TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume IV, Issue 554, 14 June 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

GABLE. HANLAN NOT DEAD. THE DISTU RBAN CE AT ALEXANDRIA CAPTAIN’S CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED. . LONDON. : June 12. in the House of Lords this afternoon the Bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife’s sister was rejected by a majority of 4. It is new definitely known that the report of the death of Hanlan was quite unfounded. ST. PETERSBURGH. June 12. It is assumed that Count Tolstoi, the Minister of Public Instruction, has been appointed Minister of the Interior, vice General Count Ignatieff, resigned. ALEXANDRA. June 12. The recent disturbances in this city lasted for several hours. During that time the shops of many Europeans were attacked and plundered, and the occupants maltreated. As a precautionary measure in case of a fresh outbreak, all European women have been taken aboard the man-of war and other vessels lying in port. Further particulars which have transpired regarding the recent outbreak in this city show definitely that it arc se through a Maltese stabbing an Arab soldier of the Egyptian army who was maltreating the Greek Consul. It is also now known that the loss of life was much greater than was at first supposed, and according to the most authentic accounts 67 Europeans were killed during the disturbance. -■ ‘. j : MELBOURNE. June 13. It is stated that Government intend to modify the scheme for readjusting taxation which was announced by Sir Bryan O’Loghlan in his Financial Statement. Nothing, however, is definitely known with regard to the measures which Govern • merit proposed to bring down. The Exhibition of Electric appliances has been opened here. The ceremony was performed by the Governor. A telegram from Plong Kong reports that the steamship Bowen has left that port for Wellington. SYDNEY. Jnno 13. The Marine Board has held an inquiry with the recent collision between the steamers Fail-light and Osprey, and has found that the former was at fault. The certificate of the captain of the- Fail-light has been suspended for one month. The wreck of the Osprey has been sold for £690. Negotiations have been resumed at Newcastle with a view to the termination of the miners’ strike.

[united press association.] CIiRTSTCiiCROH, This Day. BURGLAR ESCAPED FROM COURT. The prisoner Longmore, alias Elms, alias Elmsdalc, on remand for burglary, made his escape this morning through the window ol the room in which lie was confined when waiting for the opening of the Conrt. He has not yet been captured, THE HORRIBLE MURDER. At the inquest at Oxford on the murder case, one of the witnesses said that a sudden change had been remarked in Greenfield’s conduct during the last few days which none of his mates could explain, A verdict given was that of insanity on Greenfield’s part. Nothing else new beyond the facts yesterterday reported was elicited in the evidence. Dunedin, This Day. THE GOOD TEMPLARS’ RESOLUTION. The District Executive Committee of the 1.0.G.T. have forwarded the following resolution to the Dunedin members of the House of Representatives : —(1.) That as the whole community suffer from the establishment of licensed houses aud are interested in the continuance of the liquor traffic, it is desirable that the voting power under several clauses of the Licensing Act be extended so that all persons on the electoral roll be allowed to vote both at the annual elections of the Licensing Committees and triennial vote on local option. (2.) That licenses having been freely granted in some small districts for the sake of obtaining license fees for local reveuuc, extra police protection being at the same time applied for, it is desirable that the police changes be localised as well as the liquor traffic.” AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. At the adjourned meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, amongst subjects that came up w-erc the proposed Agricultural College, the Otago Central Railway, and the Constitution of Harbor Board. A resolution was carried affirming the desirability of Agricultural College being established. With regard to the Otago Central line resolutions were carried that in the opinion of Chamber the line should be prosecuted vigorously, and that if the loan were raised, a sufficient sum should be allocated to complete the line to the Lake Hawea, but if no loan were raised then to complete it to Taicri Lake. With regard to the Harbor Board long discussion took place, and by 15 to 14 it was decided that reconstitution was necessary and that a committee be appointed to confer with the Harbor Board on the subject. Wellington, This Day. Information has been received that the steamer Westport is on shore in Horse Shoe Bay, six miles from Akaroa Heads. No lives have been lost. The captain thinks-shc can be got off with assistance.