TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1122, 25 February 1885, Page 6

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

INTERPROVINCIAL. i BtBNHEiMjj February 21st. NjPatrick R^ardou «as fined 20a vo day forXdisturbing. the Salvation Army while assembled 'for* public worship in their barracks.\ Ite was drunk, and used vqry ba&~ language inside the hall during sferYtafTvThe Resident Magistrate inflicted a light penalty, as it was the first charge TSS&MnI £hlch had been brought under the Police Offences Act. •Jd [fjfii^B^BOiLL, February 21st., Black's flour-mill, at Winton, was "TJuTOeffttowirlaat nightr The fire started at one of the walls of the building close to where the oat shellings were kept, and is believed to be the work of an incendiary. jk man employed as .baker, was sleeping • had; only] (time to escape, psrtiatly'dressed, by dropping from an upstairs door. There was no water, and nothing" was .sayed. The building was insured for £500 in the South British Company's Office. The loss is estimated at about £1,000 abeve that. Napibe, February 22nd. A m«f"TSffln^~etttfaille was nearly drowned ' when bathing on the beach yesterday. He was rescued in the last stage of exhaustion. Mr Ziegel, manager of the clothing factory, nearly met his toatteinptrag r |t?&pOT(ftiePudaille v . ; JorownJ/ in company with a Southern resident, returned yesterday from an overland JtripV haviugo visited, several properties between Gisborne and Wairoa under offer to them by the Natives. The country tfiey passed through" Is, in their opinion, for agricultural and grazing purposes'^ equal- to anything they have seen, and the whole of it is at present unused. Nbw Plymouth, February 23rd. On Saturday a man was nearly burnt in a bush fire. In starting a burn lie remained too long, and being enveloped tin/thei smoke, did not know .which way! to get away from the fire. Being nearly suffocated,, he cried for help, and was rescued* with difficulty by another man going among the burning trees and drag--,;^ing him out in an insensible condition! INTERCOLONIAL. ' : (Btuter's Special.) Stdnrt, February ,21st. TBe-reltt'rn mutch' between the English Eleven and the Combined Australian Eleven was resumed to-day. The local men in their first innings scored 181, the highest contributors being Evans 33, and Garrett 51 (not out.) The Englishmen in their first innings were all disposed of for 132. _ x , " BRITISH AND FOREIGN (Renter's Special) London, February 19th. It is considered" unlikely that Sir G. W. des Voenx will He appointed to succeed Sir W. F. D. Jervois. Russia is. despatching a force ,of 30,000 nieri to the region to the sb'uth ' of ' the Caspian Sea. . . ; -<\\ , . * In the House of Lords the Marquis of Salisbury stated that the Colonial policy of the Government had brought nothing but repeated insults. February 20th. It is believed that Russia and France have arranged to divide Asia Minor and Syria, between them. It is rumored that the Governorship of New South Wales has been offered to the Marquis of Lome, but that the Princess Louise, his wife, is unwilling that he should accept it. The Queensland meat-preserving companies have received large orders for provisions for the Soudan. Sir Stafford Northcote, speaking in the House of Commons, eulogised the gallant and spirited off r of assistance made by the Colonies for the Sou 'lan. These remarks were received, by the, members of the House with prolonged cheering. The offers have created a marked impression in Berlin. ■ ' - At the banquet given by the London Chamber of Commerce Sir Arthur Blyth and Sir Saul Samuel dissented from Sir Evelyn Ashley's views on Colonial federation. ■ i i'AZ .1, o" Lf The frozen meat ex the Orient steamer Sorata is in good' condition. , February 20th. A proclamation has been issued by the Queen stopping men on active service from joining the reserve, and embodying the militia for garrison duty. The Victorian Government have informed the War Department that they have a battery of artillery and a Nordenfeldt «un ready for despatch to Suakin. In^tbe House of Commons last evening VMI .Gladstone made a speech in which he - aaid the offers of the Colonies of troops for the Soudan testified their attachment to the Throne and would draw closer the bonds of the Empire. Earl Derby, speaking in the House of Lords, said that the^ country was deeply indebted for tfieT spirit shown by the Colonies. The Government had decided to accept the services of the New South JWales troops* and details were being ar*tafiged with other Colonies who had offered contingents. ; , \)j. ; The Duke of Cambridge said he rejoiced at seeing assistance offered by the Colonies, v c-mr j -jv. . •' . : -February 22nd. News is to hand from Central Asia that a Russian force is advancing from Turkestan towards Panjedh, a town on the river Murghab, about 50 miles to the ■oath of the present Afghan-Turkestan frontier line. In conßeq jence of this step, the British members of 'the Commission have rerire/l'from Sarakho;to Herat, fearing that « collision wilt take place between the Afghans and Russians owing to the encroachment of the latter on Afghan territory.

As an instance that whisky still plays a ▼cry prominent part in the Scotchman's ss9s TJWR merr y!??* ih g» ,w«l B,re ; ji|formed by a correspondent that, daring the last «f,eekj «>f December ho less a sum than £25,090 was payed to the Customs authorities in Dundee as duty on whisky taken ont of the bonded stores for consumption at the New Year. As showing that trade cannot be so bad as reported, it is also mentioned that no less than £900 was spent in Dundee Post Office for postage stamps for Christmas cards on the day before Christmas. He was a young lawyer, and was delivering his maiden speech. Like most fßffiig lawyers he was florid, rhetorical, J»||erin|;.and.Terboße. For four weary Soars fie talked at the Court and jury, nnt^-jß^erj^ody. felt like lynching him. When he got through, his opponent, Mr Poland, arose, and looking sweetly at the judge said, " M'lud, t will follow the ex. ample of my learned friend who has just finished, and submit the case without argument," then he sat down and the . filene* waj oppressive. » ,