TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 843, 27 December 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. December 2G. Between tjiree ajiad four thousand people assembled at the Foresters' games at .the cricket ground. The Governor was present. The affair was very successful, the walking

and limning events being very good. Excursion steamers were running all day, and the trains were crowded. The weather was beautifully fine. The Bank of New Zealand lose only about L2OO by Mackic's defalcations—Llooo being secured by the Fidelity 'ami-.(guarantee Society. '•:•?■'"'■ Ij* Sixteen thousand persons travelled on.Jthe tramway last week. J.'?;.-:: *.-."*, The Hermione's passengers will be released on Friday next. , ■. >. An attempt will be made to-night;>,t halfpast eleven, when there will bgTa very high tide, to tow off the ship Hyderabad from the Otaki beach. All the cargo is now out. December 27.

Mr. George Browne, a well-known settler at the Upper Hutt, had his house destroyed by fire yesterday. Mr. Brown and his son were severely burnt in escaping out of the house.' Very little of the furniture was' saved. The loss is estimated at L 750, and was not insured.

Mackie was brought up this morning at the R.M. Court on a charge of embezzling from the Bank of New Zealand, and remanded for a week. Bail was demanded in two'sureties of LSOO each and the prisoner in LSOO. Bail was not forthcoming, and the prisoner was sent back to gaol. <» INVERCARGILL. December 2G. The volunteer demonstration at Kew was a great success. Over 200 of all arms were on parade. The sham fight was well contested, and the evolutions admirably performed. The marching past was very perfect, and the wheeling simply superb. A medal worth L 3 • 10s, presented by Mr. Ferguson, watchmaker, to the best marching company, was won by the Engineers. The sports are now proceeding, and over 2000 persons are present. The weather is fine. e> BLENHEIM. December 27. At the Renwick sports yesterday, Beauchamp, the rider of Billy Button in the hurdle race, fell, the horse and man coming down together at the fifth hurdle. He laid insensible and bleeding from the mouth for sonic time. People thought he was killed. Drs. Home and Cleghorne were sent for from Blenheim, but ten minutes after the occurrence the boy revived, and when the doctors came on to the ground they pronounced him out of danger, but said he had experienced a slight concussion of the brain, and was much shaken and bruised. Pie was also struck on the head by the horse's hoofs. Robinson, the rider of the horse just ahead, seeing what occurred, pulled up and went to the assistance of his comrade, and lost all chance of the race. He was much applauded for humanity by the spectators, but it was said to be against all racing rules. DUNEDIN. December 20. To-day lias been observed as a general holiday, and the Hibernian sports and Waihola regatta have been largely attended.

For the Xew Zealand University examination, -which commences to-morrow, there are twenty-tree candidates from Otago. These include two ladies. The majority are candidates for ' scholarships ; only a small number are for degrees.

TK AWAMUTT. December 20. Dr Hector arrived licrc yesterday evening with Uewi, from the Mokau. Vic reports that throughout the journey the natives were exceedingly friendly, and that he experienced no difficulties in his, journey overland. The weather is fine. • -* ■ j KU.MARA. December 20. A miner named Seanlon committed a determined suicide last night. He placed the muzzle of a gun in his. mouth, and, with a .string attached to his big toe, pulled the tiWcr, blowing the side of his bead off. Kightv pounds were found on his body. It is supposed he was insane. O HOKITIKA. December 20. The damage done by the Hoods will cost the Countv several thousands of pounds. The approaches to the bridges arc much damaged, and a larue portion of the Hung.-r-I'ord briduv is carried away. Trallieby that route v. ill be stopped for weeks. There is no si'en of the <'hristchmvh coach, and it is feared that the Christchurch road is much damaged. The flood has gone down. The races have been postponed on account of tbu Wet Weather. Larue quantities of gold is being sold to tlie banks. The Waimea water-races are fully employed. If o0 more heads of water were available they would be used. It is reported that the storm channel lias overflowed at Ross and flooded half the town, doing much injury. Tlie holidays were completely spoiled by the continuous downpour of rain.