AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4744, 2 May 1877, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLE NEWS.

'*''"'. j-' ""'' ; '"■ : ■'';"';' Sydney, May Ist." ; .A.heavy. gale with-rain has lasted fori the i pa-jt twp days^ A flood is expected ?:i the! Windsor district. : . ; - . i .-?-he_Wakapipu;sails to-morrow. ■ ■ ' ' \

'.~> ■'■, .V ";," - Melbourne, May lsfc.;; The s.s. Ringarooma hr^ srilcd .for the Bluff^ith:tne;Suezmail.; :-:■;,:;::;■.••-;-.- :

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v::,. ".,'.' If:-'--■<"'.;\ WEiiLiNGTON, May lst.',..Messrs M'Donbugh and Clapcott,. the ChieMnsurance Agents for, Ofcago, and., Canterbury, have arrived here .to attend a con T . feirence 'which is' to be opened tb-morrowi regarding; xl:,e management of the^^ Insurance departmeat.5 There ;have laiely been great cpmplamja' * about Mr, •' Godfrey; Knight's management. '\'.}.',;7~'. ,?■;','. '■' '':■■';:"<■ ".■' '. ■It is understood that the Gold Fields Wardens Conference ~: agreedi; to' recommend leases; .being; granted/for water races ; the adoption; <if the Administratiou "of "Justice Glauses of : Messrs Md'wat,; Haggitt" dnd Shepherd's • Bill; to = assimilate the West Coast and Otago mining regulations ; to define the quantity of the two" heads of water to be left in moving streams; and to make a large reduction inregiatration fees; cost of miners'rights, &c. ' _ r ß?th evening papers are congratulatory on Mr Gisborne's return. : The Government ; : : haye preferred seeing either of his opponents, although both were more; avowed opponents. Mr.Gisborne, however, cannot be bought,^ and -as administratiod is; ths"weak pomtof the present 'Governmentj he, from M.°%.i^ experience, will be able fully to .expose their laches in.this respect. ,

■'-" '*■•■" •-'• '•:■;■ . -■■ ; Auckland, May Ist".-'. The Mazeppa, from New Caledonia^ repo^T.iHe'l)fVfae~Tslor:loacling nickel ore. for France'.ll; Great"quantities, of ' ore are coming in,,.from, ._ the ;coast. - Smeliihg works' ire being built; in_Npuaea,^and pro is being stored till the ; works , are ready.. iTrade is pretty "steady \ iio. Noumea;';. there is a good market for provisions, .. A -„ ■".'. , . - Inspector Broham, in bidding farewell to the, Police : Force, said. heJ could hot help regretting that; , although' representations had been several times made to the Government, menL had _ not an amount of pay .equajttamen in : the Southern parts of the Colony. He trusted, however, that jthis would yet be remedied, and that ere long their pay would be advanced to 8s a day. A .coßsfcable.must not.only be strong, but intelligent. Mr Brbham then spoke.! favourably of the men who. ,had been under his command, and was happy to say that in no; single instance had one constable complained to him of another.! ' He had always impressedthrea; ideas .upon men^(l) obey orders, (2) be sober, and., (3) never -tell lies, which he considered_was most contemptible. He referred-tadifficulHes. in the Constabu-: lary, and unjust prejudices exercised against him, and, in conclusion; spoke of his successor, Inspector; Thomson, as a ..gentleman worthy in every respect, to hold the position. He had been readihg.the " Devil's Chain," a bopk'by Mr Jenkins, in which1 he had" been greatly interested, and in which the tutor expressed an opinion that police constables would get much higher places; than1 at present in the social scale.

Moanataiaris very iirm to-day, and sold at J612 ; Caledoniansj £3. ■ ■

A apeeial meeting was held to-day, of the Municipal Council re the Gas Works loan", but proceedings were held in Committee. A special meeting of- tbje Council, called for Thursday night, takesplace to morrow evening.. The change has,been made to allow the. .City fathers an opportunity of seeing MrsScott-Siddons. Nearly, all the seats for the entertainment are taken. '■'•■,■.. ''■''.;''.

The annual generarmeeting of shareholders of the Evening ilail wilLtake place to morrovy1. It is understood that negotiations for the'sale have been broken off,'and that the Directors are prepared to advise shareholders not to sell.'I..■■■;; - :;: '- / ■-./' '.• ,;

. ■■■:-■■■;■ Oamarttj May Ist,--The weather,is splendid, and as a consesequence a. number; of vessels which have heen beating about outside ran in this afterr noon" and dropped anchor. ■ : Amongst' them the William. Gifford and Thcmas and Henry from Newcastle; The Swordfish- brigantine from Dunedin arrived this evening* and took up a position under the lee of. the breakwater.- '" ■ ■'■■■•■ '•' :- '-I ' ' ■'••■■ . :- ■■■:■■ ■■:• ■■• •--.

.;,, A: somewhat remarkable case of an alleged stealinff of 1000 sacks" cf oats has been preferred against a well:kn6wh miller in town. The case was brought forward last Tuesday, but adjeuraed till today. He was admitted to bail in two sureties of £100 and his own recognisance of £200. When the case was called, on today, both counsel agreed to a further adjournment till the Sth, which the Bench granted, accusedbeing allowed liberty on-his own recognisances of £200. It is understood tbat the charge arises out of disputed possession of property. ;■-.''