LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1768, 31 May 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, May 28. H.M.S. Nelson ai rived here from Sydney at 11 o'clock tins morning. During the d.iy she was visited by liun-= dreds of persons. H. M.b. Cormorant leaves for Eugland this evening. The rifle match yesterday between the I) Battery of Artillery and the City Kifies resulted in a victory for the former corps by 1(5 punts. The City '•"ifli-s is the oldest established corps, and until the last two matches against the Artillery were an beaten. May 29. His Excellency the Governor, Lady Gordon, and suite, visited H.M.S, iNelson this afternoon. May 30. At a special meeting of the Executive Council held at Government House to-day, His Excellency the Governor presiding, the case of the convicted Native murderer, Hiroki, was considered, and it was finally decided to allow the law to take its course. The sentence of death passed on Hiroki will therefore be carried out, but the date of his execution is not yet certain. Dunedin, May 29. At the present moment there ia not a teacher in Otago disengaged, and the -Education Board have vacancies for fully a half-dozen qualified teachers. An inquest was held to-day on Nicholas Conghan, who died in the Hospital Asylum woiks, on Saturday. He was setting a steam stonecutter in motion, and was struck by the saw frame, The evidence showed that no blame was attached to anyone but deceised, and a verdict of accidental de ith was returned. He was married, but had no children. At a meeting of deferred payment settlers on Saturday, a petition was adopted praying Parliament to pass a bill to amend the present Land Act prepared by Mr J. O'Connell, of Dunedin. The bill provides for a re-valuation of lands, and for a re-arrangement of the ternid of payment; also, for the ballot system instead of auction. Ciirtstciiukch, May 29. The attendance at the Exhibition up tc date has been 136,030, an average of 3180 per day. At a meeting of the City Council today a new tramway bye-law was agreed f 'pi to. I lie most prominent provisions of the bye-law were the removal of the piesent stand in the centre of Cathedral •square to alongside the footpath at the west side, and the regulating the speed to ten miles an hour. A vote of congratulation was passed to Sir J. Hall on his knighthood. He was the first Chairman of the Council. Auckland, May 29. Ibe City of Sydney leaved for Sydney at two o'clock to-morrow morning. She brings eight cabin and six steerage passengers for Auckland, and 64 tons freight. For Sydney—ls cal.in and 21 steerage. Passengers for Aucklaud—cabin ; A. Greenwood, P-terE. Hansen, J- S- Morris, J. Macpber.son, J. H. Hinckley, John Carter, Major Weir,

Rer WiUiam Green, Charles Green,G. W. Beath, G. M'Conuell, Mrs Hannah Barflett. A private cablegram announces the death of James O'Neill, at South Sea, K»gland, May 24, aged 65. He was an old Auckland colonist, formerly member of the Assembly and Legislative Council. Several larrikins who had committed assaults on Chinamen were tried at the Police Court. O'Halloran got 14 days without the option of a fine j O'Hara was fined 20s and costs j Patrick CoU lins and George Burton were dismissed with a caution, costs ,£0 H s .