LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1023, 12 January 1880, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, January 11. A stabbing case occured on Friday night. It appears that two seamen belonging to the barque Bebington had a fight, when one of them named Alexanper Martin took a sheath knife and severely stabbed the other man in the neck, making three incised wounds. It i-< stated that captain and the doctor of the barque tried to hush up the matter, but the police getting wind of it have arrested Martin for unlawfully wounding. January 12. Ludwig, a well-known jeweller, died on Saturday ) and Shaw, also a wellknown jeweller, died last night. Dropsy was the cause of death in each case. The civil sittings of the Supreme Court have been adjourned. Alexander Martin, for cutting and wounding, is remanded.

Tlma.ru, January 8. Chiarini’s circus is drawing crowded houses. Last night and to night over 5000 persons were present. It has now been definitely decided to hold a grand Orange procession on July 12 th. January 9. The meeting of burgesses re £60,000 ■waterworks loan, to-night was crowded. The poll will be t'ken next week. There will be a good deal of opposition to the loan, £20,000 of which has already been anticipated. Christchurch, January 8. The sum of £2O was forwarded by the last mail, being a first instalment of subscriptions being raised here for the relief of the distress in Ireland. A curious copper coin of the size of a farthing, bearing on one side a Masonic symbol in a royal arch degree, and on the other side some indistinct letters and the date, 1287, was found last week by a member of a picnic party on the Kaiapoi beach. The finder intends to present it to the museum. At recent meeting of the Tat Tapu Sparrow Club the Secretary reported that during the season lie had paid for 1193 sparrows’ and linnet’s eggs at the rate of l|-d per dozen, and 300 C footpix birds at 31 per dozen. Proceedings are to be taken immediately for the recovery of all land taxes due for the past year. A woman named Stokes was commit ted fur trial to-day on a charge of larceny of a gold watch and chain and a pair of mounted eyeglasses. Her son had found them in the street, and a neighbour who saw Mrs Stokes wear, ing them and hid seen an advertisement regarding them, gave information to the police. Complaints are being made about the practice., -of, cross-fishing in the

Avon. Two men stand on the opposite bank with lines from then* rods attached and strung with flies the whole width of the stream, by moving gradually down they can strip the whole length of the liver of fish. The practice is visited with a penalty at Home, and it will be necessary for the Acclimatisation Society to take steps in the matter. The gamekeeper at Cheviot, named Harrison was drowned yesterday. He was learning to swim and had gone down to the creek by himself. January 10. A man named William Connelly alias O'Malley, was arrested this morning on a charge of being concerned in the late riot. The accused was employed by Barrett* of the tramway works. The Star to-night, in commenting on the unpreparedness of the Crown Prosecutor to assist the judge by advice in respouse to his invitation when the panel had been exhausted in the riot cases, quotes the analogous case of the murderers of Inspector Price, which occurred at Williamstown, in Victoria. When, in that instance, the panel had been nearly exhausted, the reply to Justice Barry as to what course the Crown purposed taking was the prompt withdrawal of a sufficient number of prisoners to bring the challenges within the resources of the jury* The panel and trial proceeded. Auckland, January §. A consignment of Puriri mineral waters has been sent to Sir J. Vogel to introduce them to the public notice of the London market.

Dr "Wallis addressed the elector's of City West to-night at St. James's Sail. He stated that Sir G. Grey was deserted in the hour of victory by the Auckland four. The Hall. Ministry were imposing additional taxation on the pddr, and deferring all other* taxation to All Fool's Day. After' a lengthy speech, a vote of confidence was awarded*

A letter from Kaipara states th&t the brig Prairie crossed the bar at 8 a.m. on the 3rd, with signals flyirig for the pilct station at 8.30 a.m. At 9 a.m» the vessel was in difficulties, and anchored close to the Beach not very far from the flag staff. At noon she began to drag, and grounded shortly after; The letter says, had the pilot boat gone off when signalled, the accident might possibly have been averted, but the boat did not go until 1 p.m. The vessel had struck three-quarters of an hour before. Mr Whitehorn, KM. and Customs officer for the district i 3 acting harbor-master, and held an inquiry into the cause of the wreck. Mr J. Sheehan purchased the wreck.

It is stated that the committee of enquiry on Captain James, of the Auckland pilot services have recommended his suspension.

January 10. Notice was served by Stewart, district engineer on Dempsey, re the railway reclamation contract which occupied to-day. General dissatisfaction is expressed at the summer weather passing and nothing done. Thos. Vernon, charged with unshipping uncustomed goods, to wit, a quantity of drapery to defiaud the customs was fined iIOO and costs £3. Mohi Tawhai, M.H.rt. for the northern district leaves for Wellington, having been telegraphed to proceed at once, being required a 3 one of the Cotnmissioners for the Waimate Plains. The new Catholic High School io Wellington street, closed since a year ago, will be opened next week by Father Downey, one of Archbishop Steins new priests. Rumors have been circulated about a Ngaruawhia gold-fields. To-day the result of a trial test made at the Thames was received, the result being fifty specs as tine as flour from 100 ozs of quartz. At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society a letter was received from the Premier requesting Mr J. C. Firth to undertake the packing and transfer of white ova from the mail steamer and forward them to their destination. The total number of boxes was 41, eleven of which are for Auckland. It was agreed that Firth should deposit the ova in Lakes Tarawera and Taupo, the Council guaranteeing the expenses of transport. Firth said he would hatch one of the parcels in the Domain ponds by means of experiment and afterwards place the young fish in Lake Waikato, January 11. The mail steamer Australia from San Francisco is coming up the harbor. The Anglican mission for merchant seamen in the port has been inaugurated. Bishop Oowie, conducted the first service to-day in the long room of the New Zealand Insurance Company's Buildings. Dunedin, January 8. Mrs Birch died this morning from the vffocte of burns accidentally received a few days ago.