TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5408, 27 July 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

' (PER PRESS AOEHOT.} Mastbutos, Friday. A man named John Gunther was yesterday y arrested for an indecent assault on Mrs. Cullen. Tho accused is a baker, well known ia Picton. He is a married man, but his wife has obtained a protection order against him. Tho children are living with him. Mrs. Cullen also has a protection order, and is the lessee of G-nather’s shop, where the accused was ~, working for hire. Napier, Friday. At a meeting of the Napier Borough Council this morning.it was decided to invite tenders at once for filling in the swamp sections without waiting for the raising of the loan, arrangements to bo made with the bank for, , making progress payments. It was also decided that the Council should be represented at the approaching conference by Mr. F. Sutton, M.H.E, , The fire brigade dinner last night in the Theatre Royal was largely attended, and proved a great success. Christchurch, Friday. • o At a meeting last night it was resolved that the proposed working men’s club and hotel bb conducted on strictly temperance principles. Tho Hon. John Flail, Messrs. A. Duncan, and John Grigg, art appointed delegates to re-, , ; present tho Canterbury Agricultural Association at Oatnaru at the conference’respecting the establishment of a National Agricultural Society for the Middle Island. The Canterbury Coursing Club held their meeting to-day. The weather was fine but cold. There was a large attendance, but the hares were unfortunately scarce. For the saplings stakes there were 12 entries) and for the Canterbury Cup 32 entries. In the Cup match the first courses were won by Christ- . church dogs. Goll led Blue Cap, Gell-gell, Reuben, Russian Emperor, Master Walter, and Spring. The Oamaru dogs , were La Rouge, Magee, Mechanic, and Frolic. The Invercargill dog was Gazelle. Tha only dog from Dunedin was. Cumberland, and from Toko- . mairiro, Verbena. . • Ddnedw, Friday. Tho conference between the representatives of the Corporation, the Harbor Board,' and tho * s ' Chamber of Commerce to-day fixed -upon another site for the railway goods station. Mr. Oliver said that the discussion of this question was making the mercantile community of Dunedin ridiculous in' tho eyes of the rest of tho colony. James Blyth, recently arrested in Melbourne, charged with embezzling money, the y, property, of tho , Albion Brewing Company, was brought before the Police Court to-day and discharged. ‘ Westport, Friday. ThelCoranui Coal Mining Company (Limited) have appointed Mr. A. Dudley Debson as their engineer, and to-day called for tenders for tho colliery works at Waimangaroa, Eight and a halt tons of stone from, the new leader at Maloney’s claim, eight miles from Lyell, when crushed resulted la 1750 z. of retorted gold being obtained.