TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1183, 31 January 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(per press association.) WELLINGTON. January 30.; A young man named Toner had his left thigh broken last night by a fall of earth, at Kaiwarra railway works. At the Supreme Court to-day. in the action Macfarlane and others v. Rees, claiming LIO,OOO damages for slander of title in connection with the estate of the late Captain Read, of Poverty Bay, the jury entered a verdict for L 75. It, is understood that an application for a new trial will be made. The Premier left for the South this afternoon. The Ministers met in Cabinot to cpnr sider the appointment of the Royal Commission on native affairs, vice Mohi Tawliia, resigned. January 31. A man named Alexander Weiber, who was arrested at Christchurch for obtaining L 3 17s Gd from Myers, a picture-frame maker in Wellington, by. means of false pretences, has been committed for trial. DUNEDIN. : January 30. The Colonial Bank has kindly undertaken to send Home by cable, free - of ex? pense, remittances for the relief of the Irish distress. L7OO was sent to.-day by the Dunedin Committee; A telegram was received in town to-day intimating that'the Carrick water-race is completed, and the water in. January 31. The vital statistics for the city of Dunedin for January are as follow : —Births, 182 ; marriages, 27 ; deaths, 52. • Brookes has a good lead in the twentyfour hours' go-as-you.-pleaso match >vitli Delaney. CHRISTCHURCH. ; ; January 30. A boat was discovered on New Brighton beach last evening; ' It 'ia about eighteen feet 10ng... One board is painted green and the upper portion brown, and a small hole is knocked in the bottom. A first instalment of money is to be remitted by cablogram to Ireland, proably LGOO, at pnco. January 31. The Rev. Mr. Berry delivered a;very interesting Jegture last pyening on his trip to England,

At a further conference of the Volunteer officers and licensed victuallers, held last evening, a progress report on the question of billeting men at the Easter Review was considered, and the meeting eventually adjourned till Monday for final arrangements. . . In a paddock of oats on Messrs. Little Bros.' Allan dale property, Waikari i district, <LS2 'grains>,were counted on one lstem> A;;full" sheaf of these heads is to | ibe exhibited in Waikari township. f. At a meeting ,of the Papanui Sparrow, i Club this Tveek, it wa3 stated that.for the ■past six months upwards of; 00,000 eggs and 5000 heads.Jiad been received AUCKLAND. January 30. Mr. Macfarlane, late M. H.R.j is lying dangerously j ? c'-'-: ? > ' -The Auckland Gas "Company ha^declared a dividend of 7s 6d per share for the half year. -. ••' . ; ; A public meeting, convened by His Worship tlie ' Mayor, for the purpose of I-devising'• some, means of- contributing ; towards the alleviation of " the Irish distress, was held at the Mechanics' Institute to-day. - The attendance was comparatively small. A Committee was formed of those present to solicit subscriptions, adding the names of Bishop Cowie and Archbishop Stein. . ... r ■ . : In the Open Sailing Boat Race the bows of a rip'boat-parted, but instead of giving tip, they held her together, and came in second. She was built after the entries were received; Several ~ wager matches are pending. ' At" tlie Police Court to-day, three boys who ran away ' from the Industrial School Home, for stealing a telescope from the manager, were sentenced to forty-eight hours' imprisonment and a flogging each. The charge against Alfred Chapman for stealing part of a telephone was dismissed". --' Mr. G. E. Barton, solicitor, late of Wellington, has commenced business in San Francisco, and has issued a business card, in which he says he was a leading practitioner in New Zealand, and was personally acquainted with the principal merchants, and lawyers. On the back of the card "are references from Sir George Grey, Messrs.. Macandrew, Stout, Sheehan,.. and. Proudfoot and Mackay. - January'3lV A deputation numbering 14 electors,.of the City West waited, on Mr. J. W. Hurst this morning, and presented a requisition asking him to .coiivene a meeting of his constituents : and explain his change;-of sides during the recent session of ParliaThey having presented the address,.. Mr. Hurst was proceeding, to read a written statement which he had prepared, when the deputation refused to hear the statement, and insisted oil a reply " Yes, or no." Mr. Hurst requested them to allow him to reply in his own way. He did not intend at that time to enter into a defence of his political action. The deputation again refused to hear his written statement, and withdrew. NEW PLYMOUTH. • January 30. The Herald publishes a detailed account of a visit to Te Whiti by Mrs. Bartlett, of. Opunake Hotel. She received quite an. ovation from the Maoris. Te Whiti sup-; plied her with an interpreter, and had a long korero with her. He said she had nothing to fear; he was thei father of all in the district, and he would live -at peace, with the Europeans. She (Mrs. Bartlett) was the first woman who had come to Parihaka ; he was very pleased to see her there, and if she wanted anything to let him know. Te Whiti then asked her if she had seen the prisoners when in Wellington ; and all his questions she answered fully. He said theire would be no fear of any fighting taking place, for the Europeans and Natives were to live peaceably together. The English he knew were a very strong people, much stronger than the Maoris, and could crush the Maoris to the ground if they chose, but he knew they would not do so. Mr. Gordon, who was present, asked if he would permit of his portrait being taken, but Te AYhiti positively refused to" permit it. In reply to questions, Te Whiti replied that he would like to see the Governor if lie would visit him in an unofficial manner. He would not ask him to come, he must come of his own accord. He wished to bo friendly with the Europeans ; they did not wish to fight them. The difficulty was about the land, but that could be settled with their tongues. GRAHAMSTOWN. January 31. L 155 was sent from the Thames people to-day, through theßaukof New Zealand, to the Mayor of Dublin for the Irish Distress Fund. The Telegraph Department refused to cable the amount free, so that the amount was sent by letter. A company is being formed to establish the manufacture of mineral paints. Mr. John Bull, late officer in charge of the telegraph station, has left for Timaru. A :large number of friends accompanied him to the steamer. : A new Caledonian Company is being formed to work the mines bought by Mr. Rowe. Capital, LIO,OOO, in the same number of shares as before. Mr. George Vidal, local lecturer, held forth "last night on Chiniquy and Henneberry, characterising both as imposters, whose object was money. TIMARU. The weather is extremely good for harvest, and reaping is becoming-general. January 31. Francis Arthur Sims, wine merchant/ has been committed for trial for larceny. Bail has been allowed—himself in LIOO and . two sureties in LIOO each. Charles Arthur Kelly, for stealing a silver watch, and Dennis Garrett, for uttering a forged cheque, were also committed. BLUFF. January 30.' Constable Coffee, late of Port Chalmers, dropped dead in the street this afternoon.