TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5642, 30 April 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PER PRESS AGENCY.) i Auckland, Tuesday.

A Star “special” from Kopua at seven this morning says :—“ It is bitterly cold here this morning. One continuous Babel of voices all night-rendered sleep impossible. So far as I can ascertain at present, the programme will be a grand reception of the Lovver Waikatos and Ngapuhis, with a large distribution Of food. There will also be speeches of welcome, &c., but no business will be attempted as yet." The City of New York has arrived from Sydney, She .brings 17 saloon passengers for Auckland, and a large number through for San Francisco. The news has mostly been anticipated by the Arawata. The Hero,. from Sydney, brought six racehorses for Perkins, two for Babbett, and one for • Percival, besides three prize cattle; for Maclean Bros.

News per City of New York slates that great sickness prevails among 3000 Chinese resident in the Northern Territoryof Australia. Raynor has keen committed for trial at Melbourne for forging, by means of photography, bank notes on the Union Bank. A man named Johnson died suddenly this afternoon'on the Queen-street wharf.’ He was loading gum for Arnold, Hines, and Co.; under a hot snn, and fell, apparently dead, but partially recovered, but died while being conveyed to the . hospital. ‘ .Johnson said he was thebrother of a banker in,lreland. . ‘ A man named Stanton, was arresteddo-day on a charge of stealing a gold watch and £6 from a friend named Hunter. They were in the Custom House Hotel drinking together. On the following morning Hunter awoke and found himself lying in a back yard, and (believed that he had been dragged. His watch and chain and other property were gone. VVanqandi, Tuesday., : In the Supreme Court the Grand Jury ttys morning found a true bill against William. Monk, for felony and misdemeanor. Alfred Luxford,- who. yesterday was found guilty of horse-stealing and recommended to mercy on account of his youth, was this morning, sen-, teheed to six months' imprisonment with hard labor. John Donaghy was yesterday found guilty of stealing-£lB from-a dwelling, and was this morning sentenced to one year’s imprisonment with - hard 1 "labor.' G. W. Conrad, yesterday found guilty of horse-stealing and recommended to "mercy on account of his youth, being only fifteen years of ago, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Michael Free was this morning found guilty of maliciously, wounding. Denis Henley,, but strongly recommended to mercy because' of having received great provocation. He will receive sentence to-morrow. . MaSTEBTON, Tuesday.

The meeting re the rabbit nuisance was well attended; Mr. G. Beetham was in the chair. Opinions- were divided as to whether the im-: perfections of the existing Act, especially its inability to deal with native land, made it undesirable: to bring jt into operation at present. The, meeting, separated, ,witbout_ doing more than discuss the difficulties: '; rl ' ... Mr.,Miller’s I’enui Hotel was burned down this morning.. The probable loss is ab*ut £ISOO.- ' , ... ...... - -

' ' . Hokitika, Tuesday. Jansen Christiansen", a Danish seainan, aged twenty-three, who met with a frightful accident on. Tuesday, on the schooner Prosperity, unloading timber when a crowbar slipped and went'’through his thigh, died last night in the hospital. - His .leg was amputated-yesterday above the knee. He never rallied after the operation and died ,at seven o’clock. " Christchurch, Tuesday.

A number of telegrams have passsd.between the .Mayor, of" Christ and the I ton. -T.T, Fisher oh.the subject of a banquet-being held in Christchurch in honor of" the visit of the Governor. The replies'have been to the effect" that his Excellency did. not. desite.a [banquet, but to-day the Mayor received the following telegram The Governor will be [only too happy-to accept your invitation, tn.a banquet, if Well enough,: but ia-at present suffering from a severe cold aad sore throat.” In all proba-. ■ bility; the "banquet* will be, abandoned, and a 'ballsubstituted!: i iiA meeting of leading'citizens was [held this". afteVnooh, .when I .’arrangements- were [made lor. his Excellency’s reception during his stay'Jh, Itown. irTbe Govemor-'and party will beguests-" Of the HonyW. Eobinsqm , ' ’ c -Vi | An inquest was held to-day oh the body- erf the young man 'Frank W.-Bnsbv found in the river Avon oh Monday! A verdict jof found drowned was returned. . n. - ; -• DuNedih, Tuesday.—' : ■ A ffarmer named CharleaEewis, presiding at* the Silverstrearo, was arrested and,brought to town to night'icharged " with* having stolen »" lot oh cattle,; the. value was re-_[ manded te the Magistrate’sEourt/at Mcßae’s, thh district where the robbery was chthmitted;' Mr. Alexander Bartleman, branch; inspector of the Colonial Bank; was this-evening the recipient: "of~ a-testimemial from- the- qfSoera, c ofi ■tbe;bahk'oh the pccaafon’of leaving, the aervioe' of the bank to commence business'op bis own account. , . ~, , i ‘~ * Humor is cnrrentdn town that a traveller of one of pur' large local concerns has levanted, leaving defalcations'oh fiis account to the tune of over £400:" . , '■ . 10 : His- Excellency Holds an pndrasa levee at 1o’clock on Thursday. - ’ _ I ", j-; The bodies of Mr. George Dunear.. and his son Frederick Duncan, botbof whom died in New Caledonia, were-brought to Otago, ap , were interred totday.