TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1213, 6 March 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. : . . ; • March 5. 3?he Hon. the Premier, left for Auckland, via tjie IJast'Coast; this afternoon. Mr. Thomas Rick, M.H.$. ? thg pewly appointed Colonial Sjecrgtary,; to-day, and was.sjyorn ip. j killed by a fall of earth in the Ballarat pit, at ypathersfcpß, was John Woodfield, March 0. ' Ati elderly man- named Henry Ashton was charged at the Police Court this morning with attempting to commit suicide by jumping off .the ..wharf. , He was remanded till Friday. DUNEDIN.. :... ,; March 6. A . serious accident occurred on the Port line yesterday afternoon. Margaret M'Kenzie, aged 14 years, got jpto $e Oamaru instead of the Port train; and did not find out her mistake until the train proceeded on its journey. Whether she fell or attempted to jump out of- the carriage is not known, but she -was picked up

insensible on the line near Burke's Brewery by a woman who was passing. Her skull was found to be fractured. She was removed to the Hospital as quickly as possible. No hopeß were entertained of her recovery. A severe shock ofjfearfchquake occurred a little before 1 this^jaaoMhig. cHßis^dHiyQai' , '- ' f j ' - March 5. The, Mayor l?his by cable the' second Chiastchtir,ch \ the Jpand. j the in Waimate. This instalment makes the Chriatchurch subscriptions up to the present amount to LIOOO. His Worship purposes closing the lists at the end of the sending tbejbsalance hqme by March 4. ioperaTEion .was'performed yesterday at Kaiapoi on a cliil'd" Pilfering from a severe attack of was experienced- v -, ; , r . *"£>f'' the' pliins now between TRa*kaia and' AshbuYtony • -with -the stacks of grain in all directions, is in very marked contrast to their appearance last year. ; The 24 hours' walking match for LSO a side, between Pentecost and Swan, was commenced at the Oddfellows' Hall last night at 10 o'clock. At 8 this morning Pentecost retired from the contest, having walked a little under 40J miles. At 11 to-day, Swan wag going and had covered gOf mile?- Bfe has averaged, with spells,' miles per hour, Swan hopes to beat Youpg Scott's Christchurch ; time, and proposes challenging him. AUCKLAND. March 5. . < The captain of an American whaler is' in a fix at Russell, Bay of Islands, !£wo parties are claiming the Consular Agency, and both parties producing credentil: fag will suQer in conscnuenpe.. At an election for three members of ; the Board of JjduQfttion, Dr. Campbell and Messrs. Luke and Prince were elected. Mr, X)avid Goldie was defeated. A hundred and twenty School Committees voted. ; ; ; ' March 6. The existence of pleufo-.pjiaumonia amongst the imported oattle is exciting great iptepest amongst farmers, and a meeting is called for Monday. Mr. Coster, of Her Majesty's Customs, received a sunstroke on the wharf yesterday. He recovered wjtfo jise of restoratives,

, geyera} guu\ were fqr trespass at the Police Court; They wet in a }a,rge number, digging on freehold property, and when ordered off flourished speara, and threatened violence. When the constables appeared the gum diggers fled to the bush, resuming their diggings at night. Some days ago charges of larceny were preferred, which broke down.

It is understood that Ministers during their/visit '.will launch- a/large contracts, for which Tfites were passed last session. A large area of land is proclaimed open on the deferred payment system at Te Aroha and Waikato, "ranging from 26 to 314 acres each. NELSON. • • March 5. A long enquiry took place this after-:, noon on ; a fire. which occurred early on the. morning of .March 3, on the premises of Ellen Folkman, Bridge-street, ; The verdict Tffjig that; tft§ premises ftad ibeen wilfully set pp firej but there was bo evidence to show by whom. : TIMARU. • : : March; 5. Harvest operations are being greatly retarded by weti'Weather, >wliii&'is seriously injuring the crops. The markets are still inactive, owing to small deliveries. Wheat is nominally 3s 3d to 3s 6d ; oats, ; J.s gd.j bayley, §s ( . . , v? . ... KUMARA. March 4. ; .4a..-important case, yrsfi decided by the Bench. L. Leibegk was sunimaned fpr having a pubjic. biiliard-rpQW opeii con. trary to the bye Jaws of the borough iwithout as license, according. to, the t Corp,orations. Act,' .^lr, < Warner,, as counsel for the''defendant,';' coiifehqecll that billiard-rooms' here were never contemplated to come under the clause referred to, but the Bench held that, although not specially defined, billiard-rooms iwere public places of amusement, Ifhe ease was, -ho weye?( dismissed through; the insufficiency of evidence to prove the charge. This case was tried as a test case. ; . _ j March 4, [ Mary Strafford;ai'little'vgirlsix years of i age, the ,daughter of an of the railway, died" on' Tuesday evening; from r lo6k-jaw, ; "caused bijria&tiLt on' the hand, the result of a fall. The wound was but slight,"and no' Serious 'consequences were anticipated at.the time of the accident.'- ■ j^r-che.". '' The this morning.' He wil} proceed north this afternoon. The Lincolnshire delegates also arrived by the :Arawata, and will sj;ay till Tuesday. , The Hon. Mr. Bryce, yesterday and to-day, has-been-enquiring into the native; land disputes between Mr. Sutton, W<|^ Q v n Mr. Harding and the natives. The enquiry is being held with.plowedjdoqrs. ,-, - ' Mr. Power,- 1 ' iSheep Inspector, retires, ; and Mr, parftry pharge','pending the 'appointment, of Mr. Paisley, from Canterbury, 1 '