SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1028, 25 January 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

[press agency.J AUCKLAND, last night. An entirely new iight is thrown on bhe murder of Moller, of the Meg Merrilies, by Brewin. It would appear from his statement that Rennell, having 113 dollars and .23 10s in gold concealed in the sand outside the door, falsely represented that he was unable to pay Captain Moller the sum of 70 dollars iu order to square accounts, and tliat, when an attempt was made to seize tha barrell of beef as security, he ruthlessly shot poor Moller down, At a meeting of the Board of Education, tc-day, a memorandum was read from Mr Heath, head master of the High School, that that school was barely sufficient to accommodate the number of scholars in attendance. Mr O'Sullivaii said, that in some schools, h'e noticed the teachers neglected to take advantage of ventilation, which neglect tended to injure the health of the children. TIMARU, Thursday. The immigrants ex VVaikato, comprising 20 families, 47 single men, 27 single girls, are going off rapidly. All the latter were engaged at from <£20 to £30 per annum in a few hours after being open for engagement. The majority of the single and married men have also found situations, and the depot will probably be clear on Saturday. The demand for all kinds of labor in the district is far beyoad the supply. INVERCARGILL, Wednesday. While the people were- assembled to-day waiting the special train from Dunedin, a telegram was received from Gore, anuouncing a sad catastrophe. It appears that Mr Conyers, Commissioner of Railways, was standing ou an engine as the train approached the Gore Bridge, when he suddenly overbalanced himself- fdlling fco the ground very I heavily. A severe gaah was inflicted over the eye. The last intelligence reports him lying at Gore in an insensible condition, bleeding profusely at nose and ears. This sad accident cist a deep gloom over the whole of the after proceedings, DUNEDIN, Thursday. THE ACCIDENT TO MH CONYERS. In reference to Mr Couyer3, the following telegrams have been received : — "There are slightly favor, able symptoms, but lie is still in a very precarious state. Dr Skae and two others are attending him. Although unconscious, he is progressing as favorably as can be expected." , "Gore, 12.45 — A change for the better is gradually coining over Mr Conyers, and he is slowly recovering consciousness." The following telegram has beeu published: — "Gore, Jan. 23. Mr J. Macandrew, Dunedin. Mr Conyers is showing decided symptoms of improvement, and he is gradually recovering consciousness." DUNEDIN, last night. - Mr Conyers passed an easy night, making satisfactory progress. WELLINGTON, last night. Ifc is notified by an order in Council that in conditions of the Land Tax Districts in Auckland, as set forth by order in Council, such districts shall comprise and include all Islands nearest thereto, wbich are not so included by the said order in Council. The city schools opened yesterday, and several hundreds of Children were refused admittance. There aie 3709 of school age, and the town ha3 accommodation for only 2500, It is understood that, iu conse. quence of Lord Normanby's commission, as Governor of Victoria only having been seut from England on the 2nd January, it will not arrive until the middle of February, and his Excel lenoy will not go on to Melbourne by the Arawatu, but remain in the South Island, travelling overland to the Bluff, to embark in the Ringarooma, on the 20th February,