TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1129, 1 December 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(!>::[; t l::„" .w-'i.irioN). Novem'tier 29. The Customs returns for the week is one of the smallest ever recorded here, being only L 9215. The revenue for the month is L 12,400 Is Id. It 13 now believei that fully 30 plates will have to be taken out of the steamer Tui, which' strnck on the rocks at the entrance to the harbor on Sunday last. The Secretary of the Local Industries Association has writteu to the papers, to the effect that a movement is on foot for holding ail international exhibition in New Zealand, at which all nations will be invited to. compete with their productions and manufactures. Dl':\"JvL)l.N\ . November 30. There was a narrow escape from a serious accident on "(The railway'hear Purakanui on Satnrdaj* night. The 5.15 special train from Dunedin to PaTrtiersfon 'was thrown >'fT the line, owing; to. the engine running into a landslip whirli e<;rcred" the rail. Fortunately.ilie trhiulwa? hot going fast, or it would have stood a good chance of going over thocliff. Considerable delay was caused. In the walking hiatch, Scott did 10G miles. J^rpoks .w?\s .disqualified, when he had done 70 miles for running. Henderson is second, and Druuimond third. CHRISTCHURCH. .. . i-. .. ..i November J29. Albert "Pinkstorie, Secretary of "the Christcliurch Chess CI übj-was chained ivt the R.M. Court this .morning with indecently assaulting two' litthTgirls under twelve years-of age.- On the -'application of the Inspector of Police, who said there fere other charges of a similar nature to be-brought against'accused, he was remanded until Monday. . ; ; December 1. At a meeting of the Jockey Club on Saturday, Major Lean applied for the use of the'racecourse'to hold a Volunteer review on Easter Monday. He also asked the Club to 'postpone the Taces from Ulster Monday to the following day, so j as not to split the holiday. After discussion, the matter was referred to the Committee of the Club. i A monster -picnic of- the. combined I Catholic schools will be held on Boeing Day on the racecourse. The excursionists I will be taken to the racecourse by train. | Bishop Redwood returns to Wellington to-day. _ j The registrar's returns of births, mar-, riages. and deaths in Cliristchurch and - the district durin" November give the' j following totals Births : City, 54 ; ais[trict. 110. Marriages : City, 25; district, SO. Deaths : City, 19; district, 10. The; deaths during th& same months of last year were City, 14 ; district, 28. The new Resident Magistrate':; Court will be ready for occupation early in the , new year. ; TLVIARU. . < • ; JJoverisber 29.,; At the official enqniir'mto thewreckof; the John Watson; the Court decided that the master was not blameable, and r<s-' turned his certificate.

AUCKLAND. November 29. The rifle match between a team of Captain Payne's battery of Artillery and one fromH.M.S. Cormorant took place to-day, ten men aside. Total scores—Artillery, 401 ; Cormorant, 259. The former fired j with Snider carbines, and the latter with [ Titchener, of the telehighest score : for ffle 'Aitulery (48), aiyd Dennis •foritho |i^. Dec Mi! j In th|%nn railo^® ; Hotoru.v-fcy two^minntes. | water the Hawea forged ahead, but in a ; lumpy sea the position was reversed, j The fanners have suffered heavily in !.hay. making,, through., . weathei 1 ..*/ "V',/ " "'? > ». ' i Arrived—HToro, from Sydney.