TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 925, 3 April 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pdß PRJfeW ,V"MOCt.VTSO>».) WKLLtXGTOX. April 2. The ket-efo Emerald, from Gisborne to t*ie-ft*>r», putt i»t«> Wellington in conscof the mate, a German, named . Awjjrtste Mlen>n f having become insane inn Shu voyage. It appears that the un- ; fertftnatc man had been Jrlted at Auck- ; Eand by a ypttnsg woman, just as he was on 6Fic «>f marrying her, and the dislaipjwiiitnient prewi on his mind. During itfee- voyage, he stated thai a man worth MO.OOO wast employing people to poison i him. and he declared he could smell poison ; in Iteafiy everything that he could touch. ! Oft aittivms; in the harbor, the master got » doctor from tho man-of-war to examine this? Mttfortttnate man. and subsequently ; rWtttd a warrant in order that the latter n;ight !« committed to the Lunatic 1 Asylum. The boats frfj'tn H.M.B. Enjerald made \ a searvb of the harbor yesterday for the I missing yacht, Fanny Goddard, but found : n«» trace of her. | Tlipre is nothing new from the Wainiate I Plains. Mr 3lackay and Capt. Blake are :stilt at i'arihaka, interviewing Tito K»waro ami Te Whiti, with a view to a I pnceful arrangement. Mr Sheelian will leave in the Minemoa on Saturday, for Opunaki, with 40 men of tho A.C., as a reinforcement, which will raise the strength of the outposts, where there were formerly ,33, to ISO. The tirst shipment of wheat, brought by the railway from "Wairarapa, arrived on Saturday last. This wheat was grown by Mr J. M'Maiters. on his property at Waihenio, and vm consigned to Levien and C<»., for shipment. Messrs Bat lance and Macandrew started this afternoon on a visit to the West Coast. They will go over a part of the proposed new railway line to the coast, and will visit Normailby, Rangitikei, and Wanganut. They also contemplate going over the I'atca country, up the Waigongoro River, on crossing which they will

visit the seat of the Waimate difficulty. They will probably be absent ten days. Sir George Grey had an interview with his Excellency the Governor to-day, at Government House.

Typhoid fever is very prevalent. Mr Ashman, telegraph operator in Gisborne, has been asked to go to the Sydney Exhibition as the champion operator of the Australian Colonies. The Chronicle says the Telegraph Department at Wellington undertakes to pay Mr Ashman's expenses. April 3.

The Government have resolved to sell some L 25,000 worth of reclaimed land, in June or July next. It will be offered by auction by Mr Duncan. A second R.M. is to be appointed for Wellington, to take over the police business. The Stella has arrived with the Jackson's Bay people. DUNEDDST. April 2.

A four-roomed wooden house at Parkside, Caversham, owned by Mr. F. Fulton, and occupied by two cabinet-makers, named Samuel and William Holmes, was burned down about 3 o'clock this morning. In the workshop were eight chests of drawers, of the total value of L2B. The furniture, tools, and clothing, were insured for LIOO in the New Zealand office, but the Holmeses estimate their loss at double that amount. The building was insured in the Northern office for LIOO. i AUCKLAND. I April 3.

PcterJ\l'Tavish, well known in mining circles, left by the mail steamer for Scotland. It is stated that he is to be connected with the management of the Caledonian Bank, there in course of reorganisation. A match between Brown, of Mercury Bay, the champion mile runner of the Province, and O'Connor, the southern champion, for L2O, is off owing to Brown having sprained one of his ankles. Judge Fenton and Mr. J. M. Clarke have been nominated to the Board of Governors of the High School, vice Justice Gillies andD. L. Murdoch retired by ballot. MrE. J. Isaacs has resigned his seat in the City Council, and is leaving for England on account of ill-health. Major Murray, of the Thames Scottish, has wired to the Government that a strong body of picked men could be raised in the Thames, at a few hours' notice, for active service on the West Coast.

A farewell soiree was given to the Rev. \V. Kirk, Wesleyan Minister, who is leaving for Wellington, and a testimonial was presented by the Young Men's Christian Association.

At a meeting of the Presbytery, attention was called to the logical students assuming the title of "Rev.," and the Moderator requested them to be content with "Mr." CHRISTCHURCH. April 2. A man named Harrison went duck shooting yesterday witli a rusty gun, and blew his left hand off. This morning, just before 12 o'clock, the stables and coach-house attached to Mr. Recce's house, Sydenham, were burned down. The stables were insured for L:; 00. A buggy and some harness were all that were saved. This is the eighteenth tire in or near Christehurch in less than six weeks. NEW PLYMOUTH. April 2. An urgent meeting of the Land Board, called at the request of the Government l>v telegram, was held this afternoon. The Government desire to offer a third of 15,(XX) acres of land 011 the Waimate Plains 011 deferred payments, the remaining twothirds to be sold by auction for cash at Carlyle 011 the Oth April, as land of special value, the upset price being L 5 per acre. The Government requested the Board co a resolution to the same effect as the particulars sent in the telegram, which was done, and the sale will be gazetted tomorrow. PALMrJRSTON NORTH. April 2. The verdict of the jury on the fire at | I'alnierston mills was one of " accidental. The jury attached a strong rider against I holding inquests on lires at the instance of | insurance companies where there is not I a shadow of suspicion. The value of the 1 uiiil was L 3500, while the insurance was only LItJOO. TIMARU. April 2. Over L3OO has been collected here for ;>.<; Kaitangata Fund. IN VIOIIC AU< i ILL, April 2. new claims to vote have been received from the Mataur.i district, and ll.'i from Invercargill. Father Hennebery will dicoursc 011 mixed marriages to-night. The train arrangements from Invercargill to the Bluff have been so altered that visitors re:. - 1 ; ■ p irt on the afternoon 011 which thev auive from Dunedin.