TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1286, 21 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PBESS. ASSOCIATION.) ; - WELUNGTON. ; May 21. Owing to the heavy rains a slip occurred on the Wellington Featherstbn Railway line yesterday. Communication was irir terrupted until this morning. . ' A telegram has been received by the Government to r day from Mr, Parris to the effect that Te Whiti has issued orders that whare building by natives on the disputed territory is to be discontinued forthwith, and no more undertaken.

DUNEDIN. May 20. At a sale of leases of runs to-day, run 109, 10,400 acres, Waihemo, sold at L2OO to A. D. Bell; run 409 B, 6100 acres, at Waihemo, was sold for L2lO to the same person. The upset price of the letter was LIOO, All other runs offered fetched the upset price. May 21.

A man named Kybread has been arrested on a charge of an impudent robbery. He went on board the Te Ariau last evening, representing himself as night watchman, and while the passengers were on deck, stole a quantity of valuable jewellery. The articles were found in hjs house by the police.

AUCKLAND. May 20. Messrs. Hamlin and Harris (oppositionists) addressed their constituents at Pukekohe last night. A vote of confidence was carried.

The Railway Commissioners held a formal sitting to-day. A grand volunteer review will be held on the Queen's Birthday. Several country corps have promised to be present. It will be preliminary to a grand review to take place on the Prince qf Wales Births day, when corps from the Thames, Waikato, Whangarei, and other parts will be present. May 21.

At the Police Court to-day James Johnstone, for a breach of the Railway Regulations in getting on a train while in motion, was fined 5s and costs. Serious charges are being made regardins: the management of the Industrial Home. Several leading membeas of the old Committee write charging the master and matron with neglect and irregularity. An inquiry is pending. Yesterday judgment wq,s obtained in the Resident Magistrate's Court against the ship Earl Granville, now in Lyttelton, for short delivery.

The Fire Brigade has sent to England for an electric telegraph apparatus. Several fresh cases of forgery and uttering—salting Customs invoices—are still under the consideration of the Crown Prosecutor. The goods have been seized by the Customs. Golden Crown shares suddenly rose to 21s yesterday in consequence of reported new discoveries, but fell again to 10s. Rewi refuses to receive the house built at Kihi-Kihi, under the late Government, unless it is Crown granted. He retracts the authority given over his lands, and says he will alone exercise the mana.J

CHRISTCHURCH. May 20. O'Connor won the seven-mile walking match to-day by half ft lap easily, much to the surprise of Bowley's backers. Eowley was generally fancied by the public; as O'Connor was thought to have over-trained himself.

The coursing meeting came to an end to-day. The Birthday Stakes were won by J. D. Kett's f b Petrea, by Geelong Comet or Almond Water out of Queen Death, beating Beard's bd b Flirt, by Red Rover —Little Nell. The Derby Stakes were won by Mason's f w b Yaldhurst, by Invery out of Raqiage, beating Cookson's

f d Beaconsfield, by Azamut put of L'Esprit. The Oaks were won by Grant's b d w Encore, by Spring out of Tricolur, beating Cannon's f.b Wheel of Fortune, by Azamut out of L'Esprit. May 21.

Legal proceedings are about to be taken under the Copyright Act against some amateur theatricals for recently playing Morton's comedy, " A Capital Match," in the Oddfellows' Hall,

Eighteen bicyclists will meet at Kaiapoi on Queen's Birthday, and will run to Amberley. Instructions have been issued to the telegraph department that all telegrams received at Leeston are to be delivered in future within a mile from the township. No work of importance was done on the course to-day. " Yoltigeur" tips Royalty, .1 ; Agent, 2; Baron, 3 ; for the Grand National.

A match is on the tapis between O'Connor and a Christchurch man to run 10 miles for LIOO aside. TIMARU. May 20. •A blacksmith's shop at Waimafce, be* longing to D. It. Buckingham, and occupied by Fabling and Co., was destroyed by fire this morning. It is not known whether there was any insurance. The stock and plant destroyed are valued at LIOO. News of O'Connor's victory at Christchurch in the walking match against Bowley was hailed with delight, O'Connor being a South Canterbury man. It is stated over LIOOO ;n bets will come to Timartj by his win.

BALCLUTHA.

May 20. An unfortunate accident happened yesterday to Samuel Smith, a blacksmith, residing at Waitepeka. He was out shooting rabbits when the gqn burst, shattering his left hand. Dr. J, Gibson Smith was at once sent for, and was promptly in attendance. He found it necessary to amputate the hand above the wrist. Credit is due to Mr. William Brown, farmer at Waitepeka, for the prompt way in which he checked the bleeding until the doctor's arrival. The man is progressing satisfactorily. Another accident happened to a son of Mr. Lockhead, Te Houka. He fell over a wire fence, dislocating and fracturing his elbow. Dr. Smith wag in attendance, and reduced the dislocation,

HAWERA. May 21. The natives' statements of the Parihaka meeting are conflicting as to Te Whiti's meaning. Some say he refers to swamps as the impediments to prevent road meeting. Those more in the prophet's confidence say his word has no reference to

the actual road'noW being made* the word road being only used as a metaphor to signify the paths of the two races, the policy or interests of the races being two ends -that cannot meet. At the same time he strictly enjoins peace and good will to all men, and no interference with road parties and other works in progress. It is also said by some of the natives that -he for-bida any more whares .being erected to the seaward of reserves.

. ..... :; May liT At the District Court sittings to-day, -before Judge "Harvey and a jury of fouiy the case of David Thompson v. Bishop Nevill, for L2OO, value of an engine in the pottery works, resulted in a nonsuit being ordered.

NAPIER. May 21. A threshing machine owned by Messrs. Welford and Hislop, and six stacks of wheat and oats, belonging to the Maoris, were burned at Kohupatika, near the town to-day. ' The total damage was about LBOO. The machine was insured for L3OQ in the New Zealand Company. The Agricultural and Pastoral Society's ploughing match and grain and roots show at Hastings, yesterday, was very successful, as far as the ploughing was concerned, but there were few entries of. grain ar roots." Tlie prize for the double furrow class was taken by John Ramsay, a youth under 16 years of age, against eight adult competitors. An old settler named Henry Nicholls, formerly storekeeper in the country, committed suicide yesterday at Waipawa by shooting himself with a revolver. For some days he has been in a state of delirium tremens, and ■ had .previously made several attempts to kill himself by cutting his throat and jumping down a well. In consequence of these attempts to kill himself he was arrested by the police, and was yesterday .charged at the Waipawa Court with lunacy. Dr. Todd, however, declared that Nicholls was not insane, but merely suffering from the effects of drink, He was accordingly released. He then went to the.. Post Office, and from there proceeded home, where he "shot himself within two hours of his discharge from custody. Another old settler named Henry M'Dougall, it is feared, has been drowned. He went out to muster sheep, and after several days' absence his dogs returned. A search has been made. M'Dougall's tracks leading to Tutaekuri river have been discovered.

GRAHAMSTOWN. g May 20. A whale 85 feet long went ashore on Wednesday njgftt. on the Piako bank and died, It was brought to town to-day by steamer. . The finders expect tQ make Ll5O from the oil.

NEW PLYMOUTH. : May 21. Te Whiti's son is on a visit to New Plymouth, and he is gratifying his boyish appetite with the pleasures of civilisation. The la.d is about 12 old.