LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 179, 1 May 1877, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per press telegraph agency.] THE TOTARA ELECTION. Woodstock—M'Gafiin, 64; Gisborne, 52; Orimmond, 4. Ross, April 30. Boss polling—Gisborne, 82 ; Grim* mond, 52; M'Gafiin, 33. Donoghue's—M'Gaffin, 12 j Grimmond, 12; Gisborne, 4. Redman's—M'Gafiin,. 12; Gisborne, 4; Grimmond, 1. ;<

Totara Forks—Gisborhe, 3; M'Gafiin 1; Grimmond, 0.

Majority for Gisborne 28 at present. Wellington, May 1. A supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, issued last night, contains rules and regulations, 282 in number, for the management of the New Zea. land Railways.

April 30. Signors Del Vescovo and Sani, Italian sculptors, have just completed the statue of the late Dr Featherston in Carara marble at a cost of 200 guineas. It is considered the' finest work of art ever seen in the colony. It is specially requested that it should .remain here till the formal unveiling next week at the Museum. They go to Melbourne under contract for the O'Connell statue; price, 2000 guineas,

The Customs revenue collected at Jthe port of Wellington during April was £14,173, as against £15,757 for the same month last year. Bluff,'April 30. The Arawata arrived yesterday. She left Melbourne at 3.30 on the 23rd, and passed the Ringarooma in Port Phillip Bay. Light easterly winds and fine weather prevailed until mid-day on the 26th, when a heavy S.E/gale with high head sea was encountered until making the SW. Cape, at noon on the 28th. She brings 48 "saloon and 34 steerage passengers, and 300 tons of cargo for all ports, also 5 boxes containing 30,000 sovs.

Christchurch, May 1. ■ The congregation of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church are importing an organ which is costing £360 in England. Sir Cracroft Wilson had e narrow escape from being killed on Saturday, by a tree while fceing cut down falling on him, he was severely cut on the head.

A young man employed by King and Co., Christchurch, being ill, went to the hospital a few days ago, and after a short time he became violently lightheaded, when he was at once declared, a .lunatic and sent to the Lunatic Asylum. The medical officer in the asylum on examining the alleged lunatic found it nothing else than a bad case of typhoid fever. The proper treatment was adopted to the great inconvenience of the other inmates. The asylum being much overcrowded, a room was cleared, and every precaution taken against the spread of the contagion, but all that could be done for the patient was unavailing, and after lingering for some days he expired at midnight on Friday. An inquest will be held this afternoon. Strong feeling is expressed at the action of the hospital authorities.

From an apology to Reed, of the Otago Guardian, published in the Waitangi Tribune, it seems that Reed offered to stop proceedings commenced against the proprietor, if he (Cuming) would publish an apology and pay £2OO. Cuming expressed his willingness to apologise, to pay the sum demanded. Letters which passed on the subject were read at the trial, and the counsel for the defendant pleaded that the case should be remanded, and an apology would be published. The Court,' hcwever, committed Cuming for trial, and on Saturday an explanation and'

apology appeared in the Waitangi Tribune, simultaneously with the report of the case.

Auckland April, 30.

At the nomination for Auckland City "West, Dr Wallis and Mr Robert Graham were proposed. MrLundon, who had announced himself, was not present. Both candidates addressed the meeting, professing Greyite views. The show of hands was—Wallis, 77 ; Graham, 96. A poll was demanded, which will take place on Wednesday. The first stone-masonry of the dock was laid to day. Walker, the trance medium, gave a lecture on Saturday night, and professed to be controlled by the spirit of the Rev. J. S tewart, who died in 1805. The lecture was evidently written and committed to memory. The audience asked numerous questions, and Captain Casey suggested that a policeman should be called in.

Timaru, April 30. A very heavy sea arose this after-" noon, with S.W. wind; all the vessels in the roadstead have put to sea; several were dragging their anchors.

A leader in the." Herald" this morning states that the Governors of the Australian colonies have received instructions from the Secretary of State as to their conduct in case of Great Britain being involved in war. They are directed to resist any attack as far as possible, but if resistance be impossible, then |to comply with the requisitions made'by the'enemy,thejEmpire Undertaking to repay sums thus levied,