TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 77, 11 September 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[Per Press Agency.]

VERY LATEST.

Dunedin, Sept 10. At a meeting of the City Council this afternoon, the Mayor said, “I would like to take this opportunity of alluding to the uncalled for, and unjust remarks, which were made by the 1 Daily Times ’ on Mon, day, with reference to an insinuation that I did not know how to conduct myself, and had no sense of the fitness of things. I pass them by for what they are worth, but when the ‘ Daily Times ’ accuses me of having attempted to insult Northern visitors by referring to the claims of Sir Julius Vogel to the gratitude of the people of the Colony, I utterly repudiate any such intention. The object I had in proposing the toast was to give the people of New Zealand an opportunity of expressing their appreciation of the services he had rendered to the Colony, not so much as a politician, but as a patriot. I think the remarks of the ‘ Daily Times ’ in reference to that particular toast, unfair and unjust so far as lam concerned. I made no attempt whatever, to offer the slightest disrespect to the present Government, or to any individual present!” Several members of the Council concurred in his Worship’s remarks. The City Council to-day voted to the Mayor L3OO in addition to his salary, in consequence of the unfoerseen expense which he has had to incur- re the opening of the railway line;

Mr Habens, Government Inspector of Schools for the Colony, Mr O’Sullivan, Inspector under the Auckland Board of Education, and Mr Qoyen, Inspector of Schools for Southland, are at present in Dunedin making themselves acquainted with the'state of educational matters in this provincial district. A few evenings ago a number of Chinese were stoned in Stafford-street by Dunedin larrikins. A leading Chinese resident has made complaints about the matter to the Inspector of Policei Christchurch, Sept. 10. Mdlle. Annerau, an equestrienne connected with Hay and Benhamo’a Circus, died tins morning of lock-jaw. A few days ago, while going through one of her acts, she fell from her horse and broke her arm. Tetanus supervened, and the unfortunate woman expired . in great agony shortly after midnight. Great sympathy is felt with the husband.

The head waiter of she Christchurch Club was this morning fined L 5 for assaulting the steward with a bell. A meeting of civic candidates is fixed for to-morrow evening. There is a large field. The polling takes place on Thursday. The Poultry Association forwarded LIOO home for importation of fancy biids.

Blenheim, Sept. 7. Numerous telegrams have been received at the ‘ Express’ office this morning from Havelock. One says the report that gold has been found in Mountain Camp Creek is greatly exaggerated. Mills, Riley, and Ragg each report that three miners brought down one hundred ozs. from the Wakamarina last night and deposited it in the Bank. The best half of it was obtained lust week out of a terrace sixty feet above, the river’s level, and half a mile from Ford’s. The excitement is great and increasing. September 9. A man named George Orchard had his noso bitten clean off by a man named Ben Jones, last night, in a drunken brawl, in Whitely’s Hotel, Kaikoura. Ahauba, Sept. 7. Janies Lonan. a miner, was killed at Nelson Creek by a fall of earth. He,was frightfully bruised, and death was instantaneous. He will be buried there to-day. He was highly respected throughout the Valley. Dunedin, Sep 9. The Governor and neatly all thn northern visitors left for Christchurch by the seven o’clock train this morning. In the Jewish Synagogue, the ceremony ol the Consecration of the, _ Scroll of the Law, presented by Mr Joe* took place. There was a large attendance, ami the cex’emony was performed by the Jewish Rabbi. During the mouth ending the 6th insh the Dunedin immigration Office received nominations fur 118 persons, equal to 1081 statute adults. 2878 persons paid for admission to the Benevolent Institution's Carnival on Saturn ay.. Ti.e receipts amounted to £3OO. Mr Watt, R,M., and Inspector Mallard attended at the Waverley boarding-house this afternoon, to take the depositions of Mary Hamilton, 13 years of age. She had been in the employment of the Postmaster at Kaitangata, but came to town by the night train on Wednesday, and went to the boardinghouse proprietor, who, finding her in a very emaciated state, obtained medical aid, and as doubts of her recovery were entertained, her depositions were taken to-day. She says that she was overworked, and hence left the place, Christchurch, Sept 6. A blood gelding named Campello, four years old, arrived yesterday by the Albion. He is a winner of several, races in Victoria, and comes to run in the Jockey Club Handicap. He 'arrived in splendid order. By the last mail from Melbourne, a letter was received from Curtis A. Read, enclosing the programme which was arranged at a meeting of the Secretaries of-the Clubs challenged by the Canterbury Cricket Association. It is proposed that eleven should play Bal- : larat on December 27 and 28 ; ‘East Melbourne, January 1 and 2; Melbourne Cricket Club, January 4,5, and 6 ; South Melbourne, January 10 and 11: the Bohemi an, January 14 and 15. Mr Read mentions than when two days are set v apart for a match, the play need not be restricted to those days, but the match, if _ unsatisfactory, may be continued on the-? . following day. Sept 7. It has been raining heavily and steadily since two o’clock, and it seems likely to last Captain M'Furlane, the Waterloo veteran residing in Christchurch, has received a letter from the President of the ; remaining members of the Rifle Brigade, u with which regiment he was connected, containing a request that the might be furnished with a portrait of the veteran. • ... . Grahamstown, Sept 6. A. number of men out of work here petitioned the comity authorities for employment. The county authorities sent ' the petitions to the Premier by telegram . to-day. / The project of. deep levels has im-. proved.

■ ’ Sept 7. The County Council .decline the Premier’s offer to.remove those men who are out. of work to Christchurch, with the consent of the loc;d authorities. The latter prefer to give them work at stone-breaking. ’ Gisborne, Sept 6, A messenger has just come in from Waiapu, and reports that the prisoners have been arrested, and are in readiness to be handed over to the police on the arrival of the steamer. It is probable that two other prisoners will be charged , with rape. Napier, Sept 9. Me the murder of the Maori woman at, Waiapu, the natives gave up as a prisoner one of the men implicated, a half-caste named Henare Peti, but the other man, being a chief, was orily sent down as a witness. After the two had gone to Gisborne, Inspector Scully arrived at Waiapu, and finding that no inquest had been held, he communicated with the authorities on the subject, and in consequence, the two Natives and Mr Fenwick, the Coroner, go up fiom Gisborne to Waiapu to-night. Inspector Scully says he will try and have the woman’s body exhumed, though it is against the Maori custom.

English Cable.

(Special to the Press Agency.) London, Sppt 4' The-Australians won the match a t the Oval against the Players of England by 8 runs. The second innings of the Australians closed for -88, and the second innings of the Players of England for 76. The bowling of ifche Australians Was Very effective. Spofforth took four wickets. An excursion steamer, bound for London from Sheer ness, has been run down. Five hundred and fifty are known to have perished. The British fleet will shortly be withdrawn from the Sea of Marmora to the entrance of the Dardanelles. Sept 5 The number of people drowned by the sinking of the excursion steamer off Woolwich, was 528. Only four per cent, of passengers, but the whole of the crew were saved. The Queen joins in the general sympathy, and the Lord Mayor receives subscriptions for the widows and orphans. •Sept 6. It is generally reported that Midat Pasha has been recalled, and appointed Governor-General of Asia Minor. Sir Montague Smith has been appointed Colonial Secretary of the Stiaits Settlements. The Russian Minister at Teheran is promoting a railway between Tiflis and Teheran, with an extension to Herat in contemplation. Sept 7. The Russians entered Batoum without opposition. Meheraet Ali Pasha and twenty of his suite have been massacred. The Paris Exhibition will close on the . 15th. Further colonial awards are expected. , , Tn the cricket match with Gloucester. the first innings of the Australians closed The Gloucester team in their ’second innings made 85. The game was won by the Australians with ten wickets to spare.. The bowling o c the Australians was very effective, and the wicket keeping of Blackham was excellent. The attendance was large ; the weather hot; and the wickets good, in the Australians’ seeond innings, Bailey was not out for 9, and Spofforth not out for 4; sundries, .4. Vienna, Sept 5. The twentieth division of the Austrian attacked and defeated the Bosnians at Doboi. Constantinople, Sep 5. The Porte refuses to appoint delegates for the rectifictation of the northern frontier of Greece.