TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 5132, 4 September 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) WaNQANDI, Monday. Wreckage from the Queen Bee has been picked up on the beach near Wanganui Heads. A chest containing wearing apparel, marked “ Hilliard,” came ashore. A special meeting of the. Harbor Board resolved that authority be asked to borrow £IOO,OOO for harbor improvements. It is estimated the revenue in five years will be £10,600. ' , The Herald advocates that Picton should be fixed upon permanently as the place for annual prize firing. The cost of annually preparing ranges would thus be saved, and the amoimt added to the prize list, making the Champion Beit carry a money prize of £2OO, and other prizes increased in proportion. Greyiiodth, Monday. The Brunner Coal Company have struck a magnificent seam of coal on the other side of

the fault through which they have been driving some time. The Wealth of Rations Company have declared a dividend for the month of Bs. per scrip, and have struck a new reef in the lower tunnel, showing good gold. Dunedin, Monday.

John Walter Grierson, for embezzling money, the property of Marshall and Copeland, was to-day committed for trial. The half-yearly meeting of the Standard Insurance Company was held to-day, when the report and balance-sheet were adopted. A resolution was carried, the effect of which will he to abolish the principle hitherto existing of sharing profits with policy holders, Oaiiauu, Monday.

At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, the man John Chalker was convicted of having in his possession a still and other apparatus suitable for distilling purposes, and sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment. The plant was discovered by the police and the SubCollector of Customs iu-Chalker's house, which is situated on a farm leased by him at Inch Olmer from the Hon. M. Holmes. Mr. O’Meagher defended him, and gave notice of appeal ou the ground that the magistrate suggested and allowed evidence to be adduced, to prove Ohalker’s occupation of the house and land, after Mr. B'almer, the prosecuting counsel,, had closed his case. Napier, Monday. Mr. M. R. Miller reports the sale of Messrs. Cable and Drummond's station at Wairoa to George G. Stead, of Christchurch. It consists of 9000 acres freehold and 14,000 leasehold, and includes 8000 sheep, some horses, and cattle. A large meeting of ladies was held to-day and passed resolutions establishing a Ladies Benevolent Society. The matter has been taken up very heartily, aud will be well carried through. A project is on foot for starting a Working Men's Club on similar principles to that of the Dunedin and Wellington Clubs. The weather was exceedingly cold on Saturday and Sunday.