TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5473, 11 October 1878, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(per press agency.) Auckland, Thursday.

Mr. Studholme purchased half of T. and S. Morrin’s interest in the Piako Estate for £38,000. Guthrie aud Larnach’a manager here have contracted for 5,000,000 feet of baulk timber for the company's works at Dunedin. A fresh brought down 7,000,000 feet to their Manukau mills.

Masefield's foundry has finished a pair of massive cast-iron gates for the King of Tonga's palace. The board of governors of tho grammar school to-day resolved that-a telegram should be sent to Sir George Grey asking him to use his influence to have the Government House paddock exchanged for a property in Symondsstreet, the board being desirous of obtaining the former for a site for the new school building. Napier, Thursday.

Hawke’s Bay made high holiday to-day, and went in crowds to the agricultural show at Hastings. The weather was not so enjoyable ns yesterday, the sea breeze being absent, ljut still was highly favorable to tho pleasnreseekers. There were two little episodes in the course of the day, one of which might have proved a serious matter. lu the morning a bullock in a wild condition charged all round the ground, but hurt no one. It caused, however, a good deal of commotion, as well as amusement to those that were safely entrenched. Coming up to a saddle on the fence, he sent it cleanup in the air. A man who appeared to be right in the way crouched behind an empty case, but to his astonishment the animal sent the case flying, leaving the man exposed in a dreadful frame of mind, huddled up on the ground, expecting to be tossed up; but the bullock’s attention was on the case, which he nursued, and left the man safe. Ultimately the animal was got out of the ground, and driven away. The other affair was in the afternoon, during the horse-leaping match. A horse had cleared the water jump, and then stumbled, when it recovered. The rider foolishly put spurs to the horse, which bolted, and charged the crowd, knocking down a woman with a child in her arms. Fortunately the only injury caused was a black eye and great fright. Otherwise everything passed off satisfactorily. The'champiouprize for long-wool rams was taken by Mr. Dolbel; the champion long-wool ewe. by Sir. MoHardy ; the champion thoroughbred sire by Mr. Allan McLean, with Patriarch ; tho champion thoroughbred mare by Mr, Ferguson, with Lyra; the champion draft sire by Mr. Evans, with Dugdale ; the champion draft mare by Mr. Heslop, with Kate ; the champion bull by Mr. MoHardy, with Prince Leonard ; and the champion cow by Mr. McHardy, with Duchess Chambord. Christchurch, Thursday.

At the Supreme Court to-day Henry Joues was sentenced to six years' penal servitude for larceny ; William James Miller, for obtaining goods under false pretences, was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment. . At the inquest to-day at the hospital upon the body of William McClatchie, who was said to have died from the effects of injuries inflicted on him by John Dempsey, barman at the Garrick public-house, the jury brought in a verdict of death from natural causes. The annual sports in connection with the College were held to-day, and were a great success. The weather was very fine, and there was a large attendance of the general public. Lyttelton, Thursday.

A woman named Mrs. Rachael Boyd, living in Dampior Bay, was found dead in her house last evening. Her death is supposed to have resulted from accidental suffocation. An inquest will be held. Hokitika, Thursday. Tho Chief Justice left by the Alhambra this morning. Dr. Hector purposes visiting soma of the mines in the district before leaving. Largo quantities of gold are selling in the Kumara and Waimea districts, but continued bad weather keeps business dull. Dr. Giles leaves by Christchurch coach tomorrow to proceed by the steamer Stella to Jackson Bay, to hold an enquiry re the special settlement.

Balcluxha, Thursday.

Most of tho inhabitants returned to their houses yesterday and commenced cleaning. Heavy rain set in last night, and to-day it is showery. Telegrams from Clyde and Alexandra report the rivers rising, and give warning of another flood. The people here have consequently commenced to remove from the worst parts of the township. The water has been running off' luchclutha to-day into the river through several breaks in tho banks. Some stock on the island has been boated off to prevent them from starving. A‘ report having been circulated that great remissness was

shown by the postmaster at Balclutha in forwarding the mails from there during the late floods, an inquiry has been made by the Government, which shows that in place of any unnecessary detention of the mails, Postmaster Wilcox was untiring in his endeavors to get the mails away. It is said that until last Monday there was no chance whatever of forwarding the post to Molyneux or any of the southern mails.

Dunedin, Thursday, Madame Tasso, pianists, opens at the' Princess Theatre next week.

Mr. Gillies, the secretary to the Harbor Board, loft for Wellington to day, to urge the claims of the Board to 10 acres of land in dispute between the Board and the South Dunedin Municipality. The Harbor Board have up to the present.expended £164,180 on works and plant. In the Supreme Court to‘-day the Crown Prosecutor applied to have Welsh, for the Mataura murder, tried in Dunedin. Tt transpired that the prisoner objected, and his Honor refused the application. Welsh will therefore bo tried in Invercargill, At a meeting of the City Council to-day an endorsed agreement was come to between the Mayor, the Government, and Mr. Driver re water supply scheme. His Honor Justice Williams yesterday communicated with the Rev. Dr. Stuart as to the necessity for public subscription in aid of the sufferers by the floods. Dr. Stuart at once telegraphed to the Mayor of Balclutha, who in reply said there was urgent necessity for some help being given. His Honor thou waited on his Worship the Mayor, who last evening returned from Wellington, and who concurred in the advisability of convening a meeting of gentlemen willing to co-operate in organisinga relief committee, to collect subscriptions and to take means for a’judicious distribution of the funds collected. The meeting will be held at the City Council Chambers to-morrow afternoon.

The thoroughbred entire horse Sorcerer, by Traducer, has been purchased by Mr. George McGain, Otago, for 500 guineas. Oamaru, Thursday.

An inquest was held to-day on the body of James Allen Mawhenny, who was killed yesterday. Evidence was given to the effect that deceased fell off his dray and the wheel passed over him. A verdict of “ accidental death 11 was returned.

The barque Ceylon is the third vessel to load grain for Home this season. She arrived from Lyttelton this afternoon, and was taken direct to the breakwater wharf.