TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5279, 25 February 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) ..... Greymodth, Sunday, Sir George Grey addressed the largest meeting ever, held in Greymouth last night. He advocated manhood suffrage, .equal electoral districts, triennial Parliaments, taxation on lauds, improved through the Public Works system, and' reform iu the administration of Crown lands. A unanimous vote of confidence iu Sir George Grey’s Government was passdd. Hokitika, Saturday. Mr. Gisborne addressed , a large meeting of his constituents at Ross on Friday evening. The Mayor, was, in the chair, Mr. Gisborne received a unanimous rote of confidence. Eeefton, Sunday. Sir George Grey and party reached here on Friday evening, and were escorted into town by the County Chairman and Councillors, and warmly received by-the inhabitants. Lithe evening the Premier addressed a public meeting, at which a thousand persons were present. He spoke for an hour, and created a verj favorable impression. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried unanimously. Later iu the evening the Premier attended a banquet, at which three hundred-persons were present. Sir G.' Grey and party were received with enthusiastic demonstrations, and left for Greymouth yesterday' morning. Christchurch;, Saturday. A telephone concert, on rather an elaborate scale, comes off this evening. Mr. Richard Rowe, of Akaroa, a very old settler, formerly member of the Provincial Council, is dead. In consequence -of the opposition of the steamers. Government have lowered the railway tariff on wool and - grain-between Timaru and Lyttelton. Further reduction will take place shortly, • , Mr. J. D. Enya was elected without opposition to the Selwyn County Council. - ■ ' - ’ Lyttelton, Saturday, An accident occurred at the harbor reclamation works this afternoon. One of the workmen named William Wearing was engaged in charging a hole in the face of the rock with an iron scraper, when the charge exploded. The man was blown about three chains from the spot where the accident occurred, his body falling in the water. Death, was instantaneous. Dunedin* Saturday, .The Ottigo men are all out for ISS. The Canterbury men ere now in, and want 55 to beat. , The Canterbury won the match iu the second innings, with one wicket down. Neil* son, c Ha-k- 11. 17; Godby, not out, 26; Ashby, not out, 9; extras, 3. Total, 55. ' Port Chalmers, Sunday. The day is furiously hot, the thermometer standing 80 iu the shade. Large bush fires are raging. Invercargill, Sunday. At an extraordinary meeting of the Ho-pital Committee last night certaiu statements were made as to the treatment of a female, patient by the house surgeon, who was requested to resign, and did so accordingly, ‘