TELEGRAMS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 109, 13 April 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(UNITED PRKBB ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, April 10. Mr J. M. Dargaville has resigned as a member of the Board of Education. Professor Ellis was appointed Chairman. Oswald Hentzog has been committed for trial on a charge of defrauding the Colonial Insurance Company by false representation after the Lyceum fire. A detachment of the Armed Constabulary under Captain Capel, arrived to-night from Kihikihi to form the nucleus of the artillery force for ■working the big guns m the harbour defences. It was mentioned at the Chamber of Commerce mooting that a number of merchants had mooted the desirability of laying down a cable between New Zealand and Fiji, and that, m all probability, the Committee would consider the matter. It was proposed that Mr Stout should be interviewed m regard to it and Sir Julius Yogel communicated with. Oamabu, April 10. Messrs Hislop, Hutchison, and Lord Reidhaven will be candidates for the Oamaru seat m the House of Representatives. Major Cautley visited the town to-day for the purpose of inspecting *^> place m reference to ita defence. Hia opinion was unfavorable to placing the town m a state of defence with the means at disposal. He stated that it would be better to allow the enemy to take what they wanted than resist without being able to defend themselves properly. Christchurch, April 10. Yesterday F. Back, Traffic Manager of the railway, was entertained at luncheon by the railway employe's prior to his departure for London. The Canterbury Frozen Meat Company have decided to increase the capacity of the present freezing works by one-half. Colonel Reader visited Lyttelton yesterday on defence business. Mr Ballance, Minister of Lands, Defence, and Native affairs, accompanied by Mr Butler, Private Secretary, arrived this morning by tho s.s. Hawea from Wellington. This afternoon, the Hon. Colonel Brett, the Mayor, and Mr R. J. S. Harman, the officer of the Canterbury Reserve Force, had an interview with him, but the proceedings were private. . Mr Ballance will leave on Tuesday next for Oxford, Ashburton, Tlmaru, and Waimate, m order to. see what amount of really good land is available to be set aside for a special settlement scheme, . Mr Ballance received a telpgram today from Hone Tamihana, son of William Thompson, the " king maker," repeating his offer of 200 Waikato Natives agreeing to drill them for service iin the Sondan or elsewhere. A deputation of dealers m arms waited on Mr Ballance to-day and requested that the restrictions on the sale of arms (as to sending m returns, &c.) might be removed m the South Island. The Minister of Defonce agreed to grant the request. Invercargill. April 10. In the four-oared boat race between Dunedin and InvorcargjU the former won by a length and a quarter. Mr Burnett, temperance lecturer, was entertained at a social meeting last night at which he stated that the results ot his labors m Southland had been 1258 pledges, 1435 blue ribbons, and 65 family pledges. pUNKDiN, April 10. A fire occurred at Otakia County early on Wednesday morning, by which two stacks of oats belonging to Mr T. Shand, and an engine and threshing machine, the property of Mr Fleming, were de? stroyed, The threshing machine is her lieved to be insured, Mr Larnach returned to-day from his goldfields tour, and expeots to get away North next Thursday. The Acclimatisation Society's annual report shows the revenue for the past year to have been .£713 10s 9d, and the ordinary expenditure £592 lls. In addition to this £219 14s 3d had been paid for the new grounds at Opoho, and for the new house and offices for the manager £328 Is lOd, including fencing and new ponds. The report deals at length with several subjects. It says that, as regards black game, pintails, grouse, pheasants, partridges, and Californian quail — there remained but a rather j miserable record of black game and of njntai} erpuse, and really nothing had been fceW4 during ftp yea? a.s *q the Other gamp b.tpdg fHPnfcicme4r frcm ao, cpupts whiph have reaphed the CpimcU, they were generally becoming scaroe, With regard to Cuiifornian salmon, the Council had not during the past year got an iofca of evidence of its existence m any Otago river, It was stated, however, that specimens were still being got m the Waimakariri m Canterbury. The report also complains of the prevalence of poaching. TIMA«u, April 10. Major Cautloy spent about three hours here to-day, and visited Patiti Point with tho object of reporting on the defence of tbe povtf