TELEGRAPHIC.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1550, 6 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

NEW ZEALAND. [per press agency.] Invercargill, February 6. Mr G. W. Nichol, of Messrs Nicol and Jucker, beat Mr Warren for the Mayorality of the newly constituted borough of Ctmpbelltown. The number of votes polled were —Nicol, 64; Warren, 19. News of Mr Conyers’ progress is still favorable. Masterton, February 6. Yesterday afternoon a man named Thomas McLinnan had his arm and ribs fractured with oilier injuries, by the falling of a tree at Panereu. He was forwarded to the Masterton Hospital, but that institution being unfinished he was taken on to Greytown, but died on the road. Nelson, February 6. Messrs Adams and Pitt addressed a crowded and enthusiastic meeting last nizht in separate buildings. To-day there is great excitement, and just now, the dinner hour, cabs are flying about in all directions bringing up the working men to the poll. Both sides are equally confident of success, and it is quite evident that scores of pledges have been given in duplicate. [from our own correspondent.] Dunedin, February 6. The Otago team, with the exception of Crawshaw, who goes up on Saturday, are passengers by this morning’s express. At a meeting of the delegates from the coursing clubs, attended by the representatives of Oamaru, Christchurch, Dunedin, Timaru, and Invercargill, it was un nimonsly decided to establish a Waterloo Cup for the Middle Island, the cup to be a sixty-four dog stake, and the entrace fee to be £l2 10s. The first meeting to be held at Uam-iru on Juno the 24th ; the first prize to bo £2OO and a £SO plate. Auckland, February 6.

Captain Yon Werner, the commander of the German man-of-war, states that when at Duke of York Island he fully investigated the action of the Rev. Mr Brown in connection with the summary punishment of the Natives for the massacreing of the mis-ionarios. Ho took the evidence of the German residents, who unanimously declared that Mr Br «wn had no option ; that punishment would have been inflicted in any case, and that he much moderated its severity ; and that his prompt action saved the lives and property of the Europeans. Cap .. Werner resolved to write to the Germ m Government urging them to r cognise the official services rendered by Mr Brown to the Genua i residents by bis promat action, and ho trusts that the High Commissioner of the Fiji Islands, who is expected in the Nymphe, in order to inv stigate the matter, will recommend a similar course to tne English authorities. The secretary of the Auckland Working Men’s Club, having received a circular from the Wellington Club re Chinese labour, has requested various trades societies to send delegates to a mooting of delegates in Wellington. Tho memorial will receive strong support boro.