TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5453, 18 September 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Auckland, Tuesday. The fore-and-aft schooner Tubal Cain was launched by Messrs. Niccol and Sons to-day, and will probably be put in the Island trade. The Rotorua took 24 passengers for Sydney, and tho City of New York 15 for San Francisco. Both sailed this afternoon. Tho Pareora brought 17 passengers and a cargo valued at £34,800 from Loudon. She experienced fearful weather. The mamtopgallant mast, part of the bulwarks, the steering apparatus and a number of . sails were carried away.

Woodger, agent for Burton’s Australasian Circus, and Hnymau, the ageut for Kelly and Leou’s Minstrels, arrived from Sydney to-day, to make arrangements for opening. The Taupiri coal miners have resumed work at the old rate of wages, having struck for CJ. per ton extra.

Mr. Dargaville ia a candidate for the Mayoralty of Parnell.

Tho Blacksmith’s Dream exhibition realised £2B for the Ladies’ Benevolent Society. Taupo, Tuesday.

Major Scanned arrived late last night from Tanranga to take charge of the Taupo District. An unusually lai’ge native meeting will be held at Ornanui on the 20th instant. Parties are arriving from the King country aud coast. The weather is very favorable for the gathering. Guaiianstown, Tuesday.

Mr. Hackay, the land purchase agent, remains here for another week to complete the purchase of the Ohinemuri goldfield block of about 100,000 acres. He has obtained the signatures of a number of osvners. A presentation to the value of about £IOO is to be made to Mr. Mackay by the Thames people, for Mrs Mackay, before he leaves. Mrs, Mackay is in Wellington) whore Mr. Mackay will take up his residence at once.

Hokitika, Tuesday.

The Board of Education, which has been in a very straightened financial position for some months past, has resolved upon reducing the salaries of the teachers and officers. The staff generally is dissatisfied, and the best teachers are likely to resign. The Board \also is threatened by its creditors, and its account at the bank is overdrawn several thousand pounds. Unless early assistance is afforded the whole educational system will be seriously jeopardised. Dunedin, Tuesday.

Mr. C. S. Reeves aud Mr. H, S. Fish are probable candidates for the Mayoralty for the coming year. Detective Neil left here this morning for the scene of the murder which took place at Mantaro last Sunday. Balolutha, Tuesday.

The necessary statutory declara tion'and petition have been fifed in the Resident Magistrate’s Court here praying for au inquiry iuto the election for the East Ward of Balcluthaou Thursday last, and praying that the same may be declared void upou the ground that Mr. Dunn aud Mr. Campbell, two of the apparently successful candidates, did not poll the number of votes the returning officer declared they had done, and that the votes polled for tho other candidates were counted as having been polled for Mr. Dunn and Mr. Campbell. This petition only refers to the East VVard, but another will be filed praying that the whole election may be declared void in consequence of numerous irregularities. < Inv Eit ca u(till, Tuesday. The Oreti was got off with yesterday afternoon’s tide, aud taken to the pier, when it was ’found that she had strained herself severely. On being-surveyed to-day by Captain Russell, he discovered that several of the frames of the midships section were broken. This-is the extent of her damage, her plates are intact, only one rivet having started, and her sheer is not affected in the slightest way. She Uto ship enough timber to stay her, and return at once to Fort Chalmers to be docked.

The Clifton, which took ground at the Bluff yesterday, is off all right. The Working Men’s Club promises to be a success. A general mooting last night showed that £133 had been collected, and there were 400 subscribers on the list. Mr. Hatch, late Mayor, has been elected the first president, and is to hold office for six mouths. Tho club has leased the Temple of Science in Deestreet for three years at £174. The Resident Magistrate aud Mayor have been elected trustees, and a strong committee has been appointed. The rules of the Duuedin Club have been adopted. Christchurch, Tuesday.

James Smith was committed for trial ou a charge of attempting to set fire to two cottages in Christchurch, tho property of Dr. Simes. Mr. J. Dawe has entered upou tho duty of chief master of Lyttelton school. A billiard tournament is now taking place at which some of tbp beat known local billiard players are engaged. At a meeting of the City Council last even-: iug a letter was read from Councillor .RadclifFe wishing to withdraw his resignation, but he was told by the Mayor that this was impossible. A young girl named Doran, aged 18 years, daughter of a reapectible storekeeper, has been unsung since Saturday last.

It is rumored that Warner’* Hotel has changed bands. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting some interesting correspondence was read from Mr. Monckton Syunot on the subject of introducing colonial wools into China and Japan. * Mr. has presented to the Borough of Sydenham a section 'of land worth £4OO, for borough purposes. At a meeting held last night a committee was appointed to obtain signatures to a petition to divide the city into four wards. The municipal election for the return of five City Councillors is fixed for tbs 6th of October.

The Christchurch share in the muuicipd conference recently held in Wellington was nine guineas. A reserve of 800 acres has been granted to the city by the Government. Timaru, Tuesday.

Owing to the great scarcity of trucks the Work of discharging vessels at the breakwater progresses slowly. The supply of is totally inadequate to the work. The morning and evening papers have strong leaders commenting on the neglect of the Railway Department in not supplying sufficient trucks.