TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1193, 12 February 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' WELLINGTON. February 11. The unemployed emigrants hold meetings on Saturday next to consider the best means of alleviating the distress among them. They consider they were brought to the. colonies under false pretences. February 12. The prospectes of a deaf and dmnb institution to be established at Sumuer, Christclnirch has been issued. The charge for board, lodgings, and education is fixed at LoO per annum, but under necessitous circumstances the Minister - of Education will arrange for the payment of part of this amount from the public funds. The shore end of the cable at Wanganui was successfully landed yesterday. The steamer then commenced laying the cable to Wakapuaka, which it is expected will be completed to-day. Several of the drapers have intimated their intention of keeping their shops open until 9 p.m. The Early Closing Association protest against the movement, and are taking measures to prevent it. The police have laid informations against the proprietors of the following hotels for a breach of the provisions of the Employment of Females Act by allowing barmaids to remain in the bars after 11 p.m. : —Empire,Barretts,Metropolitan, Star, and Criterion.

DUNEDIN. February 11. Mr. J. F. Watson to-day received a telegram from Reefton stating that the Welcome Quartz-Mining Company's last return is Gsooz. of gold from 345 tons of stone. The racehorses Chancellor, Libeller, Billingsgate, York, and Hippocampus arrived samely by the Arawata from Wellington this morning. February 12. By a fire in a cottage at the North East Valley last night, the Standard office loses L 125, and the National LSO. A boy aged ten years has been received into gaol to ensure his attendance at the next criminal sessions. The Star calls on the Visiting Justices to inquire into the matter, and see if some means cannot be devised for causing his presence at the Court without keeping him a prisoner for a couple of months. Nearly L 17,000 has been collected in Dunedin for racing sweeps. CHRISTCHURCH. February 11. At the R.M. Court this morning, Michael Murphy, a noted money lender, was committed for trial for obtaining two guineas by false pretences. In paying to a client money he was advancing on a renewal of mortgage, he stated that he had paid H. E. Alport, land agent, the two guineas for valuing the property, and this was proved to be false. From the evidence it appeared that Murphy charged L2 for the loan of L 8 for three or four days. A constable named Caraher was fined one shilling and costs (20s) for kicking a man whom he had arrested for using obscene language. By express train to-morrow the railway headquarters will be removed from Christchurch to Dunedin. The following officers go down with the Commissioner and Secretary, Mr Badham : Mr Fife, accountant, and staff; Mr Ollivier, cashier ; Mr Floyd, inspector of telegraphs, his constructor and a lineman ; and Mr Lowe, Resident Engineer, who will for the future have charge of the line from Amberley to Kingston. Mr Armstrong, Engineer at Dunedin, who has hitherto had charge of the Otago section as far north as Palmerston, will be Locomotive Engineer foij Otago. Mr Back will remain in Christchurch, in charge of the traffic department, Mr Smith of the locomotive department, and Mr Cuthbert of the maintenance of the Christchurch section. M'Millan, who cut his throat the other day, died this morning at the hospital. February 12.

H.M.S. Cormorant, which arrived yesterday, is to be open to-day to the public. She will remain hero probably three weeks. Mr. M. Mosley is going to reply to Pastor Chiniquy's remarks relative to the cause of the Irish famine, in a lecture to be given in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday next. The racehorse Foul Play is going back to his old training quarters at Horsley Downs. He arrived yesterday at Amberley, under (he charge of Derritt. The Sunnyside Lunatic Asylum is to be lighted with gas to-niglit for the first time. The ratable value of Sydenham borough this vear is L 47,245, or LGOOO over last year's assessment. An Artillery competition took place yesterday with carbins for the silver cup presented by an ex-gunner of the Company. The conditions were 200, 400, and 500 yards, with seven shots. Sergeant Hill was the highest scorer with 73 points. The cup has to be won twice before becoming private property. From a letter received by the Hospital Board from Drs. Turnbull and Read, at yesterday's meeting of the Board, it would appear that the Government is going to gazette a number of new members, as the Chairman said, with the intention of swamping the present members of the Board. AUCKLAND. February 11. A girl, aged eight, named Maggie Cowen, daughter of a workman at Gitto's Whau Tannery, was accidentally drowned in the tannery dam. It is believed she had been playing near the sluice. The jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned. The immigrants in quarantine are expected to be released at the end of the week. The scarlatina case is progressing •favorably. It is definitely settled that Mr. Justice Gillies goes Home by the out-going mail. He will b6 temporarily succeeded by Mr. Justice Richmond. The "Hon. F. Whitaker and Judge Jjlenton have induced about fifty natives" belonging to a hapu in the King Country, lately owning allegiance to Tawhaio, to settle on 4000 acres of land at Onewhero, near Pukutai, thereby virtually detaching them from the King party. Tawhaio told them not to accept the Crown grant, or if they did to throw it into the river, but they ignored his advice, and accepted the grant and plan of the ground from Mr. Whitaker. The land is unalienable by lease or sale. It is expected as many more natives will follow. Captain Johnston, of the Marine Department, Mr. Hamerton, of the Stamp Office, and Mr. Batkin, of the Treasury, are here on official business. It is said there is a deficiency in the accounts of one of the officials at Tauranga.

GRAHAMSTOWN. February 11. Sir George Grey, when kere, received invitations from Tutikua, a great native obstructionist, to meet him and settle the questions of road and railway through his land. Sir G. Grey recommended him to submit to the Government officer's advice, and it. appears Titikua has done so, and the county road-, and railway will be allowed tobe formed;. : This removes the only obstruction to the line of the ThamesWaikato railway. M ; •; Mr .Howe is/not likely to float" the new Caledonian- Company. Auckland capitalists are opposing the scheme'. The share market is very dull. February 12. A man named Michael Sullivan was killed yesterday* -in - Kauri, Bush. He,, with.three mor.e,:were crossrcutting a, log, when, without warning, a kauri pine growing on c Tar steep fell; killing Sullivan, who ; . was .on the top of the log, instantaneously! ' -His mates lay under the log, and -escaped.„ 35TEW PLYMOUTH. February 11. One of the crew of the steamer Waitara had his hand caught in the steam winch and two fingers completely smashed. NORMANBY. February 11. .. There is a rumor here that Titokowaru has given notice to the Constabulary that they are to clear out in three days. The rumor is without the slightest foundation in fact. WANGANUI. February 11. An action for criminal libel has been brought against Samuel Johnston, of Blenheim, by John Calder, now residing in Wanganui. The libel action is based upon a paragraph in the Marlborough Express, which stated that Calder had been given free quarters V y a grateful country for two years for experiments at illicit distillation. It came out in evidence that the paragraph was published inadvertently, and that a full apology was after published. The Bench ruled that a prima facie case had been made out, and committed the accused to take his trial at Blenheim. His own recognisance of L 25 was taken.

GISBORNE. February 12. Mr. Clarke, who represents Sydney capitalists, has visited the oil springs in this district, and expressed himself much gratified at the splendid indication of oil. After some days' difficult negotiations, satisfactory arrangements have been made with all parties, and a company will be immediately formed with a large capital to work the springs. It is the best thing that has happened for the district for a long time. Paul Rote, an influential chief, died yesterday. A large tangi is being held. NELSON. February 11. Mr. Oswald Curtis has accepted a seat on the Royal Commission appointed to investigate as to the public works of the Colony. ASHBURTON. February 12. The Rev. B. J. Westbrooke, late Primitive Methodist parson, will be'inducted to the charge of Rakaia Presbyterian church on the 18 th March. He was unanimously chosen. TIMARU. February 11. The Minister of Public Works arrived from Oamaru this morning. He will be waited oil to-morrow by deputations from various public bodies with reference to the new railway station, and other matters of importance. PORT CHALMERS. February 12. A lodge of Mark Master Masons, under the English Constitution, is shortly to be opened here, while applications for the establishment of a District Grand Royal Arch Chapter for Otago has been sent Home.