TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1222, 17 March 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) WELLINGTON. March 16. Mr. Tinne, of Fraser and Tinne, Auckland, has been appointed the fifth member of the Local Industries Commission. The Civil Service Commission to-day examined Mr. Lewis, Under-Secretary for Native Affairs, and Mr. M'Kerrow, veyor-General. • _ March 17. At the Magistrate's Court'this morning, Wakeford, proprietor of the Bank Botelj was fined L 3 for selling spirituous liquors in the Arcade during young Scott's walking match. , The steamer Waitaki, which left for the South at 1.30 this afternoon, came to anchor when half way down the harbor, the condenser opposite the high pressure crank having burst. The extent of the delay that will be occasioned is not yet known.

CHRISTCHURCfI. March 16. Three tradesmen were mulcted yesterday at the Police Court in small sums, for leaving goods exposed on the footpath. The Magistrate expressed his intention to put a stop to the practice. IXr, JBlackwell's alternative water supply scheme was read at the City Council last night. It proposes a system of turbine wheels pumping water from the river and artesian wells through a .system of mains and to a reservoir. There are three alternative plans of this description, at a post of L16Q,000, LBO,OOO, and L 73,000. The cost of maintenance of the last is L 1960, and of the other two LIOOO. The LBO,OOO scheme is recommended. • March 17. On Tuesday, a jnan named. John Hall, wluo was working at a threshing machine at McGregor's farnj,in the Ashley district,' had his left hand and a portion of his arm dragged off while trying to right a twisted belt.

A little girl named' Mabel Wright, four years of age, fell into the Addington creek yesterday afternoon, and was drowned before help arrived. . At auction yesterday, 50 Union Insurance sharps realised 16s each. Two Canterbury Tramway Company shares were submitted, but wittvjrawn, the highest bid being 12s 6d,

DUNEDIN. March 16. A trout. 201bs weight, 34 inches long, and-21 inches in girth, said to be the largest caught in the colony, was taken with a minnow in Upper Taieri the other day, by Mr. H. Dryden Grieve. The Te Anaji was .floated into the graving dock this evening. (She will have new blades fitted to hep propeller, apd leave to-morrow for Northern ports. The Albion Company's ship Timaru made the passage from Otago to London in 68 days, the fastest on record. March 17.

A petition 26 feet long, and bearing 800 signatures of ts upgmployed," has been forwarded to Wellington. The inquest on the late murder wjlj be commenced at 3 o'clock. Evidence as to the identification of the bodies will be given, it will then be adjourned. AUCKLAND. March 16. F. 0. Callean, one of the jTronch deportees, intends publishing here a musical journal called the New Zealand Muse, A deputation from the Wangarei County Council waited upon Mr. Rolleston to urge the construction of the Kamo Kail way to deep water. Mr, said that L 30,000 had been spent on the suggested work without a prospect of an equiyfilent return. In the present financial state of the country nothing would be expended until the House met. At the Volunteer Banquet, Captains Pain and Wildman and S.ergt. Cochrane, of the Thames Scottish, were s.eyer,e in their strictures oji the marking at tlie 2selson mpotia^. A banquet was given to th« Auckland and Thames representatives to.-njght, /it the Albert Hall. Major Burns, of the Auckland Battery of Artillery, presided. On responding to the toast of the Defence Minister, with which his name was popplgd, Mr- Sheehan paid a high tribute jto the honesty and ability of Mr. Bryce as a politician, and also expressed his belief that he was f uiJy Jo ccpe with the Waimate difficulty,"

Freights for schooners in tfye provincial trade are in increased demand, principally for timber. Jno. Thomas, aged 9 years, while drawin? up a bucket of water at a well in Waterloo quadrant, fell down it, a distance .of §0 feet, and was uninjured. "While bg.ing drajyi) up .he lost his hold 40 feet from th,e top, and went down again, but ultimately got .out all right. Mr. Ehrenfried, Mayor cf the and Mr. Sheehan, have wajtejd on the Hons. Messrs, Hall and Jiollest.Qri, and requested a reimbursement of 1/2300. alleged to have been wrongfully deducted from the sum supplied to the Borough during the last three years for charitable purp*gs£3. They also requested the. Government to refund LSOO promised by Mr. Sheehan when Nat; ye Minister, and expended by the Thau.es people on the faith of the promise. The matter was Referred to tfie ijon, jVIr. Bryce, The deputation also applied, to. have the Orphanage proclaimed under the Neglected Criminals' Children Act, 1867- Mr, IJolleston agreed to arrange it forthwith. An application was made for the fulfilment of an agrees ment made by the late Provincial Government to transfer the Grahamstown and Tararu tramway to the postal authorities. An inquiry was promised. March 17. The catholic eiho.ols marched in procession to the Domain, by a band. Sports are being held. judge Fenton of the Native Lands Courfc, will go to Taranaki to give evidence before the Royal Commission. The Premier, accompanied by Mr. Macffarlane, has visited the abbatoirs, waterworks, and asylum, an 4 has opdprpd some, alteration in the latter-

TIMARU, March 16. Detective Kirby made a very smart arrest to-day of one Henry Thomas Read, who has been wanted since October 1877 for embezzlement of Ll5O belonging to the Warrnambool Building Society, in Victoria, of which he 'was Secretary. Bead, since that date; has paid a visit to England, and arrived here about four months ago. TJp to within a few days since, he was Librarian to the Timaru Mechanics' Institute,

iforph 17. Henry Thomas Read, es-Librariiij of the Timaru Mechanics' Institute, was remanded to gaol to await his transfer to Victoria on a charge of embezzling the funds of a building society at Warrnambool, where he was also Town Clerk. His identity was fully proved by a constable from Wanrnambool. Bail was refused.

GRAHAMSTOWN; March 17. A reception of the carbine • champion, Thomas, wd the Thajnes representatives took place' last night. They were met on the Wharf by 350 Volunteers, who were carrying burning torches, and the champion was carried shoulder-high to a carriage and four. Rows of flags and Chinese lanterns wera suspended across the principal streets, while Greek fire burned on all the principle edifice#. From the Bank of New Zealand there was a brilliant firework display. . Thousands of people witnessed it. The champion was publicly- welcomed by. the Mayor, and

cheers were given for him and ex-cham pion Gordon, Seaman Parslow, and Captain Wildman.

- INVERCARGILL. .. • •' Marchl6. A butcher named Ghosey died suddenly, at Rivertonfto-day. He' had been dnnk-t ing heavily of late. \ - ■ GISBORNE: • „ ; March 16. Important Evidence was elibited to-day in re-hearing the case of the Waingaronua, No. 2, which it is expected will go a long way in support of the deeiaioil previously given .by Judge Rogan. The enquiry has already extended over ten days. There are still a large number of witnesses to be called. It is expected that during the present week the investigation before Judge Halse will be closed. The enquiry excites much attention, as the whole question of title is at stake. The improvements alone on the block amount of LgO.OOO, For months past $ sgas:lp.ek has existed in native lands transactions j here, the R.M. not acting as Frauds Commissioner, There .is fflueh public in- . convenience in consequence,

NEW PLYMOUTH. March 16. . The Lincolnshire delegates were entertained by Mr. Oaverhill duping their stayhere. Mr. Foster went by train to Wai- : tara this morning, and returned by it, after driving as far as Okato. They left for the Manakau by the Rangatira about 4 o'clock.