LATEST TELEGRAMS

Kumara Times, Issue 893, 11 August 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

[press, agency.] Wellington, August 11. "• A cable message received from London states that a deputation of mercliants and owners waited on .the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the question of Mail Service, a result of which has been that the Orient Steam Company have expressed their readiness to carry to the Australian colonies a mail (a fortnightly service) to and from Naples, for the postage. -The Committee, clerks, and messengers are going to present Mr O’Jtorke with a handsome illuminated address

m recognition of his services in procuring them half-pay during the recess. The writs for the new election will be issued within the next four days and made returnable by the 17 th September next. The Premier and the Native Minister will visit Nelson in a few days. It is understood the. Premier will start his . electioneering campaign there. Samples of quartz brought in from Malmra .yielded a fair per-centage of silver. Tests on a move extensive scale will be made. Auckland, August 11. Mr Moat, an Opjiositiouist, contests Rodney against Messrs Seymour George and- Parnell. (new ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, August 8. The Rev* George BrbvVn left by the Hero for Sydney to join the New -Zealand mission. The Waikato Natives are endeavouring to get Major TeWhero to contest the seat in Parliament with Wi Parata, about to be vacated by Hoani Nahi. At Onehunga, a district schoolboy, named Thomas Key 16 years old,, while practising with a revolver which; he had bought and secreted, accidently, shot another ■ lad in the side , named Alexander Stevenson. Dr Ibizan found the lower rib fractured, but no other injury. The doctor failed to extract the ball. ' ' - The Education Bdard has Appointed an-, instructor for drill and gymnastics for the city'and 'suburban schools.' A singular sanrinVi,"nr lizarch has been presented bb the.museum. It is an inhabitant of the Rocky. Mountains in America, and is the last sm'vivor of three brought by . the . Spi steamer.. It eats nothing but liver And freestone and gravel* Our savants have not scientifically named it. Wellington, August 8. The steamer Pa tea, which left here for Patea, took with her 500 stands of arms and 60 cases of ammunition. A young man named Wm. Smith was sentenced this morning to. three months’ imprisonment for stealing a gold chain and other jewellery - from; a bedroom' ift the Hotel. The prisoner pleaded that his being unable, to obtain work was the sole cause of his committing the theft. Pour Maoris Who have been Buflerining from some complaints since their arrival here had a narrow escape from poisoning yesterday. The doctor administered some strong medicine,, and shortly afterwards symptoms of poisoning set in. The doctor was recalled, and after.dosiug them with an emetic they came to. The followings are the bant returns for the quarter ending 30th June:— Total assets, £16,162,477 is lid; total liabilities, £8,974*197; 13s lid; deposits at intei-est, £4,526,953 10s 2d; at call, £31,015,047 5s 3d; Government, £32,784 4s ; notes in circulation, £1,007,929 6s 3d; coin and bullion held, £11,768,369 8s Get ; total discount, £6,370,142 Is Id ; debts due to bank, exclusive of those abandoned as being bad, £7,119,939 7s 7d ; Securities not included under other ‘Heads, £341,934 9s lid. ■ - The importation of native cats from Australia is .prohibited. A. R. Taylor stands for Eden, Captain W. WCet for • Marsdea and Citiiningham for Waipa. < ' W. H, Levien and.J Hntclliftaon (mayor), are mooted as being candidates for the city of Wellington. An influential comittee has, been formed td support Bryce and Ballance for Wanganui. They will be opposed by Sir W; Pqx and either Watt or Pharazyn. The eleetiou will be keenly fought. * - Wanganui, August 8. Blair and Oliver engineers to the Farbor hoard, report that the cost of carrying a wall composed of rubble and concrete blocks frdnv the north head to the bar would be £48,000. This, with dredger to dost £20,000, would give 14 feet at low water, and 22 feet high water. , The Wanganui Harbor Board have borrowing powers of £IO,OOO/ and have sent home the debentures. ■ There is great demand for land 1 in small areas and small farms. An association was formed to start as a Working Men’s Club. Christchurch, August 10. Courtney’s c mch full of passengers was capsized yesterday afternoon at a steep portion of Riccarton road, a number of passengers were injured at the time and one gentleman was severely bruised by the coach' falling on him, but was enabled to resume his journey after a little while'.‘ '” r ' , ' Mr Poole a retired Baptist minister, and imbecile, Who "has been missing since Wednesday last was found last night wandering about Lincoln in a

■ very weak state. He was kindly attended to by the landlady of the Aberdeenshire Ax'ruS hotel) and then conveyed in a trap to his anxious friends. The police were-. seai-dbingfor him for two days about Port Hills» DuNEDiif, August 9. Stout will deliver a lecture ou jxJliticd neJct week. TvCx Reid’s case waffbriuighi on today on charges of forgery and embezzliug moneys, the CJbtbniat Building Company.-Tn the forgery cdsH the decision was reserved ; the emltezzlement case . Bail wad granted prisoner in £2OOO, and two sureties of £5130 each.