TELEGRAPHIC.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6307, 3 August 1888, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

+ [Special to Pebss Association.]

MRS GORDON BAILLIE.

LONDON. AUGO3T 1. A writ of Habeas Corpus has been granted in the case of Mrs Gordon Baillie, to show cause why she should not be admitted to bail. THE LOCAL GOVEENMENT BILL. * The Local Government Bill was read a Becond time in the House of Lords yesterday without a division. The Earl of Carnarvon condemned the measure, which he thought was certain to create corruption. OBITUARY. Sir William Charles Sergeant, aged fifty-nine.

EMIN BEY.

Z&NZIBAE, August 1. Messengero arriving here state that the position of Emm Bey in April was very perilous, owing to the advance of the Mahdi, and that he was escaping along the left bank of the Nile.

SUICIDE OP A MURDERER.

SYDNEY, August 2, The Chinaman, Hing Loong, who niurdured Mr Morm at Black town, has committed suicide. DISCHARGING THE MARIPOSA. The craw of the R.M.S. Mariposa are engaged discharging the vessel under police protection. As yet there has been no disturbance of any kind. It is understood that arrangements have also been made to coal the vessel. It is not known what action the Seamen's Union will take. ANTICIPATED VISIT OF IRISHM.P.'s. The Secretary of the local branch of the Land League has received a letler from Mr J. G. Biggar, M.P. for Cavan West, announcing that probably two members of the Irish Party would visit Australia in August next.

I SENTENCED TO DEATH.

BRISBANE, August 2. An aboriginal named George has been sentenced to death for committing' a criminal assault. MORE VICTIMS TO GAS POISONING. ArELBOUJRNE, August 2. Owing to a leakage of gas in the bedroom of a house at North Melbourne, three young men, named James Stafford, William Moran and William Gray were found dead in bed. [Per Pbksb Association.] TYPHOID BREEDING. AUCKLAND, August 2. At the ordinary meeting of the City Council, a numerously-signed petition was received, requesting the removal from their present site of the City Abattoirs, which are under the control of that body. The petitioners believed that the recent scourge of typhoid was due to the poisonous odours disseminated in the Newton and Ponsonby districts from the slaughterhouses, and claimed that the health of the inhabitants demanded the removal of the buildings. Mr J. Currie, Clerk to the Newton Borough, also forwarded a complaint on the subject. The question was referred to the Finance Committee. SHAMEFUL IMPOSITION. Messrs Ewington and Stevenson, the official visitors to the Auckland Lunatic Asylum, paid one of their formal visits of inspection yesterday. In their report they state that the maintenance arrears tot up to £841 Via, and add that the State , is being shamefully imposed upoaby being made to bear this. In addition to the support of three hundred and thirty-eight purely pauper lunatics, there are in the Asylum fifteen criminal lunatics who ought not, in the opinion of the official visitors, to be kept along- with other inmates, because some of them are dangerous; but there is not at present any hope of separate wards for them. Of three hundred and sixty-eight inmates of the Asylum, only seven males and five females axe deemed to be curable. The report further states that probationary wards-are much needed at the Asylum.

WELLINGTON POULTBY SHOW.

WELLINGTON, August 2. The fifth annual show of the Wellington Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association opened to-day. The -weather was cold, t»ith frequent showers, which militated against a good attendance. The entries'nnmber'3oo, which is larger than any- previoas -show, and the exhibition of poultry is unusually fine and large. The pigeons also maintain their standard of excellence, bnt in. the canary classes there i»&, great faffing- off in numbers, principally owing to one or two o£ the leading fanciers having decided not to exhibit this year.

Customs Revenue.

« [Peg Press Association.] WELLINGTON, August 2. Ihe Customs returns for the Colony for last month are not complete, but those to hand give the month's revenue as as against ,£96,707 for the corresponding month in 1887. Dunedin paid JJ28.587, Auckland .£16,472, Lytkelton and Christchurch £16,464, and Wellington .£15,877. The beer duty last month waa .£2960 as againat.^34s4; for July, 1887. The returns to«ome in are only minor ones, and will not largely increase the- total.

HEAVY FLOODS.

[Per Phsss Association.! NELSON, August 2. Early this morning a very heavy easterly gale was experienced, and from the previous evening rain fell at intervals. So considerable was the downpour that the rivers -were flooded to-day, At Foxhill the Wai-iti has now carried away both approaches to tho cart bridge, and the West Coast coach is unable to come in. yAt Brightwater large logs and some sheep i:Vere seen going down the "Wai-iti in the Before the rain there wa« much ■aadw on the hills. It i 3 feared that damage may have been dona in the Upper MokiSka, but no reports are in yet.