LATEST UNPUBLISHED.

Kumara Times, Issue 789, 10 April 1879, Page 2

LATEST UNPUBLISHED.

[press agency.]

Wellington, April 9. In the Supreme Court this morning, Peter Newton, foi feloniously robbiti o, a drunken man, in an hotel, was sem tenced to six months’ hard labor. The Judge said the, case was xu.-t creditable to Wellington, inasmuch as the evidence showed that the prosecutor reeled about in the middle of the d-.y from one public house to another, in a state of intoxication. It was suen a case as one would expect to find only on a diggings township.

Governor liobiuson proceeds to the

Bluff in the Hinemoa on Friday, the 18 th inst. H'6 will then make the tour of the Otago provincial district, visiting the Lakes en route, and return by rail to Canterbury. It is expected the trip will occupy three weeks. His Excellency, Lady Bobinson, family, and suite last night attended the Choral Society’s concert. Low fever and dysentery are reported prevalent aittongst the MaOris in the Manawatu district. The Government has sent to the Education Board a supply of deposit bonks, first ledgers, and journals, for distribution free of charge amongst penny banks. Subsequent ledgers and journal'’ will be supplied at cost price; At a meeting of the Sydney Exhibition Commissioners, the chairman stated that they had got the promise of £2OOO from the Government, The committee agreed to allow £SO to Capt. Thompson, of the Bluff, to enable him to exhibit a number of inventions, such as a wind and tide guage, anchors, boat* lowering apparatus, windmill, «fec. The following sums have been voted by the Commissioners -£2OO, for the purchase of specimens of gold and quartz ; £2OO, for maps showing the railways, roads, bush and open country; and £l5O, for freight to Sydney. The Union Steamship Company will carry the goods from Wellington free of charge. £2O was voted to Mr Hackett, oi Nelson, for mineral exhibits. It was resolved to ask for an estimate for a pillar of coal 26ft. in height, from Greymonth, to set up in the New Zealand court at the Exhibition. The total cost in connection with the Commission is expected to reach £550.

At the first meeting of the Law Students Society (Mr Travers, president) the solicitors present promised to aid members of the society to obtain the use of the Supreme Court in the evenings.

The captain of the Wave Queen, from reports that the chief mate deliberaJ^Ty,jumped overboard on the voyage. was the captain’s cousin, and, beipg bad tempered, was always at variance, latterly refusing the performance of his duty. Off the Tasmania, an enormous sea broke over the vessel, carrying away... A. C, Grahamy<a:'cabin passenger, newly fljtSaigthf andl coming to New Zealand -to-eettfSV The poor fellow held on by the log-line several minutes, but the vessel was going at the rate of thirteen miles an hour, and such a dreadful sea was running that it was expected every minute the ship would be pooped, therefore nothing could be done.

April 10. The Mount Coofe School Committee will not take np the penny savings bank scheme.

The Premier and the Hon, Mr Sheehan leave for New Plymouth • in' the Hinemoa to-night. An articled seamaii, has been sentenced to one months hard labor for refusing dilty. Johnston and 00., have recovered from the captain of the Loch Fergus the sum of .£sl for damage done to galvanised iron during the voyage. While the Governor is in the Sooth he will visit Hokitika, if the weather be good enough for the overland journey; He will visit Helson when he comes back. He hopes to be able to stop a month in Auckland before the meeting of Parliament.

i)DNEDitf, April 9. Emma Harding Button, spiritualist and free thought lecturer, has left Melbourne for Dunedin, to lecture here in room of Bright.