TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1174, 21 January 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PKESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. January 20. Subscriptions are being collected in aid of Mrs. Donald, whose husband was shot at Kaiwarra range on Saturday. An

amateur entertainment, and also a naval one, are advertised for the benefit of the widow. The following governors of the New Zealand Institute have ; fbeen elected by the Affiliated Societies .for the _ current year:—Dr. Buller, C.M.'G., F.R.S. ; M. T. Kirk, F.L.S. ; Captain W. D. Russell, M.H.R, ... ; The,police-intend strictly enforcing the provisions of the Employment of Females Act. Sergeant Ah<derson, of the .Wellington police, has been appointed: for-: the trial of /alleged offences. - The appointment of Sir Wm. Fox, Sir Francis Bell; and Hone Mohi Tawhai, as Royal Commissioners on Native Affairs, is gazetted. January 21. A little boy, aged 8. years, son of.Mr. Gore,•■caretaker of the reservoir, was drowned last night in a stream formed by -waste- -water ■ from - the reservoir:; . An inquest will be held. Young. Frasei\ ; commenced his task of walking 106. miles in 24 hours at 9 o'clock last"night; He finished the sixtieth mile at 11 this morning. He. is: going very well. . . Later. ' After finishing 07 miles Fraser gave in, having fainted. .. , DUNEDIN. . .. . . : January 21. The Fire Brigade's banquet last night was .a great success. Dr. Lichbourne, recently appointed honorary surgeon to the Dunedin Brigade, promised to give members an hour's instruction weekly on bandaging ■ and splinting, arid a knowledge of surgery. He said that all firemen ought to be possessed of such knowledge. . . . At. the. City .Court, Foote, arrested in Christchurch' for passing a valueless cheque, was discharged, theS' prosecutor withdrawing the information.:. :' The firemen's conference , will: close to-day. At the City Police Court, Lynch,. a carter, was fined L 5 for obstructing the tramway cars. • A telegram from Mauritius states that sugar has further advanced to 20s per ton. Subscriptions to. the Irish Famine Fund are coming in freely. CHRISTCHUHCH. ~ January 20. At the annual meeting of the Lyttelton Harbor Board the report showed.a very satisfactory state of affairs. The revenue earned and expenditure .incurred during the year, exclusive of amount chargeable against the loan account, were L 34,263 2s lid, and L 23,206 12s 6d. respectively, leaving a balance ■of L 11,056 10s 5d in favor of the Board. Yery great difficulty lias been experienced in keeping the water in the fish house at as low a temperature as could be desired, and though every effort was made by a constant supply of ice to retard the process for a few days longer, the hatching out commenced this afternoon. The loss of eggs so far has not been above the average, and the best results are looked for. Some of the young fish will most likely be conveyed to Lake Coleridge. The Hon. E.-Richardson, on Saturday, telegraphed to the Minister for Lands, suggesting that .the Lincolnshire farmers' representatives now in the North Island, ought to be urged to come to Canterbury and look at the crops before they are reaped. Mr. Rolleston replied that he had telegraphed to this effect to Mr. Whi taker, and would do his utmost to induce the deputation to lose no time in visiting Canterbury, A man named Hand, who has been at work on a station near Oxford, fell down dead of disease of the lungs on Monday afternoon.

The Opera Company are still drawing excellent houses. " Carmen " is to be produced on Friday. They have given a new opera every night. January 21. Colonel Scratchley, on his arrival at .Lyttelton yesterday, was met by the Hon. E. Richardson (Chairman of the Harbor Board), Colonel Packe, Major Lean, the Harbor Master, and others. The party proceeded on board the tug Lyttelton, and steamed down the harbor and around Godley Head to Sumner Bar. Port Levy Bay, and Camp Bay were also visited, the party going ashore at the latter place to ascertain the advantages of placing a battery on the western point. After reembarking, the return was effected by steaming close along the northern shore of the harbor. The second inspection of the harbor will be made to-night. The Opera Company, at the request of -Professor Hughes, have consented to give a special performance at an early date in aid of the Irish Famine Relief Fund. Mr. Porter's mare Lilly won the threemile trotting match yesterday against Morling's mare Victoria. Father O'Malley delivered a very interesting lecture on "Music" last night in the • Oddfellows' Hall. The attendance was large. At Lambre's farm, South "Rakaia, one oat stalk was pulled up yesterday (out of a wheat crop), grown from a singly seed, on which there were tweiity-two distinct straws, each having a .large' head of grain containing from three hundred to three hundred and fifty seeds each. This gives, taking the lowest number as an average, six thousand six hundred grains of oats from one seed, and, giving each plant a square foot, and taking ten thousand grains to the pound weight, the produce of one acre would be four; hundred and seventy-nine bushels.

A good trial of reapers and binders,' under the auspices of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral .Association will take place on Monday next at Burnside. Seven machines have entered for the contest.'three of which are string binders. A number of sections-of land at' Little River were sold yesterday in Christohurch, find Realised from L2O to L 49 per acre. AUCKLAND/ January 20. A new Catholic school, which was built through the exertions of : Father.Henneberry, was opened yesterday. ....... , The report of the Harbor Board showed an increase of receipts last year of L 3467. - At Hunter and Nolan's wool sale today every lot offered was disposed of at advanced rates. Greasy, 7-Jd to §|d • washed wool, IQf-d to llfd. January 21. Steps are being taken to hasten on the establishment of a free public library. Notice has been given by the Committee of the Mechanics'lnstitute to return aU books, and applications will be made for tlje old Provincial Council library, now in the custody of the Auckland Institute. ! Mr. Rolleston has telegraphed to the Mayor of the Thames that the, land is open for sale at Te Aroha, and that 18,000 acres more will be open shortly. The lands open comprise a series of small sections of from 5 to 10 acres each, and rural sections averaging 100 acres. No lands are open under the deferred payment system. The drainage works proposed are to cost L 3125. TIMARU. January 20. Bishop Redwood, accompanied by six nuns of the order of the Saored Heart, arrived in Timaru yesterday. Four of the nuns will remain here and take charge of the Catholic girls school. A convent is to be at once erected for them. January 21. Reilly and Robertson, charged with robbery and violence, were, again rei manded till Saturday, Rqbertsqn having made a statement: to the police respecting

lost property, which the police desire to investigate. John Coll, settler, charged with fraudulent insolvency, was remanded till Monday, as the witnesses for the prosecution did not turn up. The Mormons are holding meetings every Sunday in private houses at Sandietown, outside of Timaru/ Converts are selling off right and left. The exodus to Utah will take place in April. ■■ Last evening, six converts, including; several married women, were conducted by a coal dealer, who has joined the Mormons, to Saltwater Creek, where they stripped to their night-dresses and were baptised.

NAPIER. January 20. . The Borough Council has agreed to reduce the - wages of all Corparation laborers, and to increase the salary of the Engineer by LSO a-year. The Council, a short time ago, stated that it could not afford LSO to the hospital, but at its next meeting voted the Mayor an honorarium of L2OO

GRAHAMSTOWN. January 21. The Naval Brigade entered a first trial competition for the selection of members to attend the National Rifle ■ Association's meeting at Nelson to-day. Out of a possible 112 at .two, three, four, and five hundred yards, Gordon, the carbine chompion, made 97; Parslop, 96; J. Thomas, 64; Trearson (ex cadet champion), 93.; Armstrong, 92;. A. Thomas, 92. The Brigade will send six men.