TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 955, 10 May 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PEE ERES3 ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. May 9. The Governor arrived from the South "tins morning) and in the afternoon presided at a meeting of the Sydney "EsMW I , tion Commissioners. It was announced ■ that Otago and./ Wellington had applied ; for half the space available for the whole Colony. " Colonel Whitmore and Mr. Stout returned to Wellington to-day. Mr. R. W. Carey has proposed to take a party of Maoris -to the Sydney Exhibition to dance the haka, and give other performances. Mr. Carey has written to the Commissioners, laying his views before them, and stating that if they will entrust the Maori house, which they propose to send to the exhibition, to his care, he will be responsible for its safety. May 10. Two recent arrivals from Scotland, named Joseph Jameson and Wm. Crighton, both believed to be old thieves, have been arrested for a burglary recently committed on Mr. George Pughley s premises. Crighton was arrested in the act of pawning part of the stolen property, and some more was found in Jameson's possession. DUNEDIN. | " May 9. An inquiry into the working of the railway departments of the Middle Island is new being held. Mr. Hannay is at 'present in town. AUCKLAND. May 9. The case of Rose Hart, for exposure of her infant in the street, came on to-day. Mr. Tyler defended, but, as the counsel said that there was delicate evidence to be adduced, the Court was cleared. SubInspector Pardy said that the prisoner had very unfortunately contracted an acquaintance with a married man ; named Carlisle, in Upper Queen.street, and got married a few months afterwards ; • and, on her confinement, the husband de- : nied paternity. A stormy scene took place, and one night she took her babe and laid it at a gentleman's gate. The evidence was gone on with, but an altercation taking place between the counsel and the Bench, the case was adjourned till nine o'clock. ' May 10. Messrs. Henderson and Spriggin have • launched thoir new steamer, called the Kopua, to the order of Messrs. Brown " and Campbell, for the Wairoa River trade, Kaipara. Arrived—Barques Falcon and Wellington, from Newcastle, with coals. . : NAPIER. May 0.

Roderick Hugh M'Lellan wn:; broughtui> at tlie Resident 3lagistrato s Court- tins iii:■ i [iiii*_r, charged with the wilful murder of his wife at Napier ftn the 27th March. Inspector .Scully applied for a remand for eiirlit days to enable the inquest to be resumed, which will be on Dr. Hector's arrival from Wellington with the result of his analysis of the stomach of the late jlr.-i. M'Lellan. INYERCARGILL. May 10. The Southland contribution to the Kaitangata Fund is L(>7(i 12s 9d. At the coursing match on Friday, Hnye's Te Kooti won the St. Leger Stakes, and Surman's Gazelle the All-aged Stakes. At North Invercargill a woman named Bell Chambers fell into a well, and got out herself, but died soon aftor. She had been sullering from heart disease. PALMERSTON NORTH. May 0. A fall of earth occurred at two this afternoon at Terrace End, Grave Pit-, burying two men named Lauris Gullram.sen and Hans Petersen. The former was thrown violentlyagainst the ballast engine, inflicting a frightful scalp wound. Neither are fatally injured. WESTPORT. May 9. There are no tidings of Mr. J. C. Crawford, who disappeared the morning previous to the fire at Sheehan's. The police have searched everywhere. Some connect liis disappearance with the fire, but others are not of that opinion. HOKITIKA. May 9. At an early hour yesterday a small open boat was observed at anchor outside in the roadstead, and from information gleaned from Capt. Bignall, of the Waipara, she is supposed to come from Jackson's Bay bound for Hokitika. She could not possibly attempt to cross the bar inwards on account of the heavy sea rolling home. The occupants were signalled to " Bar dangerous." The Waipara went alongside on her road to Greymouth and tendered her service, which was declined, and the little boat, just before dark, tripped anchor, sailing northwards. She is supposed to be steering for Buller. Capt. Turnbull, the harbor master, telegraphed to Greymouth and "VVestport to keep a look out for her. WANGANUI. May 9. The Hon. Mr. Fox addressed his constituents last evening. There was a moderate attendance. He reviewed the proceedings of last session, dividing his address under three heads (finance, native affairs, and electoral). He condemned Government measures, and violently attacked the Premier, Colonial Treasurer, and Native Minister. He said that the look-out, financially and with respect to native matters, was exceedingly gloomy. He had no confidence in the Treasurer's ability to restore the equillibrum of the finances, calling him a hobbledehoy politician. He said that the Ministers generally were destitute of all feeling of honor, and were not statesmen, as they called themselves ; and that if a satisfactory result in native matters were arrived at, it would be more by luck than good management. He then referred to the Licensing Bill brought in by Mr. Sheehan, and said it was a satisfactory one for teetotallers, because it had been admitted by the organ of the licensed victuallers that if it became law it would ruin one half of the licensed victuallers in the Colony, he condemned the Government for withdrawing the Bill, and said it appeared as if Mr. Sheehan, in continually promising to push the Bill through, had been holding him (Mr. Fox) in line right through the session. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried without dissention. May 10. An old soldier named Hugh M'Mahon was beaten to death by three natives outside the Bed Lion Hotel, Campbelltown, opposite Wanganui. The injured man lived for several hours after the attack, but never recovered consciousness. The police have a clue to the perpetrators of the outrage. TIMARU. May 10.^ The transactions during the week have been on a moderate scale, but, with the exception of oats, prices have been well maintained. Wheat is quoted at 3s 3d ; barley, 4s Cd to ss; oats, Is lOd; potatoes, L 3 10s; flour, L 9; bran and sharps, L4los. A subscription has been started for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to the persons who pluckily rescued the occupants of the boat which capsized in the roadstead yesterday. Should the Government grant in time the request of Messrs. Smith and Den-

niston (owners of the Peel Forest Estate) to be allowed to course hares on their property, the first meeting of the South Canterbury Coursing -Club., will be held there on the 20th iust. , Entries for the All-Aged Stakes close on Monday, next, the 12th. , -A newly-formed Tradesmen's Athletic Glub will its first sports on the .Queen's Birthday. ' " TE KOPUA. . May 10. Tawhaio has announced that the talk to-day will be between himself and Sir George Grey, the Premier.