SPECIAL TELEGRAMS (Per Anglo Australian Telegraph Agency)

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 440, 13 March 1875, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS (Per Anglo Australian Telegraph Agency)

Auckland, Friday. District Firing, second set today. Weston with a score of 63 won C 6. Peek, 64, £5. Finley, 64, £L Norris, 60, £2. - > '-- There was a pigeon shooting friatch to-day for £10 a side, between El wards of the "VVaitPmata Hotel and Coke, a new arrival, resulted in El wards scoring ten ai.d his, opponent . four. Another match is probable, Coke not being satisfied. In the H.M. Court to-day, the case of Toledo Fie'd v. Reed an 1 Brett, resulted in a non-suit. The jud i«pnt establishes the rule" that printers j enjjagful fir jobbing, wl. ere no agreement for wrekly liiring ex ; sts ? that..tlie engagement is from day to day. no notice of dismissal being necessnry.

Wellington. District Firi-jg. Servant Nioholls won the first priz" with 72 points, Vol. Kennedy second with Qi points.

Dunedin. T';er« are a l.irge number ef acceptances for the Cap.

Napier. There are se\entj-two entries for the vacfts.

Ohinemuri, Fridar. A Pigeon Message to-flav, statesTthat the hearing of claims to Prospectors' Claim has commenced. Mr. Mackay his gone to the East, Coast to me^t Sir DoiiaM in reference to his resignation. It is beli -v ;<l he will withdraw it. , Thame". MiX Duke has been fonnd deart in her bed, the caus« being exce^-ire drinking. Theßiane Yeatura returne.l to-day from the search for the missiiig bank clerk, Porter. A sirnp'e of Ohinemuri qn.-irtz has yielded at the rate of thirtv-on« ounces to the ton. ' ' A-io* her newspaper is about *to start at'Cjro-m-indel.

Opunakp, Tlnirs'lav. The natives have left Mr B.iv ley's mill, au-1 Have ffono hack to their own settl inent to nrpnaie t^er> fur the meeting at Barihaka on the 17th. They say they will not return if Te Weiti does not sup- ' ]) >rt the movement. It i 3 believed they only want an excuse to retire gracefully, and will now let the matter drop. • . . . , " I

We r ington, Thursday. The session of the New Z a^nd University is | now hvin-r lie 1 *!, ami the Senate has resolved that I th° Nhw Zealand University has no objection to affiliated institutions availing themselves of t'-e ' facilities for local examinations offered by the Uni- , vpi\sities of Great^Britain. It was made a legula- . tion + eliat. e 1 iat. certificated teachers of five years standing may oe admitted to the final examinations for B. A: degree on certain conditions, and that they shall be entitled to all the privileges of under gr-iduates of Boma stiiDding. The regulation is to be in focce, for two years. It i» also resolved that St John's College, Auckland, and the Grammar School in connection therewith, he affiliated to the University of ' New. Zealand. ATion^t c^rtyin recomm^hda-tij'-is uf t Iv coTTiinitte'e were th tt all affiliateJ col!t-»sf^s s!'all hoM annuxl -»»xvminAtions between October and D'icealber': That no cx -i miner pnss in; any p ip^i'3. u-ilass fh« c Ki.ViJate his obtained one-third of the.\vhol( mimb'r of marks : That it is inadvis- j aide at pr'-prit to i-istifute oth"r than decree ' ex inciMHti n- fur rwa«»inar in the arts by law students. J Tim C-'ianc llor, Vict'-Chancelior, the Rev Mr .VnWitnv. ?unl Mr Gicsborae. w.ream></if#ed a fconisJ

- T.i.i iion M.* Hiii Mrs jj'ox leave for Auck »n . t ; diy. Tuey proceed to O.ili ornia j) r Mikado. ■ Teudpra jy^-idju||^e I f#r additions ti bi m >lhi^^^'AßngSSii f X^JaA': j Twenty new cells ml rooms? |ire ti>^TjST / a|dsiJ.^.'Thw will enable a c ffljK»l9t«»obuisiJijati^i of ih&^UjYioiM to bumble. c .ess- w jtf'bi fr^i«t<tt *m ! >^t j s, Aj. N • A&axm \ iipa ; L»n wpi l^kllol^ed ildi^feii LueUii.er ;iit t^'j^KJMZ^'t^ysiijeriiAto^M'ek .»••«? |»d tor :»H.»iM>*t. ..5 000- TV- tiiii-}»l viii '»c iui. r. JC'ie '».nl<i r " nri «i. •»»• n.- r' . i ft- iimire TLe 'il..iu .t'r.'w ,if»v» iv..iii... »i ii .u....;» -i .....a „.^«, ITST.T/ 'i » po; 11 1 1 rj I TT^T^v bt» r (!ni^s vi'f imhi ib •it £ii'J|SjOO ) I- -\» ,be 2'JO'i i n\t ai\ rx\ urf <>^r iOOu. -q i tiv, i.ic'n I jr J-rcb it wa.il* ttv' >v t'eVv r b'-iok , ( «,-«..-- j Tie »)■» v Gfo'i ' J i/ ? G .v^" r niipiir F*U 1 M,a are }>t|» alr'aVr^^i/'Mvi '. I c r r ii titu 2o ). io )im\ s >p ', Top fi h }>',!• c,-», l jje r.m^Ufti •! 'j^ tiki fci-n'ij ', »nd'iL.'t I! 1-0,0. .) . " •>' jj.' j 15 Tln( t}'>uft/;i r we of tbp Ci m'ler u p>nMiu>'vt« •h^Vd^ecei as >^<. rotary, Mr S uju I Cir oil, ft^> I'e^Ki'y ti! "ilitjilJ O.;a u 'fp; . '• ' y " „ ' '• Mir Mb-tfy' v w :a r t »riWe.ilf«l .. wit'i, a ha «U iin' i hi^.mijlUi ,f'»r/ \)U ,Wvch i,|- rr^it oi at.u'^'ttif defa.iot Cli4iftb>r, .• liusti m mutiny dad lie hi ex- ' " ' ' " • ' ' *'. ,li.'is MH'ler-to»<| l».t M- P»< to. I .] iy o^d bis resi^nft'.wm «s m^mii pi tur Hnij^ir kei ,tp iho Sjiftrrk'> of tbe Hdu.se o* l{Mjires«'iit.<ti\e^ 4 The 'IVii^i iLii-ui an i I ,v<s!'iW'iir C'..|)a:ty hare l)rifd i.460 as riv i'et d-. tot p slm e '.older*

-' 'J ' l ' . MelbojirncV M'.Veli 8. .- ScpfieJ-l's wwol-jwasbiupf t^tablishmeut at Portland his-been.buraeil.and i )0 it^iesof, Wv*wl destroyed. Florence Bassett the gt« i at contralto, died last night of consumption.

• I-".,, ' r/ - - -March 6. After .thrpvlays of paiuf il suspense, news whs received iu.-Melbourue abau early. hour this morning as tq the ultimi&^a£e of the Gothenburg's passengers.' , Oniv twe«^t*cw) of the crew reached J^gj^b-D^iison. 'T ic i\maiiicltfr of • tlioa^j on l>oar«l, mim^yfi^ &5 ill all have p rished. It has transpired th\t on 'that fatal uiglit of th 24th Ffcbniary, 'I whon all no^eol^slKmw t<ue vessel w^s a tandoiied, boats were oHeredto betgotreridy/^ieihtliere- was a rush, and in the heavy .hvm they, .clqjsizpa. A- f w then got away in the -lifw-bjat, which was dam i cd. j anl they are^tiTl.ihwsihg Tare-; 4110 1w re picked ] off I^olbcyfl Inland, where they ha<i I.e6n su 1 listing on sea bii-ds and shelj: iiih. Tne tale is a sad one and will bring gri fto m^iiy a home. TV captain aud c^iSeersare all' drowned vcith the>n<rineMß. :> '• The Normandy threw otera portion of her cargo.. , TJie Kate Cowley is stranded. .Tl^e crew^was re«cjed. , , , . ' , , ?

' Sydney, March 6. . <• Mrund Mrs Hurt, late of New Zealand, 1 are am ) I'jfst the div>w lid tn tha G ithonbur^. ' ■ Mr Arnold's body when found, was 3QQ yards from his residence. A, man servant was with him at the time of the accident. .Arnold finding himself sinking, told th&s^van^ to te'U'his family ' Jiow it ! ap 4> 4 > *ned, then <&s p}^leX , , ' The floods «re stf^jsinWc. . - The G •iv.'iiiruent %nders for the Califoniian service in the colonies. • In the Infcjvolonifll cricket match, Sydney first _ijiiiiu«j** made 116, of wjiich Gregory . scored 66,, not out ; 0 »ates 14, E\<jans 11. The rest, were quickly disposed of >,even of the Victoriaii wi kets weris'down for 44 runs. , The groua lis very (}e.td after r lin, . --.

Brisbane, 'March 5. The survivors from the s.s. 'Gothenburg/ wrecked on the 24th Feoruiry, oa the Barrier Reef, h*ve land'd at Port Denison. ■ Their names are Messrs. Griffiths, Ric'iard Bilk, Gpo. 6over, R. : B. Razel, J. Marks, VV. Fact, J. Reynolds, David Me Gillie, Salve N«r, ,M tguire, William Burns, Joseph Hudson, "Henry Nelson. The above are part of the crew. . Tiie .passengers drowned are : Judge Wearing:, Mr. Pelham, A. Whithy, Crown Solicitor, Dr. Mil- | ncr, wite and family, W. Dur.md, JVT tckay, Cart- | wriglit and son, P. FJoyd, W. Ester, Mr. Hirt and wife, Mr. Wa*s >n, wile and child, MiS. Vi s '- gor, Mr. Hunt and wife, Mr. and Mi's. Case, and family. Mr. Shobridije, R. McKnight, .-". Leeser, J. King, J, Pring, John J. Macarthy, J. Michel, Wells, ( Editor of the ' Northern Territory Times' ) T. Sims, Cameron, Radford, W. Farhall, ' J. Kean, William (Joulder and son, W. Leaden, McLean,, Srone, C. Peters, C. C cave, J. Craig, H. Hassall, GraLara, H. Harse, Thompson, Baden, G einster, C. Fry,\T. Newcom^e, MjCdllum, Fogai-ty, C. Masgrave, J. Griffiths, iMoKav, Ross, and others, whose names are not >reme.nn»§red. There is a boat containing six or seven persons from the wr ck arid^notLtaeked up yet. The names of them are not known. A boat is in. search ,of them still.

London, March 2. The Oddfellows', HaU, Belfast, whs burned down by the Jfreak of a drunken man kicking over a kerosene iamp during a ventriloquist's euttrtain merit. Mr. Brillf-r, o e 'N>w Zealand, is created a Companion of St. Michael and George. The lock-out in, South Wales continues. The New Zealand loan wa* successful. Tae subscription closed on Mirch 4. ' In a1» tfer published, John Bright ridicules the H.>mp Bulp movement. , Prussi-i hns resolved to require Bishops to recognise the supremacy of the State over the Papal , .authority under the' p nalty of beins? disendowed. It intends to re-establish V place for the record of ( ecclesiastical .docu uients.