfaai nr. Black atTaringatura, and an exhausUv* repMtfcaa beta Wide by the Secrecy* eonclrwre evidence, to the eneot that the. laud consist* entirely of grassy ■ slopes, suitable!or ploughing or pastoral pnrP o ** l - The intrinsic valueof one acre of these t wopes would be worth three of land oh the higher ground adjacent. The land is surrounded by ; Ailb somponJ' of . first-clase lime stone. Ibe

iLubaur Board wiU makjLn., prevent the wle. Ke3at^r‘“ U 8 efF »rt, to • meeting title man and solicitor be requested \° C W neat meeting of the VVwte J^Ji£ Umd the represent that the sale of thelZ? rf, td ' *nd Bikck Hill seriously prejudge remainder, and request that the Jh ” o£ th « put up to public auction as bs and further, that the chairman Value : same at auction n ®P?*wed tno Bcwrd.’‘ - That the Ch»h^ el £ lf .« struct eddo apply for the whole oUV **, m ' meat opMi topurohase.'* 1 tde eQ do«. v Thew ; ie no tratn'in the ren.rf - ~ C”?* ODB ovnf COEagSPOKDBKTS 1 * A , ,„* UCKLAj ra, Amnxst 10 A man named Wnlum Lone waf^f Wat the' Police Court to-day attempted to commit smmde jeetcrH i* *“«%• Jhe ««• w«,,adjouSS> prisoner admitted to bI(L it am 7 4 V, he ling u a soher hard-wwking ÜbounJ! that who has been living in Hobson street^ 1 long tfane past. He. lived very uX! , a with hi. wife. The neighbors her conduct and language as nm. ift, the extreme. , He L to ssy wrerel tune, when abusing him, that be would n o t ...a 44 her pro vocation id h ays, but that he |JS hang or drown himself some day. O.T day another quarrel occurred, and soma t ; Un ’ afterwanls ha was fouoa haaamu in a 6 bvhiatldestsou, • boy a*^ wheyed the weight «t his father’s body k holding-bun up until aasittanoe came Wh ;;l»Bg waa cut down he was iiironnble™!! When he recorered, expressed a rewlkjf tiiai he would yet dofor himself, Th e J-” 1 being informed of the circumstances ul was arrested. ’ It is understood that instructions have be .received from Government to transfer all Government legal work hero from the'offi« of Messrs Whitaker and Kuaeeli to that ft Messrs Dignan and Armstrong. A . A public meeting is being held to-nklt Gie Whauto tale step, to represent o Government the dangerous stole of a •£*• «"“*«« i» *»aS S ,Eden ; -The Act is not being worked i n thi County, and the management of the Jin the hands the wnerai wremment. Ifc is expected that th question of the Counties Act and local eo v tnent will be discussed at the meeting 'i, DDMBDI.v, Augurt 10 THE EETIBION OF FLOg? An GBAIN DUTIES. On Saturday the Chairman of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce telecraohed n. 7 Hon B. Stout, asking his acquiescence in th* . contents of the following telegram, which hori also been sent to the Treasurer i) le Cr J mittee respectfully urge that the remisrion of flourand grain duties will proTe an ; cjwi ‘ pohcyi no sufficient benefit to any d 34 beino shown to compensate the serious effects to the trade and producers which, mot especially at the present time, Mow from change. The Committee specially th'unfairness of the sudden and uneiMct-d alteration of the national policy to the numerous and struggling class 0 f deferred payment settlers.” the Mowing reply was received from the i Hon E. Stout Government is in receipt of your telegram, in which the Cham--her of Commerce finds fault with one out of the many proposals of the Government, namely, that by which the dues on those necessaries of life, grain and flour, were removed. It is pleasing to learn that only m this one instance does the Chamber have any objection to offer. This is a gratifying proof that the Government proposals are fair. The representations of the Chamber are entitled, and will, I believe, receive careful consideration from thr Government. The ■Government believe that where a system of indirect dues exists, and where by the imposition of Customs’ duties, commerce is not free, it is the duty of Parliament to so arrange the tariff that new industries are encouraged,.and it will be the effort of the Government, when the tariff comes to be revised next year, to see that the rising manufactures are protected. The representations of the Chamber are especially entitled to weight, as merchants do not usually favour restrictidns on commerce, and it is therefore not necessary to cite to merchants the arguments that may be used for abolishing the duty on food. It may be pointed out, howh ever, that Now Zealand' is a grain-producing country and is a’ large exporter of grain, successfully competing in the market of the world with countries nearer England than the Coloay,such as America, Russia, is. There ■ia jw duty in Soi-th Wales, and our ' exports to ■ Sydney are large, even though we have America to compete against us.”

.... • AUSTRALIA. •- n ; (Per s.s. Arawata, ria Bluff.) MBtBOUB.VB, August 14. The Reform debate still continues, and is likelyto continue till the end of next week. The question is -losing interest, most of the debaters in the muse baring spoken. j The Council is still engaged on its Constitutipn Reform Bill, which has nearlj passed Hirbughthe House. loan is to be floated by the Banks in the usual way, not by the delegates who go home with die Beform Bill, as was first intended." -nMr '.lforgan. Chief Secretary of South Australis, ahd Mr Burns, of JT.S.W., are now here, ahd wih consider postal matters in adcii-tioo:to-finally settling cable matters. Mr .Beisy has, some idea that postal subsidies are hbt.lieceeaary, and that the Colony should trust to any of the steamers for the conveyance of thejuils. It is not expected that tliis

will be, tried., ~ iCning ia improving. An important goldhearing'ireef of 1340 feet lias been discovered in’ the Prince Patrick mine, and iti/said will yield three ounces to the ton. The steamer ; Somersetshire arrived last night. Amongst the passengers are Dr Ryan, who gained such fame at Plevna, and Slade, the'spiritist and writing medium. Much building is going on; five largo places arc being erected in Collins street alone. jl contract of over £150,000 has been taken for fifty miles of railway between Geelong and Queenscliff. Tenders wifi soon be accepted for the Gemburn Valley line and the Oakleigh line. Business is dull. Several recent failures have taken place, hare find at Sydney. At a sale' of driught stock yesterday after the horse show some purchases were made on New Zealand account. Farmers’ Fancy, the secOhd liighest price given, was bought for the New" Zealand Land Company at guineas. Mr M'Kellar secured Prince Bismarck for 490 guineas, and Tremain for 300. Mr Terrans bought young Clyde for 3t o The Assembly decided to abolish the wattle bark duty. Advices from New Guinea state that those wjuj, had gone there are in great destitution and Jnisery j no gold has yet been found. The Natives are generally friendly, and willingly afford assistance, but many of the whites are Of most disgraceful acts towards the Native women. The captain of BM, Ihip Sappho investigated several oases. He says that New Guinea is quite unfit for the habitation of white men, and that it t» quite impossible for gold digging to be carnei on there. Many have returned to Cooktown, while many remain suffering. A 21 months old colt, by Kantin Rob' . waa purchased by Mr Hislop, of Hawse Bay, for £IOOO, the highest price ever obtained in Australia for a colt of his ago.