LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1227, 16 December 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION], WELLINGTON, This Day. Mr. Munro addressed his constituents here last night, and received a unanimous votb of confidence. The Government have received by the mail the report of the result of the Matriculation held in New Zealand in connection with the London University. There were three candidates : one from Canterbury College, one from Otago University, and the third from Nelson College. Of these the first-named was unsuccessful, being rejected by the Examiners in German, and being also unread in Latin. The other two candidates were passed in the honors divisions No. 1207 (Mr J. W. Salmon, of Otago University) is placed equal with the first candidate in the original honors list. The place of the other candidate (Mr T. R. Fleming of Nelson College) is next to the 24th candidate in the original honors list. The result has been communicated to the Gilchrist Trustees and it is expected they will forward to the New Zealand Government an official notification that the Gilchrist Scholarship has been awarded to Mr Salmon. Messrs J. and D. Sinclair at Wainui-o-mata, have assigned their estate. It is understood the liabilities are about £ll,OOO, while the assets are set down at £25,000,

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A boy named Leonard Post was convicted yesterday morning at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, of breaking intp the shop of Messis Gould and Co., chemists, with the intention of stealing therefrom. The lad was ordered to be sent to the Industrial school. He had previously been seven times before the Court on charges of larceny, and had been whipped twice. A man named George Ruddick has been arrested at Rangiora for presenting a loaded revolver at another man.

The Grand Lodge of Good Templars have passed st resolution levying a special assessment of twopence per quarter on the members, to augment the Grand Lodge Funds so as to allow lecturing to proceed. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected :—G.W.C.T., Bro. E. Ford, Christchurch ; G.W.C., Bro. Santo, Geraldine; G.W.V.T., Bro. A. J. Bennett, Wellington; G.W.S., Bro. D. Cameron, re-elected ; G.W. Treasurer, Bro. W. Carr, re-elected i R.W. Chaplain, Bro. Rev. R. Tonfe, Rangiora; G.W.M., Bro. Simpson, Kaiapoi; G. 5.1., Bro. E. Allsmouth, Wanganui. Bro. Jago, W.C.T. of Australasia, conducted the installation of the Grand Lodge Officers. The Lodge next meets at Oamaru in the first week of 1883. DUNEDIN, This Day. The victim of the railway accident last night was Henry Martin, aged 19. It now appears his death was occasioned by pure accident and fatality, and was nto the result of suicide. The Otago whaler Splendid secured a piece of ambergrius, weighing 7000 ounces, and worth £1 per ounce; A nPw illustrated comic ntorithly; to be named “Tadlay,” will be produced in January. Sir Julius Vogel will be entertained at a banquet on Wednesday. The verdict on Henry Martin, killed on the railway was “Suicide while temporarily insane.” The evidence showed he had been drinking for the first time in his life, and deliberately threw himself on the rails. John Whinpenny, a clerk in the employ of Sparrow and Co., was drowned this morning whilst bathing at the Ocean Beach. The body Was carried to sea. TIMARU, This Day. In the Supreme Court the case, Cooney v. Union Insurance Company, claim £2OOO, for wrongful imprisonment, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for £SOO. AUCKLAND, This day. Tuwhiao with sixty followers left Alexandra yesterday, en route for Napier. The formation of the New Zealand pedigree Sto k Company, has been announced. It is un amalgamation of interests of the Auckland Agricultural Company, and T. and S. Morrin. Tawhiao has expressed his indifference about Kingites accepting patches of confiscated ground from the Government, but expects them to remain true to Kingism, He intends to remain (piiet at Pivongia. At a Native meeting about Kawhia a young Chief attempted to show that Chari* ton’s land had been repurchased by the Natives. This, however, was disproved by Hone te One and others. INVERCARGILL, This Day. In the libel action for £5OOO, before Judge Williams, Dr Lewis against the “ Southland Times,” a verdict on all issues were given for the defendant. The case lasted three day. GREYMOUTH, This day. The Minister of Public Works is to be entertained at a banquet.