TELEGRAPHIC.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4199, 26 January 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

LONDON, January 25. After further consideration the Cabinet has decided to accept the French counter proposals on the basis of parleying proceeding thereon. The Cabinet offers the guarantee required for the loan for Egypt, but rejects the principle of a multiple control by the Powers of that country. Sir Geo. Des Vceux, Governor of Fiji, will return to England in February, and the Hon. J. B. Thurston, C.M.G., Colonial Secretary of Fiji, who is at present on a visit to England, will return as soon aa possible to administer the Government.

If a commission is appointed to consider German-British interests in the Pacific, the Hon. J. B. Thurston, C.M.G., will probably be appointed to represent England.

Mr Parnell, speaking at Cork, urged the laborers and farmers to pay no rent, and also urged the protection of Irish industries.

It is expected that the dividend in the Oriental Bank estate will be paid in a fortnight.

A third of the shares in Mr Reginald Brett's Financial Company of Adelaide have been subscribed. The prospects of the company are encouraging. It is believed that the Victorian Government claims against the Oriental Bank estate will be settled by the payment of twenty shillings in the £, without interest.

The Committee of the German Reichstag have recommended the subsidizing of an African-Australian line of steamers.

HOBART, this day. A reciprocal tariff agreement has been signed between Victoria and Tasmania but requires ratification by the Parliaments of the two colonies. It is understood that Tasmania has made large concessions to Victoria,

MELBOURNE, this day. The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. held its usual sale on Friday when a. fairly representative catalogue was submitted. There was the usual large attendance of buyers, and good competition was experienced, but prices generally showed a slight decline, particularly for inferior sorts, in sympathy with the cables from London, which report a rather unfavourable opening of the colonial auctions. Greasy merino softfc up to 9£d. Several lots of washed fleece* principally Tasmanian, . were offered > realising up to 17£ d, but there is but little change to report in this description. The Company report from London under date Jan. .20 > The wool sales opened this day 'at the level of last series, except for faulty sorts.* Scoured and medium and inferior greasy, are easier. Seedy and burry wools are neglected. Up to- date 241,000. ba1es have arrived ; 30,000 bale* have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct,. The opening catalogue contained 7600 bales, but was not a representative one. 'The Home and German demand is good, but from other quarters the demand is poor. The next sales will commence on 17th March,

The bootmakers' strike at Ballarac h?.n been amicably settled.

WELLINGTON, this day. At an inquest on Frederick Brooks, aged 10, drowned in the Hutt River, a verdict of drowning through cramp was returned. Deceased called out to people on the bank that he had the cramp, but before help could reach him he had sunk.

The inquest on the second man (George) killed in the Pukerua tunnel has been adjourned till the body of Lloyd has been recovered.

Col. McDonnell has been appointed a Land Purchase Commissioner to buy land on the Trunk railway.

AUCKLAND, this day. Mr R. T. Booth opened a temperance mission at the Theatre Royal. The building was crowded to excess ; 200 took the pledge and the blue ribbon at the olose of the meeting.

A volunteer was brought up at the Police Court for pawning his rifle. Th^ , case was withdrawn by the captain on re-^» paration being made by the volunteer. 1 NAPIER, this day.

The Harbor Board has fixed Mr Goodall's salary at £1000 a year. The police have failed to find any clue to the mother of the infant found dead on the beach last week. An open verdict was returned at the adjourned inquest.

Mr and Mrs Kinross were thrown from a buggy on Saturday through the horse bolting. Mr Kinross was seriously cut about the face, and it is feared his wife has a broken arm.

A box has been discovered in the Ngaruroa river containing the remains of an infant which is supposed to*have been dead some time.

The Herald's correspondents at Makatoko telegraphs that large bush fires are raging ' round Makatoko. Parsons and Small's sawmills, houses, and a large stock of timber has been entirely destroyed. The insurance is believed to be £1,600, in the National, but it is probably partially re-insured. Several other mills were threatened when the despatch left.

WANGANUI, thig day. The Caledonian Sports were well attended, over 2000 people being present. The principal winners were— M'Gregor for dancing and putting the stone ; Broughton, for jumping and running ; Long and Gleeson, wrestling and singlestick. The racing was very close, and there were two or three ties for places,

NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. A Maori named Riri has been com mitted to the Lunatic Asylum. He is i Parihaka native, and his hallucination wa of such a nature as to make Te Whit jealous. He declared that he was ap pointed of God to rule the natives, an< thai he had povrer to kill all wickec people, both Europeans and Maoris. T< Whiti did not like this attempted usurpa tion of his authority, and was the meani of having Riri sent to the asylum. DUNEDIN, this day. The N.Z. Refrigerating Co. has declared an interim dividend at the rate ol ■ 10 per cent, for the half-year. HOKITIKA, this day. Yesterday morning about 10 a frightful and fatal accident occurred to J. U Frew, a well-known civil engineer. He called at Glasses farm, at Kokotatu, and, saying there were wild ducks in a creek near, borrowed a double-barrelled gun Shortly after a report was heard, and fctiirew was found with his face frightfully HHlttered He was taken to the Hospital, 8T55 died a few hours later. The deceased -^wa! much liked, and his death is universally regretted. An inquest will be held to-day, v ■ ' ""