TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1056, 8 September 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER riiKSS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON. September 8. A steamer was chartered to convey persons residing in "Wellington, having votes at Wairau, to Blenheim. She left on Saturday night, but care was taken to exclude any but Mr. Seymour's supporters. Colonel Whitmore publishes the following telegram as the correct one sent by him to Mr. H. Ingles, Kaikoura : "'Will yon stand on the policy <>f the Government, and speak in opposition to Sai'.wkrs. Our party will support you as far as possible, and consider you to have a claim upon the constituency, even if you are unsuccessful." DUNEDLST. September 6. A shockingly sudden death occurred in High-street late this afternoon. Mrs.

Schott, proprietress of the Argyle Board-ing-house, whilst engaged in her household dutie3, was observed to fall heavily in the passage of her hou3e. Her family were at once summoned, * and medical assistance called in, but she had expired from heart disease before the doctors arrived. AUCKLAND. September 6. The Colonist, from Tonga, reports that the American man-of-war Tackawana, and the German war ship Eismarck. are lying at Samoa. No open hostilities between the contending native factions have taken place, but all the needle guns and other stores and small arms iu possession of foreign traders have been brought up. The natives have inserted an advertisement in the Northern Luminary stating that the row at Makaraua was caused by Lundon advancing money on land at Ngapuhi. The chiefs have taken land in trust. A resolution was passed that no Maori should record a vote for Lundon at the coming election. September 8. At the declaration of the Eden poll an altercation occurred between Mr. Whitaker and Mr. ToJe over certain charges made by the latter at the Howick meeting of the Franklyn electors. Mr. Whitaker said that he would take other steps in the matter. Sir John Coode's report on improvements in the Thames harbor has been received. His proposals involve an expenditure of L 132,000. CHRISTCHURCH. September C. A fisherman named Nicolas Columbus, living in Fourth-street, Sydenham, reported to the police this morning that on Thursday afternoon two fisherman in his employ, named George Santorio and Antonio Santorio, cousins, and aged respectively 25 and 32 years, went out on the Lake in a boat to fish, and had not been seen since. The boat was found vesterday in the middle of the Lake by twe men named Peter Alice and Nicolas. She was full of water, and the men's boots and pants were tied to the masthead. Three nets were in the boat, and a box of fish, the rest of the nets being in the water a short distance away. The jibboom, four oars, and rudder were missing. It is conjectured that after the boat sank the men tried to get ashore with the assistance of the boom and oars, and as they have not since been heard of, it is supposed that they were drowned. INYE.RCARGILL. September 6. An alarm of fire was raised during the performance of Hyde's company at Sloan's new theatre last night. A general stampede occurred, but fortunately no one was hurt. Upon examination it was found the fire originated in a closet on the ground floor of the building in the occupation of Mr. Anderson, a seedsman. It was speedily put out, and the damage done was but trifling.