LATEST TELEGRAMS

Kumara Times, Issue 841, 11 June 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[press agency.] Wellington, June 11. The rnrnonr is again revived that the Government will offer the Speakership of the Legislative Council to Sir

Wm. Fitzherbert; that Mr O’Borke will succeed him in the Lower House ; and Col. Hamlin get the Chiarmanship of Committees. Twenty-two recruits arrived to-day from Taranaki. They have been drilling at Mount Cook barracks actively every day. Henery Haworth has accepted the Resident Magistrateship of Dunedin. Wanganui, June 11. A congratulatory address has been presented to Sir Wm. Fox on his elevation to Knighthood, signed by all the principal residents. W. H. Watt Esq., was in the chair, and the address was presented by Mr Bryce, M.H.R. Dunedin, June 11. Mining operations are suspended at Naseby and the Blue Spur owing to the intense cold. Ifc is denied that Government has made any arrangements for filling Mr Bathgate’s place on the bench.

[new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christchurch, June 9. The case against a Cheap Jack of selling wares in Cathedral Square was withdrawn to-day by the City Council’s Solicitor, who said that he found from the latest number of the law journal that similar action at Home had fallen through. The case will be probably be heard of in other form. A fellow named Ketching was brought before the Court to-day on a charge of smashing a pane of glass in v’ew of a constable. This he had done, he said because he was starving with cold and hunger, but it turned out that he had left Charitable Horae because be did not consider enough tobaco was given him. Thence he found his way to the Hospital, out of which he quickly came and turned up at the Charitable Aid Office. Food was given, him, which he declined to cook for himself,, and he tried to get a constable to arrest him j this was refused and he smashed the window. The Magistrate sentenced him to pay 10s fine and the damage, or 14 days’ hard labor, at which the poor unfortunate was a good deal astonished. A lunatic, who had been wandering about Little River Bush, dropped in a settler’s house on Saturday, and, seeing no one but a woman and child, seized the latter, drew a knife, and was about to despatch ifc when the cries of the mother brought in some surveyors, who were at hand, and the madman’s arm was arrested just in time. He was sane enough to beg to be let off, and offered his captors money, of which he had a large sum on him. The man was lodged, however, securely in the Akaroa gaol. Despite the complaint of want of employment one of the Resident Magistrate near Christchurch has had occa* sion to remark from the Bench, that there had been no diminution in the cases of drunknenness which had come before him in Christchurch. Drunken men are to be seen as frequently as ever. Yesterday in broad daylight three or four men in a very drunken state were to be seen in different parts of the town.

Dunedin, June 9. At St. Joseph’s Church, yesterday Bishop Moran mentioned that a tender for the first portion of the works in connection with the new Cathedral had been accepted. New Plymouth, June 10. There is nothing new to report respecting the natives, except that they are not as bounceable as they were. The arrival of the Armed Constabulary has somewhat frightened them, and taken a lot of the superstition out of their heads.

Invercargill, June 9, The demonstration to-day in honor of the opening of the railway from Invercargill to Riverton was a success. Nearly 500 people travelled in the excursion train from the former to the latter town.

The visitors were welcomed to a banquet provided by the Corporation, the County Council refusing to share in the expense.

An incendiary Are destroyed two stacks of oats on Saturday’ at the Waika Plain, value £4O. A meeting was held at the Theatre Royal for the purpose of urging on the Government the immediate construction of the Seaward Bush Railway.

Wellington, June, 10. The Harbor Board met this afternoon, when there were found to be fifteen applications for the office of Engineer to the Board. The aplicauts were :—Henderson, Wellington 5 Knorp, Wellington; Rees, Ti i rum tki; Grey, Wellington ; Th .rndon and Bull, Christchurch ; Talton, Wellington ; Thompson, Patea ; Latham, Christchurch ; Johnson, Christchurch ; Davies, Wellington; O’Neill, Wellington; Enington, Auckland; Field, Invercargill : Czeuwonka, Christchurch. A

committee has been appointed to aider the applications.

Timaru, Jnne 9. The Pleasaant Point Races were very successful, their being a good attendance and the events well contested. Oamaru, June 9. An inquiry was held at the instance of the New Zealand, Victorian, and Colonial Insurance offices, into the cause of the fire at Lippert’s grocer’s shop on the 4th iust. Nothing material was dieted, and the jury earae to the conclusion that the tire must have been caused by mice nibbling the heads of matches.