TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4952, 5 February 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PEB,I> I BESS AGENOY.) :

'-■''::'-. •'.. .•- . .'';" Masterton,-Saturday. Greening, the driver of Hastwell's coaches, was last night' presented with two testimonials and a purse' of £5% There was alarge attendance. --■-• '• )"'",■'<.■"■'.

'•■•;.; ;'_, '■'" WANOANUrj; Saturday. ■ The -for the Wanganui Handi* cap close"on Thursday, February B.'- :'. ;. " : GRAHAMSTbwHiJSaturdayV" A mail named Rodger^' alias Armstrong, was charged in the R.M. Court this morning with having about r the 20,th March, 1868, murdered one William Mathers,* alias "Re<J Bill." Theaccused was*remanded from Wan* garei, where 3 he had given up to a constable as the murderer of " Red' Bill," but subsequently denied the truth' ' of "the state* ment. " Red ' Bill "was • found "dead in a deserle3 shaft at KaraKa "abbut"the'~time above mentioned,'' The prisoner "appears' to beeccen* trie,' If hot insane.l He. was, recognised by several persons ( in' Court" as ' haVing been amongsfthe pioneers of the Thames goldfields. He was remanded.' I ' "' , <•

'•■..'_. Port Chalmers," Saturday. A.slip occurred on the Port Chalmers line; fully two tons fell, but.the debris was speedily removed and traffic, was unimpeded. r :... ' . !"■-■■'■ DuNEDiN-i.'Saturday. The Fire Brigade Demonstration Committee report that,the receipts vvere £545, disbursements £5Ol. The balance has been handed to the Dunedin Brigade. 1 . "' ' L Murray addressed his constituents at Mil" ton last evening; 1 about 100 'were present. A vote of thanks was passed. *'.'''. '.V.''

Mrs. has been so successful here that she will stay another week. Auckland, Saturday. Curtin on Thursday sent for his sister and expressed a desire that after execution his ■body should be handed over to his friends for burial, instead of being interred in the gaol yard; Representations oh the subject are being forwarded to. the Governor by Mr. Rees. About twenty-five bags of newspapers for New Zealand were'destroyed in the railway accident onthe;Ohio line.; 'The. van contain* ing them was burntj no.letters'are missing. \; ! ' OjLmaru, Saturday. Rain yestesday.and to-day. .Damage to crops very serious.,; Still Taining. *•'"