TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1208, 1 March 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. February 28. The Customs returns for the month show the revenue to be L 11,062, against 21,906 for the corresponding month of last year. The next section of the Wellington-, Woodville Railway is about to be commenced, and will give employment to a large number of men. Mrs. Fisher, "who drew Foul Play in the sweep 011 the Wellington Cup, drew the same horse in Stapleto'iTs sweep on the Dunedin Cup, thus winning LIOOO within, one month. j A laborer named Alex. Brown, working at the Corporation works at Newton, "was killed'to-day by a fall of earth. He was working under a cliff, when a large mass of earth gave way, completely burying him. He was extricated with difficulty and removed to the hospital, but before reaching there he expired. He was one. of those lately taken on. the works, and leaves a wife and two children, who are left totally destitute. . Subscriptions for their relief have been started. An inquest will be held. : The barque Sophia R. Luhrs, w;hich arrived last night from Newcastle, narrowly esocped becoming a total wreck on Thursday night. While waiting for the tide to enter the harbor, she drifted on a sunken rock and bumped several times. She floated off with the tide, and-on the pumps being sounded it was found she had sprung a leak, but not to such an extent as to cause any serious alarm." After she is discharged she will be placed slip, when the extent of the in jury, will be ascertained. i he Post subscription list in aid of the Irish Distress Fund has closed, the total amount being L 720. DUNEDIN. March 1. A fire occurred in one of the upper rooms of Hoffman's stores, Great Kingstreet. The loss was fully insured. The insurances being as follow :—ln the South British, LIOO ; National, LI4OO. The Governor left to-day for the North. The vital statistics for the month of February were :—Births, 126 ; deaths, 59 ;. marriages, 14. The month's Customs revenue amounts to L 27,902 10s. The Vincent County" has subscribed L3OO to the Irish Relief Fund, and the Lakes County L 149. The Times says, in connection with the statement that the Union Steam Ship Company intended laying up some of their boats during the winter, the follow-, ing are the proposed new arrangements : Hawea, Wanaka, and Penguin are to be withdrawn from the East Coast trade, and and the two first-named will be' placed on the West Coast service, in the room of the Taiaroa and Waitaki. The Melbourne steamers will continue to run up the East Coast as far as Russell. The Penguin and Ladybird will be laid up. The Taiaroa will probably be placed on the Dunedin and Timaru trade during the.grain season, and the Waitaki is to be placed between Tauranga, Auckland, Whangarei, and Russell, making weekly trips. The running of steamers will be so regulated that the present service between Lyttelton and Wellington will be maintained. Pastor Chiniquy preached twice yesterday to crowded audiences. The collections amounted to L7B. ' • ■ Lady Robinson laid the foundationstone of the Episcopalian church, Roslyn, before leaving. r Over LSOOO were put through the totalisator on Saturday, completely paralysing the betting. Mr. Goodman has purchased Titania, and Mr. C. Turnbull has purchased Lonehand. . The prices are reserved.. Mr. Ray has purchased the Revoke colt for 250 guineas. All the horses, engaged at our meeting .were sent North to-day, except Tera, Titania, Chancellor, and York, which are engaged for Southland, for which place they leave to-morrow. CHRISTCHURCH. March 1. At the bicycle contest, on Saturday, the mile, hundred yards, and quarter mile events were won by Mr. W. Cutten, of Dunedin ; time for first event, 3 minutes and 47 seconds. The four-mile handicap was won by Mr. E. W. Fox; time, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. The ten-mile handicap was won by Mr. G. E. Dalton; time, 40 minutes and 53 seconds. The prizes were presented in the evening, at the Commercial Hotel by Mr. E. C. J. Stevens, M.H.R., President of the Bieycle Club. . A boy named W. H. Miller, seven years of age, was badly gored by a bullock yesterday morning at Spreydon. The boy had been teasing the beast, which rushed him, inflicting a jagged wound on his neck four inches long, and breaking his collar-bone. The result is not likely to prove fatal. Two boys named Frederick Oldham and Arthur Mathews were saved from drowning on Friday/evening, while bathing in

the Waimakariri River, by Herbert Johnston, a son of the Kaipara postmaster. The plucky rescuer is only thirteen years of age. The births in Christchurchj.and surrounding districts for February 149 J marriages, .40 ;.deaths, 104.,/ The figures; for the., same- mbnttf; ? last year jwWe 159, 29, and '9l days ,104 deaths were beipg.the highest numbed preyiouslyfregiateired in the district timeJ j • j. Members of H. M. S. Cormorant's crew belonging "to the Steel Lining; Troupe gave a very' successful entertainment at the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday evening. Out of the proceeds, LlO will be given to the Orphanage Treat Fund. A lectu^.recjeptly.,giv^n t -by thevßev: J. S. Smalley dri the 'Chiniq'uy detracting, will be published in pamphlet form. AUCKLAND. February 28. The work of cohverting 'the 'oTd Wesleyan Chapel into a-District, and,. R.M. Court, is about to comimdncßd.'' ' '' J An Auckland Punch, by Mr. W&llis, of the Wellington Punch, comes out next week. A packet was found in the harbor today, which comprised a strip of bamboo about a foot long with corks at each end. Wrapped round it was a slip of paper, upon which was written the following in a schoolboy hand-writing:—"The ship Earl Granville was wrecked on the Crozet Islands on Dec. 22,' 1879. All were saved. The survivors of the ship Knowsley Hall are also here. Three have died since we were wrecked. Capt. Anderson and part of the orew of the Knowsley Hall were drowned. Be quick and send a vessel with provisions. We are nearly out. —Crozet Islands, February 2, 1880. To Cap;t. Burgess, Auckland Harbor Board." On the strip of bamboo was written the following :—" Earl Granville has been wrecked at Crozet Islands. The survivors of the Knowsley Hall are also here. December 22, 1879. February 5, 1880." It is evidently a stupid hoax. Mr. Maden, veterinary surgeon, has been appointed cattle inspector, and all imported cattle are to be quarantined. A young man named Michael M'Namee was kicked by a horse on the skull. He was taken to the hospital, but is not expected to recover. March 1. The barque Stracathso arrived to-day from London, after a passage of 92 days. A Mrs. Mason died of diarrhoea, and one seaman fell from the mizzenmast head arid broke his leg and wrist. The vessel brings 100 passengers. KELSON. March 1. An old Maori died at Wakapuaka, who, it was said, was 110 years old. It is reported that he was the original chief of the district, but that he lost possession by the conquest of another chief. HAWERA. February 28. The Royal Commission has; finished its enquiry so far as concerns the country between the Patea .and Courtney rivers. The Commission leaves for New Plymouth on Saturday.' .> ■> • y March 1. A number of natives en route for Patea, Makaro, and Manutahi passed through yesterday on their way to Parihaka. They had five drays' loaded with fiouri tea, j sugar, and shark, for the great _ halfyearly meeting. .Captain Taylor, with 40 men, has left the camp at .Otako for Oeo, where they are to meet the unemployed .from Wellington 'an;4.;§scorfc them into caihp. ( , ; TAURANGA. March 1. The case of J. C. Young came on for hearing on Saturday, and lasted all, day. On the charge of stealing TST, the prisoner was committed for trial at Auckland. The two other charges' Were withdrawn. Bail was accepted, Young in LIOOO, and two sureties of L3OO -each.-r r . WANGANUI. February 28. The' racecourse is in splendidorder, and great improvements have been made. Some of the privileges were sold at auction for L 360.. The stewards refused an offer of LB4O for the remaining ones. ... TIMARU. . . February 2S. Very heavy rain has been falling all day, but the weather seems to have settled. Great fears were entertained for the crops, large portions of which are still to be stacked. The Customs revenue for Timaru last month shows a slight increase. Mr. Mosley lectured. last night—anti-Chiniquy—-to a moderate bouse.