ARRIVAL OF THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.
; The j Steamer Australia; -' wiih 'the ; European. . and', Amenc^u' mails,' t ''via 'Frisco,' amved at Auckland yesterday morning. /The. following jis the mail summary we have received :-rr-; : ' ! >^<;fP * fS;I! -' -';'FRisild;;^[ayl2. '; ;J&usine^s, has teeri-unviliially^dpli during the v ,pa§t;' month. : 7 ;|Mr ' may' De quoted— ; Superfine", 3 dols." to 4 dols. ; extra, 4 dols. 25 ; ceufcs to 4 dols. 50 cents] ; shipping' extras, & ; dols. 25 cents to 5 dols,, per barrel. There is ; a better feeting .amongst : the. holders of wheat '■ qvyiug . to. a - flight advance ;.- ,afc -Liverpool, clVpice- grades ,'are -firm : and in' fair; :Th*e supply or inferior wheat is'iarge^and low prices promise to prevail for some time. ' Bar-ley.,-is steady-; brewing, 'from t 80' ; cents to dbl.s ClGentral' r wbpy at : 18 ; to i 19 ..cents *for choice fleeces ; southern clip,. ditto r .12't0;13 cents.. .-, . -.t ; :. .u[y,'\ •.■ ;• ;.% ;: m < v .;,- ( <-f ;.•;.■... ' " ' :'/ : ''. i "";'.-.' : '^.' : ?.:... ..'.^ .'!"..". Latest.'' ' "Wooden 'ships : We 'being' s cliartercd 'for Liverpool, Jas 'iroii ships are hot to be had. The fleet i'nlnarbot is inadequate, there is so much^grain at hand r and • the new crop is the largest ever pibduced. by California.: ■ ; • ; \ ..._..-.._ ■;_-.: .....London .(Undated). : The French Minister of Commerce has stated *that he would endeavor^ to negotiate a commercial treaty, the. United States. m Pe,re Hyacinth" has.petitipned, the-F.rench ffovefrimerit for recognition ~6i his sect by the state., ,_..- ,..;.>.: ,,.-; v.... ...„:,.:,.. v , "' The revolutionary newspaper, ; Land and Liberty, is still being T circulatedat St. Petersburg despite Government Vigilance. The last number issued on the morning of Lieutenant Dqbroni'B-;executionfconteined— an -article against the Czar. 'The Czar 'sent an autograpb letter'toHhe Sultan expressing a wish for the most friendly .relations-befcwieea fclie two Groverameats.: <; The Sultan reciprocates the wish. The Czar's; proclamation^commanding Bulgarians to respect the settlement of the Treaty of Berlin, has -had depressing effect upon East Roumelia, where a revolutionary .feeling had , . been fomented ; iby ..- Russian ofs'o:s. r Jhj London Times declares the Government has no intention to dissolve Parliament this'year." 'v i> ;•; '',\''\',\\V'C''^ T^- V / The Russian Official press denies the truth of the report .published] inj foreign countries regarding wholesale arrests &c., 7 London, May 10. The Press Association. announces ; thatthe war office has issued a circular asking for twelve hundred' volunteers from.the, regular army for the Cape. Bounties are.alsooflEered to men in the Militia- and the -reserves who volunteer, , . ■ , ; : *.':■•■;*. '(■..];%<■;/.. The debate on the. tariff in the Reichstag has been yery,;exciting.r; r .»A;spen,e.; occurred between .Herr Lascer :r and ;Bi^marck. The Government measures ; will likejy ..be carried despite the opposibion of the commercial ( and . maratime cities. ( Hir Windowst spoke favorably of protection, pledging his party to sustain the crown and Government. . r The London Metropolitan Board of iWbrks, after making experiments *at the Thames Embankment, have resolved to discontinue the electric lights as their cost is considerably more than Jgas'for- the .same illuminating power. The report declares that the defects connected with the electric light must prevent its general adoption. ;' . . ' ; '• ' -i ' The Iron Duke, a Britishironclad, is ashore at Shanghai. Owing to the great sqarcity of food in Spain, two depots for the sale of bread have been opened in Jladrid. 'The! = Council of Ministers are considering the propriety of temporarily; repealing the : ,corn 7 duties; The Agriculturist will oppose the, m easure. : , • . : Cholera is disappearing from; India^ Garibaldi^ia growing worse. j, ,:,, ;• . Howard defeated Yates in the Champion Sculler's race. ■ -, r .. ■.;,; Six persons .were killed ,by a railway accident between Cadiz and Madrid. ' --• - . A Chinese legation is to be formed at Madrid, ( . . ,:. ■ . - r - • /n , v The Italian Government recommend an international . arbitration between Chili and Bolivia. .'...-... A family named Poole have been murdered by Indians in the. Vancouver Island. The bodies were thrown into a house which was fired to destioy" traces of the crime. , A heavy fire is reported in Chicago. .;• St. Louis, May 10. A young Massachusetts man has been arrested on a charge of poisoning his father, : mother, and sister, at intervals 'of a few '■days. ■; . ■ ; " ; -; ■' _ ; " ;- { .'■' :/; ■ ''■'.-"■ ■ -i; San Francisco is ; the 'seat of the' GrecoRussian Episcopate. Archbishop' Aster is first Metropplitan. ,;.-, "I J", forest fires are doing ~ great damage^ in Pennsylvania., "'.,■.•"■■>-■■■ -■■ -. Agitation is in progress in Canada in favor of the issue of paper currency by : the Government for the- development of public Works. _ '»• ;' V' ■ ■; ; . •■ vf ,-j- 1 : .-■. A declaratory resolution was carried in the House Cpmmoiis on^ May. Tin favor of abolishing' actions for breachi of promise of marriage, except where actual^peeuniary loss was incurred byreason of the promise. The performance of the American horse ;, Parole at Newmarket,, Epsom, arid-Chester is exciting much attention iri racing circles. He •.has ;"l been reaming; bigii money; :ifor his owners. . ' .. : ;"■:'■ The , scullers' race for the-.champjonship of England^ f at Kewcastl^'rpn- T ifn&, -j on ; May 5, between Hanlph, the Canadian, and Hawden, was a grand affair, cutter put in the first appearance, ;and the banks of the river, were; =rowded, 'and' until Hanlon the Canadian's cutter-; arrived silence reigned. Then, amidst a vast inultitade, excitement became unequalled /in the history of- Tyne= ro\ving matches.; / v rThe /.appearance of both men was; splendid^, ;H?inlon won the choice of position^ and took the inside place. He then took a preliminary^spin,of a ; couple of hundred yards, 'and came back to starting point. Betting! at;^ this time,was 2. t0 lin favor 'of flanioh. The}men sbon sttipped^ and rowed in their 'biifil- -^An excellent start was i obtained; Hanlon soon forging ahead, in spite rof HaH^den's desperate .rowing, and when -Sciene^rburii-wias' reached,! was two? lengths | ahead, rowing comparatively slowy; with- a ! long svveep. t ißettipgr now, rpse. ; to .6, to lin !' favor of lhexhampibn,' r Hawd'eii^ was" rowing ■w^fch" wonderful' energy tMrty-f our strokes to the minute, and the cheering was fairly : deafening as the. two men sped towards Redmugh's Bridge. About this time Hawdln had Itbe^niisforiunei to deviate /cbnsiaefably/from the correct course,; and meanwhile Hanlon was pulling steadHyV r . The .wind, which . bl&wmg dbwfl. .stream, - was ' increasing--ln^forcef -and the water 1 became' rougher, but notwithstanding- this disadvantage Hanlbiisieadily increased his lead' till it had grown to three lengths* ;■ tFrom Abis! point it was evident that he .;had:!tJieixacevveU in hand, and;: he jnow!' flowed down his stroke f rpm. ( 31; to 30. Hawdon, who was beginning ;to shpw:signa;jof exhaustion, also moderated his speed from 40. t0'30.-j Here Hawdon was .again guilty of bad steering, and it was cvi-
Wis 100 to 1 pa HTaloa, earring accidents, As *tt(e ! : water Breaking -over- his boat. Hanlon stopped to bail, and, as he did Tso, nodded and, Janehed. to g^edtatfirs \vhorjysre j rtiriniri^'aioiigside 1 ' the river edge -and^who i wete^oiating j heru^vo^hdai^&^^ien 1 : the tiicado^sv: were! ireSchpd'Hawdea' was\Tparifiilly stiru^gjing'alon.Cvb'dt in pitildSs plight, thorougHly v cxhausted. arid; wb_en, the cbrnei^were' pnssedltaulqn had' the lead by^ tWo.boatV length, 'apparently reclucing his lead for the fun of ihe/tbiugiior;he saw Hawden >was badly outrowed. He, however, soon " after p,nt ,pn a as he appioached thei^go^l (Wasrvowiug at 26 :tp;;2s ; >vhcri Scolt's^woodeEir bridge^ was" reached.he, was four iiengths ahcidr andvwon by this: distances A' meetuitc, 'relative' to, the rowing, championship, was* held 1 at -Newcastle to-night, The' Editor of >: rthe- Sportsman presided, : anct C c6Bginiulated : the: Canadian^ oa their., briHiafit- ; victory. > -The . race, .he saKl i?* ' na(V 1 een"' 'chhracfexised " 'by gi-eat f aivness. . The, chairman then,, explained the •circumstances iv regard, "to ; th6 challenge which'h'aid tieeii raMc public, as it , was con- : sidered ri^htthh t Elibtt.^ thepresent champion, stiojild dispose; 0f..a1l at home before he >i:Ued Anstrai)a "to try conclusions ' with Trickett; the charopiori of -the world"; Eichard.-Radwick-.then. declared Ulikriown had- been proposed on behalf-df Wallace^ Ross; 'to challenge VHatilon- to -tow in: six --weeks from the\ dafe.; pf signing- articles i bri ; the.' Thrimek^chainpionship' 'course for 4IQO 91; .£2OO aside. 'A congratttlatory telegram from Lord L6rne ( w4s. here read. TheJbQatch,wa& finallyv -mrangecl for I6th Jun,e , for £250 aside, to be lowed on the Tyne.;.. Bets took. Veil, £1000 to £500 being laid.onHanlon at^ tiiteclosetof fne T meeting.. ••• '; ( .' ■-> .dispatches ;say : that,- the 'announce-' ment that iGermany /has. .designated Captain Simson, . a destinguished naval .officer, to be Gbtisul-General at Samoa^ is much commented .'•■'■' n^dn. The Gp-rernmentt"withorit : intending; fo : rftnex'theisiji l iid, hasiully resolved to pre- r ' vent Americans from establishing their sway * flie|e to" thp detriment of other nations.; ' iKdjspute betyreen Geimany and .the United" SFafes is not impossible.'^ ;. . . ,;-; .:, 'In cpnsequeji'ce of the: coalmines,; strikes:npwardsof 60. vessels have left, Newcastle to ; load coal. elsewheTo, and 144 large waiting, for cargoes. -The Nqrtbumberianaminers are seeking an -advance of wages, in consequenctJ r ; ]of •' the overflow 'of/ trade to their collieries^' ;,'■• ;; ; . , , .' ■' "Ih t"hV' Hoiise of ' Commons Sir Stafford Npithcjote(said:.the Government was considerinig the ad visability. of issuing a proclamation of -neutrality in the : South American war. He said 292-cases of cartridges from America had beeii loaded- at Glasgow, and were on the way tb;"Livefpool. addressed to ' Messrs Porters in Valparaiso. '/He'believedthat the seizure' of munitions of war was ' in' his power. ' ! "The-'ifarquis of Salisbury" speaking at a b'aiKiuet' declared that the Government were determined not to depart in* any way from the Treaty vof Berlin. They i: had already given up a gtcatdealfoxthesakcof peace, but c'ould^give. no :: mdre/ -So far-as he knew, the Great Powers, without exception, were firmly rjßsolv^d to execute the Treaty; , -
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Southland Times, Issue 3419, 5 June 1879, Page 2
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