TELEGRAPHIC.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1028, 30 April 1883, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

(per press association.)

AUCKLAND, April 28. The associates of the Young Women’s Home met Lady Jervois at Government House by invitation, when Lady Jervois a«d Misp Jervois gave very interesting

information aboni the. kindred institnlion in Adelaide, and vaiious plans? were discussed for increasing the usefulness of the Auckland institution. The Go vernor will visit Waikato and Bay .of Islands before returning to Wellington. The Rowing Association matches came off this afternoon. The races were well contested, the North Shore winning the majority. At the annual meeting of St. Stephen’s Orphans Home, Bishop Cowie suggested that the Cost ley estate should not be sold, but valued arid divided among the institutions benefited, thus securing the unearned increment. WELLINGTON, April 28.

The Marine Department has received the following telegram from the Harbourmaster, Manakau :—“The south head beacons, Manakau harbour, are adjusted in a line bearing N.E. by N. N. Magnetic, to lead the course of south channel to clear Heron Spit. The semaphore arms will be used for piloting vessels in and out of the harbour when required. Fanny channel will still be used when necessary.” CHRISTCHURCH, April 29. Inspector Pender and half a dozen constables and upwards of a hundred civilians formed a search party for the body of Mr Lilly. They started for the Port Hills this afternoon, and have not yet returned. The weather is cold and wet. GREYMOUTH, April 28. Hitherto the County has let its tollgates by tender. A new plan has been adopted, and to-day three were put up at public auction. There resulted a surprising success. The three tollgates fetched -61540 as against £IOOO for which they were let last year. There were numerous bidders and keen competition. The two principal tollgates are on the Reefton Road at Ahanra and Arnold. DUNEDIN, April 29. David Riske attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a knife at Waibola. The wound is not dangerous. A most impudent theft was committed in Princes-street on Friday evening, A recent arrival named John Graves stole a dozen tweed hats from the shop door of Mr Masters, hatter, and shortly afterwards attempted to dispose of them to their owner. He was given in charge, and on Saturday was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment. The miners at the Walton Park coal mine have struck for an advance of 6d per ton. Upon the present state of the output it is stated“that the miners have no just cause for complaint, as good workmen have been able to earn ns mucj as 18s per day of eight hours, and ordinary men from 8s to 10s. The directors have decided not to comply with what seems to them to be an unreasonable demand.