LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1311, 19 April 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). TIMARU, April 17. Major Atkinson addressed a crowded meeting last He spoke an hour and a half on Pauperism. At the conclusion he received a hearty vote of thanks. April 18. Four stacks of wheat, the property of John Smith, were totally destroyed by fire at Kingstown yesterday morning. The value of the property burnt was £2OOO, and was uninsured. No clue to the cause has yet been obtained. NAPIER, April 17. The Synod has passed a revolution expressing sympathy with Bishop Selwyn the Melanesian mission. There was a warm debate on the motion to appoint a standing commision to endeavour to obtain a modification of the present education system, especially in the direction of a grant to schools. One of the avowed objects of the commission was endeavour to influence legislation, and the Bishop of Melanesia, and others contended that its functions should be limited to ascertaining the feeling on education, public opinion, and organising an agitation agrinst secular education. NELSON April 17. Francis James Hodgson, who was formerly teller at the. Nelson branch of the National Bank, was charged at the police Court with the larceny of 500 sovereigns, belonging to the bank. The bank manager stated the money was missed in ISBI ; but there was no proof until October last, when the accused admitted having received from him a bag ontaining 1000 sovereigns in error for one of

500 sovereigns, Accused also said he planted 300 sovereigns in Christchurch, and speculated with the remainder, in the hope to reEay the whole. He was committed for tHal ail being allowed, himself in £5OO, and two sureties of £250 each. A fatal accident occurred at Hope yesterday. A farmer named Fanzelon was assisting to break in a young horse. The man had the animal fast by a rope placed round a post. Fanzlan struck the horse trom behind, and the animal at once kicked out, striking Fanzelon so severely in the abdomen that he died in a few minutes. Diseased leaves a widow and family. AUCKLAND, Yesterday. Captain Wright, of the Salvation Army, has announced that the divisional head quarters for the colony will be formed at either Auckland or Dunedin, and 20 stations at the centres of population and elsewhere. At midnight a tremendous landslip occur* red at Cliff Point, Britoinart. near the centre of the city. The cliff is about 80 feet in height, and against it John Lamb, for the f>ast throe years has been erecting a retainng wall, and flour mill, abont 150 feet in length by 50 feet high. The wall gave way, about 2000 tons of debris coming down, destroying a portion of the mill, and covered the roadway. A cabman passing at thatime had a narrow escape. John Moore, printer, is reported missing from the cutter Lancashire Lass, at Weangaremata. He is believed to be drowned. He left Sainbridge Hotel with his mate, promising to return to the cutter, and was never again seen. A constable has been despatched to inquire into the circumstances.

DUNEDIN, April 17. The proceeding last night in front of the Salvation Army barracks were very rowdy, and extra police assistance had to be obtained, Amongst the recruits made in Dunedin is ». stalwart nigger, whom the larrikans have christened “Jumbo.” As a parody on the Salvationists, a number of youths have formed a “ Starvation or skeleton Army,” and wear badges got up with a skull and crossbones. April 18. Captain Pallow, of the Salvation Army, has gone North to organise a detachment. They claim 130 converts here* CHRISTCHURCH, April 18. The supposed diamonds have been tested by C. E. Betton, and melted with the oxygen blow pipe. Jacobsen says two-thirds of the stone he has kept stood the hydra fluoric acid test. This morning a gentleman exhibited a quartz specimen fairly rich in gold, which he affirms he got at the Malvern Hills ; also a sample of sand, containing small rubies, garnets, and other valuable stones. NEW PLYMOUTH, April 18. Shortly after 2.30 yesterday afternoon the reservoir at the waterworks burst at the side immediately opposite the valve tower. The water was turned off as soon as the accident was observed, so as to emptv the reservoir, which was nearly full. Had it happened in the night instead of the day, the consequences would have been more disastrous.