Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 883, 19 February 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

' -9 ~ECIAL VUbWRAMS. Auckland, last ni^ht. Two boys entered Mrs Ly ell's iroiiard in Syuonl Street, and vlihu detected they sfciuoc a widow ' uly several tunvs heavily on die ice and escaped. A I'Miertl association iovi.es teti•rrs ft •!■ red-KMiir • hj" c >st ot t'oottrala. FiuW iJ ■.v {lis ) ilioiic Bishop of AucKlau I, and c iueid to accept tho appointment Ur.vhamstow.v. I'he returned Om uy 0 u.u.-ni >rs hj ieik enthusiastic liiy of vV.tik-i:o oi'.)gress and hospitality. Ta-'RAiVua, Stturday. Great >n is exp •e-wed amongst, the Ara*'as irj.sj.ee i ig -he lelay . in tue sitting of th" N itive Sands Court at ilatetu. A sitting oas been promised si ,ce M iro , 77, and con iuually posr.p ue i. Tue •Biy of Plenty Twu i.s,' ndvrrug to he delay in the of ra.va tiles, stares Uiat an influenid deputation of da en na ives interviewed Mr C jinrnissi met- Brabant, and iaiuly stod hi , -u-deas i sitting- of the 0 mvv were speedily granted, or the uselves allow-.-d to uanage their own land offa rs, ol iodshed among themselves .vouid nsue.

Weellimgton, 8- -irdiv.

Air Bunny is-ipp iiu • d "onimissi.jn.ir of V11:i ii es and 0■ n mssioaer of vHr-.h I a mi .1 <; %\-.vm. •Ie will shor-1 < |>!-n'ee-l ■•> A 113k- ■ uid, an i it it* b«iis>jtf« : ii t. |> i ~ ill b' empowered to a >p>ha a uitab e

aersou as sub-m inager, with :-ower co deal with ma,uy qnes'.io i, >if rail\vty managrttuan!- as thoy rise, ■vvithout referring all rivial mit era for. approval or otherwise to Wellington. ' Tie M.mt3 ry may also i ipoiufc a resident <\\&i -r connected with the A,n tic Department f>r the Auckland district—an appointment which would consi ierably facilitate business, and, possibly, reduce a rood deal of work which the poorlyoaid ouioiais along the lines have to perform. Complaints have r'ached liere that the Auckland m%agement goes in too much for cheap !a »our in the matter of salaries to

heir officials. Probably the v.sit of Mr Buuhy will remove the grounds for any reasonable complaints. Tii© lion. Johu SlieehtD has just returned from the Wairarapi, haviug arranged satisfactorily the longstanding dispute, with refeieuce to ;.iie fishing rights and drainage of

he Wairarapa'liiids, which existed jet ween the native* and tne adjoiiiig ruuh n'dei's. 900 na'ives were present, and am rngst then -vera ihe Oniefs dei.are. I 1 »m-»ina, and Kiraitiaua Takam-ani, Ai.di.it. DfJNBDIN, Saturda)'. A new fie-escip-, which arrived oy the ship Wiipi, was nested this uoruiujr. Tne simp iciry of ihe nachiue and the readiness with which it can be brought into requisition, enabling persons to be rescued from lofty buildings, was satisfmtorily demonstrated. i'ue cose is £IOO. Thirty cases of contagious disease were reported to the B >ard yesterday. The medical officer stated many of them oe trac d to id ii Iter i ted iniik, and urged ihe B Mt'ij I'o hive a ci.i is-i u-er el into .lie Public H-ahh A:t r<> hj ve strict supervisioa over drains. At

cljh sune luet-tiiiijf the |-m>v■ rs of lie' Boird of lledth so /ar as tliey ■vere concerned w ro iv- raud'erred ■ o the Cny Co mci s . Dune is, Monday.

B^thi)" 1 m nk-'b fXie.'ie.io ii s une startling changes. S.i C.< tli6 Cup iejiD-a noes euiuj our, IL,» uoam,>as stdl Ii iid mug, {.-I. ec even ouche I 2 mj 1, out. nny heqiutti-il ) m 2; And oi ue wiii.r a r.isu and • ) to 1 s die b« j si' oft r agtiiisb him, ) it mere y a t'.noy price, i'ltauii ,i dea.a'i I hut w sb Cved .„■ t'.-w liuitir-ds 10 } 1. Un the idt of <j .otiCioua .$ 5 to 2 against

Hfpi>>o» «»pwi to 1, Bto 1, L>nglaud, Vto 1, IWila 6 10 1, TewpletonV 100 to 10, Oraugrt JiT(, u ,iug 100 to 8, Puuga 100 o 7, diianoeilor, 100 ,o 6, Bio.k ot Goiu UO to 6.