TELEGRAPHIC.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1881, 1 July 1892, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC.

(From oca own Corjubtondkst. Ijtvkrcakgill, this day. At to-day's meeting of the Education Board the Arro* committee was authorised to accept Lawtou's tender, at £4l, for repairs 'and supply of school furniture.—Steps were ordered to be taken to constitute a new district at Kingston—The Lower Shotover committee waa authorised to invite tenden for repairs to teacher's residence and forward mim to the Board—Letters from T. B. Clyde and G. P. Morrow, relative to the Board's decision in declaring the Cardrona School committee election invalid, were received and ordered to be acknowledged. Dcnedin, this day. No bnsiness of local interest wm done at the Land Board meeting. Petitions, with aboat 8000 names, in favor of the Otago Central Railway, have been forwarded to Parliament, and others to follow. Another meeting of Arthur M "Donald's creditors was held on Wednesday, and a lot of evidence taken rt parking of skins, and the meeting then adjourned until Tuesday. Yeaterday, at Invercargill, John Law son, horsetrainer, was committed for trial tor stealing a watch he had on him, and stolen eighteen mouths since. The Hon. Mr Ward states that, since the money roted for bis silary as Post-master General, he has Dot drawn one penny of it and will not do so. A sailorou board tlieOroya has died of small pox at Sydney. The conspiracy charges against the Hon. Mr Whyte and Baggett, rt land sales, have been dismissed as there was no evidence to show conspiracy between them.

Sir Harry Atkinson's funeral yesterday was largely attended by all members of both houses and the heads of various departments. The funeral was a military one, and the remains were interred in the Karori cemetery. The Victoriau loan tenders were opened on Wednesday in London, and £2,470,000 were offered at an average of £92 Is sd. The Associated Banks took £750,000, and the floating had a narrow es-

cape. The Financial Statement was delivered in the Honse last night. It was unusually long and occupied seven columns of the Daily Time*. The main features are a surplus for the year of £330,000, and it is proposed to spend £200,000 on public works, instead of borrowing—of which there is to be no more during the year—and the balance in opening np land for settlement and various other contingencies. No alterations are suggested in the tariff; and the totalisator tax is left unaltered. Foreign Insurance Companies are to deposit from £IO.OOO to £20,000 each for security of the policyholders. The penny postage scheme has been abaadoned for the present. The Premier was attentively listened to throughout the Statement, date has been fixed for the debate on it. The Estimates have been brought down, but the Otago items show little change. A call to the Council will be made on Jul) Bth. LATEST CABLE NEWS. London, June 29. European countries are very much alarmed at the spread of cholera. The attitude of the German Government towards Bismark has caused an enormou? sensation in Germany of a painful kind. One hundred thousand people are leaving the famine district of Russia. The Imperial Parliament has disolved, and the elections are fixed for July Bth. At a great fire at Waterloo near Sydney yesterday, the kerosene explosive-bond took tire and a terrific explosion ensued, severly injuring several firemen and spectators.