TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1130, 2 December 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. December 1. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of ; the new Courts of Justice here by the Sflsuna .to-day -was a -great/suci&ss, about;4Q€o persons being ladies sritd 300 all the Volunteer Oojps. TB&/5 pr<fe»*U; ings off .with' great ceremony was'-Derfonn/ed EE&ft T .P.GBfK orvxhe North Island, S.C., assisted by Mr. Toxward, D.G.M. of the North Island, E.C. At the close of the proceedings Mr. .Whtiaker.gave an.address ,in favor. fiLthe Order. •' He -was replied? to by; the HoH. W. Eollcstoh, 'Muilster for .Justice. " The ball _to=niglit. w.as by, liisExcel.-. j lency and Lady Robinson. : • ~£ CourtlVTartialVTil be hpld to-piorrow'j on the conduct of tTie second lieutenant of j the Naval' Brigade' B'uVifig a'feceiit'piratTe. ]

NELSON. December 1. There was a fall of snow yesterday morning. AUCKLAND. December 1. The City Council opened ornamental enclosures to the public, but will be compelled to close them owing to the destruction of trees and shrubs. Fiji advices by the Hero state that the Rev. Geo. Brown, of the New Zealand Mission, is to be tried at Fiji, at the instance of Chief Justice Gorrie, the Commissioner of Polynesia, on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the New Guinea affair. Sir A. Gordon disapproves of the prosecution. December 2. On Friday a child of the lighthouse keeper atTiritiri took dangerously ill, and the flag of distress was kept flying, but was not noticed till the Hero passed yesterday. The corpse had been kept since Saturday night. The Customs launch immediately left the port and brought the body and parents to Auckland. Strong comments have been made in the Press here with reference to the matter. The Patetri survey party are reported to have been stopped by the Government, and Mr. J. M. Creagh and a large staff are ordered to leave. A Maori droppeddowndead while hawking fish at 'i'okatea, Coromandel. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned. CHRISTCHURCn. December 1. In the muff cricket match to-day, between the City Council and Muff Club, Mr. W. H. Smith, of the Press Office, enmo into collision with another player and broke his leg. Last year a similar accident happened to a player in one of these matches while jumping over a fence after the ball. An old man named Mitchell, a collector of bottles, slipped on the path near the railway station to-day, and broke his leg. This is the second time the misfortune has befallon hiiji.

Frank Croft, a butchGr of Ashley, also broke his leg on Saturday. At the Resident Magistrate's Court today George Green, executor in an estate, was called upon to answer a charge of failing to send in returns to the Deputy Cummissioner of Stamps, as provided in the lOSih section of the Stamp Act. The defendant did not appear, aim a penalty of LlO was imposed. Other cases were set down for hearing, but wore adjourned. The Magistrate pointed out that a fine of LSOO oould be imposed for a breach of the Act in this respect. In future cases of the kind the full penalty would be pressed for. This morning there was a sharp frost. Yesterday morning was a succession of violent hail showers, but the afternoon was bright and sunny, The cable at the Heads was successfully laid by Dr. Lemon on Saturday. Telephonic communication between the Heads and the port will be established in about two weeks. December 2. The cases of infectious diseases reported for the past fortnight to the local Board oir Health arc typhoid (four) and scarlatina (four). At a meeting of the unemployed and others last evening, a scheme was detailed for starting a Co-operative Company to form a. settlement on the Waimate Plains. The nominal shares are five pounds. Ninety persons subscribed their names as shareholders. A tea and public meeting are to be held to-night, with the object of establishing ladies' coffee rooms iri Ohristchurch. Up to last night 18,000 persons visited the Oriental Exhibition during its stay here.