LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 897, 15 August 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[press agency.] Wellington, August 15. It is estimated that four hundred men are out of employment here. The question is asked whether the Hon Mr Fisher being in Government service can legally stand for election. The Gazette containing the dissolution announcement is not yet .issued,, though understood to be in type. City of Sydney, mail steamer, with the London mails to 17th July, left San Francisco on the 14th inst to her due date. The mail steamer Australia with the July colonial mails arrived at San Francisco on the 13th inst, a day in advance of her time. ■ The Hon. Mr Sheehan leaves in the Hinemoa on Monday next; he will drive the first pile of the bridge at Napiei: on Tuesday,, he then goes to Gisborne.via, Tanpo, and probably overland to the Thames. • .- Tenders are to be shortly called for the construction of two sections of the Thames Waikato Railway. The necessary papers are being prepared' in the Public Works Office: [NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, August 12." The late Mr Thomas Weston bequeaths £IOO each to the Parnell Orphan Home and Auckland Dispensary ; also to St. Matthew's, St. Mary's and St. Andrew's Episcopalian Churches. A meeting of creditors of Joshua Wadlam, providore, Thames, has been held. Liabilities, £460 ; assets, nil. Thomas Weston, auctioneer, died today. He had been a resident in Auckland since 1840. August 13. The North New Zealand Association intend submitting their resolutions re purchase of Native land to- certain influential Maori Chiefs for perusal and opinion, and then will be presented to a public meeting next week,.under the presidency of the M ayor for their discussion and adoption. • :. : Considerable public interest is taken in the application of the Union Sash and Door Company to the Waste Lauds Board for despasturing licenses over 56,000 acres of land. It is stated,that 300 gum diggers ..would be .effected by it. .-•"■•*■.,'■■ New Plymouth, August 14. A Mr Davies, of the Esk Bank Iron Works, New South Wales, writes to,.the Taranaki iron works re iron sand; He says he is 38 years of age and a blast furnace keeper of 27 years experience. He writes—" I have made good iron from here after all others have failed. There have been four or five different men before me trying it, but they all failed, though I have brought it to success, and the company have made the rails for the Sydney tramway of the pig iron that was under my supervision. The pig is equal to any of the English iron. I am still laboring h'n'e, but en account of the low price of iron and the heavy stock of pig iron on hand,' the furnace is ouMilast. I am only twelve months out from England, and was working only two miles from Earl Granville's works at Shelton, Hundley, where some of the pig iron- from Taranaki, New Zealand, was tried, ana I heard a puddler say it was go6dv and could be made into good steel. Trusting you will place this before the shareholders.'' Nelson, Augustijs, The barque Canny Scott, bound from Newcastle to Lyttelton with ' coalj sprung a leak on the passage, and made, for this port. The steamer ;Onarles Edward picked her up in the bay, and towed her to the harbor. She "will have to be discharged for repairs. Oamaru, August 13. Regarding the Maoris in the Upper Wataki they seem gratified that no volunteers were sent to remove them. They express the utmost contempt for " volunteer soldiers," and had they gone gone up there would, no doubt, have been disturbances. Wellington, August 13. The Commercial Hotel had a narrow escape from destruction last night. A constable on duty noticed the fire in a bedroom, and it was extinguished before much damage was done. A further detachment of the Armed Constabulary was sent to Patea this morning. A further number are in the barracks ready to be sent as soon as thev are required. It has been decided-to form a Bell Pvingeis' Association in connection with the peal coining out for the new St. Peter's Church. Nearly 400 names are on the list of the newly-formed Liberal Association. George Dan-ell has retained Mr W. F. Travevs to defend the libel action of

tbe Saturday Advertiser, and also tol prosecute his action agaiust him. August, 14. The Commission of Enquiry into the charges against' Captain M'K>rsitt, of the Government steamer Stella, have seuf in their.report, which, it is understood exonerafces-hmi.-A basket containing a large quantity of gentleman's clothing Was found near the breastwork.-this >.morning.,. The articles were'indentified as belonging to officers of H.M.S. Emerald* but how the basket reached-the spot where it was found is surrounded with mystery. Nothing, as.kndwn of. thaVperson who conveyed the basket there and it" is supposed that, there has. been foal play. The police are making diligent enquiries. : ••