EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3018, 7 January 1879, Page 2

EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

IiEUIER'S TKLEOBAMS TO TKESS AGENCY. CITY OB 1 GLASGOW BANK FAILURE. London, January 1. The Glasgow Bank call realised £80(7,000. The secretary has been released, and becomes a Crown witness. PODGONITZA AND MONTENEGRO .SURRENDERED. The Turkish Commissioners agreo to surrender Podgonitza and Montenegro. FIRST DIVIDEND CITY OF GLASGOW BANK. The City of Glasgow Bank pays ss. in the ponud on the 3rd February. WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. Bombay, January 1. The force returns to Asrojid ; provisions unobtainable at Artaki. DEFENCE OF CANDAHAR. The Governor of Candahar is preparing for a vigorous defence. ADVANCE ON CANDAHAR. Khan Khibat is desirous of co operating" with the British in the advance on Candahar. The Marquis of in hi 3 despatch, applauds and accepts the concession of the Porte as adequate. RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS IN AMERICA. The American Secretary to the Treasury holds #40,000,000 in gold. There will be a resumption of specie payments. The money market is easier. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND RACES. Auckland, January G. The bookmakers settlement of the summer meeting is satisfactory. • In bets and stakes the Southern men take £2,500. ACCIDENT. Edward Bricknell, p. carter of One. hunga, was run over by a dray, and got his leg crushed. Dr. Philsou amputated it to save his life. SUICIDE IN WAIKATO RIVER. Mrs. Berryman, of Ngaruawabia, drowned herself in the Waikato River yesterday. SUSPICIOUS DEATH. A suspicions death of a boyfit Coromftndel has been reported to the Auckland police. . Dr. Haynes has been sent to make a post mortem examination. MINE FLOODED OUT. Thames, January 6. The Queen of Beauty mine at the Thames is obliged to discharge all hands through been flooded, owing to the stoppage of the Waiokaraka pumps. STORM AT NAPIER. Napier, January C. A heavy storm, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and rain, visited Napier on Sunday afternoon. It cleared up towards evening, bufc the rain commenced again about nine, and continued at intervals until after daylight. To-day is very fine and bright. The rain was a God send. SCHOONER ASHORE AT WANGANUI. Wanganut, January 6. The schooner Arthur Wakefield, from Nelson to Wanganui, went ashore 150 yards south of the Heads on Sunday uighfc. The sea was very calm. It is expected to get her off by to-night's tide. The ship and cargo is fully insured in the South British. It is intended to bring the vessel along outside tho Spit to the mouth of the river. Thero is no danger. Wanganui, January 7. The schooner Arthur Wakefieid, having partly discharged her cargo, was warped to the edge oC the channel and then towed into the river by the steamer Clyde. She will reload and ' come up to the wharf. The vessel is slightly shaken, but has sustained no serious damage. , SUDDEN DEATH.] Wellington, January 6. * James Gilligan, a well-known race i liorse owner, was found dead in his bed ' \b tho Occidental Hotel this morning. .1 Lie died quietly. The attendant, who t iva3 in tho room asleep, heard nothing-, i ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH. * McElwain, uudereomrnitta] for arson, c lied suddenly on Saturday. Ifc is sup- * msed to have been the result of e^ces- ° ive drinking. DETECTIVE POLICE SERVICE. " A special detective police service, n vith three officers in each of tho chief v owns, is being organised Inspector d rhompson, of Auckland, will probably t' »q at the head. . ii

INVEIICAPvGILL MURDKii. Jod-jo Williams advises the Governor that ho sees to reason for interfering 1 with the execution of the capital sentence on the murderer Walah. The Executive have cot yet decided his fate. PRESS RAILWAY PASSES. Mr. Macandrew says, aftor what took place in the House, he declines the responsibility of issuing railway passes to the Press without the consent of a fnll Cabinet. He is personally favorable. MANAGER RESIGNED. Hokitika, January 6. The Manager of tho Union Bank hag rescued through the Inspector recalling- advances. ENLARGEMENT OF LYTTELTON TIMES. Ckrtstchukch, January G. - The Ly Helton Times was published as an eight page paper on Saturday The proprietors annoance that the arrangement is permanent. The Times is now equal in size to the Melbourne Argus and the largest daily in New Zealand' RISE IN MILK. In consequence of the scarcity of Q-ras3 milk hna been raised to sdf per quart. ELECTION FOR MATAURA. Inveecargill, January G. The Mataura nomination took plajce at Waitiupea, when J. S. Shanks aud Andrew Kinross were proposed. There was a small attendance. Both profess to support Grey. An opposition candidate was expected till the last moment, but none appeared.