LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 709, 7 January 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Christchurch, Jammy 5,

The Christchurch Star has been enlarged to the former size of the Times. January 6.

The works commenced to-day of laving steel rails on the Christchurch and Dunedin line.

The criminal sitting began to-day. The Judge’s charge was favorable to the state of this part of the Colony. Committals twenty. Nuff pleaded guilty to burglary. Sentence deferred. S. Brind, burglary ; sentenced to one year’s imprisonment with hard labor. E. M‘Kenna, forgery and uttering ; six years.

Wellington, January 6

James Gillignn, a well-known racehorse owner, was found dead in bed at the Occidental this morning. Be had been unwell for some time.

A number of the emigrants, per Pernglen, nominated from Westland, insist on going there instead of to Wanganui, and will be sent from here. The schooner Arthur Wakefield, Nelson to Wanganui, is ashore at Wanganui Heads, but not in danger. The following Land Tax Valuers are gazetted : —James E. Gillespie, Reefton, Tnangahna, northern division ; Edward Browne Gaiven, Ahaura, Inangahua, southern division : Robert John John

ston, Greymouth, Grey, County of Grey ; Conrad Hoos, Hokitika, Westland, County of Westland; William Alexander Spence, Hokitika, Westland, Borough of Hokitika. Auckland, January 6. In the case of the fire at Whangarei Heads, it is supposed now that Mrs Alley’s premises were rolibed, and fired to cover the ciinm. Some goods were found elsewhere, and the dog was killed. The work of building the Catholic schools has commenced. The Sacred Heart Boys’ High School will be opened by Bishops Redwood, of Wellington, and Moran, of Dunedin. Five teachers are already engaged.

i Criminal sittings : Cases tried ; i Win. Broke, breaking and entering, 18 : months ; Theodore Cox, larceny as a baie-e, 9 months ; Patrick Doyle, larceny, 4 years • Jno White (alias . Dyson) false pretences, 3 years ; Kobt, ■Wm. Bellars, larceny, 3 years" Middleton, abbetting do, acquitted, i A suspicious death of a boy at Coro- ' mandel is reported to the Auckland I 1 lv 7 - j .»v» w actit to make a post mortem. Mrs Benvman, of Ngaruawhia, drowned herself in the Waikato River yesterday. The .Southern horse owners and bookmakers at the late meeting carry off £2500.

Invercargill, January 6. At the Mataul-a nomination to-day, Shanks and ADKinnon were proposed, both parties are warm in support of the Grey Aliuistry, and up to the last moment, an Opposition candidate was expected but none appeared. Napier, January 6. This morning the annual session of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, North 1.0.G.T., was opened in the Protestant. Hall. The Hon. W. Fox, G.W.GT., presiding. All members of the Executive were present, and twentyeight representatives from all pai ts of tlie Co'ony. The morning was occupied by preliminary business.

Dunedin, January 6, At a meeting to-day of the friends of the late Captain Hughes, of Oreti, who was drowned at Bluff, it was re.solved to raise a ‘ subscription in aid of his family and get the Masonic body to make a similar effort. Lists will be forwarded to ports where Hughes was known.

Miss Douglas, recent head mistress of the Public School, Newcastle, was to-lay appointed assistant mistress of the Girls’ High School, Dunedin. Charles Bright, the free thought lecturei, and the Rev. Green, Evangelistic preacher, meet to-night to arrange terms for a public discussion on religions subjects.

At the criminal session to-day. Judge Williams said the cilandar did not present any special fe.tures, with the exception of a charge of robbery against John Thomas Norton. True bills were found against all. I n cases—John Alillei, fraudentlv obtaining g mds, not guilty, discharged ; John' Morgan, forgery, guilty, i emanded for sentence; Wm. Vo.Dy. not guilty, discharged; Hubert Angus, larceny as bailee, remanded for sentence ; David Anglin, pet jury, did not appear, sureties estreated.