TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 2 December 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. December 1. Government has decided, after consideration, to have Tuhia, the murderer of Miss Dobie, brought down to Wellington by the Hinemoa. He will be tried at the next sitting of the Supreme Court, which will take place on Thursday week, the 9th inst., in Wellington. The Customs duties" collected at the port of Wellington for the month ending November 80 amounted to L 14,581 18s 7d.

The Hawe, which arrived from Picton and Nelson this evening, reports that shortly after leaving the former port, a boat was seen floating bottom upwards, and two meij clinging to it. The men were rescued. . It turned out that the boat was engaged in carrying mails to Havelock from Picton, and had been swamped. ! The Times' Greytown correspondent writes :—Qn Monday nfght, while in conversation wich Mr, .Hirschberg, who had then just returned via the Manawatu Goive from' Wangamri, Mr. Hirschberg told him that on'the previous Friday a lar:;e 'number of Maoris had come down the Wari'janui river with wool and produce. Some of these had come from 100 miles inland from the district wherein, as stated, Pakeha Moffatt was recently shot. H > entered into conversation with them, and one of them, addressing Mr. Hirschberg, said, "Look here, you Pakehas think Moffatt dead. I bet you Moffatt not dead. I bet you, in two months you Moffatt he alive." DUNEDIN. "

December 1,

The Clutlia show was held to-day, and was .very successful,' the weather being tine. The entries were more numerous than evgr before, and the stook and produce were above the aveiage in quality. The attendance was large. The Customs revenue collected at Dunedin during November amounted to L36,76S lis sd.

December 2,

At the City Court, the Bench dismissed the information against James Muirj publican, Caversham, charged with supplying liquor to a boy who was intoxicated. The Court said the evidence showed perjury on both sides. Messrs. Speight Brothers, brewers, of Dunedin, to-day received a telegram from Melbourne stating that they had taken the first and second prizes for strong ales.

The city clock and bells were formally started by the Mayor at noon to-day. The gas engineer has reported strongly in favor of Westpbrt and Greymouth coal for gas-making purposes.

CHRISTCHURCH. December 1,

From a return presented to the Bpafd of Health torday }t appeared that , the total nußiber of worpen deserted by their husbands, and receiving relief, is 37, and the number of children similarly circum? stanced is 116. . Mr. Montgomery moved that the return be aent to the Colonial Treasurer, with a request that negotiations be made with other oolonies for arrangements by which husbands could be brought back and punished. The resolution was carried.

December 2.

One hundred and seventy-one persons are receiving charitable aid in Canterbury. . The Rangiora Local Industrial tion will hold £*n exhibition this month, extending o?pr four (iayg. . The weather is dull and threatening. Paihipi Wakena, a Maori lad of sixteen years, committed for trial for horse-steal-ing, is supposed to be insane,

AUCKLAND, December 1. As the cutter Hose Ann was sailing up the Manakau Harbor she found a Maori sitting on the top of a boat, which was floating mast down with sails set and tied. The Maori said he had been on board two hours. He was in an exhausted state aud unable to account for the accident.

NEW PLYMOUTH. December 1

The agricultural show took place to-day. There was an improvement in the show of blood and thoroughbred horses. The pedigree cattle were imported animals from some of the best English-studs. Messrs. Vavason Brothers and Mr. J. Elliott were among the exhibitors. There was a large attendance.

WANGANUI. Peceriiber 1.

Mr. Freeman Jackson sold to-day the following shorthorn bulls, imported from Canterbury 22nd Duke of Derrimut, 205 guineas ; Esau, 10 guineas; Lord Lovell, 130 guineas ; Indivisible Ist, 130 guineas ; Captain Cook, 65 guineas ; Caliph, 55 guineas ; Pelops, 27£ guineas ; Tushire, 20 guineas ; Knight Errant, 87£ guineas ; Springdon, 45 guineas; Major, GO guineas. -

TIMARU. December 1. The Customs revenue collected at the port of Timaru during the month of November was L 1340 15s 4d as against L 1054 8s lOd for the corresponding month of last year. Thirty-eight births, four marriages, five deaths were registered,

Applications for shares in the Farmers' Co-operative Association are still pouring in from all parts of the district. The Association ia now an established fact, a large number of shares having been allotted.

The weather continues very unsettled,