TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 924, 2 April 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

frKK Pf:F;s> ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. April 1. There it no sign yet of tin- missing " yacht., Fanny IwnKianl, wi'ti young .Stevenson on hoard. Very fittle hope is • 1 tinw entertained for her .safety. A large number of mcinl>cr3 and friends "f the Primitive MethodL-t congregation • assembled ta»E welting t'.» bid farewell t" the Kev. .f. Dnmbell. who left in the Vv'atsatipti this afternoon, he having been removed from Wellington station t-> ■ Timam. During the meeting a purse of » sovereigns. and an illuminated address. • hatt»U»>t»ety Worked in silk by a lady member, wore presented t» the rev. gentle* ' Mm, who replied in a '.cry impressive and appropriate way. Mb Excellency the Governor and Lady f{obtn.«"t» Imvi- accepted the invitation of . the Choral Society. t-» bo present at the performance of "The Messiah." at the Upora House. on Tuesday fie.vt. A whufe-alc fruit dealer to-day w:;ttned li-"» iTiad custs for selling decayed t'nttt. April 2. Tlie Premier returned in the liiiicnioa HtLcht. •Twne» has liv«n cutiiiiittcd for trial for manslaughter in the Loch Fergus atfray. cinii.sTCHrncii. April 1. The pilotage receipts at I»yttclt«n for the last month amounted ic> over LSOO the largest amount ever received in <'ne tiiotith. The cases of infectious disease reported to the Hoard of Health during the last forttfiL'ht number I.'!—namely, typhoid. '■* ; diphtkeria, '•> ; scarlet fever, 1. Tin* la.it report, which was four weeks, showed .°>7 It tr» now foitnd that the engines in the Piafco are not nearly so badly damageii as ua-t s;ipp,ned, which is good news for the already icantily aupplied railway atitimrities. " .

AUCKLAND. April J. The mail steamer Australia left to-night at eight o'clock. La.it night a man named David Wright . . a 30 vearst of ago. was return- , ing from i'ukekotie ahont 7 p.m.. when lie [fit from hi., h>>r.n: with great violence '>ll , the metafted road. and wa.s taken up insensible. Dr. Dalziel was sent for and , attended the Mttierer. who. however. only ( .-rifvivcd the accident eight hoi'.r.-. death , K-rng the re.-ittlr «.f internal injuries re- t reived. H>- leaves a widow and nine ; . children tndtfFcsvrtt'y provided for. ] TTie viral for the J»»rotigli of , Auckland for Man-It are as follows ■ j i'irths. -t.s : marriages. -7 ; deaths. 2.'!. t April . A. writ Mr. Vs. L. I'epa. M.H.il.. ;i for 1.10.fi00 damages. «r the suit of .Mr. , J. S. Macfarlatie. M. lL!s..as triistee in j s tile estate »'f t!u* late Captain Head. has j r Loused. and s»-:tt to Napier for ser- i

I 1 31 * fJ' v.. M. fI. R. lor \V;»ifci'.l::citi. . ha.i been iti.u.inu' ;t t'.itr t.-' Thames ! i district and portions of the XVrth. j The proceeds ot KiiitxD'.'Ata fund sports I were 1.7", half of which has been handed Ito tin* Cftiinttttev M»\ (»oodfellow. who I paid the prize* ar ' ■ -rises. io.se by ii> u I tr;iti j at'tf'>n. I Private from W • liiiiu'toii that f;i- Sir H';rc!i!e.s IloWinson : ' r jt-t.i» »» \V»ik:»S'> r.a r lie■■.•'lii •'..r.iO.i::;- ui'l: iho Pivmior. ;s< lit-.-eitk-ta '!• ~ ; u;. • ; i:u:r aw : f" if--r. 1 t)r. frjKritualkr. .i'livi -i Ky ; Mutr»fw. •'>' /•>!• S:at Fnui'ji.-To. Ho : wiiutfi up >u I'V in:!'! a nirt'MU'i;. ii.cnf v.cnt itit<> :i iimi • !<• - Itvorei't a So. Thu Inspoe'.or : of Mrtwrs* RMlfa Ltcrn.-t .< | ;if r!to Tli,'utto.4 i.4 ;i nti'.l on iu--I f;i.'iUer; J . i itLKNirKI.M. j i , . April : I*ll er E.lrte;tr.io[[ I'. <li .t ;i:ui f J..r.-ih C"iftiett h.ivf .-iitppoi't t« the nvw p»|«c-r of to the | Kxprnv-'.'f. ; [Tfii< in very notion*, .ni'i of jTintmotiiii t>» our rendura.—Ki>. (J. 31.] TIMARt*. April 1. Artfittr fluo'hvytt. a I>akor, who iv.-ently itvsotveiU, is t>> I>e [iroijocfitcfl t'. r ft;uiur;letvt (liuikrttptcy »» suvcral count.-. ! Dui'itt'.' taat tnositii 44 hirtits. -2 (leaths. ! »wt 7 were wgistert-'i in Timant. j Tlte »l*>atl«rf lar„-.-!y exceed th'tfc f«»r stiiy i prcvtKii.t typhoid fover and dy.seiitcry stilt sinj'iwwantiy rife. A nun, nhfisu tt.'ttiiv lew yet liect: .v.eyftainc.t. f»un.i dro-.vned in the Saltwater Creel: {>>-dtiy. A [>ctition i> itt:tin-i'.:tsly si-.Miod ajfurr** tfitr removal nf 3lr. C:iui|)l)cil, It. .M , front Tciituk.i rttid < fcialdinir. NAI'IHIC. April 1. A little irirl knocked down l«y a r:»t I way engititr thw ,-ifccritooti. at:d received a tuwty «ut oti the head. Site ua.s picked crp •fttitc ttacottsi:i"!t.«. It is not certaiii nftether situ *«iEi recover.

IIoKITIKA. April J. The .Stella, tvith the Jackson's Jsa\ C< and stalF, arrived to-day from Jackson".-* Hay, after an absence oi three week.-?. It ta Ijciieved the inoiiiry will he recruited here. The .Stella left for \VoUitr_;tort with 52 settlers from Jackson's l!and -ST unemployed from Hokitika, and fiivynionth. iiicliifiing the stliijHvrecked • r;utd captain of the , !lfjr Cynthia. "i'ho b.'fty of Piit ita.i not yet been t'otmd. IXVKRCAUGILL. April 1. The Customs returns for the quarter ended 3lart*h jU amount to L 10,745, as atfiitiit LI0,4"1 for i!te forrespondii'g ifttarter of last year.