TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4988, 19 March 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(pkb Press agency.) Auckland, Saturday,

At the Police Court to-day, Gouk, charged on the information of the Collector of Customs with having uncustomed goods on his premises,'pleaded guilty, and was fined £25. Captain Moffatt, of the barque Santiago, oharged with landing a harmonium on which no entry' had been passed, pleaded guilty, and was fined £25. Another charge was withdrawn.!'-

•JThe■ procession of, Catholic children to the Domain this morning numbered 2000. The Hibernian Society also marched to the Domain with banners and a band. .The sports are how proceeding. ':'■'.■•'■.•'■ i The merchants have subscribed for Captain Moffatts believing the i case to be one of hardship, the Customs officer being present when the harmonium was landed, and no attempt made at concealment.

■ '■ GbaHamstown, Saturday. The Moanatairi yield for the fortnight was 49120z5. The reef: is still looking well. Rotorda, Saturday. Rewi Maniapoto and'his followers, accompanied by Major Mai'r, It.M., have arrived at Taupo, and the Native Minister is expected on Monday.! It is believed that as one result of the meeting aH'opposition'to' the Taupo and Cambridge roads will be withdrawn. WANOANur, Saturday. The match between Elsa and May Moon for £IOO has fallen through in consequence of May Moon'a backers not Btaking the balance of the stakes. ,'•'

Gkeymouth, Saturday.

There' was a good attendance at the races. Weather showery. The racing was Al. Trial Stakes-rTsaac Walton, 1 ;' Native, 2 ; Middleton, .3. Handicap Trotting'Race—Creeping Jenny, 1 ; Darkey, 2.' Grey mouth Jockey Club Handicap —Tommy. Dodd and Black Eagle -ran a .dead heat, and divided the stakes; Kingfisher, 3. For the Railway Stakes, there were only two acceptances, and no race

. Chbistchurch, Saturday. Jacobson, formerly teller of the Colonial Bank, was committed for. trial this morning on a charge of embezzling £37 of. the bank funds.

Messrs. Gillitran and Murrayi of the Wairarapa, have been large purchasers of stock at the ram and ewe fair. They bought over seventy head of the pick of the fair. The majority are imported sheep. Dunedin, Saturday.

Captain Barry last night lost his bet of £SO, made with the Davenport Brothers, aa they liberated themselves in 20J minutes. -' Rivebton, Saturday. Dr. Monckton,'in a letter in to-day's Western Star, expresses-surprise that no mention is made in her reports by H.M.S. Sapphire to Dunedin papers oflhaving seen the ketch Awarua at Auckland Islands. Monckton states the Awarua left the Bluff last October with provisions for the settlement; that by the Sapphire he has received a letter from Mr. Nelson saying that the Awarua arrived at Carnley Harbor, twenty miles from Port Ross ; that two boats belonging to her made a trip to the settlement, bringing home portions of the stores—flour, sugar, and sundries; and that the master informed him of his intention to take the vessel to Port Robs in the beginning of January. Mr. Nelson added that nothing had yet been heard of her up to date 7th March. Monckton very much fears there has been some painful disaster to the Awarua on south or west side of the island. His arrangements included bringing Mr. and Mrs. Nelson away, and leaving two of the Awarua's crew in charge of the settlement. A melancholy case of drowning occurred here last night. Hood, a baker, and George Rowles, a carpenter, were coming home from Invercargill in a buggy, and had reached the Maori Kaik and were looking for the turn off from the beach to town, when Hood got off the buggy and said the light at the pilot station on the other side of the river was the light of the town. He went in that direction, and must have walked straight into the river. Rowles drove over to the Kaik and came home. Nothing was seen of Hood till the body was found in the river this afternoon. He leaves a widow and six children.