TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5823, 27 November 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

(PELS PRESS ACE.N'Ct,) 1 1 DX E ! IN , Wedn esd V. The chemists of this city have agreed to raise the prices of Certain articles affected by the new tariff, and to petition the Government to issue licenses to vendors of patent medicines. The city Mayoral election is being holly contested. The general < .pinion seems to favor the prospects of Mr. Fish’s return. He hid a large meeting at the Princess Theatre last night, when he vigorously denounced the Tablet for seeking to introduce the religious element into municipal elections. Practical joking proves dangerous occasionally, as James Mitchell ami Andrew Lees found to their cost at the City Court yesterday. Finding ahorse lied to'a fence they mounted it, for a lark, but were come upon by the owner, who gave them in custody. Their defence was that they were under the influence of drink. Both were committed for trial. Christchurch, Wednesday. The programme of the Amalgamated Friendly Societies’ sports, on Boxing Day, has been framed. The following are the open events :—Grand open handicap ; distance—--200, 410, and SBO yards ; first prize, £lO ; second, £5 ; third, £2 10s. ; entrance, os. ; acceptance, ss. ; to be decided by points. Hurdle race, 440 yards ; open to all comers ; over twelve flights of hurdles, 3ft, Gin. high ; first prize, £5 ; second, £2 ; third, £1 ; entrance, ss. One mile handicap race ; open to all comers ; first prize, cup value about £25, presented by the licensed victuallers (to be won twice), aud £2 ; second, £1 ; entrance, 2s. Gel.; acceptance, 2s. 6d. At the ’Wesleyan district meeting of the Canterbury district, held to day, the following resolution was unanimously carried:—" That in view of the accession of ministers now on the way from Home to join the New Zealand ministry, this meeting urges upon the conference the importance of taking advantage of this fact to place as many young men as possible in the Three Kings Institution to be trained for the ministry ; aud further, that the conference shall insist upon the enforcement of the law which requires that no student shall be withdrawn for circuit work until he has been at least two years in the institution.” Grahamstown, Wednesday. Buyers of Albumin shares are offering 675, Gd.

Hokitika, Wednesday,

Two puny boys of the larrikin class, named Fx-ith and McLean, were arrested to-day by Detective Quia on a charge of breaking into and stealing from the State school, Hokitika, on Monday night. The whole of the stolen articles were found in their possession. Adokhkd, Wednesday.

The immigrants by the Peruglon were landed to-day, and appeared to be of a good class. The trial of the Kamo coal for blacksmith purposes showed that it was equal to the Newcastle or Grey coal. The licensed victuallers have rejected a motion for a committee to fix a uniform tariff of charges, and adopted one protesting against any increased duty on spirits, on the ground that the trade pays heavily enough already. Pastor Clxiniquy has written, stating that he will arrive in Auckland at the end of December.

The particulars of the burning of Harris’s upper mill, at Whangapona, show that the fire was observed by Harris, jnn., at 11.30 on the night of the 10 th, but all efforts to extinguish it proved futile, and no doubt it was accidental. Harris has [mother mill in the settlement. The one which has been destroyed was idle for the past two years, but fires had occasionally been placed under the boilers to px-e----vent them from becoming mildewed, and on the evening of the 21st such fires had been burning. The mill was insured in the Koyal Insurance Company for £1250. The estimate of the damage done which is not covered by insurance was £2OOO.

The supply of timber from the Whangapoua continues uninterrupted. The drainage in the Te Aroha block, Upper Thames, ia proceeding. It is estimated to cost between £3003 and £IOOO. Wheu completed it will open up twenty thousand acres of the richest laud in the district.