“EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume VI, Issue 294, 27 May 1871, Page 4

“EXPRESS” TELEGRAMS.

Pur Greville's Telegram Company. Kapide, May 26. McKenna, the Wairoa mailman, -was drowned in the Mahaoka river on Wednesday. The steamer Kapier is bar bound at the Wairoa, Mr McLean had a meeting with the Pakowhai natives on the Queen’s birthday.

Bluff, May 6

The Omeo left Melbourne on Saturday, the 20th, and passed the Alhambra off Swan Island at 5.45 p.m. on the 21st. Aarived at the Bluff at 1.30 a.m. on the 26th, and sails for Dunedin to-night. Passengers for Dunedin—Mecsrs Barlow, Holly Buckley, Bramley, Christy. Melboueke, May 20. The Victorian Budget proposes an increases of two and a half per cent, on the property tax. The tariff generally is in the direction of protection to colonial manufactures. A slight increase of duty on grain in order to meet the deficiency of £300,000 between the estimated revenue and the expenditure. It is proposed to reduce the postage rates to a penny, and newspapers to a half-penny, and intercolonial a uniform rate of threepence. The proposal is unsatisfactory to the protectionists, and opposition is offered in debate.

The recent large and mysterious robberies of opium and keiosene have been traced to a tailor named Locker, who is committed for trial.

Hugh Glass, after a long illness, has died through taking an overdose ot chloral to produce sleep. Census returns state the approximate number as 730,000. Arrived: The Lion, and the Omeo, from Hokitika ; and the Tararua, from Lyytelton. Sailed : Kate, Conley, for Greymouth. Sydney, May 20. The Assembly has passed a resolution in favor of giving an annual subsidy of £15,000 towards the California mail for five years. The steamer Eucalyptus has been successfully raised. A smart earthquake w r as felt at Mudgee on the 15th instant. Adelaide, May 20. The Hon. Mr Parkes, of Sydney, has interviewed the Government relative to the Californian mail route. The press are advocating a favorable consideration. The mail to be made up so that the route can be adopted on June Ist, Hall promising to take it gratuitously. A Sericultural Company has been inaugurated. Bismuth is being exported.