TODAY'S TELEGRAMS, SECOND EDITION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4162, 23 August 1881, Page 3

TODAY'S TELEGRAMS, SECOND EDITION.

[Reutjbb's Telegrams.]

CALCUTTA, August 22, "Scant! Cash."

Intelligence is to hand from Caudahar announcing that Ayuub Khan has issued a proclamation to the people declaring himself the Ameer of Afghanis tan. His advance against Abdul Rahman is reported to be still further delayed owing to the want of money with which to pay his truops, and provide the necessary supplies.

PARIS, August 22. Common Sense Triumphant

The full returns of the elections for the Chamber of Deputies show that the contests throughout the country have resulted in the defeat of the Bonapartists and Communist candidates, and in the success of the moderate Republicans.

MADRID, August 22. Favourable to the Govern-

ment.

The elections to the Spanish Cortes, which have just been concluded, have resulted in the return of candidates favourable to the policy of the present Ministry under Senor Sagasta.

WASHINGTON, August 22, The End Inevitable.

The latest bulletin regarding President Garfield, reports that his medical attendants have but faint hopes of his recovery from the relapse which recently

set in,

MELBOURNE, August 23, Waking Anxiously Up.

The Victorian Government, in view of the great increase of small-pox in Sydney, is now taking further precautionary measures against the spread of the disease to this Colony. A New Zealand Spec. A prospectus has been issued here invitiag subscriptions to the shares to the amount of £20,000 in the Moke Creek Cepper Company, Wakatipu, New Zealand.

SYDNEY, August 23 Rolling On.

Two fnrther cases of small-pox in the city .ire announced. The sufferers are Margaret Lindsay, residing in Sussex street, and a youth living in a lane off Abercrombie street.

BRISBANE, August 23 Big Thing.

A private telegram has been received from London announcing that John Henley has completed the floating of the Burruui company, with a capital of £150,000, of which £10,000 is reserved for Queensland sbareholdore. The scheme includes the purchase of the principal mines near Burr urn, and the establishment of a shipping depot at Fraßcr's Island.

AUCKLAND, August 23. The Mail Steamer. There was no sign of the mail steamer at 1 o'clock. THAMES, Auor^T 23. The Representation Bill. The Liberal Association met last nigiit, ur.d discussed the £epre?cnlation Bill. 'jlie meeting passed a resolution— l! Th:it the district from Capo Celville to Te Aroha form

two electorates, and that tho Government proposal to include a portion in Tauranga, is impolitic and ill-advised." Besolutions wero sent to Sir George Grey, arid to Mr M'Cullogh, editor of the Star, and Mr M'Gowan, Borough Councillor, tbo declared candidates for the Thames electorate.

NEW PLYMOUTH, August 23. The Harbour Question. A largely attended meeting wr held at Be 11 Block fist night, re the harbour question, when a considerable number of persons from Waitara were present, Mr Cocnett was >n the chair. Mr French, a wcent arrival from Canterbury, moved — " That this meeting fully endorses the resolutions prised at the New Plymouth meeting, ond is surprised at the action taken by tho House, when it is considered that the high pi ice of land at the Government land sales was greatly owing to the expectation of a harbourbeing built there." He spoke of Timaru, and said several tl ousand pounds hti bsen wa3ted the^e, but that was a ll , forgotten now that the works had proved a success. He further said th3t the harbour works at the Sugar Loaves possessed advantages not to be found at other places. Tho resolution waa carried unanimously. Tbo?? present represented more than three thousand : ?res of land.

WELLINGTON, AttguSt 23, Pleaded Guilty.

Walter Lee pleaded guilty to having unstamped boxes of tobacco in his poseeeion, rid was remanded for sentence until Thursday.

The Land Struggle again. The Tauranga messengers have arrived in the Arawa district, and they are now interviewing the Native Commissioner. They slate that when they left yesterday sovercl hapus residing near the Lakes wero busily engaged in collecting arms and aamunifcjon for the purp jse of resisting tho survey party who are there eng3ged in surveying the lane's near B !tomahana and Kaiogovoi The excitement is spreading to M>« Like district. Hopes are, however, entertained that influence will be brought to bear through the Commissioner to prevent the parties from engaging in actual strife.

DUNEDIP, ATjGtST 23. Temporary Insanity. At the irquest on the body of J. A. Hooper, the jury retuwied a verdict of temporary insaiuty.

Inquiry Proceeding. The body of the num found in Boss's buildings is balieved to be one Campbell, who wp^ living at Taieri. The police are making enquiry.

jJFBOM OUB OWX COBBB3POHDENT.J

W.IiLLItfGIW, Ac-gttst 23. Consistent to the Last.

Whitelaw, of lunatic aeylum notoriety, on his release from gaol the other flay, atter receiving a testimonial from a few adorning friends, has cleared for Sydney, where he bays a Government appointment is awaiting him. His kit act before leaviing Wellington was to go up to the Refuge tor the Destitute in Tinakori ro.i-3, of which hi-j mother is now en inmate ; here he forced himself into her bedroom, and until expelled abused her in the foulcßt language. Whitelaw's mother has been brought to her present josition through having been systematically robbed by her eon of her salary as matron ot, the asylum, as wr.s brought out in evidence at the inquiry. Afterwards ohe was induced to sign a release in order tfcat her son should not be prosecuted on the charge of embezzling. The conduct of Whitelaw at the Refuge is reported to have been outrageou?, and his language filthy and cruel to a degree.