LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 747, 20 February 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

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Wkstport, February 20. Cliarks Libiee, alias «• Yankee Charlie," was appiehended yeHterdav, on tin: own confession of bin wife, thin. !».- Wiis the murderer, =i< was always so - jecteil, of Costello, up the Kuller, some yi-iirs ago. lr appear* th-it lie has been thra-hing bis wile, and in revenue sh ve.it .-ti-Hight to the police and y.m- a

full account of the murder, which is brutal in its details. She had helped to re-bury the body three times, to elude the police search made for It at the time. The police are reticent until particulars can be got at* Auckland, February 20. H. B. Sterndale, of Suwarrow celebrity, died at San Francisco. The roll of the City West is very unsatisfactory. The names of several qualified elector's have mysteriously disappeared, while 300 absentees remain on it. The Insurance Companies manifiest a disposition to do as little business as possible at present at low rates. Wellington, February 19. The Commissioners appointed to inquire into the working of the Jackson's Bay Settlement leave for their destination in the steamer Stella this evening at 7 o'clock. The Mayor of Wellington has received from the Mayor of Hokitika an illuminated address (got up by Hokitika), as indicative of the respect and appreciation of Inspector Jamas, recently transferred to Wellington. It has been decided by a large majority of the members of the Atlienteum to open that institution on Sunday afternoons. The Times this morning says that on reliable authority it is informed that Ministers have intimated to the Government it was not proposed to arrange for a guard of honor on the occasion of 'his Excellency's leaving Wellington. The Governor himself .xent a direct order for a parade of Armed Constabulary as a guard; which of course was formed* The Times s-iys another rumor is that endeavoured to prevent the firing of a salute by the . Volunteer Artillery j but, as trie Chronicle said last night " better counsels prevailed." The Resident Magistrate delivered the following decision this morning in the case of the collision between the steamers Hina and Go-A head —=That both vessels were to blame \ the coat of the inquiry to be divided between them, and each to pay for its own rep-iirfl.

It is understood here that the Union Company have abandoned the steamer Taupo to the underwriters. The Zawambooza left Sydney to-day for Wellington.

At a meeting of the master printers and newspaper proprietors, Mr Dids bury (representing the Government printing office.) being also present., it was resolved not to accede to the demands of the compositor* for increased wages, such demands being considered quite unreasonable. Mi; Didsbury informed the meeting that he had been instructed to close the Government printing office if the men persisted in their demands. The newspaper proprietors have arranged, if the men go on the strike, to assist each other in bringing out their respective papers. Three publications, therefore, will not be stopped, though possibly issued at a reduced size.

February 20. Mr Bird, C.E., goes to Nelson in the middle of March, to report on the best practicable route to the West Coast; and a permanent engineer is to he appointed to superintend the line. MARLBOROUGH RACES. Blenheim, February 19. Pinfire was scratched at ten o'clock this morning. Betting : Even on Grey Momus, 2 to 1 agst Treason, Introduction, and Stuart. Even for the Sapling Stakes. The weather was fine, and there was a good attendance, but not so large as on some previous occasions. There were a number of visitors from Wei* lington, and the " talent" were well represented. HurJle Race.—Four horses started. M'lvor's Loch Lomond (owner), 1 ; Cochrane's Blue Belle (owner) 2 ; Defer's Kicki, 3. Dillon's Kiwi also ran. Grey Momus was scratched. Blue Belle led at the start, closely followed by Kicki, who took second place. Blue Belle kept the lead until past eight fences, when Loch Lomond drew up and passed and kept the lead all the way in. Kiwi stumbled at the first ience, refused the second, and afterwards was out of the race. It was a capital run between the rest, who took all the fences in good style. Time, 4mins. ITsecs. Th.re was little or no hetiing.