TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 554, 9 February 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press agency.) WELLINGTON. February 8. Mr. George Thomas reports produce prices as follows : —Flour, New Zealand, Ll3 to Ll4 ; Adelaide, LlB 10s ; oats, 4s 3d ; bran, Is 2d ; wheat, chick, 4s to 4s 6d ; hams, 9id ; bacon, Bcl ; cheese 7d to 8d; potatoes, L 6; pollard, L 6 to L 6 7 0s; maize, ss. February 9. Messrs. Donoghue and Pari-, coach builders, who were brought tip some time ago, charged with fraudulent bankruptcy, and remanded several times, were again brought up this morning and both committed for trial. About mid-day to-day Dr. Lemon experimented in the presence of his Excellency the Governor on a telephone manufactured at Dunedin. There were joined up 82 miles of land line, and the music scale, singing, speaking, and cooeying, were distinctly heard. AUCKLAND. February 8. The cricket match, Australians v. Auckland, was continued to-day, the Australians taking the bats. The innings closed for 172. The Australians thus win by 87 runs. TIMARU. February 8. Dr. M'lntyre, who made a post mortem examination of the body of the infant child of Margaret Wilson, cut his finger with the dissecting knife, and is now suffering from blood poisoning. Last nigh t Dr. Prins came from Christchiirch in a special train, to consult on the case. Dr. M'lntyre is much better to-day. It is rumoured in town to-day that the sentence of Charles Wells, who was coovicted at the last sitting of the Supreme Court of stealing two blind rollers, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, has been commuted to six months. LYTTELTON. February 9. Sailed—Opawa, for London, with 4.0 passengers and a cargo of wool, wheat, and tallow, of the value of L 55,200. The Glenlora, with passengers and a cargo valued at LG2,200, sails this afternoon. NAPIER. February 9. The ram fair at Hastings was poorly attended, the weather being miserable. The competition was not so great as last year, and lower prices were taken. A large number were so 7 d.

: Mr. Ormoncl addressed a large meeting of his constituents last night at Waipawa. He spoke at great length the speech oc- , cupying over two and a half hours, and then deferred a great deal to -what he had to say about his administration of the waste lands while superintendent. He would refer to that subject at the meeting at Clyde this evening. He began by referring to the circumstances under which ' he took office, and then went into the 1 history of the means by which Sir George Grey snatched his present position and justified the action taken to drive him from it. He gave him credit for the generalisation of the land fund, and showed why the Atkinson Ministry could not have proposed it; and said if they had done so they would not have carried it, as many who now supported it would not have done so if proposed by the Atkinson Ministry. He dwelt strongly on Sir George Grey's insincerity and on his conduct in respect to the Land Bill for which he said Sir George Grey would be called to account when the House met. He spoke of Sir George Grey's waning popularity because of his conduct in that and other instances, particularly in Proudfoot's case, which he characterised as a suppression of justice. At the conclusion of the address and after answering some questions, Mr. Ormoiul received an unanimous vote of confidence.