TELEGRAMS

Patea Mail, 12 April 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

(per UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) This Day. Railway Extension, Christchurch.—Another length of the Northern line will be opened on Thursdny. Assaulting Young Girls. Christchurch. —Despite the heavy penalties inflicted at the criminal sessions on brutes who assaulted young children, another fellow is arrested charged with a similar offence, except that the girl was 18 years old. Weather in Southland. Invercargill.—The weather continues wretched. The heavy rain ceased this morning, but a cold south-west wind, with persistent fine rain, has since continued. No serious damages to the railway lines or otherwise are reported, but many localities, are slightly flooded. There is no present prospect of a change. Weather in Canterbury. Christchurch, Except that it has interfered with the holiday, the rain, that has been falling at intervals since Saturday is very welcome after the long continual drought. Week after week the ground was parched, and pasture scarcely to be obrained ; and as most of the streets have been thoroughly cut up by the Drainage Board’s operations, the . mud. is dreadful, and to visitors must have anything but a pleasing effect. Ministerial Movements. Wellington, Wednesday.—Mr Bryce returned to Wellington last night, and Mr Dick and Mr Johnston this morning. All the ministers are now here, except the Attorney General. Protest Against Russia. Auckland.—A public meeting is to be bold here to protest against the Russian atrocities to the Jews. Eating Matches. Auckland.—A child of Mr Armstrong of Hautapu has been poisoned by eating matches.