LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 154, 8 May 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC

(FEB. PRESS AGENCi.) WELLINGTON. 1 Wednesday. The foundation stone of the new St. Petor's Church was laid to-day. imongst the several candidates for the Mayoralty spoken of, requisitions arc being got up for Hunter, M.H.E., and Hutchison, at one time Mayor. Kealls, the Customo' official who not long ago attempted to cut his throat, and who was progressing favorably, lias become a violent lunatic, and obliged to be put under restraint.

Tlie Foxton residents have subscribed £l5O towards the establishment of a medical man for that town, Captain Kreeft has filed, His liabilities are £4678; deficiency, £1785. The estate will pay fis in the £. D. and A. Blyth have called their creditors together, The liabilities are £11,142, and the assets are estimated at about £4OOO,

The following is a comparative statement of the Customs Revenue received at the principal ports of New Zealand for April, 1879 and 1878 Wellington, £16,432 5a 1id—£13,601255d; Wanganni, £2481 7s 1id—£194413s lid; Napier, £2298 251d—£3476 7s Sd; Nelson, £2739 3s 2d—£3233 19s Gd; Tinuu'u, £2496 19s Id-£IG44 Is 7d; Oamam, £1758 0s 4d—£1835 18s 7d; Dunocliii, £35,500 165—£38,673 0s 7d; Auckland, £16,250 IBs 3d—£15,949 12s lid; Christchurch, £18,542 9s 5d—£18,204 12s 8d; Invorcargill, £4490 0s Ud—£39os 9s 4d. The comparative Customs returns for April show, as compared with those for last April, aa increase in round numbers as following:— Wellington, £3000; Wanganui, £SOO- Napier, £1200; Timaru, £800; Duncdin, £7000; Auckland, Clmstchurcb, and Oamam are nearly stationary, The remaining ports show a slight decrease, WESTPORT. Wednesday. The Theatre Eoyal Hotel, a well-known dance house in the old days, lately turned into a commercial hotel, and more recently retaken by its old proprietor, Mr Shechan, who was just about starting the old saloon business, was burnt down at midnight, Th e firo started in a detached old building some score of yards from tlio house- Tlio flames were fierce, and nothing but a little on the ground floor could be saved. The family, who were sleeping upstairs, ran out in their nightdresses. Several of the surrounding buildings took firo, but were put out excepting a small cottage, which was destroyed. The building was only insured for £350, and belonged to Mr Nalir, brewer. The School Committee have resolved to compel the Central Board to retain the present master, whom they announced their intention to dismiss, AUCKLAND.

Wednesday. Arrived—City of Sydney, with mail, one day late, In crossing the Atlantic she sighted the steamer New York. Reports encountering a heavy gale, and having to hove to for eleven horns, ■EUBOPEAN NEWS. No attention is to be paid to the Sultan's authority in the settlement of the Egyptian difficulty. Business stagnant at Cairo, Twenty thousand more Durham colliers have struck, At Durham there are now thirty thousand colliers idle, The military had to be called out to suppress the discontented operatives, At Blackburn twelve thousand looms have stopped work. Five thousand weavers are idlo in consequence.

The Times, in criticising the Canadian Tarid, says that every branch of industry will be crippled, The Duke of Newcastle's Clumber house was partially burned.

The mutilated body of Mrs Thompson, a widow, has been found in the Thames. Her servant has been arrested.

The village of Varny-Vicby was totally destroyed by fire.

I 1 ranee has declined to. participate in the proposed mixed Government for Roumelia.

Grcvy is issuing pardons to the Communists as fast as possible.

The German Emperor and Bismarck daily receive threatening letters. An attempt was made to assassiuate the Prince of Servia,

Four persons \yera buried alive byim aval, auche in Tyrol, An Austrain Colonel has been murdered by Brigands,

Seventeen thousand of the sufferers by the Sczogedin disaster are sti'l supported by charity, Seventy thousand Russians havo crossed the Caspian, bound to Mervi.

Russia is negotiating with Spain for some Islands in the North Pacific.

Eight officers of the Imperial Guard have been arrested as Nihilists.

Upwards of a thousand arrests have been made ill Moscow in consequence of tne assassination of a Government spy. General Todleben declares war is the only solution of the Easteru-Eoumelian difficulty. The plague has disappeared from Astralian.

Russia has concluded a new convention with China, and surrenders Kulflga. , The Pope mote welcoming the Queen to Italy.

The Catholics are opposing the Protestant schools in Kome, supported by Foreign money, Tli o Pope appeals to the Catholics to subscribe to their own schools.

In a correspondence between Sir Eartle Freere and the Secretary of State, re Zulu war, the iatter censures Freere for beginning .war without Imperial authority, but Bays he does not desire to withdraw confidence in him in the present crisis.

The Egyptian officiate liaqe been severe sufferers by the Slave trade in South Africa being defeated.

Eleven thousand Arabs have fled from ft terrible famino in Upper Egypt. Many of the inhapitants are running about like wild beasts digging roots. The Burmese trouble arose from tbe refusal of the British residents two deliver for slaughter twq Royal Princess families. The King became mad with drink, There has been a great fire at Bangoon, One million sterling damages. Thousands homeless,

Pirto, a Portuguese, has thoroughly explored the Zambesi. AUCKLAND. Tuesday. A training vessel is now being built to supersede the old Southern Cross, Two cases of bravery in rescuing life from drowning in the harbor were brought before the Harbor JBoard, and recommended for the Humane Society's medal. The theological classes connected with the Auckland Presbytery were opened to-day with an able address by the Eev. D. Bruce. GRAHAMSTOWN. Tuesday. This afternoon a young man named Troseott had bis left leg broken above the ankle by the fall of a wedge-slmpcd piece of quartz iu the Moanataira mine,

Engineer D. M. Beere has received instructions to issue tenders for the third contract in connection with the railway, which will include the construction of a large bridge over the Kaueranga, Fifty persons have joined the cavalry corps which has been formed here. The Government have been telegraphed to to ask whether the services of the company will bo accepted. WANGANUI, Tuesday. At an inquest this afternoon on the body of John Nixon, killed by a boiler explosion yesterday, the following verdict was returned : —Deceased came to his death through the explosion of a boiler at Duncan & York's steam saw mills on Monday, sth inst., but there is not sufficient evidence to explain the cause of the explosion, TIMARU,

Tuesday. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning Mr Bectliam, the 8.M., gave a decision in the case of Thomas Keenan, charged with sly-grog selling, and said the evidence of Keenan and his wife was so contradictory that lie did not consider it worth anything, and inflicted a fine of £2O, It is very probable the case will not rest at this point, but a criminal prosecution will result from it. CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday. A man named Black has been arrested at charged with forging a counter clerk's signature. Since his arrest it has been discovered that he is wanted in Dunedin for larceny. He had previously passed a valueless cheque in Christchurch, A fire occurred last night at the Belfast Meat Preserving Works which consumed the main building, in which the principal operations were carried on, There is no clue to the origin of the fire, In the buildings destroyed were 40,000 tins of meat, a large quantity of tallow, soap, and material used for preserving purposes. The engine and boiler were comparatively uninjured. The insurances on the building, stock, and plant were distributed as follows:—Transatlantic, £1000; New Zcrland, £2000; Victorian. £IOOO ; South British, £2OOO ; Standard, £100; Imperial, £1000; National, £670. The fire brigade to-night arranged a demonstration for the Governor, and formed in line in Cathedral-square as he drove past, w.th engines decorated and torches of various colored fires, Several rockets were also let off. To-day the Governor held an undress levee, which was largely attended, and tonight he attends a citizens' ball. To-morrow lie visits East Christchurch School and other public institutions. .

A singular case was disposed of yesterday in tho Besident Magistrate's Court. JolmE. Beilly was charged with stealing a cheque for £7 ss, entrusted te him by Mrs Turner for him to pay in to tho Bank of New Zealand. Mrs Turner subsequently gave another cheque for £4 to a creditor, On the smaller cheque being presented at the bank it was dishonored; reason, N.S.F. Mrs Turner caused Beilly to be arrested on a charge of stealing the first cheque. Search at the hank resulted in the cheque being found, It had been put in by Eeilly but placed to the credit of another person named Turner, These facts were known before the case came on, but Eeilly insisted on investigation to vindicate his character. The Bench dismissed the case, expressing regret that he should have been arrested, and said he left the Court without the slightest stain on his character or imputation of dishonesty. OAMARU. Tuesday, Some time since samples of Oamaru building stone were sent to Brisbane, and as a result a shipment of 100 tons is now being made in the barqnentine May Newton, which leaves here in a day or so, The Rev Mr Baird, for seven years Presbyterian minister at Hampden, has accepted a call to Winton, Southland. Yesterday a deputation of the members of Chris< Church waited upon him, and presented him with a sum of money. DUNEDIN. Tuesday, Mr George McLean intends addressing his Pabnerston constituents at an early date. Many of tho Civil servants have not yet received their salaries,

The captain of the Ino steamer was killed this evening by a railway locomotive which struck him in Eattray-street, outside of the Central Railway Station, and carried his body some distance, When picked up lie was dead,

• The Corporation deny all liability as to the damage caused by the floods In March last. A movement ib going on among tlie footballers for the introduction of the Victorian rules. THE GREAT TE KOPUA MEETING. —;—«——; (Prom the N. Z, Times,) Aluxandra, Tuesday. Tawhiao has at length fixed that the meeting will come off to-morrow if the weather ther be fine ; if not, it will be At Kopua nothing has been done yet,' If tbe weather is fine enough an open-air meeting will take place to-morrow. Sir George Grey has tried hard to get an [ interview with Rewi, who, however, says that he will meet the Premier in public only, Tu Tawhiao will not have anything; to do j with him, but the ''great Proconsul" humbly waits. The game now is to make a split between the two tribes—'Waikatos and Ngatimaniopotos—and spies are busy concocting charges against the Europeans who have " ruined the Government schemes." (PBR PKESS AGENCY.) Kopua, Tuesday, noon,

A royal proclamation has just been issued to the effect that no meeting will take place to-day, but that if to-morrow is fine there w:ll be speechifying, Te Ngakau, the King's adviser, interrogated Mr Sheehan this morning, and a long and friendly conversation took place between them. Tliero is now orery probability that matters will go on much more smoothly once the business is really commenced than could have been anticipated, Whether the terms propounded at Hikurangi, involving the relinquishment of separate independent government by the Kingites, will be accepted, it is difficult to ascertain, but it is felt certain that some concessions mil be made in deference to tke wishes of the Government,