TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5488, 29 October 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) Christchurch, Monday. His Excellency tho Governor has expressed his irttention of being present at tho races next week. Tho horse Eversley changed owners on Saturday, tho buyer being Mr. H. Prince, the well-known bookmaker. A little girl, aged two and a half daughter of Mr. T. F. Beale, was .accidentally poisoned on Saturday through drinking some spirits of salts while her mother’s back was turned. Death took place in a few hours afterwards. The verdict of the jury attributed no blame to anybody. Nelson, Monday. A firo occurred yesterday which completely destroyed Burrell’s fruit shop iu Bridgestreet. Tho building was insured for £2OO, and the contents for £125 -in the Standard. Adjoining was Edwards aud Co.’s bonded store, containing goods insured in various offices for £4OOO, The walls and part of the root were burnt, but the rest of the building was saved by the exertions of tho brigade. The stock was not very much Injured,

Gamaro, Monday. v Nominations for all handicap aod hurdle races tor the forthcoming Gam-iru meeting close atOamaru on. Thursday, 31st instant. The adjourned coroner’s inquiry touching the circumstances .at tending the death of the female infaut of a widow named Margaret Scott, was concluded this afternoon. The medical evidence showed that the child died of suffocation. The jury returned', a verdict of wilful murder against the mother. Duxedix, Monday. Montagu© Pym sold to-day tho Sandhills property, belonging to tho Forbury Park Company, for £2OOO, being over £6OO per acre. " Sir Julius Vogel, replying to the Mayor’s congratulatory telegram rc the opening of tho railway, says :— 44 1 am greatly pleased to hear that a work has been completed-which.links together cities with so grand a destiny before them as Dunedin and Christchurch have a right to expect. When I think of what they were when I first knew them a few years siuce, aud consider their present position,’the wildest dream of their future progress could scarcely exceed the reality of their past advancement to those who, like myself, look upon the towns of New Zealand as merely adjuncts to the requirements and development of country districts. It is especially gratifying to know that the prosperity of Dunedin and Christchurch is not artificial, but that' their progress has literally kept pace with and deuofced the progress of districts,of which and to which they are the outlet?. Their connection by iron roads must greatly aid in: producing the commercial industries of the cities themselves, and of tho districts which separate them, aud I am at no loss to imagine the heartiness with which their union must have been celebrated at the banquet of which the telegram tells me. Whilst I share with you all the satisfaction which the completion of the work has occasioned, I -have to thank your thoughtful kindness for the special and not to be exaggerated pleasure which the knowledge has brought to me that in the midst o( your rejoicings you have found time to think of one so far away, and to credit him with a aharo in the result. Public life entails much anxiety and care, and not a few sacrifices; but the memory of one and the reality of the other are lost in the reward which a public man feels be has received when he is honored with the approbation of those in whose -service he has labored. Your telegram brought to me this reward, aud has exceedingly rejoiced me.” The tramway system in and about Dunedin is about to be offered uo the public in the form of a company, tho promoters getting £20,000 for their rights. Two hundred and thiry tons atone from tho Cromwell Quartz Alining Company have yielded 2930z5. of gold. Auckland, Alonday. Judge Gillies goes to Wellington to-morrow. Tho employes .of McArthur’s firm entertained Alderman AlcArthur, ALP., who is making a colonial tour, at dinner. At the Cattle Fair to-day prices showed a decline on the high prices ruling lately. Napier, Monday. The City of Auckland immigrants appear to be a quiet, well-behaved lot of people. When lauded from the Hinemoa ou {Saturday they looked iu sad condition, but they spoke in high terms of the treatment they had received in Otaki, both from the settlors and the natives. The latter in particular seemed as if they could not d'> enough for the immigrants. The voyage up to the unfortunate disaster had been exceedingly favorable; there was little or no sickness. There was one birth and one death. They speak in high terms of the doctor, the captain, and officers. Acommitteeof ladies and gentlemen has been formed to see to theSvants of the poor people, most of whom have only the clothes they stand in. The single men, and girls are not quite so badly off; but the married people, having to lookafter their children could not get to save anything. It is hoped their baggage has not been lost. Subscription lists have been opeued for their relief.