TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 11 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER pkess association.)

WELLIN GrTQSf. September 10. The Government received a telegram from the Constabulary Camp to-day that 12 men and 20 boys put in an appearance at the fences tl'is TRorning, When prdeced off, they decamped. A large number of natives are making their way to Parihaka to attend the monthly meeting on the 17th inst. The ship Stirlingshire, 92 days from Glasgow, is at the heads. She brings a second shipment of the Wai-nui-o-mata waterworks plant. I)r. cablegram re the Sorata ; —Gape Jervis, noon.—Squalls moderating a little; Chimborazo with tender hulk, barque, and tug alongside, discharging pumps and gear. 3.30 p.m.—Sea still keeps down ; Chimborazo sailed at noon for Adelaide, after discharging pumps ; great hopes to-day of getting the Sorata afloat if pumps can be worksa, September H. A woman named Jane Burgess has been missing from the residence of Christopher Hobbs, Horokiwi Valley, since the 7th inst. She left the house during the absence of Mr. Hobbs, who, on his return home, found the following note :—"I am dead to this world ; don't trouble about me."

. CHRISTCEpRGH, September 10. Two men went out shooting early on Sunday morning at Burnham. One shot was fired, and a hen pheasant killed. The men had to pay in all L 9 6s for the shot, and somebody else ate the pheasant. At the Resident Magistrate's Court they admitted that they were in the habit of living on game, which is plentiful in the neighbofhopd ? but fhpjr employers said they were poor, and only earned 4s a day eacn. At the Lyttelton Resident Magistrate's Court, Mr. J. Willcocks, Secretary of the Court Queen of the Isles, was fined LI for neglecting to forward the status of the society to the Registrar on arrival of the return. This was regarded as a test case. Leave to appeal was refused. September Qne of the old Canterbury pilgrims named Dalton is dgad. He arrived per the sir George Seymour in 1850, and for the last twenty years been ft imcgegsful farmer In the Bpringston district, Colonel* Reader and Inspector Broham paid an official visit yesterday to the Lyttelton Gaol in reference to tho Maori prisoners. Twenty-eight Maori prisoners are on Ripa Island, and it is probable that others now in the Lyttelton Gaol will be removed there to make room for others from the North.

AUCKLAND. September I}.. Qreat interest is taken in tho football match Wollington v. Auckland. The weather is splendid. The game commences at 2 o'clock. Tfip Papjfjp IVJajl Company has reduced tho faro through to Ji)ngiau4 to I^f. Mr. Smith, of the Ppcidental ijotol, has been fined LlO for pillowing gambling in his licensed house,

INVERGARGTLL, September JO. At a meeting of tho Bluff Harbor Hoard to-day, stress was laid on tho nocossity for deepening tho present bortliago alongsido tho wharf, and it was decided to procure a spoon dredge in order to accomplish tho end in viow. Tho statement of port duos and pilotago laid on tho tablo showed a gratifying iuoroaso.