TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1014, 21 July 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. July 19. The Hinemoa has sailed with further reinforcements for New Plymouth. July 20. It is currently reported that Simmons, the treasurer of the Opera Company, was arrested at the close of the performance last evening, on complaints being made by members of the company that their salaries for a week were due, and that they had good reason to believe that he intended to leave the colony. The Hawoa left for the South at 2 p.m. to-day, but owing to the tremendous heavy head sea she was compelled to run back to Worser's Bay for shelter. PUXEDIN; July 10. The Tuapeka Times says that D. M. Scott, teacher, is about to enter an action against the Secretary of the Education Board and ail the Dunedin papers for the publication of the correspondence in con T nection with the charge of falsifying the roll brought against him. Damages are laid at a considerable amount in each case. AUCKLAND. July 19. The recently raised Hamilton Rifle Volunteers are being armed with Sniders. A Cadet Corps, Yf> strong, has been also formed. A correspondent in the Press writes as to the anomaly of Nautical .Assessors being appointed by the Government to hold courts of inquiry, who are also in the employ of insurance companies. A seaman named Martin was precipitated into the hold of the barque Stag, and badly gashed on the forehead. The Auckland Committee intend enforcing the compulsory clauses clauses of the Education Act. CHRISTCHUPvCH. July 19. It is certain now that the fire in the lean-to attached to the Baptist Church, Oxford Terrace, was the work of an incendiary. This morning it was ascertained that a can of tar had been removed from a temporary workshop and poured over the iioor of the loan-to, in which there was no door, as the building is not finished. The tar had'then been set fire to, and the incendiary, in making his escape over the palings, left the mark of his footprints on the lower rail, and the mark of his fingers on the top of the palings when ho to.ik hold of them to jump over. The building was insured in the Northern office for L3OO. The police are engaged to-day investigating the matter. The celebrated horse Lonchand arrived safely per s.s. Rotorua, and was sent through yesterday by rail to Ray's stables at Hornby. The Star to-night says : " Wo are in a position to say that the Governor will «ranfc a dissolution, and that Sir George Grey's Government will appeal to the Liberal electors of the country in event of a parliamentary defeat, which is p.ow certain.''' July 20. A very heavy fall of snow took place last nL'ht and this morning, varied by r.iin and hail. The hills are a mass of white, and the whole country is covered with snow to the depth of several inches. It is not particularly cold. The weather is still very unsettled. This is tho second fall this winter, which is an unusual circumstance. NEW PLYMOUTH. July 21. The Arthur Wakefield, from Lyttelton for this port with wheat, foundered in the Straits on Saturday night, and the captain and crew, in an open boat, made for New Plymouth, arriving in the roadstead at 8.30 last night, being twelve hours exposed to the weather. INVERCARGILL. July 20. A heavy snow storm occurred yesterday afternoon. About a couple of inches fell in town, but it is feared the fall in the country districts has been very heavy.