TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 948, 1 May 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLIXCTQN. April 30. The not profit on the Queen's wharf last year was L3OOO. A number of musical amateurs are getting up a complimentary benefit '■o l Signor Pompei, to recoup his losses in Auckland by the Opera Company. The Government are preparing a memo, setting forth the various parasitic insects which affect sheen, and explanatory of their action upon the animal and the wool. The memo, is drawn up by Dr. Hector, and illustrated by marginal cuts of several parasites. It is intended to publish this paper along with the Scab Act, and the forms required under it, DUNEDIN. April 30. Mr. George Grant, secretary of the Dunedin committee, at the interview yesterday morning, presented to His Excellency a report from the committee as to the result of their labors hitherto in aid of the Exhibition. The report was considered in detail by His Excellency, who takes the keenest interest in everything connected with the Exhibition. Hia Exceli lency expressed the greatest pleasure on 'ascertaining how zealously and success- ' fully the eseuious of that committee had ' made, and said that from what Jie had ; seen lie anticipated that the contributions ! from Duueuin and it 3 surrouud'ng district ■ would bear comparison with those from any other city in New Zealand. As a manufacturing centre he anticipated the greatest nrnsp»rity for Otago. j 1 he Harbor Board, to-day, decided to dispense with Mr. D. L. Simpson's services 1 in his present capacity, and to ask him to

accept thepo3ition of consulting engineer ; also, to appoint a competent person to take sole charge of dredging operations, machinery, etc. The Governor and suite to-day, visited the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company's Works. To-night they attend the Choral Concert, and to-morrow at noon IJis Excellency holds an undress levee.

E> VERCARGILL. April 30. At f\ meeting of the Bluff Harbor Board to-day, a notification was received from the Colonial Bank raising the rate of interest on overdrafts from 8 to 9 per cent. It was resolved to negotiate for floating the Board's loan in London, through the Bank, the minimum price being uiscl' scd at cnnivrciu'RCH. April 00. The 1 'P'_i*"; - ar"s re turns for Christchurcli and the : hit •"iiiding ilwnict? for April : Births. i'.ij : maniacs, ;>!*■. deaths, t'T. A I '< "i\ f jA XL*. April Tiie rar's return '.vitiiin the borough and districts of Auckland for April shows : Births, males 72, female-; 75, total J47 ; deaths, males '27. females total All the )!■ • 1111< :• and bluster has been taken out of (he Slav, by the dreadful exposure of the forged telegram. They cannot find any papers to support their assertion that it v. as published in Australia, and the public, now tlisif the desperate efforts to injur-.' the Association have failed, see how the plot was carried out. The public have be.-11 acciist. --(iled r..> haul i.lo.vin- from certain ipiariers, and the c>;.ur..vra:iou and trickery occasion no surprise, but the cool effrontery shown in this last more than ever has fairly sniggered the public. The literary staff of the. paper appears to be nun rst during the last clay or two. The tables have been completely turned. There is no mention in the Sydney Herald, the News, of the Melbourne Age of the telegram up to the -!-! th April.

The mail steamer took away the llev. .Mr. Tomliiisoii, Dr. S'oekwell, and >.ir. 1.-aacs. on a trip to England. Br. Stockwell has fallen heir to an extensive property. .Judue Gillies leaves by the Wellington for the South.

The J5.111 kof New Zealand has exported 2000"Z.s cf gold by the Tararmi. A memorandum book Wloiming <o Seaman. the Secretary of the JSJecinnil Roll ]'nidation Committee, has mysteriously disappeared. It contained bad marks against all tho doubtful electors of Waitemata, collated over seven years. A re wan I has been offered, but without avail. Tho police boarded the Hero to interview ;i lady on board, unable to pay her passage, She had with her a sister ten \ ears old. Tn accordance with a .Sydney cablegram, the police placed the younger escapee in charge of the stewardess for return to her parents in Svdney.

An ewiuiry is going on in 3[ov,-t<m School, East, on tho complaint of the assistant master and other teachers, against the head master Johnston. Some curious disclosures, it ia said, are forthcoining. Daniel Opine, butcher, is committed for trial for perjury. The Premier and the Native Minister leave for Waikato by the afternoon train. Some understanding has been come to about tile native meeting, although it is not known that any formal invitation has been sent to the Premier.

May 1. Tho German man-of-war I'dsuuirck is expected daily. An ineffectual attempt has been made in the City Council to reduce the IS"'.' general .rate from Is to s><l in the f. The Council resolved to call a special meeting tt. decide what steps shall be taken for giving a suitable reception to Sir Hercules !tuhinsnii.

Mr. Demp.-,ey. the contractor, has at I:ust made a commencement at tin- leoiamation works for the va;iway extension to tile tjueen-stivet Wharf. •Sr. James' <.'liiviiicl»< is the name of a new publication for giving a ivsvu><: of proceedings of the Auckland Literary and Debating Societies. TDlAiil'. A [ n-il :iO. Kelativc to the statement \vir«.-il:: feudays ago from Dunedin that Captain Hamniorsley, of the Timaru Artillery. was to be summoned to the Dunedin Police Court for riotous conduct in the Arcade, it is simply a gross untruth. Captain Hammersley immediately, on seeing the telegram in the Timaru Herald, telegraphed to Dunedin, and received a lyply thai there was 110 of t..king any such proceedings. The Customs revenue for the port of Timaru for April is L2sßf), showing an increase of LO2l over the corresponding month of last year. BLENHEIM. April 30. Mrs. Redwood, mother of Bishop Redwood and Mr. H. Redwood, died this morning, aged 84 years. WANGAXUT. 3 lay 1. (i. 1). "WVirgan's trial lasted all day. At midnight the jury brought in a vu-dict of ■jaiilty of forgery and guilty of uttering without intern: to defraud. The prisoner said he could not understand the verdict, but admitted he had had an impartial trial. Had he been at liberty since committal, he would have been able to procure exonerating evidanc.o. Jrie trusted to public opinion arriving at different results than the jury, and threw himself on the mercy of the Judge. Mr. Justice Richmond, in passing sentence, said he would take into account the fact that, in all probability, the prisoner did not intend to defraud to the full amount, but had merely dabbled in the crime. Prisoner was sentenced to two 'years, with hard labor.