TELEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 808, 31 December 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. London, Dec. 28. A proclamation has been.issued by the Irish, Executive declaring that the posting of notices to quit will henceforth bo deemed good service in disturbed districts. The total probable quantity of wool to , be offered at. next auctions, including the amount held,oyer, from last sales, is 350,000 bales. AUSTRALIAN. Melbourne, Dec. 28. The Australian overland telegraph line is interrupted between Port Darwin and Adelaide, A. violent thunderstorm and hurricane, which passed over Central Australia, is supposed.to be the causeof interruption,. The Merchant Shipping, and Underwriters’Association, through whom the original telegram, was. received, now report tiiat it vyas the ship Portland, from Tiraaru to London, and not the Waipa which went ashore at Dunkirk on the 22nd instant. NEW ZEALAND; (Per Press Association ) Auckland, Dec. 28. At a meeting of the Chamber of Com-, mpree, a. resolution was carried urging Government, to send a representative to act with Sir Henry Parkes at Washington, in negotiating with the American Government for a reduction of the wool tariff so far as this colony is concerned, Dec. 29. Mr Gordon one of the defeated candid. tes for Franklyn. North, has been summoned for neglecting to supply a list of scrutineers, etc., employed by him daring the election. The Court reserved judgment. At the Police Court this morning, Donald Watson, brewer, was fined L2O and costs. L 23, for neglecting to date his beer duty stamps.. The Kaipara Natives at a meeting decided to invite Tnwhaio to visit Kaipara m February or March.. At the inquest on Hoani Tekere, who was murdered at Oxford races, Makaire Te Papa was committed for man slaughter. Major To Wheoro, M.H.R. for the Western Maori Electorate, entertained 500 constituents at dinner at Rangiriri,. when the wants of the Natives were discussed, PuNGAREHU, Dec. 28., The destruction of native crops continues, potatoes, taros, corn, kumaras, are all pulled up. The disgust of the Constabulary at the work in hand increases- In the face of all this the natives of Parihaka presented three bags of potatoes to the men yesterday.

It is stated that Government have confiscated 60,000 acres of land as an indemnity for the cost of suppressing the recent hostile proceedings. Wellington, Dec. 28, Sergeant-Major Healey and Mr Allen, Returning Officer at Jackson’s Bay, left that place for Hokitika about a fortnight ago, and have pot since been heard of. The Government steamer Stella has arrived from Caswell Sound with a shipment of about ten tons of marble taken from the mines there. The stone will be sent to Dunedin, Sydney, Melbourne, and London, Dec. 29. Yesterday morning a haystack and out-house belonging to Daniel West, or Waiwetu, were destroyed by fire. The out-house was insured for Ll5O in the London and Globe Office ; the haystack was uninsured.

The return of the succeseful candidates for the House of Representatives has been gazetted, with the exception of Rodiey, Waikouaiti, and Hokitika. Hokitika, Dec 28. Two Deputy Returning Officers, M ■ John Allen, storekeeper at Okarito, and Mr L. B. Nelly, late Drill Instructor at Hokitika—left Haast on the 12th hist.,, and ha'! not reached Paringa on the 20th. A telegram has been received viaWellington, supposed to have reached there by the steamer Stella, from Mr McFarlane, Resident Magistrate at Jackson’s Bay, stating that a man named Douglas arrived at Haaat on the 24th,. haying been four days in search, or the missing men, of whom he could find no, traces. Christchurch, Dec. 29. Mr G. L. Mellish, Resident Magis-_ trate of Christchurch, died at four o’clock this morning. He had been ill f.r some time, Mr Mellish was a, native of Guernsey anti an. Oxford’ man. As a. Lieutenant in the army he, saw servicei in, the Crimea, and- he also fought in the. Waikato war sqog, after his arrival in, New. Zealand. For some time he was. settled ip Canterbury, and in 1865 he. became Resident Magistrate at Picion, whence hp removed to. Kaiapoi. He. became Resident. Magistrate of Christ-, church on December 15th, 1874. He last sat on the Bench on December19th, and was,then so much exhausted-; that he had to, be helped, home. He. was 47 years of age, Mrs Mellish ia, also very ill. Carisbrook won the match against the. Wanderers to-day, after a pretcy close, struggle, by three wickets. The Lyttelton Harbor Board have, passed a regulation that all excursion, steamers leaving the port must have a., boat swung from their davits ready in. case of aocidenf. The West Coast Railway Gommis—. sioners have returned to and are understood to be very favorably impressed by the advantages which will accrue from the construction of the pro-, posed line of railway. Ashburton, Dec. 28. A fire occurred in a four-roomed cot-, tage to-night, but was fortunately extinguished before any serious damage. was done. The house was occupied by W. Adams, who with his wife had gone out, after putting the children to, bed. Dunedin, Dec. 28Henry Fordef.was brought up at the. Police Court to-day charged with arson, at Invercargill. He was remanded: thither, bail being allowed, himself in L 250, and two sureties of Ll5O each. Mr Stout has accepted a seat on the, Land Board. A slight accident occurred to the Christchurch express to-night. Near Shag Point the water gauge of the, boiler burst, and the eegine-driver was somewhat severely scalded on the. arm He was attended to at Palmerston, the train being detained a short j time. Dec. 29. In a ease in which the police sued Mr. V. Wilhehnsen for, employing a boy after 2 p.m. on Saturday, the Beneh. held that dusting boots was not employ-, ment within the meaning of the Act, The funeral of the late Judge Chapman took place to-day, and was largely attended. Nearly all the members of the legal profession in Dunedin were present. Invercargill, Dec, 28. At the Police Court to-day. a wellknow.n settler named C. R. Martin was charged with plural voting at the recent Parliamentary elections for Wallace. Accused was remanded till the sth. January, bail being allowed, himself in, L3OO, and one surety of Ll5O.