TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4941, 23 January 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Westport, Monday. In prospecting this morning at Four-Mile Valley, Charleston, at the foot of Mount Faraday,prospects of heavy gold were obtained by the prospectors.' There are hundreds of acres of ground in the locality worked, and miners in the district think well of the discovery. • , Hokitika, Monday. There is no fresh news by the Tararua. Messrs. Pollock and Bevan sold by auction to-day the land awarded by the General Government to the Hokitika and Greymouth Tramway Company, in blocks of 320 acres. They averaged 13s, Bd. per acre all round. Riverton, Monday. A man named Roland. McDonald, a settler at l imestone Plains, was killed on Saturday night through his dray_ passed over him while comings off it at his .own gate. had only, been a few 1 months married, and leaves a young Widow. Alexandra, Monday. : A -native policeman of Major Te Wheoro’a dropped down dead after riding a race here on Saturday. Two natives charged with breaking mt» Maunders’ store, Kihikihi, and stealing money, pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to two. months by Major Mair this morning. s ■. : Dunedin* Monday. The Tokomairiro and Lawrence railway line was opened to-day as farasWaitahuna. There wap ifo demonstration, it being postponed till the line is completed to Lawrence. , A newspaper runner has been summoned this afternoon for selling copies of the Daily Times and Star within the precincts of the Dunedin railway station. The case is brought for the purpose fof testing Messrs. Reid and Fenwick’s right to exclude all but their own papers by virtue of their contract, recently entered into with the Government, giving them the-privilege among other things to sell liter r ature on the platform of the Dunedin railway station. ' i Christchurch, Monday. ;, The weather now appears settled, and farmers hope to get the harvest over without more damage to crops. The damage so far,has been very great in all the swamp land districts. The barley has suffered most, and very little of it will be good. Flora-Weaver, two and a half-years old, was burnt to death yesterday. During the absence of her parents she got a box of matches left near the bed and set the bed on fire. The United Free Methodist Conference has decided that the next conference will be held at Napier in January next. The_ following are the- ministers stationed for this year Auckland ; Revs. R. Taylor and J. A. Caygill. Charleston: Rev, C. Penny. Christchurch : Revs. S. Macfarlane, H. R. Wilkinson, and Hodgson. Napier : Rev. J. Parker.. Oxford and Malvern : Rev. J. J. Pendray, Rev. M. Baxter, supernumerary. Rangiora,; Rev, W. Lockwood. Reeftpn Rev. A. Peters. Waipawa, Rev. J.' White ; one wanted. Wellington t Rev. H. B. Redstone, Westport. Rev.- J. W. Worboys. - ... 1 Auckland,- Monday.,, Tawhiao positively denies having caused-the stoppage of -the survey on -the frontier. , He attributes it to Te Ngakau, the former King s secretary, who was dismissed froni his post in disgrace some time ago. This native has gone to Maungatautari, to stir up opposition against the Lands Court. V A; baker’s, cart capsized, fracturing the skull of the drive)-, Thos. Sharpley, and breaking.hisleg, the bone protruding _ through the flesh, ’ He is mot expected to live. Nelson, Monday. . Eastward,’ an artist on a visit from Onehunga, was drowned this afternoon- when bathing in the Matai River. He was unable to sWim, and -the accident was witnessed by some- boys,, who also could not swim, and therefore, rendered no assistance. Deceased leaves a wife and six children.