SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6824, 1 October 1883, Page 5

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

I (BY TELEGRAPH.— COPYBIGHT.j " . [REI7TER.] £'• MURDER IN IRELAND : A LANDLORD SHOT* London} September §8. News is *o hand of a fatal agrarian outrage in Ireland, the victim" being a landlord in County Mayo, named Crotty. No clue to the perpetrator has been obtained. THE MURDERER OP CAREY. London, September 28. 0 Donnell was again brought dp at Bow-street Police Court to-day. Mrs. Carey gave evidence of the murder' and testified that O'D.onnell,. after -he had committed the deed, stated-..that he had been sent put to assassinate Carey. • - , THE REPORTED SHOOTING OF MR. PARNELL. _ London, September £8. It has been ascertained. that the report that Mr. Parnell had been s-hqt is s altogether unfounded. . ?p . THE OUTRAGEON A MISSIONARY. London, September 28. The Rev. Mr. Shaw was accorded.a public reception to-day at Exeter Hall, - on his return from Madagascar. There was a very large attendance of sympathisers and the general public. Mr. Shaw gave a lengthy "narrative of the % treatment he received at the hands of- v : ; the French naval authorities, showing "£ he had been subjected to considerable * ill-usage on shore and on board the warship which took him to Reunion.. The London Press are unanimous in urging Mr. Shaw to demand, from the French Government reparation for the treatment he received. THE STATUE OP GERMANY, Berlin, September 28. J The statue " Germania," which has , been erected at Niederwald, was'un-:' veiled with great ceremony to-day by* f *' theEmper William, in the presence of an immense concourse of people. [SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, September 28. THE MONEY MARKET. Money is cheapening, and colonial securities are rising in value. THE ADELAIDE LOAN. The prospects are considered good, for the Adelaide loan on Tuesday. NEW GUINEA EXPLORATION. - The British Association has voted £100 for providing scientific apparatus-*- ■'■ for any expedition to New Guinea of ' ;! which the council may approve. ' COLL IPSE OP A LAND LEAGUE CAMPAIGN. Messrs. Healy, Small, and O'Connor, M.P.'s, have been assailed at the meetings, and the campaign in Ulster has been abandoned. PUBLIC FEELING AGAINST PRANCE. The Rev. Mr. Shaw's case is exciting # strong public feeling against the action * . of France. The French Press adopt a * very defiant tone. TEE GREAT FIRE AT ROGS. '■■■■ HAMPTON. —: * - . '■ . K A fire broke out early on the morning of - the 12th instant at the Lake's Creek Meat Preserving and Freezing Works, Rockhampton. All the works (reports the corres- ' pondent of the Brisbane Courier), except the refrigerating and machinery rooms and two side sheds, were burned to the ground; The fire broke out in the centre ot the works;in a building where beef was being roasted.' ;Tbe ! fat became heated in the pan, and blazed'trp ; the_ flames caught the rafters, and spread rapidly through the wooden structures. The >. alarm was immediately given, and every offorir mide to save the buildings, but without' avail. A man on horseback was sent into town instantly forthu fire brigade. The fire engine broke down, but a hose was fastened to the Tangye pump belonging to the freezing machinery. The efforts of the brigade and others were directed towards saving the machine rooms, and in this they were successful. Although the works were close to the river, and there was a large dam, there was no hose kept on the premites, and this waut of precaution has been strongly commented upon. There were 1700 quarters t; cf beef,and 100 carcases of-mutton in the .'% freezing chambers, some of which was sav§d, but it will be only good for *he pots. A quantity of timber on the premises was also saved, as also were the company's books and papers. At the time of the fire ihe freezing cnamber was filled for the JFiado. The value of the stock of tiuplates for tinning meat was £10,000. A Brisbane gentleman, who went over the property a few weeks aao, says that everything was then in capital orJer. 17,000 head of cattle had already been put through this season, and the company were still killing from 180 to 200 head per week. Rather a curious complication has arisen through 1280 cases of tinned meat having been burnt which had been landed fiom the Ranelagh under insurauce for the purpose of being repacked or relabelled. It is said that this meat was lander! under instructions from the agent of the insurance company, in which event that company will v. probably bo still liable. From information afforded us by the insurance offices, we learn that the total amount „ of the risks taken on these works by Brisbane offices and agencies was £22,000, divided as follows :—Buildings, f SSOO ; merchandise, £4300; maohinery, £700; freezing machinery, £4500 ; freezing buildings, £4000. The liabilities of the respective offices' were as follows :—Victoria, £2125 ; Colonial of New Zealand, £2125. Thrtefourthß of which is reinsured as follows :j~r. South British, £531 51; Commercial TJnionJ £531 5s ; United, £531 5a ; Union of New Zealand (through Sydney office), £5000 ; New Zealand, £2125, part of which is reinsured as follows :—South British, £437 10s ; Standard of New Zealand, £43919s ; Royal, £1500; Imperial, £1006:; National of New Zealand, £1000 ; South Briiish, £1000 ; Phoenix, £2000 ; Guardian, £2000; North British, £2125. It is also stated that £3000 more is seoured in Sydney offices.