TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 890, 21 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON. February 20 A man named Wm. Langley, an accommodation house keeper at Otaki, has been committed for trial for stealing a LlO cheque from a Maori A boy about twelve years old, named Josiah Cullimore, has been arrested here on a telegraph message from Christcburch, on a charge of embezzlement. He is remanded pending the arrival of the warrant. It 13 stated that the Government have cabled to the Agent-General to send out a number of compositors. The Hon. Wi Tako wrote a farewell letter to thn Governor, to which the latter made a friendly reply. During the last few days several deputations have interviewed Mr. Macandrew, asking aid for the count}' roads in different places. The answer in each ease has been that there were no funds, and that the Government is not prepared to open the door to innumerable applications, by recommending Parliament in any one case to depart from the rule laid down, that roads should be locally made and maintained. DUXEDDf. February 20. Tilings arc getting sensational in regard to the Cup. Following close on the scratching «»f Natator, cor.ies that of Maroro. Fishhook has been greatly in demand since Natator's scratching. Nemo came with a great rush yesterday, and was backed for a great deal of moiu-y. He is now at 100 to VJ. Horses continue to arrive. 3lr. George Darrell has written to the Saturday Advertiser as follows :—" Mr. j George Darrell distinctly declines to admit I anyone connected with the above paper, unless the price of admission he paid in the usual course." The Advertiser comes »ut with the missive framed, and it appears in the centre of a leader on theatrical criticism. At the reaper and binder competition at Tokomatriro to-day, the result was : M'CVraitcks, n. r » points ; Wood's. SO : | Marsh's, 75. The Osborne was withdrawn. A woollen factory is shortly to be established in Kaikorai Valley, close to I Pttncdtn. by 3lcssrs. Jio.=is and Glendinntnff. The machinery is on the way out, ■ and bsittttisig operations are to be begun at ionce. Two tive-momed houses m 11 ..wo street ■were bttrrted down tht* ev.>n:i»'_'. The icat-tse w«,s the of a ktrost'iie ; tamp. February 21. A man named Alrxaiidt-r. who :;or ■itrunfc on the of the <J"V.-n!f>r'.~ arrival, and threatened so emulate V.'al.sh, and h.Tn.%' for his wife, was s-T.r to g.i«>l :tfp-day for s.:v«jii days, and bound over to keep- the peace. i Two tveathvi'board cottages at the north end of town were burned last evening. CHIUSTCHITXH. | Februan- 20. A man and h:s wife, viti: live children. and hrs father-sn-law. arrived iti Christehttreh by the Hokirika coach, without I'money or friernls. They were sent over 'herr, they state, by the V.'cstland authorities. They slept last nu/ht haphaxar.l. On application to the police this in.-niini:. they were referred to the Charitable Aid Officer. As there is a case of fever in the Armagh-street Depot just now. Mr. March was unable to send them there. but Ul- wiit e.ideavor to ttnd th-mi something to do a.+ soon ,„i j„-.ia:b!„ r Tlie drainage work> in North church were stopped to-day by the inrush : of water fr.>tn a perfect cave of pear which was cut into by the influx of long pent-up liijtttd, and caused a chain of the j street to sink in. Until the spring sinks j i.. ;, decent level, work cannot be re- [ sumeti. ! AUCKLAND. February '_''>. j The anniversary of the Auckland Fire j Briu'ade was celebrated to-night by a | dinner at Cook-street Hall. Amongst ! those invited were the captains of i ft.'l.M.S. Ariadne and 11.M.5. Sapphire. I a*i'i other naval officers. Tfie members j of tii,: t.'iiy Cottuei! and a number of lead-1 ing citizens wefn ~!s.. In tho cass of 4h«> b.,y ArnoM, scalded I to death at Te Kopura .i.twtiiitls tiio otl.ufj thy. the jury at an adjourned iti'|Ue-jf re-! turned a verdict of Accidental death. j February 21.

It is mooted that both candidates for City West should retire in favor of 3lr. Robert Graham.

Mayor aotii'ita contributions, to be ;i>.r outgoing mail, for the sufferer* by the ijhzguw Rttik failure. A narrow* escape trom uciion by tin? of the Working Men's Club ami Theatre I loyal buildings occurred through tire gas setting fire to tiie stables under- ' ncatlt. Constable M'Donafd tore of}" his mutt smothered the'lames before they got ahead. h'£V: PLYMOUTH. February 21. An iiiqiieat hrt.i b„ei. i«..W r„! a man ; named I'eiduwid Paul, at Nonu»»ui>y, a ; verdict of manslaughter was roriir-iiud against Cart Gttßißitt, who was committed iffr trial. The Uoroitifh Council invito tenders for' tf-.-r (;i>n.itrt:»;it-ir. «f waterworks to supply! I the town. j av.rrKß. : F.-'nr;;r.r-- j

A t.vr:/-'lv a""vu<l,-d t>ni>l'tr nwefing was ' held liwt crerttEi'i-. f>>r th>- j.-irp-str of , taking int»j e>'it;.iderat;»;..t the* f>:rttiati<:.-!i of , ! n> t>rk'-.i,kwater id, I'l-r. Atiurtti ; Mr. [ L'iL- r :.«nari wast Vffed to the r?i..:r. f! V.M I nv-."i t«_v Mr. V»mi.>i\ MT.vnd-d by 3lr. Li»ru»!-. afid L'arritd --That a Cojnmi'tov be appointed to draft .1 petition t» be presecded at the ttrat meettiig of ti:<> N.tj.iur : Harbor Board, sneh {ittition to he, mibintttted to a jutldtc meeding t«; l>c called on Monday night, at the Theatre Roval i Hotel. IWEHCARCILL. Fchniary 20. ; In conse*|Kpiice of the Ringarooma being delayed at Tort Chalmers the Gnvernor '. tw ttnabte to visit Invercargill. Conistf{«,rT.fd» dtsafjwintment was expressed at thit. as arrangements had lx;en made to -in- hint a t>ti'.che»ti. to hold a levee. and t" 1 present littn with an addreifa. However, thir lies't was made of the matter by the M.-*y>>r atid Corporation, together with the- necepttoH Committee, and a number of prominent citizens proceeding to the Bluff, accontpanied by the bafid and Volunteetst, t" meet his Escellency. A I special train left shortly after two o'clock wtiveyiing thea«, and by a htcr train a constiilerable number of townspeojile left. On the Governor landing from the liing.inafuna n section of the Volunteers tired a salute, sad his JExcellencj* was loudly cheered. He made two speeches in reply to J>ut his rsnjarks were similar tf> those made at Duuedin and elsewhere TIAIARU. Februar}* 20, I At the Srst meeting of the nowly-elected ! Harbor Board to-day, it was decided to ; refuse a request from the contractor for the steam crane to lay a siding from the lyie of railway to the breakwater works for tit*? conveyance of the crane to the latter. Some surprise was expressed that the'contractor had nyi long ago intimated to the Boais that it was impossible to have the crane so made that it would j turn rou/id curves. It was stated, in rep!y . to a member, that the sum of L 55 had|,:

been expended by the Board as its share of the cost of refreshments on the occasion of the opening of the railway. TAURANGA. February 20. Captain Worsp, Insurance Surveyor, Has arrived, and pumping gear is.to come, by the Havrea to-morrow, when efforts •mil be made to float the Taupo. CARTERTON. / "February 20. . The attendance at the Ram Fair was not very large. The bidding for Romney Marshes was spirited. Beetham's and Buchanan's Lincolns attracted a good deal of attention. Canning's Cotswold's were pronounced a good useful lot, and were frequently inquired for. They were submitted, one, or the option of the lot. The I first purchaser elected to take the lot, to the evident disappointment of many would-be buyers. Beetham Bros.' Lincolns sold as follows :—35 head, from 40s to L 3 12s Gd; 28 of Buchanan's Lincoln's realised from 27s 7d to L 3 10s ; 55 of J. D. Canning's Cotswolds sold fur up to L 3 : Pharazvn'sj Romney Marshes sold from 32s 6d to L 3 10s. One realised LG. GREYMOUTH. February 20. To-night the inhabitants of Cobden erected a scaffold on which they suspended the effigy of Mr. A. R. Guiness, the County Chairman, and after a series of groans the effigy was burned in the presence of a large crowd. This was done through the action of Mr. Guiness re the Cobden bridge in attempting to devote the money voted for the erection of the bridge to other pur-