SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 441, 16 March 1875, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

(From our own Correspondent) Auckland, Monday. The Williamson Testimonial Committee have issued lists inviting subscriptions to be invested as follows :—l.: — 1. To provide an income for Mrs Williamson for life ; and after her decease, for Miss Williamson, if she should survive her mother. 2. After the decease of the latter survivor to establish a school in Auckland, or a scholarship at the Auckland Grammar School, at the discretion of the Trustees, to be called the Williamson Memorial or Scholarship. Any subscriber to the amount of £5 to have the power to direct that his subscription be treated as a loan for the benefit of Mrs Williamson only, and entitled to have the money returned at her death. The loan may also be extended for the benefit of Miss Williamson and returned at death of survivor if desired. Henry Pettit has been committed for assault on the wife of Mr Cornford, solicitor, of Napier. A pigeon message from Ohinemuri received today states that the road works are started again. j In Thorpe and party's No. 2 claim on the Noi th 1 side of the creek a fair show of gold has been obtained. Several parties have gone towards the Waitekuri with timber for sluice boxes. The prospectors at Keranganeke are puttihg in a a tunnel to tap the water from the level. They expect to be in by Wednesday, and are very sauguine. A meeting of storekeepers convened for the purpose of sinking a shaft on Mackaytown fiat col. lapsed. Several business and residence sites in Makaytown are abandoned. Tkey are expected to be again taken np and bailt upon. Altogether things are looking a little better. AU the compositors on the " Echo " left on Saturday locanse the manager " sacked " one incompetent and impertinent man. Fresh hands were got and the paper came out to-night better than ever. Sir G. Grey will address the electors here thia we^k Tne cutting- throuo-h Fort Britomarfc is nearly finished. R->bkTl. Byrn^ was charged at the Police Court wii'i thru Jtjiiiug Lho tifo ut vis father, lie is cup-

At Ohin«muri on S*fturday, atrowd surrounded the Prospectors and deolandf^ that gold fehould be shown. They did not comply. The Prospectors were assaulted.

(From the N. Z. Hkbald.) Wellington, Saturday. At PiUmerston, an inland town, the Mansons saw mill was burned down. By great exertions the cut timber lying stacked was saved. The Customs revenue for the week was £5,420, the largest amount received in one week this year. The last of the Berar immigrants will be released from quarantine on Monday. T|je Government have received despatches from the Agent-General by the mail, which say that a most searching enquiiy will be made into the origin of the tire on board the Cospatrick. The " New Zealand Tim'&s." understands that the cause of Mr Vogel's lengthened detention in Florence was a bad attack of gout. j An article, severely criticising the Naval Training Schools Act'fias appeared in -the "Ne.w Zealand Times," which regrets there has been such a sorry outcome since the Act has been in operation! It asks is it the fault of the Resident magistrate or the Police that the young roughs jof Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland are not brought up. Notwithstanding the many larrikins and neglected children in the colony there are still only nineteen inmates of the Kohimarama Training School, while there is accommodation for sixty ; and suggests as a remedy for such an unsatisfactory state of things, that instructions might be issued to Resident Magistrates to assist in carrying out the Act, and to obtain through Superintendents the co-operation of the police for the same pnrpose. The Hon W. Reynolds sent home orders by the last San Francisco mail for the lanterns and apparatus for six new lighthouses which are to be erected on the coast ; but it is anticipated that the lanterns and apparatus will not arrive here under eighteen months, as only two firms in England make lighthouse apparatus, and it takes a long time to manufacture them, but all the preliminary work is being proceeded with. The Soukar brought lanterns for Cape Foulwind and the Tory Channel lighthouses.

Dunedin, Saturday. Under the auspices of the Press Club, Judge Chapman is about two give two lectures on the " History of New Zealand, Past and Present." The s.s. Wellington sails north to-day, and among other passengers takes Sir George Arnoy.

Port Chalmers, Satiw&^ir. A public meeting for the consideration of the necessity of establishing a local hospital was held last night. The Mayor occupied the chair. It was resolved that a deputation wait on his Honor the Superintendent to ascertain what assistance the Government would render in the matter, and that the town be canvassed for subscriptions in aid.

(From the D. S. Cross.) OHINEMURI. Mackaytown, Sunday, Immediately on arriving at the ground, the prospectors commenced to clear out one of the workings but could shew no gold. The crowd were then exasperated, and threatened Thorpe with personal violence, and the latter said he would call in the aid of the Maoris, but the police were then in attendance, and order was restored. The principal working from whence gold is said to come, is filled with water. * Coleman can shew gold at once, but he refuses to shew until his amalgamation title with Thorpe is secure. There is no doubt Smilih and Coleman will shew gold. Several crushings have been made therefrom, and yielded an average of three ounces per ton.