LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1204, 17 November 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per united press association]. WELLINGTON, This Day. At the inquest into the circumstances coni nected with the recent fire at Newtown the ’ jury returned a verdict that there was not sufficient evidence to show the cause of the I fire, but they were of opinion the fire was aci cidental. Yesterday afternoon Miss Annie Hadfield, ‘ the eldest daughter of the Bishop of Weliing- . ton, was married to John W. Marshall, son of Major Marshall, late of the sSth Regiment, ■ and now residing near Marton. The newly married couple leave here on Monday on a visit to Lord and Lady Nor.nanby at Mel- ■ bourne. ; Ferrets have been proclaimed natural ■ enemies of rabbits. Mr George Wallington Graham is appointed Inspector of Lunatic Asylums, Hospitals, , and Licensed Houses in the Colony of New : Zealand under “The Lunatics Act, 1882.’’ John Edwin Macdonald is appointed Chief I Judge of the Native Lands Court. The following changes have been made in the Gaol Department : —James Caldwell to ■ be keeper of the common gaol at Auckland, ; vice Air O’Brien transferred ; Bartholomew' Lloyd O’Bried to be keeper of the common : gaol at Lyttelton, vice Mr Phillips transferred ; SamUcl Charles Phillips to bo keeper of the common gaol at Dunedin, vice Mr . Caldwell transferred. Thomas McNamara has been reduced from principal warder of ; Dunedin to warder. The Government advertise 106,000 acres , of agricultural anil pastoral land for sale on i deferred payments, and for cash in various parts of the North Island, during December. DUNEDIN, This Day. In the one mile swimming match between i Phelan and Massey, Phelan won by 40 yards in 35mins. 4sees. A meeting of the Lankey Creek (Reefton) Gold-mining Co.’s shareholders was held here yesterday, at which, after reading the reports from the Reefton directors as demanded at a, former meeting, a resolution was carried that the reports were very satisfactory, and that had they been sent earlier there would have been no necessity for the resolution passed at the previous meeting. At the Presbyterian bazaar at Port Chalmers, where no rallies, lotteries, or bazaar swindles were allowed, the expenses were only £25 and £685 was realised. NELSON, This Day. In the District Court to-day, the rule h.'-s/, obtained by the Bank of New Zealand, (Nelson), against the Phcvnix Gold Mining Company, came on for argument. The rule called on the liquidation creditor to show cause why he should not be made to pay the Bank at Nelson £6SS owing by the Company, or as an alternative, be removed from the office of liquidator, and, in either case, have his remuneration as liquidator disallowed, and that he be ordered to pay all costs. Mr Dickson filed affidavits that he regarded the Bank of New Zealand at Nelson, and the Bank of New Zealand at Wellington as one creditor, and not knowing that there were sufficient uncallcd-up assets to pay all debts, did hoc think it would make any difference whether he paid the Wellington or Nelson bank, and so paid the former in full. In his affidavit he replied to other allegations, but admitted some technical irregularities. Mr Adams, for the liquidator, asked for an enlargement of the rule for three months, to enable him to obtain another order on contributories and pay the Bank. 'The Court granted this application, which was not opposed, and in doing so said it was evident that the liquidator had neglected his duties. GREYMOUTH, This day. Bishop Redwood is visiting the various centies. At No Town £350 was collected during his visit toward - ’ erection of a church. TIMARU, This Day. At the Harbor Board it was stated that it would take £12,000 to complete existing contracts, while, after paying outstanding accounts, there would only be £4500 in hand, ami the Board would be £7500 in debt. It was, therefore, decided not to

enter on any new contracts till the people of the district authorised a loan. Up to the present the Board has not borrowed sixpence. During the past month the breakwater hds been extended another 45 feet and 300 feet of wharfage completed. WANGANUI, This Day. Major Nathaniel George Morse, formerly of Nelson, died yesterday. Gilbert Carson was renoiiiinated as Mayor. A child named Yardley; aged six, was drowned in a creek at Aramoho. OPUNAKE, This Day. The English and New Plymouth mails were recovered yesterday, not much damaged. The Parihaka and Pungarehu bags have not yet been found, CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. ! An attempt at a house robbery was frus- ; trated last night, shortly before 9 p.m. The l occupiers of Longman and Co.’s wino and : spirit stores returned homo and found that n , tnan had effected an entrance into the building. When discovered he was evidently en- ■ deavouring to conceal himself. A constable | was culled in and he arrested the intruder, , Who Was Hone other than Hetiry Garrett, a j notorious character, who has recently been ' discharged from gaol after undergoing a 20 | years sentenoe for house-breaking in Dunedin i lie was taken to the police depot, and when ! searched a number of keys were found on ’ him, so filed as to fit any ordinary lock. There is little dotibt but that It was by one of these I keys that Garrett unlocked the door and cn- : tered the establishment.