TELEGRAPHIC.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4741, 15 December 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

« . [By Eleotrio Telecrapu.— Uopykkuit.] [ReUTEK's TtLKIJK.iM- ] LONDON. Dec 14. The Standard states that ihe Brit sh force in occupation of Egypt will be greatly reduced by <pril next. The homeward Au tralian mails, dated Melbourne, iSov. 4, were delivered in London to-day visi Brindisi. It has been officially notified to tinForeign Oflice tliHt M. Flourena has bi j -en appointed French Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Agents General cOi'sidtu* it impossible that the Prince and Princess of Wales will accept the invitation of the Victorian Government to visit Melbourne for the inaugural ceremony in connection witlv the Centennial Exhibition in 1888. A statement is published that it has been agreed to reduce t-ht; British force iti Euypt to live thousand men and t lie Egyptian standing army to ten thousand. Rangoon, dec. is. News has been received from Upper Burmah that an engagement between a British force and tho rebels has taken place near Anakoka. The Bombay Lancers, who formed part of the British force, charged the enemy, killing 200 and also wounding many others. ' SYDNEY, To day. The Government propose holding an intercolonial exhibition in Sydney in connection with the centenary of Australia. It has been suggested tiiis be enlarged to an international exhibition and that the Prince and Princess of Waes be invited to visit Sydney on the occasion. The, steamship Corjingamite has become a stranded wreck and h;i3 boon abandoned. The enquiry is now proceeding as to the cause of tho loss of the Keilawarra. MELBOURNE, To-day. A select committee of the Legislative Assembly has recommended the acceptance of a tender by the Melbourne Age for the production of a daily Hansard. The Victorian G 'vermnenthave decided fco ask the Government of New South Wales to join in inviting the Prince of Wales to visit Australia during thecentennary celebration in 188 S. WELLINGTON. To-day. The Property Tax payments, the first instalment of which was due yesterday, are coming in better than on any previous year, and it is estimated that £30,000 was paid up to last night. Between to-day and the 18th it is estimated that the greater part of the tax will be collected. From tlin Aorangi, which arrived a few days ago, has been landed the material for the construction of the new boiler for the Government steamer Hinemoa. The only manufactured material imported 13 the boiler plates with flanges. The weather for the last three or four days has been very changeable, and each day three or four changes from hot nor'westers to cold southerlies has taken place. A conference of representatives of the Order of Foresters throughout the colony is being held here. TIMARU, To-day. Tho Supreme Court criminal sessions opened to-day, when Mr Justioe Johnston said in his charge to the Grand Jury that the calendar was a small one, and there was nothing particular to notice in relation to the crimes. True bills were found in all cases except in the libel action Aston v. Craig. Alexander Gascougne, for housebreaking at Oamaru, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. PatOrman, for stealing wool, was acquitted. RUSSELL, to-day. A man named J.«e Hood has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the post office robbery at Ohaeawa. He has long been suspected of other robberies in the district. Since his arrest a man named Halliday has also been taken into custody, and news has been received that he has turned Queen's evidence. Amongst, other amounts stolen is £o0 belonging to the postmaster, Mr Clemett, £1!J belonging to the Waimate Race Committee, and some £8 153 belonging to the Postal Department, also cheques amounting to £50"; in all £114. It is said that before long all concerned in the robbery will be arrested. The prisoners already captured have been remanded to Russell for eight clays. AUCKLAND, To-day. Tho full returns for the Waitemata election give Mjnk a majority of 435. The now building for St. Benedict's church will be built in brick. At the Civil sessions, Tamahi, a Maori chief, recovered £300 damages for malicious prosecution from John Anson Soblizski, of Mongonui. DT/NEDIN, To-day. The body found in the Clutha river near Tuapeka has been declared by the jury to be that of Andrew Dalziell. An open verdict was returned as there was no evidence to show how he fell into the rivev. While the Mararoa was at Dunedin a charge was made for inspection, and £80 was collected and divided among the local charitable bodies. The Victorian Legislature recently passed a resolution that those who had been members of the Assembly prior to the advent of railways should be granted free passes, and Vincent Pyke has received one. HAWERA, To-day. At the District Court, Benjamin Ward, convicted of the larceny of a saddle, was recommended by the jury to bo brought under the Probation Act. Judge Raw son said in his opinion the Act was mainly intended for young persons and children, and was inclined to give a license to steal once without the fear of imprisonment. In consideration of the jury' recommendation a sentence of only three months would be inflioted.