TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1026, 4 August 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION), WELLINGTON. August 2. The following telegram from the Sydney International Exhibition Commissioner has been received by Dr. Hector Entries ' for the slieep show must be in the hands of the Secretary by the 30th August, as the opening of the sheep show is fixed for Tuesday, 30th September. Sheep coming from other colonies must be in Sydney 21 days before the opening, so to be under the supervision of the Chief Inspector of Stoolc, but in charge of their own attendants." August 4. Dr. Hector, Chairman, and Mr. Collis, Secretary of the Sydney International c Exhibition, will leave by the Wakatipu J for Sydney to-morrow. 1 The Port Nicholson Club had a narrow 1 escape of being burned down last night. 1 Tiie fire occurred in the ceiling, but it - waa extinguished before much damage was r done. A meeting of persons favorable to form- ' ing a Liberal Association was held on Saturday night, and a Committee was 5 appointed to make arrangements for liold- . iug a public meeting. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to- . day, David Salmon, alias Thomas Cook, a saloon passenger by the steamer Southern Cross from Auckland, was committed for trial for stealing L 6 from a steerage pas- | senger. 2 AUCKLAND. T August 3. The Customs duties for .Tuiy amount to ' L 20,120, showing an increase over June " of L 5200, The schooner Midg.-h bis been launched I for the Island trade. She loads fur Now Caledonia. Some Canterbury settlers have taken up land in the Tarihoa block, on the " homestead land. It is stated that the Government have called upon Mr. R. Williams, R.M., at Russell, to resign. August 4. 3 Owing to the increasing traffic on the " Waikato railway, 401b rails are being ' placed by 521b rails. e O'Connor, the pedestrian, walked 7 miles in oTmin. 47sec. at the Thames. At the E.M. Court, Hokianga, Patrick Lundon, was sued by lus brother, John ' Lundon, who claimed L2l for services II rendered in connection with the Bay of c Islands electoral roll. The case was dismissed. ; CHRISTCHURCH. ! August 2. Mr. March, immigration officer, has received intimation from the engineer of 1 the Waipara railway extension works that u he will be able to put on fifty more e unemployed towards the latter end of !, next week, but this is the only batch he will be able to employ on that section. So far the hatching of trout eggs in tho - Acclimatisation Society's fjsh-.-houses is progressing very satisfactorily, and the percentage of bad eggs is very small. Should present anticipations be realised ' the Socie'y will have a large number of ~ young fish this season for sale and distribution. Hares are making great havoc just now '' among the young trees and shrubs lately planted out in tne Domain Gardens. PORT CHALMERS. :l August 4. The ship Napier, from Glasgow, with s 300 immigrants, all well, is at the Heads. ' The charge against Main, Austin, and Cook, for violating Emily Aitcheson, was heard at great length, and finally dismissed, tho girl admitting that she had been guilty of immorality since her thirteenth year. ' TIMARU. August 3. Smith and Morrison, the men missing ' from Rollesby Station, Burke's Pass, were traced to the edge of a ravine, where 1 an avalanche had fallen, and it is supe posed that they are buried there. INYERCARGILL. August 3. A meeting of influential citizens was 1 held last night to consider the political - situation. Mr. J. T. Martin was in the chair. It was resolved that those present select one candidate to contest the coming election of a member for Invercargill. Thereupon Messrs. T. M. M'Donald, J. R. Cuthbertson, and J. W. Bain were - proposed. The first-named, who is most popular here, positively refused to stand. A ballot was then taken between the res' maining two, and Mr. Bain selected, the votes being 39 to 27. The meeting then formed itself into an association to watch over the political interests of the town, and to promote constitutional Govern--0 ment in opposition to " Greyism." All i' the present members in the House (Dr. Hodkinson, and Messrs. Joyce, Feldwick, and Shanks) will stand again, and also k Hirst for Riverton, and Kinross for Ine vercargill.