TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5234, 1 January 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PKESS AGENCY.) Auckland, Monday. Stephen Maasett, the celebrated reader, humorist, and actor, appears at the Choral Hall to-morrow night in. a drawing-room entertainment. The Grammar School building is to be converted into new police barracks, Dr. Wallis will address his constituents on Wednesday night. The Hinemoa left with the Premier and Native Minister at X o'clock to-day for Waiwera. Mr. Sheehan visits the Thames to-morrow to complete arrangements for the distribution of the votes of last session; thence he proceeds overland to Ohineinuri, Tauranga, the East Coast, and Wellington. Sir George Grey goes to Wellington tomorrow night in the Hinemoa. Masterton, Monday. The Council for Wairarapa County East met on Saturday, and decided to adopt the whole Act, on account of Parliament having made alterations preventing Councils borrowing before levying a rate. The ratepayers of Masterton borough decided to borrow £BOOO by 93 votes to 13. Harvesting has commenced in all parts of the district. Mr. Beetham will address the electors at Masterton on Wednesday next. Christchurch, Monday. Reports from the country districts show that the heavy rain on Friday night has wonderfully improved all kinds of crops. A fair average yield is now expected. A prospectus of a Tramway Company in Christchurch has been issued. A man named Metcalfe, a jobbing smith, has been arrested for stabbing in the head a woman who lived with liim as his wife. She is out of danger. Dunedin, Monday. The Harbor Board has received intimation through the Colonial Bank of the floating of the balance of their loan. The result was better than announced through Reuter's telegrams, the net proceeds being £lO2 11s. per cent., not £lO2 ss. as telegraphed. Applications were received for double the amount of bonds that were offered. The Soldene Opera Company are producing “ Girofle Girofla " with immense success. Hewitt, the champion pedestrian, was beaten in all tiro running events against local men on Saturday. The funeral of Mr. Murison, late editor of the Otago Daily Times, took place to-day. There was a large procession of friends and Pressmen. A man named McGregor was brought up at the police court to-day on eight charges of uttering valueless cheques. The decision of the Bench was deferred. At a meeting of the Standard Insurance Company this afternoon, the articles of association were amended. The result will be that all profits in future will go to the shareholders, instead of part to the insurers, as hitherto. The chairman stated that the half-year, ending in March next, promised to be a very successful one. Mr. Murray, M.H.R. for Bruce, will address his constituents at Milton on 9th January. Malcolm McGregor, settler at Taieri. was charged in the Police Court to-day with having victimised several persons by means of valueless cheques. He was remanded till Friday. The total revenue collected at the Custom House, Dunedin, for the year 1577 was £352,202. The amount in 1876 was £351,099. During the past twelve mouths the number of births, deaths, and marriages registered in Dunedin were respectively—l7so, 533, 395.