TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1189, 7 February 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. February 6. : Telegrams from the West Coast state that all matters are ,quiet, and that the natives show a very friendly disposition. Col. Scratclileyleft for Auckland to-day on route for Sydney. It; is believed that ■he submits Jjjjs report on defences of the New Zealand harbors before' leaving the Colony. . ... ! The Hinemoa left this afternoon for Opunake: ,-svith; GO armed constabulary to take part in forming the roads 011 the plains. . ....... - . February 7. : Young Scott, the' pedestrian, commenced his walk of 112 miles in 24 hours at 10 o'clock last night. He is in splendid trim, and shows he has been carefully trained. About 2000 paid for admission to the hall up to nine o'clock this morning. The course is one of 23 laps to the mile. Scott walked exceedingly well, covering 20 miles in 3 hours 25 minutes. |

He retired for breakfast at 9, when he had 53 miles to his credit. Scott's friends are confident he will accomplish the distance. At half-time he had finished 58 miles 90 yards, and at 11 o'clock hehad walked 62 miles 160 yards. He sfiStefc-.that he is a little stiff. Up to 1 o'clbclrTie had walked 71 miles. j I'.i'V- "N' The steamer Kangaroo, witK' the new cable ju|fc*'arrived., in three days. ,!! | dz A*~ ' r '\ (February r '. The.;iUnion received a new steamer Te Anau at Melbourne, 50 days from Glasgow. Nicholas, the prisoner, who died in the Hospital from injuries received whilst : batttingl waif s'ervfQ§/h|s sfhijencjgjbf 3l si&; "months for aWiifeqry rn^ih' at the bar of,an hotel. ~T _,^^en"years? -" lease or iheAVaKaHpu runsvfefp .sold - byj' auction to-day by the Governißeiit"'auctioneer. Half-a-dozen were the upset pric,es._,. > A i run., of .28,5,00..acres in WaikSa^'distriteP'Vas'®so' : sold't6 the present" lessee",~at~an annual"rental" of L 75. February 7. The Tipperary Gold Mining Company have crushed 059 ounces of gold from 580 tons of stone. CHRISTCHURCH. February 6. On Thursday evening a man named Wilson fell off the 11.15 train from Christchurch to Lyttelton, as it was entering the tunnel. The accident was noticed, and by the return train Detective Neil went- in search of him. The engine stopped near the mouth, and just inside Wilson was found lying across the rails, and badly injured. Had he not been seen to fall, the return train would have cut him to pieces. The E Battery of Artillery fired to-day, and made the fine score of 038. Sergt. Mapp made 75 out of a possible 84, and Lieut. Strange 70. February 7. : In to-day's papers two grain-buying firms advertise three ships to take wheat on freight to London and other parts of the United Kingdom during the present season. ■; The Canterbury Rifle Association hold a prize-firing meeting on February 18, to give the men practice before going to Nelson. The man James Wilson, reported as having fallen from the 11.15 train to Lyttelton on Thursday night, was much recovered yesterday. The heel and sole of one of his boots had been ripped off, apparently by the flange of the wheel, showing what a remarkably narrow escape he had had. Sailed—Ship Waitara, for London. Arrived —Especulador, from Newcastle. AUCKLAND. February 6. ; Another case of scarlatina made its appearance m the quarantine station, and is evidently a disease of a virulent type. The two cases are now isolated, and every precaution has been taken to stamp out the fever. Paymaster Shopke, of the German warship Nautilus, left behind sick, died yesterday. 'He was buried to-day. The German, French, Italian, and American Consulate had'their flags half-mast high. The seamen of H.M. gunboat Alacrity furnished the firing party, and the members of the German Society followed the remains to the grave. February 7. At the Police Court to-day Edward Hitcham was charged with deserting his wife and child at Waimate, Canterbury, and, on the application of the police, he was remanded till Monday. The case of scarlatina on the British Emnirp- oi'iiiioiij is very mild. If no further outbreak occurs, the ship will be fumigated and come up in the middle of next week, but the passengers will not be released for eight days. The Government Insurance Department paid an insurance of LSOO on the life of a Waikato settler, although he had only paid one premium conditionally on the,acceptance of his life, and "died before completion of the assurance. An engine ran for the first time on the Helensville railway. GRAHAMSTOWN. ... . . . • . February 6. ; The county, authorities have sold- the Golden Crown"mine ki 'tfie" reserve'p'rice placed upon it.; It is understood,that the purchaser intends ,to start >ypiki'ng the mine without delay, and "if all heard is true, a fair crushing of stuff, will soon.be to hand/ : Mr. W. Rowe has interviewed- the county authprities in reference to the extension' of ; tini'e : for floating" the New Caledonian, Company, and he was given to understand that unless all arrangements be completed as arranged. the deposit paid by'''him will be forfeited.' 1

NAPIER. ... February 6. Newton, Irvine, anclpo,, and. N.ewton and Johnstoii ha've su6cuiribed ; to'the hard times. They return -their.cafssts at over L 57,000, and their liabilities about L 34,000, showing a surplus of L 23,000. ! During the past week three separate ; attempts have been made to upset trains on the Napier-Kopua line by placing logs oil the rails between Waipawa and Te Aute. The police are investigating the affair. No steps have j'et been taken to put the Registration of Electors Bills into force here. No registrar has been appointed under the Act, though it stipulates that the appointment shall be made immediately after the passing of the Act. NEW PLYMOUTH. February 6. The Hon. Mr Bryce arrived by the 7 p.m. train from Stratford. He leaves by the 7 o'clock train for Waitara, and then goes on to White Cliffs, and inspects the Constabulary there. : Another large black fish was washed ashore near the Sugar Loaves yesterday. The blubber of the black fish at Bell Block is being boiled down for oil, and as the Maoris sold them to merchants here they have made a profitable thing .over their coming ashore, GISBORNE. i February 6. Mr. Milner, a tinsmith, dropped dead this morning in Gisborne, opposite the Royal Hotel. The deceased was driving out in a buggy. Samuel Mason Wilson, of the Argyle Hotel, has been acquitted of the charge of burning his stables down. NORMNABY. February 7. ; The Hon. the Native Minister and Colonel Roberts left here yesterday for iTew Plymouth and the North, to inspect the Constabulary stations on this coast. ' The contract for metallingthree sections cjf the Waimate road was let to Daniel Hughes, of Kakaramea, who has prospected for gravel, and found a supply sufficient for all purposes within a quarter df a mile of the road. The gravel is said tjo be of fine quality, and the most extensive gravel pit yet found on the coast. ■ The formation of the road towards Kaupaljakanui is being vigorously pushed ward by the Constabulary. There is nothing new at the camp at Kaipipi. TIMARU. February 6. - The Lincolnshire farmers' delegates arrived this afternoon, and were enterlained at dinner at the Grosvenor Hotel to-night.

NELSON. February 6. Lennox Sweet, charged on remand with forging the signature of a cheque on the National Bank for L 5 18s, has been committed for trial at the Supreme Court.Harvesting is now drawing near the' close, and there may be said to be a good average throughout the district. An earthquake was. felt here at five minutes to eight this morning. The shock was but slight, and was accompanied bjv very little noise. v - ! WESTPORT. ' Ji, '. February G. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here at five minutes past eight this morning. p /;/ PORT CHALMERS. E February 6. r Aryived—Annie Hill, from Greymouth; Freetrader, from Hobart Town ; Eliza M'Pliee, from Riverton. Sailed Mary Campbell, for Greymouth. ~ ■ • ' -