TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 7 August 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PEP. PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. August 6. The Court of Enquiry into the recent accident to the barque Malay, off Wellington Heads, returned Captain Holmes' certificate. August 7. Mr. George Hunter, an old seuler and formerly a member of the. Hcuse of Representatives for City, died last night, aged 59 At the Resident Cuius. t<>day, John Baokscraw, on a charge uf smuggling 321bs of tobacpo. was remanded till Monday. DUNEDIK August 6. Only two declarations of insolvency were filed during the week. CHRISTCHURCH. August 6, A meeting of Justices of t'ie Peace was held to-day, at which it was decided to recommend Government to appoint another R.M. to assist Mr. Mellish, with an addition to his salary. Mr. Bt swick, it is understood, would beT.hu one proposed. Meanwhile, a roster of justices will be formed to assist the R.M. until a decision is come to by the Government. The Collector of Customs has refused to give up the Anna Bella's papers rill the men's wages are paid, who refused to go to sea in her. Other hands had been shipped in their place, and the vessel is only waiting for her papers to sail. August 7.

Henry Belmont, formerly mate of the schooner Dido, has been arrested on a charge of stealing a sum of money from the vessel. He disappeared the same day as that on which, tbp uionev was m>sstd. Another discovery of m >n bones has been made on Brinks Pemujuu, 15 teet underground.

AUCKLAND Accuse i">. Mr. Bojyrjian, nurseryman, iieniue; had 500 choice trec3 barked and destroyed in less than a week by two hares. They were watched and shot,. ■ The damage is estimated at L6O. Emigrants from Canterbury, per the Hinemoa, are choosing land fourteen miles from Warigarei, and all are well satisfied. August 7.

Young Willis, the pedestrian, who commenced tp walk 108 miles in 24 hours at 9.30 la§t njgjit, Jiad accomplished 68 miles at 11 o'clock' this morning, TIMARU. August 7. A man with one hand, named Wm. Charters, was ordered by the Bench to pay L2O or suffer 24 hours' imprisonment for selling hare and a cock pheasant without a license.