TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5270, 13 February 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Auckland, Tuesday. At A Vacating of solicitors held to-day it was resolved to form a Law Society. The cricketing committee entertained the Australians on a fishing excursion to-day, chartering a steamer for the purpose. Wanganui, Tuesday. Opinions seem equally divided as to the Dolly Warden crew and the Lyttelton men for the big race. The Christchurch crew are not expected to have a chance. The excitement is intense, as both crews have strong partisans. If anything the Dolly Warden are the greater favorites of the two ; but “ Bargee,” iu tonight’s Hemld, gives choice to the Lyttelton men. The Lyttelton men have great difficulty about getting a coxswain, as their boy is a bad stoerer. Summing up all the chances, the Dolly Warden crew seem to have the preference, for choice. Taupo, Tuesday. A Maori girl fell off her horse here yesterday, aud when picked up she was found to be quite dead. A severe case of sunstroke occurred on Sunday to a native woman. The Government intend enlarging this township. A lot of five-acre sections are to be laid off on the road to the hot springs. Balolutha, Tuesday. The steam boiler at Jackman’s saw-mills, Glenora, burst at both ends yesterday forenoon. Although six men were working at the mill, none were hurt, aud little damage was done beyond the injury to the boiler. Flames were discovered below the shop of Cowie, the saddler, here at one o’clock this morning. They were extinguished, and then kerosene rags were found, and but for the discovery of the fire in a few minutes more the whole block of buildings could not have been saved. The fire was evidently the work of an incendiary. The police have iimstigated the matter, but as yet have no clue to tlie guilty party, Tauranga, Tuesday. To-day the telephone was tried by Mr. Floyd, the electrician, through a resistance equal to 700 miles of perfectly insulated wire, with entire success. The sound reached the receiving instrument as distinctly, though a little fainter, than when it only travelled through a few yards of wire. Hokitika, Tuesday. David Cruickshank pleaded guilty, in the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, to the charge of having an illicit still in his possession. He was fined £IOO, or six months’ imprisonment. Several miles of beach is strewed with small fish near Okarita. The cause is unknown. Hundreds of tons of fish have been thrown ashore. Napier, Tuesday. The funeral of the late Bishop of Waiapu took place to-day. The attendance was very large. The shops in town were all closed. Blenheim, Tursday. Yesterday three Greek fishermen from Wellington got on the Wairau Bar. The boat capsized and sank. One of the crew swam ashore, and the two others kept afloat with the help of oars. Mr. O’Brien, living near the pilot station, saw the boat disappear, aud hastened to the rescue. He saved one man, who recovered after an hour’s exertion. The other managed to get ashore. The Napier came down and touched the same spit, but soon got off, but she went ashore again on the opposite side, aud is now stuck there, waiting for the tide. New Plymouth, Tuesday.

Mr. Deoiraus Atkinson has written to the sub-inspector of police stating that hearing that his name appears in the police report, he requests “ that the cause may he shown, and that he may be proceeded against forthwith.” He'has written a letter to the paper, denying that he had anything to do with the party who attempted the destruction of the arch raised in connection with Sir George Grey’s visit.