LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 544, 25 June 1878, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Wellington, June 24. Sailed: TaraniH fop Nelson and Wwst Coast at 4.30 p.m. Passengers for Coast, Messrs -Hayman and Glenn. Arrived: H.M.S. Nyuiphe. She has visited Auckland and Campbell Islands and found the food depot untouched and no signs of any castaways., She will probably remain her about five weeks. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Mr Travers laid an information against T. K. M'Donald, auctioneer, for breach of the 52nd section of the Law Practitioners' Act, 1871, bv preparing a conveyance ill his. office. The defence was that the charge made in connection with the matter Was not for preparation of lease, but as commission for leasing the property which the document conveyed. It appeared from the evidence that all the negotiations for leasing property were made in McDonald's office. The Magistrate took the view that the charge was for commission, and dismissed the information without allowing costs. -1Alexandra, June 24.

M'Minn's supporters are diligently canvassing hare t> contest the Waipu seat in opposition to F. A VVhitaker. Nelson, .Time 24.

At the Nelson TKst.rict Court to-day Judge Broad delivered judgment in the case Thiel, of Westport, against the t 'orporation of Nelson. The action was himisrht to recover .£2500 damages for injuries sustained through the alleged slippery and dangerous state of the footpath. Two legal objections were faken l>y defendants, viz., that the Municipal .'Corporation Act casts no duty unon thein, and also thai they had no notice. These were over ruled, hut the court found f>r the Corporation on the ground that their Was nothing unusual or improper in tin- construction of the path, and that plant iff might, with reasonable care have avoided the accident. The judge said the eas« came within the principle stated by thi j court of Common Pleas in Ci'ofton ami Metropolitan Hailway Company. OuKeptx. June 24. Messrs Larnach and Rattray, directors of Ihe Colonial Bank, have resigned. Matthew Holmes and J. C Wright are appointed till the meeting of shareholders. < Ihrlstchctkch, .Tune 24. J. B. Hunter formerly Government Surveyor, was brought hack from Melbourne, charged with appropriating Government funds. On being followed to Melbourne, it was found that he had been arrested there for obtaining money under false pretences. The piegon race on Saturday, from Ashburton to Christchurch fifty miles, was won by a bird belonging to the Union Fanciers Company. Time Brain,

Napier, June 24. The dedication of the new Masonic Hall for the Victoria Lodge, E.C., took place this afternoon. A very large ; number of brethem were present. ! Brothers Batham and Harwood were I delegates fn»m the Provincial Oram! j Lodge. The ceremony of dedieaton commenced by reading; the first three verses of Ist chapter of Genesis, which was followed by the anthem " Father of Light." On application of Brp. P. M. DransfieM the lodge was formally examined and Brother Archibald Dug-, leby having returned the working tools, the U.P.G.M. expressed his approval. Bro. P.M. Price then announced the desire of the Brethem that the Hall be I consecrated according to ancient f:>rm and usage, upon which the Brother ('haplain read the consecration prayer. The following programme was then observed :—Procession of officers-—at termination of first circuit and the last hall/dedicated to Freemasonary ; corn sprinkled ; giand honors ; ode to Masonary. At the termination of the 8-con-l circni - wi-ie was sprinkled and '. *he Hall dedicate-1 to Virtue- At the • en-l of the. third circuit, oil was sprin- | kled and the Hall dedicated to Charity. | The Rev. Chaplain then pronounce-1 the invocation, the choir re-ponding. After the anth-'tn. " To Heavean's High ! Architect"had been sung, the D.P.G.M. | delivered an address, and this concluded I the ceremony. The delegates of the I District Grand Lo l«e then' retired. j The proceedings were m-st impressively j conducted fr-un first, to last, and occu- : pied about two hours. Lyttelton, June 24. ' The s.s Albion broke her main shaft i at six a.m. to--lay. about 16 m les fiom i th-i Ilea-Is. Sh- is being towed up the h-irbor by the p.s Titan. The shaft is gone close to the s> em-post. . LATEST UNPUBLISHED. New Plymouth, June 25. At a meeting <>f the Taranaki Jockey Club, the disqualification of M'Gee by the Auckland Jockey Club was cont sideved,. when it was .decided there were

uos sumcieiic reasons adduced tor the decision come to by the Auckland Club. ~ Lyttelton, June 25. The Albion tmived yesterday evening. It is the intermediate shaft that is broken, uot the main shaft. The engineer considers it can be repaired in two or three days.