NEWS BY CABLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5556, 18 January 1879, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,) London, January 15. The passengers and crew of the Schiehallion were all saved. The resignation of the Trench [Minister for War was unexpected. January 16. Proposals have been submitted to the Government by the Royal Colonial Institute with the object of getting a Colonial Exhibition held in London. A definitive treaty of peace was signed to-day between Russia and Turkey. The Glasgow Bank dividend of 6s. Bd, in the £ is payable on the 28th February. New Zealand Fives, 101, Flour, Is. 6d. lower. Paris, Januafy 16. M. Martel, the moderate Republican candidate, has been elected President of the French Senate. Sydney, Friday, At Ohiuiquy’s lecture at Mudgeo an alarm of fire was raised, when a stampede ensued It was, however, a hoax. There wero no casualties. Augustus Morris has accepted the Secretaryship of the Exhibition. • The now steam launch Lillie Denham, valued at £IBOO, was burned this morning. Melbourne, Friday. Bush fires are raging in Gippsland. A railway station was destroyed. One hundred and sixty Chinese have landed at Port Darwin from Hongkong. Canterbury v. Richmond—Richmond in their first innings made 195; Canterbury in their first innings have four wickets down for 111, The English cricketers start for Sydney today. The failure of Nation and Company is much commented on. Their liabilities in Europe are stated at £150,000. (SPECIAL TO THE PRESS AGENCY,) London, January 16. General Primrose has received orders to advance from Candahar to Gazni. Count Gala, the Italian representative on the Turkish frontier commission, has been murdered at Stamboul. Melbourne, Friday. Three armed men, believed to be Kelly's gang, stuck »p a house last night at Pemberley, near Malmsbury. An extensive fire occurred early this morning in Caviel’s coach factory, Prahran. The premises were totally destroyed. The loss is estimated at £2500 ; insured for £2OOO in the Royal and Manchester offiees. The report regarding Kelly’s robbing a housh at Malmsbury is untrue. Brisbane, Friday. The Ministry were defeated on Mollwraith’s want of confidence motion by a majority of 12. A vast concourse of people attended the public funeral of the two gunners killed at the explosion when firing the vice-regal salute. Much public sympathy was manifested for them.