TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 723, 13 October 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

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LATEST PROM AUSTRALIA.

[By Submarine Cable.]

Sydney, October 12

The rumors as fo the discontinuance of the Pacific service are contradicted, although steps will probably be taken to avoid the necessity of keeping one boat idle here for nearly i-ix weeks. The City of San Francisco leaves to-morrow for San Francisco.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, October 12. A second point :n Jones aud Ware v Brogden was argued in Banco today, whether the plaintiffs are entitled to a proportionate share of the money paid by the Government for stream diversions. The Judge held that the contractors are only entitled to payment for work actually done The fffeci of the arbitration and decision of the Judge is estimated to give the plaintiffabout four thousand pounds out of five claimed,

The Omaramutu Hotel, Opotika, has been burnt. It wag insured in the Norwich Union for £250, and its contents for £450. Wellington, October 13. Mr G. E. Barton appeared before the Chief Justice this morning to receive sentencefor coutempt of court. His Honor, after pointing out the gravity of the offence _of Mr Barton, and how severely it was in the power of the Court to punish such offences, then discharged the ru]c, without inflicting any penalty. Nelson, October 12.

Larrikinism has been increasing of late to a serious extent, and on Tuesday, at midnight, three boys, sons of respectable citizens, were discovered in a shop of Mr Jackson, stationer, which they had entered by means of a skeleton key, The cash box, which had been left empty at the closing of the shop, was found to have been tampered with. The prisoners were brought before the Magistrate to-day and committed for trial. Dunedin, October 12.

The Associated Fire Insurance Companies agree to give £4O in prizes at the brigade demonstration, brigades other than the city one to compete. The Otago Railway Club has just been formed. It numbers 100 members, all employes. The district meeting of Oddfellows was held last night, at which twenty lodges were represented. The renort showed a profit for the half-year of £566. The average sick payment was nearly 6s 2|d per member for the half-year. One lodge paid nearly a guinea a member to the sick fund during the *ame period. The report hints at the necessity of an increase in these payments. Sales—Colonial Bank, £1 12a ; National Insurance, £1 ss; Standard Insurance, 12s; South British Insurance, £2 19s. BuyersColonial Bank, £1 lis; National Insurance, £1 4s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, £lB 10s. Sellers—Colonial Bank, £1 12s 6d; Bank of Mew Zealand, £lB 17s; National Insurance, HI 5s 6d. {From a correspondent of the Press.) Dunedin, October 12. Balclutha boasts possessing a lady sixtynine years of age who yesterday walked forty-six miles under twelve hours. Tne Fire Brigade has issued an excellent programme of sports in connection with their demonstrations. Nearly £SO will be distributed in prizes for competition by firemen alone. The city Bench dismissed without prejudice the information against John Tirrell, charged with forging a Post-office order for 10s. The police defended their action, saying they had telegraphed to Christchurch, hue the prosecutor had left there. Defendant's counsel said the prosecutor was afraid to proceed because of consequences.

(From our own Correspondent). Dunedin, October 13.

At police court to-day Mr Fish said that the prosecutor in the case of Stampre versus Wilson bad addressed a document to the Bench accusing them of being guilty of a miscarriage of justice. Such remarks, Mr Fish said, were extremely indecent, but when emanating from a gentleman of the law, were trebly indecent. He was astonished to find a professional gentleman guilty of such impertinence, and had the remarks been made in open court, it would have been the duty of the Bench to have unflinchingly committed him for contempt of court. The document, which is a gem in its way, was handed by the Bench for pub lication.

The Otago railway returns for September amounted to £9255.