LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 796, 19 April 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS .

[press agency.] Wellington, Apiil 19. Of the immigrants per Stadt Haarlem, 12 are for Westland. The Governor and party left for the Bluff, in the Hinemoa, this morning. Five men of H.M. ship Emerald were yesterday admitted to the Hospital, suffering from various diseases. Auckland, April 18. Alfred Cox, a leading settler at Waikato, has been presented with a ir.agmficient silver ppergne, two ami a-half feet high, and a valedictory address, by the residents of Hamilton. April 19. At the Police Court to-day David Goest-en was charged with selling lottery tickets to throw for jewelry. Defendant is proprietor of the Fatima Exhibition, in which envelopes were sold at Is each. The Bench fined him 20s and costs. Napier, April 18. The char ms of conspiracy against Kinross, Sutton, and Worgan, brought by Mr Rees, M.H.R., on behalf of certain Natives has been discharged, no one appearing for the prosecution, when the cases were called on. Christchurch, April 18. Mr Commisioner Conyers has resumed the duties of his office. A prospectus is on foot to form a private railway from Christchurch to Taitapu, with a view of ultimately connecting it with the proposed Okeroa railway. An attempt was made last night to burn down the shop of H. Furluxman, Colombo street. Fortunately the fire burned itself out without doing any damage.

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Christchurch, April 17. A man whose name is supposed to be Frederick Killer, aged about 35, suddenly dropped down dead to-day about two o’ clock, whilst at work for the Corporation as channel sweep in St. Asaph street, near the Sonthern Hotel. The man was well-known to be subject to fits, and, in consequence of his infirmity, he had found a difficulty in obtaining employment. Mr Hobbs, the City Inspector, however, gave him work as a sweeper, partly out of consideration for the circumstance. The deceased leaves a wife and four children in very unfortunate circumstances. April 18. The North Canterbury races took place at Hangiota yesterpay, and were a great success. A meeting of the Temperance Alliance was held at St Paul’s Church last night’ the chair been taken by the Primate, The Very Rev. Dean of Chtistchurch, Archdeacon Dudley, and the Hon. W. Fox spoke at some length. A resolution to reduce the licensing districts was unamiously carried. Several members joined the League. Auckland, April 18. At the Goverment land sale, 186 acres, sold in lots, realised L3IBB. Payments in land scrip are on the decrease, the settlement this time being mostly in cash. H Clapcott, cheif agent of the Goverment Insurance Department, has arrived, and taken over the charge of the Auckland district. Some Canterbury settlers, proposing locating on the Tautari block, asked the Waste Lands Board for extension of time, owing to the difficulties from dull times of disposing of their property in Canterbury. The extension was granted. A billiard match between R. M‘lvor and W Lyons for LBO, 500 up, was won by the latter by 40. A boy named Arther Worrel, seven years old, was kicked on the head while playing with a horse and died in a few hours. An anti-Chinese petition has been numerously signed at the Thames.