TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4574, 17 November 1875, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(I’Elt I'BESa AGENCY.) Auckland, Tuesday. The Board of Education resolved to submit £IO,OOO to the General Government as the lowest sum they can reasonably do with for school buildings, to augment the £IO,OOO expected from endowments. Alexandra, Tuesday. Tawhiao is now at Hikurangi. There is a large preliminary muster of natives there. Election matters are now being freely canvassed. Three candidates are at present expected to come forward and represent Waipa, viz., Cox, MoMinn, and Bright. Guahamstown, Tuesday. Two mine accidents occurred this morning. E. Siston fell down a winze, sustained a fracture of the thigh, dislocated his shoulder, and was severely cut and bruised about the head. The other less severe. A miner also fell down 30ft. of the Queen of Beauty shaft, and received painful bruises, but it is believed no bones are broken. On the young- man drowned in the Kauweranga yesterday morning, a verdict of “ Acci-

dental death ” was returned. The inquest on the other body was held to-day. It was identified as that of George Tavernor. Verdict, “ Found drowned.” Tavernor was formerly in the Armed Constabulary Force, and clerk in Colonel Moule’s office.

The Queen of Beauty dividend for the fort' night is'£loo per share. Christchurch, Tuesday.

Another candidate is announced for the Coleridge district. This makes seven candidates for the same seat.

Josiah Birch,an influential Kaiapoi merchant, is likely to oppose J. E. Brown for the Ashley district.

The Jockey Club have decided to erect an additional stand on the racecourse. Eighteen sets of exhibits have been received for Philadelphia, comprising hams, bacon, preserved meats, tomato sauce, wheat, rye grass seed, malt, barley, beans, oats, flour, soap, candles, limestone, leather, colored mats, skins, coal, and chicory. A cricket match yesterday between the Christchurch Club and crew of H.M.S. Sappho resulted in favor of the latter by five runs, with tour wickets to go down, A rifle match yesterday between the Christchurch Cavalry and crew of the Sappho resulted in favor of the latter by ninety points. The Cavalry men were armed with carbines, the Sappho men with long Sueiders. After the match the two teams changed arms and fired five shots each at 400yds., when the Cavalry scored 103 and the Sappho 30, thus proving the great superiority of long Sneidars over carbines. Dunedin, Tuesday. . .The following are the nominations for the Spring Meeting St. Andrew’s Handicap— Pertobe, Kory O’More, King Philip, Tambourini, Kathleen, and Celseno. Spring Handicap—Wee Lad, Miss Alfred, Pertobe, Peter, Rory O’More, King Philip, Pakeha, Mischief, Steamer, Somnambula, Shepherdess, and Ceheno. Hurdle Race—Mistletoe, Maid of the Mill, Pakeha, Kathleen, Kildare, and Miss Morris. President Handicap—Pertobe, Rory O’More, King Philip, Tambourini, Steamer, Tadmor, and Celieno. Grand Stand Handicap—Seamstress, Wee Lad, Miss Alfred, Pertobe, Peter, Rory O’More, King Philip, Pakeha, Mischief, Kathleen, Steamer, Tadmor, and Somnambula.

Captain Copeland’s funeral was largely attended this afternoon, the procession being over half a mile in length. The Volunteers and members of the Fire Brigade were present. The coffin was borne to the grave on a guncarriage drawn by four horses. The Artillery band played the “ Dead March,” and the body was buried with military honors. The deceased gentleman was very generally respected here. He was only in his thirty-sixth year. The Southern escort brought down 22520z5. of gold to-day. The Bible Society held its annual meeting last night, and the report and balance-sheet were adopted. From the latter it appeared that the collections in aid of the society during 1875, had amounted to £196, while £lsl had been realised by the sale of books, and that after making the usual contribution to the Parent and Kindred Societies, and meeting ordinary expenses, there was a credit balance in the year’s transactions of £344. Invercargill, Tuesday.

Wood has accepted a requisition to contest Mataura. In reply to the requisition, he says : —ln reference to the great constitutional question now before country, knowing, as I do, that the cry for abolition was not raised by the people, or in their interest, I should, if elected, feel it my duty at once to unite -with those gentlemen who, though in a minority during the late session of the Assembly, so nobly defended our rights and privileges. Being an advocate of purely representative Government, I am favorable to a change in the constitution of the Upper House of the Legislature, by which it would become an elective instead of a nominated body. Westport, Tuesday.

A meeting re the colliery reserve was held last evening, and a committee appointed to watch the case; and, re public works, a resolution was adopted to be forwarded to the Minister for Public Works, “ That the people of Westport view with indignation the apathy of the General Government with regard to the injury daily done to the district by leaving the railway and protective works in their present unfinished and unprofitable state, and desire to know when it is intended to renew the progress of public works.” The Buller News Company have relinquished the paper. It is now in the hands of Mr. Wright, the late company’s manager.