TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4813, 25 August 1876, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

«. (per pkess agency.) Auckland, Thursday. The Moneyrick, which left Newcastle for Tiinaru on the 22nd of last month, has not yet arrived, and was made the subject of a special risk by the New Zealand Insurance Company to-day. The Ellerslie yards have been secured for the interprovincial football match, Taukanga, Thursday. The Native Lands Court has been sitting every day this week. The proceedings were very orderly. The Kaimai country is at last open, and the prospectors left to-day in charge of Tupaea's eldest son. Napier, Thursday.

Residents of Havelock and the neighborhood gave a complimentary dinner to Mr. Tanner prior to his departure with his family for Europe. It was a successful affair. The railway opens to Waipawa next Monday. John Langhan has been committed for trial at the Supreme Court for the dreadful murder of his wife.

Duneuin, Thursday. The Harbor Board have decided to retain the gong at the Heads. The political meeting is fixed for Monday. The names of nearly fifty gentlemen are on the committee. The football team start for Oamaru tomorrow night. The plans of a public laundry similar to the Dunedin one are being prepared for Mr. Bennett, of Wellington, for that city. Darrell's new drama has been a great success during the week.

Christchuech, Thursday.

The football team left by the Hawea for Auckland this afternoon. The following letter, published in tbe Times this morning, will give the best idea of the merits of the team:—"To the Editor of the Lyttdton Times. —Sir,—l hope the public will not infer from the letter of your correspondent, ' Scarlet and Black,' that we are sending an indifferent team to Auckland. The team is undoubtedly good from top to bottom, if there be any extremes in such a body. It is certainly not as good a team as we could bring together on our own ground, but I do not think we can expect as a rule to send away a better team for so long an absence. I hope also the public will not believe that the Football Club desire to join in any remarks reflecting on the 'public spirit' of our mercantile firms. "We are quite satisfied that leave of absence would be granted to one or two of our best men who remain behind, if it had been at all possible. So that, while we regret their absence, we by no meauß complain, or consider that our mercantile firms are les3 liberal than those of Auckland would be under similar circumBtauces.—l am, &c, K. J. S. Hamian, President C.F.C."

Edmund Hastie, recently a member of the Christchurch police force, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labor, to-day, for stealing jewellery and articles of wearing apparel from his comrades at the Christchurch depot.

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. (Pan Ringarooma.) Melbourne, August 19. There was a majority in favor of the Government, on the want of confidence motion, of twelve, in a house of seventy members. Since then the ordinary business has been proceeded with. The Government have not abandoned the Stevenson case, as the matter will shortly come before the Supreme Court. Esther Grey, who assaulted Lady Eowen, has been sent to the Lunatic Asylum. A man named Walker was fivejdays and nights at the bottom of an abandoned shaft at Inglewood without food. Lillywhite's cricket team leaves London on the 20th September. The names include Southerton, Pooley, Jupp, Chavhvood, Greenwood, Selby, Emmet, Uglett, Hill, Alfred Shaw, and probably Lockwood. Another effort is to be made to open the Public Library, National Museum, and Picture Gallery on Sundays. Dr. Beaney's nomination paper for the Central Province in the Legislative Council was handed in just on the stroke of six o'clock r and the Returning Officer decided not to receive it, as it Bhould have been in before six, and not while the clock wa3 striking. No less than eight Chinese lottery banks are now in full operation in the city. The proposal to give religious instruction in. schools before school hours, as well as after, is strongly opposed. A Veterinary Commission has been appointed to inquire into and report upon the alleged new sheep disease in the Western district.