TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 588, 21 March 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

[ PKR PKP.SS AOKNCY. j o "Wl-JLLKNGTON. March 20. The well-known Marine Hotel has been purchased by Messrs. Gi'ni r Brothers, of t.hn West Coiisr, for L 7000; also the adjoining fieeliold, known as TiirnbnU's oid store.?, for about L7OOO. The same ntirc'.asers bought the Duke of Edinburgh Hotel a f.-w days ago. e AUCKLAND. March 20. Tiie Working Men's Club was opened last evening. Tie Mayor, President of rhe Ciuh, pr sidetl. The Governor, ilishop Cowi , Mr. Sheehan. Judge Gdli. 3, and Colonel \V itiuore, delivered si.ei'clies. Tee Gov ninr. in ref. rring to

:n- fucilitii s oil', r- d in woi-kintr men rn a tmi tin- billies - p in tin- Colony, ivf.-m.-d to ?vlr. SS'teidian. who had deserve dly attained his position l>y em-rgv and talent. Mr. Sheehan, in the- course of ii-s speech, said h»j regarded himself as a working man, and the soil of a working .nan, his father having been a jotirneynan carpenter in Auckland, tie could niiint ti> many houses in the city his fatln r "intl assisted to build. The (inventor and suite were afterwards entertained at a ■anqnet. The Governor drank success to .lie Club in champagne. The Governor, v.iih the Hon. Mr. .Sheehan and Colon 1 Whitinore, proceeded to the Ti-aini-s in the Nymph. Several inci])ient incendiary fires were discovered last night- ; in one instance •m attempt was made to burn down the s -hool biddings.

Arrived Minchaha, from Oatnaru ; JoS'-phim-, from Lyttelton. Sailed--Taiaroa, for the South.

CHUISTCiiUItCH. March 20. Edward Quarterman, who met with the :ccident on the railway on Monday, had ■ lotii legs successfully amputated yesterlav.

The Premier addressed a meeting at \.s:iburtoii last night, and a vote of

t i.-inks and confidence was unanimously

m tried. He proceeds to Akaroa in the Hinemoa at noon to-day.

[The above telegram was put into the Telegraph Office at Wellington at 2 20 p.m. yestt-rday, but was not received at tiie Oatnaru office until 5.32 p.m., having taken three hours and twelve minutes in transmission.]

GRAHA3ISTOWN. Marc'i 20.

The ISymp'i arrived tliis afternoon. Die Hon. Mr. Sheehan and Colonel Whitmore land to-night, and the Governor at 10 o'clock co-morroiv. Considerable preparations liave been made to give lim a loyal reception. The Harbor Board, T> ■rough Council, and County Council will present addresses. LYTI'ELTON. March 20. Sir George Grey left in the Hinernoa 'o-d iy for Akaroa. He did not speak at Lyttelton. TIMARU. March 21. The nomination of a person to represent Tinia.'ii ia-jthe place of Mr. Stafford, resigned, for a seat'lh the Assembly takes

place on the Bth April, polling will take place on the 2nd.

A large number of visitors are here today to witntss the races, which take place on the course, a distance of four miles fn>m the town.

The weather is splendid,