LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 739, 11 February 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Invercargill, February 10, The Hyderabad sprang a serious leak wli£n Vicing towed off, and had to he abandoned.

The Governor was entertained at the Club at a dinner on Saturday night. He goes to Christchurch to-morrow to dine with the Club there, and returns here immediately. Another effort is to be made to get the Hyderabad off after beaching her to stop the leak. Christchurch, February 10.

At the animal meeting of the Christ, church Tramway Company, the chairman stated that nil the timber was delivered, and the rolling stock would .Vie shipped from Home and America within three months. The property at Blue Cliffs was sold by private treaty and fetched £64.500. A man named Claiksou was arrested on Sunday for committing a ciiminal assault on his mother. At a meeting at Oxford, it was de. cided to urge the Government to call for tenders for the Oxford and Sheffield railway as soon as practicable. His Excellency the Governor will arrive per A ra wata on Wednesday morning. He leaves again on the 19th. The interprovinctal match, Canterbury v Otago, commenced to-day. The Otago men were all out for 77, and the Christchurch for ISO.

Auckland, February 10. The City of Sydney mail steamer, coaled at Russell, with 2250 tons Bay of Islands coal. It is expected the mail boats will be large consumers. The defeat of the Auckland built yacht Waitangi by Made at the Sydney Regatta has touched Auckland mettle. It is mooted to send a crew from here by a subscription fund to sail her in a match against Magic, • Father Hennebery gave his valedictory address last night, in the new Catholic High school, to 2000 people. It is slated that ,£IOOO were subscribed, and ,£7OO paid which he had himself guaranteed the builder, and told him him a"a in to go on, securing him £SOO more, and he knew they would not let hm stick during his misdon in Auckland. At tin-Thames and Waikato GOO took to d< the pledge ; total in the Colony, 20.000 ; and £205,000 saved Catholics from drink, of which Aucland saved £60,000.

Tim alleged deserter was brought up again, and remanded for (lie thirte.-nih lime till the arrival of the Bappln;e.

The evidence was conclusive that the prisoner was Myaa, and that he had escaped custody a deserter from the Dido. The Magistrate vindieted the ri; ht cf continual remand by legal authorities, . ' -