TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 761, 19 September 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WKLLLI^rroX. September 10. A Maori war dunee, wirii titty aboriginal performers, passed oil with great success at tiiu Imperial Opera House, last Hundreds were unable, to obtain an entrance. This (..ruVi-rin'r was present. Tin; proceeds \ie.i:o oriuinaiiy intended i' v ilus Benevolent .Society. Vint as the latter objected in iw heneiited by such a

porilormauce, Iho takings, after defraying expense.-;, wiil bo de-voted to other oharicallo institutions.

CHRISTCHUItCrr. September 10. The missing girl Doran has turned up safely at Snmnw. The man Edwards, who was seriously burnt at Albury a few days ago, died in Christehnrcli yesterday ironi the. injuries received. The. prospectus of the new Temperance Hotel has been issued. The capital is LIO,OOO, in 10.000 shares of LI each. At the annual meeting of the United Cricket Club last night, a suggestion was made to import a professional bowler, winch the Association will be recommended to do. Mr. \V. J. Willcocks, who. for some time past, represented the i\ew T Zealand Shipping Co.' at Lyttelton, has been appointed to a similar position at luvercargill. o AUCKLAND. September IS. Eewi is expected to visit Waikato before March. Some of Ha tribe have asked him to do so to settle some tribal

matters. He has had some difficulty about his steamer, which was intended to open the Kawhia trade. It appears the Customs officials objected to the steamer running from Manukau because he had not conformed with Customs rules, and red tape interfered, notwithstanding that such ;i gravely important question as the opening up of the Kawhia trade was concerned. Rewi telegraphed to Mr. Sheehan, and early on Sunday morning the Commissioner of Customs telegraphed to Auckland to pass the steamer, so that no further difficulty in that respect will arise. * NELSON. September 19. At a meeting of the representatives of the difFi-rent Volunteer corps of the district held last night, to discuss the proposed Rifle Association, it was decided to send delegates to Wellington to attend tint Volunteer Conference next month. It was estimated that 200 members would I join the Association in Nelson.

ORAHAMSTOWN. September 18. Negotiations have been entered into by Government asents for the purchase of large blocks of native land in the Thames district and are now approaching completion. 181,500 acres passed through the Lands Court at the recent sitting here, of which 123.300 acres were for the Crown, and the remainder for Natives. The minimum value of the land passed recomly through the Court is L 350,000. The total area of land under negotiation in various stages by the Land Purchase Department is 750,000 acres.