TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1250, 20 April 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. April 19. ' The steward's of the Wellington Racing Club- contemplate Jiqlding a spring meeting at the end of November, but nothing -wilt-be" definitely settled until tHe annual meeting to be helckshortly, A.number. of men have arrived from the country seeking employment. It is stated that the police made a raid on the hotels yesterday and have laid informations against five for Sunday traffic.

At the Supreme Court to-day, the case the Bank of New South Wales v. Richardson, was heard. The action was brought to recover the sum of L 2429, amount alleged to be due to the bank for an overdraft. The defence was that the bank agreed to allow defendant an overdraft to the extent of L3GOQ for si? months, and which agreement had been broken. The jury gave a verdict for L 2094 and L 4 interest. : A counter action by Richardson against the bank claiming damages* for alleged breach of agreement, was afterwards, and resulted in a verdict for la damages. The May, three-masted sphooner, arrived from Singapore last evening, after a passage of 78 days. She brings a valuable cargo of Eastern produce. At the special meeting of the City Council, it was resolved, in consequence of the fire brigade disbanding to-night, that the labprers in the employ of the Corporation, be formed into a fire brigade pro tem. : The city engineer- has taken charge of: all the plant. April 20. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here at 12.42 this afternoon. The direction was north to south. At the Supreme Court this morning the case of Lockie and others v. M'Donald and others, the original directors- of ilie Wellington Tramway Company, was commenced. The action' is to set aside the sale of the undertaking of the company on the ground that the provisional directors of the company had become personally interested in the undertaking with the originar promoters. The case will most likely occupy two or three days. CHRISTCHTJRCH. April 19. On Saturday 15,895 bags of grain were carried on the Christchurch section of railways, making the weekly total 81,619., The number of bags accumulated on Saturday night was 20,092, The Civil Service Commission examined to-day Messrs. Reston (Gaoler at Addington), Marsliman (Commissioner of Waste Lands), and A. Smith (Locomotive Engineer). On Saturday the members, visited the Farnley Brickworks and to-day the Addington workshops. ;■ . • : J)uring the past fortnight four cases of diphtheria, ten of typhoid, arid one of scarlet fever were reported to the local Board of: Health. Dr. Nedwill, in his ■report to the Board; combats the opinion expressed' by the Hospital authorities, as mentioned in a telegram last week, that typhoid fevar is no.t infectious.:. He winds up" thus : p typhoid is not infectious, then such men as Sir Wm. : Jenner, Mr. John Gunon, and Professor Parkes are wrong, and sanitary boards have been -spending the ratepayers' money and harassing the public unnecessarily. April 20.

The members of the local committees in connection with tjie Sydney Exhibition held a preliminary meeting yesterday in view of acting in a similar capacity regarding the Melbourne Exhibition, but owing to the absence of a reply from Wellington to a telegram sept, tl}ey were unable to transact any business. The Drainage Board have agreed to allow the Cicy Council L 3 per chain for repairing streets where badly broken up by the sewers, and LI per chain other places.

AUCKLAND. April 19. At the : Supreme Court to-day, J. C. Young was charged with embezzling fifty pounds the property of the Government. Mr. Brookfield prosecuted and Messrs. :Hesketh and Tyler defended. The Hon., Mr. Oliver in reply to a deputation relative to the branch railway saifd he should reoommend it to the Commission. The Government proposed nest session to repeal the District Railways Act and empower settlers to construct lines. • ~ .In the mile race for L2O aside, Fagan beat Whisker by fifty yards. ... Mr. W. Wane', J. P:, and the Rev. Mr. Hawkes, Church of England minister, while crossing from Wangaroa to Totara in a sailing boat, were capsized by. a sudden squalV ; A ; bpat put out froni the liliem Hilda schooner and picked them "P- - James Willier Capper, proprietor of the Commercial Gazette, has- been com-1 mitted for trial, on two charges of obtaining money under false pretences. ; ' ' April 20. The case of J. C. Young qanie' tfi a close unexpectedly. Two of the principal" J native witnesses got into a fog over the account? placed before them and contradicted each other. The Crown prosecutor said after the evidenpe of tjip las|> witnesses he did net see how the jury pould convict. His Honor remarked that the evidence was not such as they could qonvigt a man charged with felony upon aftd directed the jury to return a verdipt'bf' not guilty, The prisoner was admitted to : bail to answer other indictments.' Mr, C." 0.. Davis entered into his recognisance for, LSOO for the prisoners appearance on Wednesday >v3}on the ngst casp lyijl be ; tried. " " "

NAPIER 1 , ■ . . April 19. Steps are being taken to get up a winter steeplechase. It is understood that the Racing and Jockey Clubs will unite to make the meeting 1 a success. : April 20. Mr. R. D. Mariey, who contested the last election- .for • papier,, .has filed: a schedule. His liabilities are set down at L 22,021, and his' assets at L 20,420 ,: L 17,400 secured by mortgage. A meeting of creditors was held yesterday.an.d ,rer solved that the "Bankruptcy should be withdrawn land Mr. Maney given 12 months to collect the debts due to him. Sensational- revival services are being held by the Rev. Mr. Pym, but they are not very successful drRAHAMSTOWJSr. : ; April 19. A young chemist-at Mirtoh;*a : soh-of the late Mayor of ParneU was found dead in his bed this morning,'having evidently been dead 24 hours.. He is supposed .to. have been poisoned by laudanum, but whether taken intentionally or.otherwise, is not known. J : , . .;... April §O. : The Hon,' Mr.;:piiv©r from the Upper Thames- this: and leaves : by steamer ; to-nigM ; for 'Aucklari'd., He " goes south iby-^fche s Penguin ; tofmdrrpw. The members 1 of * railway are: wkitiri^;; tfie' • ajrnyaj;. of'' .iie' Minister. Much. v dissatisfaction/^ia : pressed at his sliort'stay on the Thames. ; ' ffiiWERA. —: -April 19i,:-s : T!ii P.:; i'ljik:: ni!\e "p.cr i-. over. Nvphii'-.C!' illljjul-tuilt UY.lJSJiiud. /i'hu, S'.iil. j

have faith in Te Whiti. As Constabulary 'camps have not been advanced for some tune the natives believe that Te Whiti the Government and that th§s|£ear advancing into Te Whiti's territory 1 ; Judging from the rate the road wor&fifi progressing—about two chains per fifty per cent for wet weather it will take ffve years and seven .months to complete the thirty miles of gap between the Constabulary camps, but the men are said to be usefully employed clearing a breadth of country on each side of the road to benefit future settlers or Maoris. ■ NEW PLYMOUTH, ..•'' ' April 19. • A volcanic eruption; is taking place at the Sugar Loaves, near the harbor works. A strong sulphurous smell prevails for a considerable distance off. Steam was observed coming from a fissure in the rock. The fissure from which the steam comes is 18 inches long by 12 inches deep. BALCLTJ THA. April 19. ■' A fire occurred at Mr. -Wood's farm, Waitepeka, on Saturday afternoon, when a thousand bushels of threshed oats, ode stack containing 200 bushels, and a barn, were consumed. They were : insured; The origin of. the fire is unknown, but there is no suspicion. Tenders were recently called for the formation of a section of the Cafclin's River railway, but it appears that no tender has been accepted, the Government having decided not to proceed farther with the line. ~