TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 26 October 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON, r October 25. 2 Mr. Henry Mace, of Wellington, has s issued an information against Simpson, '? his partner in the Barnes estate, in the s Mariawatu district, and Mr. M'Lellan, for conspiracy to defraud. Mr. Simpson, it s was alleged, had sold Mr. M'Lellan a mob 3 of cattle belonging" to the estate for LIOOO. s The stock included 24 pedigree shorthorns, , and the value set upon it by Mr. Mace 1 was L4OOO. For a second class animal - L6OO is said now to be asked, and Mr. 2 Mace had refused LBOO for another. The 3 LIOOO obtained by Mr. Simpson was L " alleged to have been destroyed shortly 7 after the sale when the homestead was burnt down. The case will be heard at ' r Wellington on Thursday next. ■ Further details received by the Govern--2 meufc respecting last meeting at Parihaka 3 are not encouraging as regards any evii dence afforded by the speeches of Te Whiti or Tohu of a desire to end the existing difficulties, ■ but both of them . seem even more firm than ever to declare • so far as they are concerned fighting is at 5 an end. 1 * October 26. , The Acting-Governor does not intend to 5 interfere with the sentence of death 3 passed upon the Chinaman Ah Lee, conf victed of the Kyeburn murder. Tlie Fijian's case is under consideration. ' DUNEDIN. October 25. r . A seaman on board the Tararua was > charged with stealing fruit (a portion of r the cargo) during the passage from Aucks land. He was sentenced to a term of ; imprisonment. 1 At the Heads—The ship Waipa from London. 1 At a public meeting to-day, it was re--1 solved to take'steps to present Inspector Mallard with a testimonial in appreciation of his long public services. October §6. A fire broke out in a boarding-house in View-street, occupied by Mrs. Wilkinson. ! The premises w,ere completely gutted. It ! is supposed that the fire was caused by the • bursting of a kerosene lamp. The furni- • ture was insured in the Union office for , LloO, and the building in the New Zealand for L 350. . ; Wilkinson's furniture was insured for Ll5O in the United/and not in the Union Office. At Lawrence Mr. Carew dismissed all the- informations against the Chinese gamblers, holding that there was no law making fan-tan an unlawful game. CHKISTCHURCH. October 25. The three boys supposed to be concerned in the shooting of Pearce were committed for trial, to-day, bail being allowed. The coroner's jury found there was no evidence against them. At the Supreme Court to-day, a young man named Hoddinott obtained L 415 damages against Barratt, the contractor for the first line of tramway laid down. Hoddinott was riding homo one night, when his horse fell into an unlighted excavation on the works, and he was badly hurt. He sued for LSOO damages and L2OO for loss of situation. A violent north-west gale blew the whole of Sunday, doing considerable damage in the northern districts. The spire of the Episcopalian Church at Amberley, which is not yet completed, has been again damaged, and the porch was also moved. The contractor has been particularly nnf'Jrtunate in having had. two heavy gales to contend against during the building of the spire. October 26. The Board of Qovernqrs of the Qanter? bury College have appointed a Committee to confer with the Board of Education' respecting the establishment of a School of Art and Technical Science. Yesterday fifty persons were sworn in as members of the the Lytteltoii' Naval Brigade. Dr. Skae commenced official inquiry into Hospital affairs yesterday. It is expected to, last ten or twelve days. The immigrants by the ship Opawa comprise 149 single women, 10 married couples, and 5 women with families who have come out to join their husbands. One child died on the voyage. . AUCKLAND. , October 24. .Sir George Grey writes from Kawau that, he has been too ill to attend to any business, but hopes to visit the Thames shortly. . Telegrams from Hamilton, Waikato, report: that the natives have found rich stone at Te Aroha, on the hill 1 behind < O'Halloran's Hotel, and in consequence < a great rqsh has set in. The> ground, is 1 being pegged off for considerable dis-. : ' tance. ■ The Government officers are no\V i arranging for the remaining native signatures, and in a few days the block wiil be i declared a goldfield. i The German and French man-o'-war's ; men attended the Catholic Ohapel yester- i day, when Archbishop Steins gave a dis- < course in both languages. s The new democratic paper is announced 1 to support Grey. < October 25. J The Fijians in Auckland are very much 1 annoyed at the murderer Joe being termed ] a Fijian when he is a New Hebrides s Islander. They are 40 in number, and t give a week's wages each for the relief of c the widow of the murdered man Rees, f also of Mrs. Arnold, the widow murder- t ously attacked by Joe. . i October 2G. ; 1 It is not expected that the public works r dismissals will affect Auckland. Four c clerks in the Native Office have received ] notice. t Private telegrams report that Major j Heaphy retires from thp Commissioner- a ship of Native Reserves. c Complaints are made against the new t railway tariff. Or]e extensive scoria coiir i tractor has macle by fneftps of gnrfcs fqr

It is rumored tbaf§;slr. Lang Laughlin O'Brien, late Registrar, will be appointed a Native Lands Court Judge. • At. the Auckland Institute last night the cultivation of sugar beet was Strongly urged. ' BULLS (Wellington). October 25. There is considerable excitement over the rumored gold discovery up the Orona river. In the neighborhood of Cheltenham quartz, water worn and very rich, has been found. Prospecting parties are going on. . TIMAEU. October 25. The weather is very boisterous to-night, and heavy rain is falling. NEW PLYMOUTH. October 25. The natives are assembling at Parihaka for the purpose of planting potatoes. GREYMOUTH. October 25. The gold from the United' Alpine Company, Ly'ell, for the past week was 478 ozs. amalgam, from 168 tons quartz; the ELeep-it-Dark, Reef ton, 102 ozs. 10 dwts. amalgam, from. 228 tons quartz;, the Golden Fleece Extended, Reefton, 372 ozs. 6 dwts. amalgam, from 148 tons quartz, and 254 ozs. 13 dwts retorted gold, from the top plates for the fortnight. The Hero took away from here 43 passengers and 5023 ozs. 5 dwts. 20 grs. of gold for Melbourne.