LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 922, 13 September 1879, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

♦ [press agency.] Wellington, Sept. 15. The mail steamer for New Zealand left San FrancLc i on the Ist September (contract date), and the Homeward mails arrived at San Francisco on, the 9fch September, two days in advance of contract time. Dunedin, Sept. 13. The Times urges a Coalition Ministry, under the Hon. Mr Macambew, to include Mrs rs Gisborne, Montgommery, flail, BallanCe, and Wakefield; The Times also says there are painful rumors in circulation concerning defilcations by a well known Dunedin solicitor, whose liabilities are stated to be .£7OOO, and the assets very small. THE ELECTIONS. Westport, Sept 12. Dr Henry’s supporters are endeavoring to upset Fisher’s election. They raise the question of disqualification on the groun (s that Fisher holds a place of emolument under tiie Government : but such is sail! not to be the case, lie having no appointment, although lie receives rents for the Native Reserves Commissioner foy which he receives a commission. Nelson, Sent. 12. The polling at the Collingwoud election lesulted as follows:—Gibbs, Ido ; Hnddlestone, 131; .Armstrong, 12. [XEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] Nelson, Sept. 12. Th ere appears to have been a bungle over this el eel ion. The Dej mty-Re-turning Officer at Stratford omitted to stamp the papers, and consequently the RetnnTng Officer disallowed them, making the result : Huddleston ... ... 126 Gibbs 117 Armstrong ... ... 10 There is great dissatisfaction in Nelson, it being thought (hat Mr Gibbs should be declared elected. GENERAL NEWS. Christchurch, Sept. 11. There was a long discussion at the Harhor Board to-day concerning the removal of the hanking account to the Bank of New Zealand, but it was eventually determined to adopt the Committee’s report by G to 3. At the ofiicial declaration of the poll to-day the numbers for Christchurch were unaltered. All the candidates were pivsent and addressed the electors of whom theie were a large number present. There wore some dozen rioters brought up at the Police Court this morning for throwing flour, creating disturbance and resisting the police, Ac., yesterday, and the magistrate, in most cases dismissed flmm with a caution. A deputation waited on >Sir George Grey and Mr Macamirew to-day regarding the removal of Commissioner Conyers to Dnue.iin. An answer was returned that the question would be con-idered with r ft* ret ice to the most ('Hie,rut working of the. railways. Sir George Grey said that there was no doubt that when the West (Jo ist railway w is completed Christchurch must, of necessity, he the centre of the railway system of the Middle Island. Mr

Fisher, who was present, took .. to state that the Suez mail w-.n! i ; future Be forwarded By a special u. ■ tiain from the. Bluff’to Christchurch Grahamstown, Sept. B-. At the Municipal election Mi -.-; Osborne and Bawden was returned. A young lady named Pervis, tlau;.' • ter H. M. Pervix, K*«|., AP.. had t o tops of four fingers blown off through carelessly examining a dynamite cup. The Maori runanga at Uhimuuu i lias closed its examination of witness- ; in the shooting case, and will take morrow to discuss their decision. .Tide sub-inspector in charge is present v.., \ a warrant to arrest,"as soon as the th - - sion of of the child’s is made know .- 5 but it is supposed he will' be at. a 10. s what to d > if the decision is av.u.se the surrender to justice of the accuse--' 1 . He lias communicated with the Amtiv..Minister for instructions. NEi,sox. Sept. I Idle Football team arrived this more ing. The match takes place to . morrow, Dunedin. Sept. [). The report of the committee adoph at a meeting of the Education Boaro to-day provides that the salaries of jtl 1 iiead teachers under - .£2OO be raise £3O per annum, that schoolmasters b raisesl £lO per annum ; that the fixersalaries of vectors of_ District High Schools be £375 per annum; that the fixed salaies of male pupil teachers be increased £lO per annum ; that bonuses on classification, issued by the Minister be—lst class, £75.: 2nd, £65 • 3rd, £55 j 4th, £45 ; sth, £‘3s ; 6th, £25 7th, £ls ; tiiat sewing-mis--tresses be granted where there are 40 pupils; and that the Board maintain all schools having an average-attend-ance of 20 pupils. The salaries of the Boards’s officers were raised—the-socre-trry, £IOO ; others, £25 each ; executing the inspectors, who were raised at the begining of the year. The Kaitangata Coal Company has sent a block of coal, weighing two'tmu and a quarter, to the Sydney Exhibition. Sept. 12. The news of their family was broken f° the Misses Wilson, By the Mayor yesterday, whie, strange to say, was the thirteenth Birthday of the younger gill. The inquest on the Bodies to day showed that one of the victims arrived iti .this colony only a week before the (he, having come here for the Benefit of his health, and leaving in’s wife and four children iu Scotland. One of the women had not been hi the colony a year. An inquest oh the bodies -of those who perished was commenced today, and adjourned until Monday. Hawera, Sept, 12. Large numbers of Maoris are how at Parihaka. It is stated th j t several are dying daily. One day as many ais 15 died from various diseases. The hilts are reported to be overrun with lice and vermin. The Natives on the Plains ard busy fencing and cropping land in-the vicinity of W aingongoro bridge, but there is no pretence at fortifications of any kind.