TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 9 July 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) 1 •• : ' ■ WELLINGTON, 1 ; • : r,, j j\t- th? Magistrate's Court to-day, i Robert Atkiribon was charged wjth'Korse- ! whipping the Oqllectorof Customs, was | sentenced to six wetsk%''Jiard prisoner pjeadeel;as? extenuating <girQtnn-£ stanoes that when the inquiry was held after his dismissal fromthe Customs/Mr/ } M'Kellar, the Collector, suppressed certain evidence in the-favor of; cused. r - -• '-.vK-!-IWNgDJN. ; .. , ::-Between seventy . * ji^raoii^ were to this'iiiorhfag's sitting :o|; the Resident.. landi tax unpaid" 1 by them. 'Most of ; ?the defendants settled the claims, but an a few L cases: judgment wjas allowed ,to go. by idefault. • . ; i ,;i. : ; r; i July 9. ;4. private telegram to the Siar Says':—; Heayy. nuggets have been struck in' Juries''' claim, Long Valley, Panama Creek Rapge, giving from oiie to'ftiur 'QUEiqgs.j ; ' 1 CHRISTCHURCBE. : v Lrt i Mr., M.; Miirphy, ■Secre'taty "to cultural a|nd Pastel fjaper tbisj eveningat fh'e'Cqm^xlpiiange, ; ; Cinder-the; auspices of the Local Industries; pg^the ; cultivation-, p.iLiEuro-;; peari flax in New Zealand, and manufactures in connection therewith. ■ J Tfreipaper was valuable and thoroughly practical, As sibasis for tha guidance ql Mr.' B. ■H. (Banks guarantees 1/20 5 p'er ; ; ton up to 10 ton's for next year's, seed: , : It is 1 believed that a company is aboiit to' be formed to produce fibre, oil, and, cake...- • The men at the Springfield quarry, who, have been on strike for a week, have been obliged to yield to the raa_gter'a_ terms a reducing the wagesj. • The Public Wqrks hag been able to send 175' men to'work on the raiU \xvay in the course of yesterday ana. to-day, Yesterday §0 men were despatched to Albury, 25 to Weka Pass, and 50 to Waddington on the Malvern line. This morning another batch of 50 was sent to Waddington. July 9. I By the Te Anau, which left Melbourne on, July 0, seven pure-bres shorthorns from [Messrs. Robertson Brothers' herd, Colac, will arrive, consigned to Messrs, Matspn and Co, ' . : BLUFF.'. ':V ;; - July 8. The Firefly has arrived from Newcastle. She experienced terrifio south-east gales on the passage, whiqh carried away the rudder and topsail yard. 1 3ENVBRCARQILL. • v . July 8,. Diphtheria has made its appearance at Wyndham, at which place two -.deaths ]have already occurred from its effects.,; > . At. the Police Court to-day, Dr. Moffatt, of. Wintonj who' has already been'found •guilty iby ;thp of slaqghter, was arraigned on ft charge of ; having feloniously killed and slayed Catherine Cameron; The enquiry .was conducted before, Mr. J. Tumbull,-J.P-. A, strong bar had been engaged, Messrs. Harvey and Finn appearing to'prosecute on.behalf of the friends of deceaseds-arid' Messrs. Wade and Tanner appeared/for. the accused. Taking the evidence,, of three- witnesses occupied the Court the whole day, nothing ne jv, hqweygr, being elicited. The enquiry wag then journed until next Wednesday. !