NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 4071, 19 June 1882, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[PEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACT. Auckland, June 19. The Mayor has given a netice of motion to move in the direction of bringing the Contagious Diseases Act into force. H.M.S. NELSON IN AUCKLAND. HJJ.S. Nelson arrived off the Great Barrier on Saturday, and engaged in *un practice. She has not yet come into harbour. ATTEMPT TO THROW A MAN OVERBOARD. "Wanganui, June 19. Two seamen (Boyd and Redmond), iS3aulted Captain Pope on hoard the steamer Tui in the Wanganni River on Saturday night, and tried to throw him overboard. They were brought up at ;he Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, and remanded. THE ELECRTIC LIGHT. L Wellington, June 19. Large crowds visited the Manapouri ast evening to witness the display of ,he electric light. HOTEL ROBBERY AT INVERCARGILL. Dunedin, June 19. On the arrival of the cutter Jane, the oolice arrested Charles Everett and Daniel Moore on suspicion of being joncerned in the hotel robbery at Inrercargill. £'31 was found on them. THE EGYPTIAN DIFFICULTY. Alexandria, June 17. — Raghed (sic) Pasha has been entrusted by the Khedive with the formation of a new Vlinistry. Intelligence has been received that n consequence of the inadequacy of tccommodation provided by the vessels iow in port all European Powers are ending ships here to embark their übjects. Telegrams are to hand stating that ,ctive preparations are proceeding at he chief ports in the Mediterrranean or immediate despatch of several 'essels with ample accommodation. Greatest excitement and alarm prewils among Europeans hore. Caiko, Juno 17. — A panic among ho Europeans is hourly increasing. All foreign banks and shops in this ity have been closed. Great alarm is manifested by the Europeans at the hostile demeanor of he native population, and a general xodus of the former to Alexandria is aking placo.