TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 770, 11 October 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

W'KLLLS'tiTOX. October 10. The Loan ;mil Mercantile Agency Com])any report, umlov date London,' lif.th Sept., as follows : -The wool salens progress flatly, and competition ]>v both home and foreign buyers is didl. I'p to date. 22X000 bales have been soldi. The Telegraph Department has just received an intimation from Port Darwin that cable communication was partially restored during the night, but is now temporarily interrupted again by the ships repairing. The despatch steamer Baron M'Kay left Banjoewanji for Part Darwin on Saturday, the 6th. with telegrams, and may he ex-pec-ted there to-night. A Gazette to-night notifies that the following blocks of land arc withdrawn from the operation of the deferred payments system, to be disposed of as recommended by the Otago AVaste Lands Board : —Section 17, district of Chatton : sections 9 and 10, district of AYaikaia ; and sections 70 and 71, district of Waipahi. ©■ AUCKLAND. October 10. Mr. Studholme has purchased half Messrs. T. and S. Morrill's interest in the Piako estate for L 35,900. Messrs. Guthrie and Larnaeh's manager here has contracted for the Company's works in Durtedin, The •'fresh brqiight dawn 7,000,000 ft. to the Manukau Mills. Masefield's foundry have finished a pair of massive cast-iron gates for the King of Tonga's Palace. The Board of Grammar School Governors to-day resolved that a telegram be sent to Sir George Grey, asking him to use his influence to have Government House paddock exchanged for a property in Symondsstreet, the Board being desirous of obtaining the former for a site for the new school buildings. A report having been circulated that great remissness was shown by the postmaster at Balclutha in forwarding the mails from there during the late floods, an inquiry has been made by the Government, which shows that instead of any unnecessary detention of mails Postmaster Willcox was untiring in his endeavors to get the mails away. It is said that until Monday there was no chance whatever of forwarding the Port Molyneux or south mails.

CHRISTCHURCH. October 10. At the Supreme Court to-day,.' Henry Jones, for larceny, was sentenced to six years' penal servitude, and "William James Miller, for obtaining goods by false pretences, to eighteen months' imprisonment. At the inquest to-day at the Hospital, upon the body of William M'Clatchie, who was said to have died from the effects of injuries inflicted on him by John Dempsey, barman at the Garrick public-house, the jury brought in a verdict of "Died from natural causes." The annual sports in connection with the College yveve held to-day, and were a great success. The weather was very tine, and there was a large attendance of the general public. October 11. Although the jury returned a verdict of died from natural causes at the inquest yesterday in the case of Hugh M'Clatchie, deceased, the police intend to proceed against Dempsey. He was brought before the Magistrate this morning, charged with manslaughter, and the case was remanded for the opinion of the Crown Prosecutor. James Maurice Fitzgerald, found guilty of maliciously cutting down trees, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. It is proposed to collect subscriptions for the relief of the sufferers by the floods, in Otago. A preliminary meeting, called by Mr. Ollivier, will probably be held to-day or to-morrow. The Quarantine Station was yesterday examiued and found to be in a most satisfactory condition. A woman named Raehael Boyd, living at Lyrtelton, died very suddenly yesterday. An inquest will bo held to-day. There is a heavy ilood at the Bealey, with continuous heavy rain. The Oxford murder case, commenced at the Supreme Court this morning. During the inquest yesterday the coroner would not allow questions to be put by prisoner's counsel, as the latter was only there on sufferance. O BALCLUTTIA. October 10. Most of the inhabitants returned to their houses yesterday. .Heavy rain set in last night, and to-day it is showery. Tologrnui.from Clyde and Alexandra report the rivers rising, ami a warning of another ilood. 'Flic people here have consequently commenced removing from the worst parts of In" township. The water has been running oil inch Ohiiha into the river through several breaks ia the banks. October 1 I. The river is rising rapidly, and the water is now across the main street at the Post Office. We are certain to have another large ilood this afternoon. The remainder of the people are leaving the township. BLENHEIM. October 10. A fire commenced at midnight last night 'and destroyed Penny's Hotel, also extensive stables and dwelling-house adjoining. The Temperance Hall and other buildings were saved by the exertions of the Fire Brigade, but Gilling and Co. must lose considerably by the hasty removal of their stock. The amount of insurance is unascertainable. The insurance on Penny's Hotel and buildings are L4OO, stock LISOO in the New Zealand Company's office ; furniture L2OO, stable LISO in the South British Company's office ; cottage L2OO, furniture LIOO, in the Standard Company's office ; Gilling is insured—Stock LIOOO in the Victoria Company's office, and is much damaged. The Hall is insured for LSO in the National and Standard and Northern Company's offices, but the damage is trifling. Cause unknown. Fire occurred in an empty room, TIMARU. October 11. Owing to a fresh in the Rangitata River again, a mishap to the railway bridge has occurred, delaying the trains considerably. The Opawa accommodation house in t'" Mackenzie Country is likely to bo wash away, owing to the heavy volume of wai in the Opawa River. The crops are looking in splendid condi I tion. j <»- LYTTELTON. October 10. A woman named Mrs. Richard Boyd, living at Dampier's Bay. was found dead in her house last evening. Death is supposed to have resulted from accidental suffocation. An inquest will be held. ©■ NAPIER. October 10. Hawke's Bay made high holiday to-day and went in crowds to 'he agricultural shov at Hastings. The weather, though no. -.u enjoyable as yesterday—the sea breeze being absent—was still highly favorable to the pleasure seekers, and everything passed off I satisfactorily. The champion prize for longwool rams 'was taken by Mr. P. Dobbo!': champion long-wool ewes, by Mr. M'Hardy: champion thoroughbred sire, by Mr. Allan M'Lean, with Petrarch ; champion thoroughbred mare, by Mr. Fergusson, with Lyra ; champion draught sire, by Mr. Evans, with Dugdale ; champion draught mare, by Mr. Hislop. with Kate : champion bull, by Mr. M'Hardy, with Prince Leonard; champion i "ow, bv Mr. M'Hardv, with Duchess Ohani-