TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 37, 9 January 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

« — INTERPROVINCIAL. « (UJUTEU PRESS AB3OCIATION.) Oama.ru, Jan. 8. The weather at present is fine, and the crops look splendid. The harrest will be general m a fortnight or three weeks. Dunedin, Jan." 8. The Otago Refrigerating Company have arranged with the New Zealand shipping Company for a steamer to load at Port Chalmers m April, and another m June ; each vessel to take 9000 carcases. There are already applications from shareholders for space for 34,00U sheep, and it is expected that before the list is closed the total applications will not ba far short of 50,000. The foundation ceremony of the new i orphanage, which is being built by Bishop Neville of the Anglican Church, was held yesterday. The building is intended to accomodate 10 or 12 children and is situated at Bishopgrove. It will be under the superintendence of the bishop himself and Mrs Neville. Greymouth Jan. 8. A new Catholic priest, Father O'Connor, has been installed here. He will relieve Father Holland from much of his present work and travelling, Auckland, Jan. 8. The local bookmakers complain that settling over the summer . meeting has been the worst they hare ever known here. Although they have lost £2000 between them, the Auckland public still owe them £700. During the week succeeding Boxing Day, Lyons alone paid away £950, lost principally through Welcome Jack's win m the Auckland Cap. A well* known character, named Burke, was fiaei £5 and costs at the Police Court to«day, for breach of the Pawnbrokers' Act, by advancing money on a watch, and demanding interest. The police have lud their, eye on this man for some time, but he could not ba caught. Detective Walker at last tripped him. Mr R. J. DeLias, the wellsknown theatrical speculator, is dead. The Board of Education has received a circular from the Minister of Education, referring to the allocation of grants for school buildings and playgrounds. The circular states that if nothing delays the raising of the intended loan next month, the proposed grant will be made, and the Auckland Board's share will be £15,490 for building, and £1085 for playground. Owners of land m the Waipa Valley, above Alexandra, have lately held a meeting and agreed to ask the Go^i m ment for a sitting of the Native Lan ds Court to decide on titles. The necessary documents were brought down by R. A. A. Slier rin, who had been telegraphed to by some natives to come up and see them, and delivered to Messrs Di^nan and Armstrong, who are authorised to take the necessary stops to procure a sitting of the Court. The natives are anxious to have the land put through without becoming involved m any way with companies of spectators. The area of the block is esti* mated at 146,000 acres, and it certainly comprises the very best of the King Country. Wellington, Jan. 8. H. Wright has been elected secretary to the Wellington Meat and Export Company. Gear's Butchery Company have contracted tor the slaughtering until tho yards are erected. The Lady Jocelyn commences loading the meat oa the IBth inst. Preparations on an extensive scale are being made with a view to giving Sir William Jervoise a befitting; reception, on his arrival hero on the 18th inßtant. Blenheim, Jan. 8. An infant aged 18 months, the son of a laborer named Whiting, fell into the Opawa River this morning and was drowned. The body has not yet been recovered. Christchurch, Jan. 8. After some consideration if has definitely been decided to build a theatre on the sight of the Freethonght Hall, m Cathedral Square. Samples of the new crops of oats are arriving m town, and are of much better quality than those last year. W. Burnip, licensee of Middleton's Hotel, Knipoi, was charged with sup* plying James Hinley, against whom a prohibition order had beeu issued. He was fined £10 or a month's imprison* ment, the conviction to be endorsed on his license. J. Griffith, a tradesman, on a similar charge of supplying one John Armstrong, was finei £5 or m default 14 days' imprisonment. The Magistrate recommended an amend* i raent of the Ace, with a view to prohi* bition orders being advertised m the newspapers. j Ashburton, Jan. 8. A man named Robert Fuller, an inmate of the Old Man's Home, was arrested here to-day on a charge of criminally assaulting; a little girl 14. years old,

The skeleton fonnd 02 the.sea beach is supposed to be the remaius of one of three men who lost their lives at the of the wrecks on May 14th last, and whose bodies were never recovered. Dunedin, Jan. 8. The net proceeds of the carnival recently held m aid of the Benevolent Institution were over £1800. The Papakaio murder case is fixed for the 22nd inst, Massej is still an able to find bail. It is understood that the police found some important documentary evidence at bis house. It is stated that the Catholic vote will not be given to Mr Donnelly (who is a Catholic) m the Peninsular election, on account of his views on education but that a fresb candidate will be brought forward by that body.-'' Sir Julius Yogel leaves Dunedin for Melbourne on Thursday, and Melbourne for England on the 7th of Febr^v. Auckland, Jan. 8. 1 A boy named Neil Maios, son of Mr Mains, Ellerslie, was thrown from his horse and died of concussion of the brain. James Murphy, a half-demented vagrant, has been committed for trial for attempting to Bet fire to the premises of George Dickenson, a stationer, a Cambridge.