TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3064, 26 November 1888, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

The - New Pahiatua County, 45 '; Council.

',. - c " Pahiatua, Monday. ( The following is the result of lli9 poll:—Biftnie 26, Reese-55 Pukemiko Riding; Wbitcombe 17, Avery 12, Davie 10, Wallor 0, Maugaone j Gardner 11, Miller 9,305s i, Tatters»ll3PuketoijVilell, Von Reden

7 Makuri; Petifold was lelurned unopposed for Mantjakao, The follow ing were thcreforo declared duly elected :—Mo a sra Whitoombe, Avery, Gardener, Miller, Birnie Penfold and Vile.

A NEW GOLDFIEID NEAR PICTON.

A Great Bush Expected-

Blenhkin, Monday, The new goldfiolds discoveied at Watamonga, near Picton, is vory accesßiblo It is quite flat and the workings will be shallow. About 20 men Rio theio, end it is believed there will he a big rush.

The Dunedin Cattle Show.

Dunedin, Monday.

The bliow entries number 1306. There is a laigo falling off in merinos and colonial manufactures, but increases in all other departments.

A Skeleton finds an Owner.

BLENHEi>i,'Mondayi

, ThebOnesfoundatGrpyestownare \ those of a Maori, not Mr Reeves as \ supposed. A flint tomahawk wa's ' found with them; ' • : ' ChVistohurch Wool .Sales. ■ Ohmbtohuroh; November'2s. The wool sales closed on Saturday, the prices averaging about fd higher thaii the first day. The top price was lOf for 25 bales of half-bred era'from Leouard. Temperance Sunday.' • ':GußiaxOHUßcni.Noyembei'.24.'' Temperance Sunday, was kept tew to-day., :In tempming the Rev 1 . -Wi; J. \ViUiamß, ■■, President;of ,lhe jWffi Church. In theaftenoon : a''raeeting wasMd in the Oddfellows' Hall,'and was addressed by the Rev. B. Dalleston (President of the Baptist' Union), the' Rovs, N. J. .Williams and J. Crewes, " ;: ' ; New Zealand Minerals. ' ■ #\ — : Auckland,: November 24, Mr Parkesj inventor : of Parkos' process for,, dealing;with ores, has stated in an' interview that at Hokitika he obtained some speoimen i quartz valuable in both gold and ■ silver; Ho brought away from the < Hot Laltos district alarge qiiaiilityof specimens for shipment to his house J in London, including efflorescent j sulphur, silioa, obsidian, &6,'. l \ Mining Returns- ....-

. Geeymouth, Novombor 25, The export of coal for the week was44o4tons. '•'' ■■ . •. '-,

The weather to strangely broker, the last fortnight, ■'■./ ■ Reeftou mining;'returns for,the week—Globe 580. oz of amahjain from 190 tons; '■- with 3790z of gold: for the month from :745 tons; KeopitDark, 690oz;'pf amalgam from 180 tolls, with 47802 of gold for the month from 708 tons;;, Nil Dcsperandnm JOloz of amalqam from 125 tons:" Drake 1320z of amalgam, ' ' ' :.''.',. Athletic and Cycle Clul).

AucKUND ) |NoYombei' 24. The Auckland Amateur Athletio aud Cycle Glub held their annual sports in the Domain oridkotgrouud to-day, when about 1500 people were present. The programme comprised foot races and bioycle oontests, and the sport was of excellent character. Clayton won the principal event,.lhe Quartorniile Handicap.

Tonga and Fiji.

Auckland, Monday.

Arrived—H.M.S. Egeria, from Tonga and Fiji. She made soundings around the Tonga "Islands, and surveyed the sea bottom from' Tonga to Fiji, and from Fiji to New Zealand for the proposed cable routo. The last two days stormy weather oaused the soundings to bo discontinued... She will leave in about a week to finish tho survoy' in the vicinity of the Kermadeo Islands. '

TlieS- C. Refrigerating Company-

Tijiaru, November 24.

At the sixth annual meeting of tho South Canterbury Refrigeration Company the report showed the profitfor tlie year to be £6884, 0s Id, which was appropriated as follows; —Ten per cent dividend and 2d per bonus to the shippers, tho balance to be earned forward. The total number of stock frozon for the year was 67,183 sheop and 8,548. lambs, a decrease : of .4,549 on the previous year. The rise in'mutton had resulted in a handsome profit to the Company, which during the previous two yearshadpaid no dividend. ■

The New Volunteer Regulations-

Wellington, Monday.

By the new Volunteer regulations, themaximum, strength of individual companies exclusive of offioers ht*, been altered to cavalry and mounted infantry 80, naval; artillery 100, artillery 80, ohgineers 60, "rifles' 100, other corps 60. The maximum strength of all branches, exolusivo of engineer corps and officers at the four centres is to be Auokland, Wellington, and Diinedin, 1140, Christcbwoh and Lyttelton 940. . ; ', .:..., The'Renata Will

Judgment.

Wellington, Monday. , In the Appeal Court,, judgment in the Will o'ase was given for Brougbton with full costs. Leave to appeal was granted. In giving judgment in tho Will case the Judge sail} the whole matter depended upon the .credibility of' Archdeacon Williams' testimony. The Court came to.the.conclusion that be was mistaken in his interpretation of what Kenata eaid, - especially when contrasted with the evidence of Carroll whoso testimony, was impartial, This,being so the exeoulion\ of,the Will was of so suspiciousa nature,thati coercive proof must be brought forward before it could be accepted, and this'had not beeh'donei'. " : !

- The Iducpiji Seat.; ;|

" .■ Chbistohubohv Monday. 1 1 It is understood that neither Mr E. G.': Wright rior '. Mr Eolloston will contest tho Lincoln seat Tagainsfc Mr i SanjldtM.'■•: :-, : •• ■':' ~444 ';■';.;■:■ :fS.