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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1042, 27 February 1879, Page 2

The Piako Annual Sports will soon take place—on the 17th proximo—and we would remind those interested, that the nominations must be forwarded to the Secretary, at Piako, on or before Saturdaynext, the Ist Maroh. Weights will be declared on the 4th proximo. The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society is going to send to Mr Creighton for more prairie-hens. The have determined, in consequence of remonstrances, to omit ja&cdaws from the list of birds to be brought by Mr Bell. They are going to import English crabs and lobsters. Cambridge Sale.—Messrs J. D. & K. Hill will sell on Saturday next at Cambridge a quantity of fat sheep, agricultural implemontfl, &c.

The Auckland Mail, from Hamilton to Auckland, is now closed at an hour more convenient to the general public. Instead of the receiving box being emptied at 8 p.m., for transmission by the early morning train, it is not emptied until 6 a.m. the next morning, so that people receiving letters by the late mail, can reply by the early mail next day.

Thbeb tenders were received by the Hamilton Highway Board, for keeping in repair, for the nsxt nine months, the road from the borough boundary to the Hamilton railway station. They were as follows:—Mr W.Jones, £10; Mr Dynsdale, £8 per month; Mr Land, £lO 10s per month. The tender of Mr Jones was accepted. Fiei.d-Ma.b3ii vl Von Roon, of whose death news reaches up from Berlin, has been the Prussian Minister at War from 1859, and to him was due great part of the credit for the splendid oondition of the army, and for the'admirable arrangements made for the campaigns against Denmark, in 1861, against Austria in 1866 (when Sadowa was fought), and for the war against France, which culminated in the capture of Paris. Von Roon was born in 1803.

On Tuesday, the remains of the late Mr Montgomery were carried to their last resting place, in the Hamilton East Oemetry. There was a large attendance, and the Free Masons, of whom the deceased had been a member, mustered in full force. The Presbyterian Church Servioe was first read at the grave, by the Rev. Mr Evans, and the Masonic Service, by the Chaplain of the Lodge, Bro. the Rev. W. Oalder. Both services were impressive ones.

A MEETXitra of the Rangiaohia Highway Board was held at Te Awamntu on Saturday last. The names of five settlers who have neglected to clear away the furze growing on the public roads opposite their farms, have been laid before the meeting. The trustees have resolved to take legal proceedings against them, as soon as the necessary certificate is obtained, as to the damage that is being done to the roads by the growt thereon of gorse and briars. The Rangiaohia Board have deoided to commence the construction of the Te Awamutu Bridge at once, and the Engineer has been, accordingly, instructed to advertise, in the Waikato Times, for tenders for the work, which will be considered by the Board, at their noxt meeting, on the 15th proximo. A Poundkeeper is required for the District Pound, recently erected at Te Awamutu; applications for the appointment will also be received by the Board, at the same time. The following incident is related in the Geraldine stioking-up case:—Mr S. Gill, journalist, when called upon to stand, ran away and " planted " in the creek. Ned Kelly, in company with Living and Richards, went over to the printing-office, when Richards saids, " Mrs Gill, don't be afraid; this is Kelly." Mrs Gill replied, "I am not afraid." Kelly said, " Don't be afraid; I won't hurt you nor your husband, but he should not have run away." Mrs Gill replied, "If you shoot me dead, I don't know where Mr Gill is; you gave him such a fright, I expect he is lying dead somewhere." Living said, " You see, Kelly, the woman is telling the truth." Kelly said, " All I want him for is to print this letter; the history of my life, and I wanted to see him to explain it to him. Living said, " For God's sake, Kelly, give me the papers, I will give them to Gill. Living, under promise, then receiving the papers. This is given as I received it from Mrs Gill, who, though alarmed, never evinced any fear. Later in the day, Kelly mixed up with a number of persons at M'Donald's, and said any one could shoot him, but they would have to abide the consequences, as, if they killed him, every inhabitant of the place would be shot. Thames Waikato-Raii.wa , v Acceptance op Tbndebs.—We take the following from Friday's 'Grahamstown Star':—A telegram was received this morning by Mr Wm. Souter, informing him that his tender for the first section of the railway had been accepted. The amount of the tender is £7538, and the work, as is well known, comprises the reclamation of some four and a half acres of foreshore between Burke and Albert street wharves. Mr Souter intends to take up the contract, and will lose no unnecessary time in commencing. What the 'New Zealand Times' will now say to the Ministry, we cannot imagine. Nothing less than impeachment will satisfy the demands of the writsr, ■who has been so fearfully put out during the list few weeks, at the unconstitutional proceedings of Ministers. Probably, however, Ministers will survive even the wrath of the " colonial journal." The folio win er telegram was sent to the Premier from here, this morning:— " Accept our congratulations on behalf of Thames people, upon fact first Contract for Railway being aocepted. Will you kindly communicate same to Hon. Minister for Public Works and colleagues.—Wm. MoCullough, Alex. Brodie." EiiKcnvE Governors. —The * Otago Daily Times,' a strong Government paper, thus castigates the Elective Governorship theory:—" It were a rash and disloyal hand indeed that would cast aside the ' tempered liberty' of the British Constitution for a theory which has nothing to commend it to an acceptance but that it is untrue. We have only to add to these considerations one other, which will commend itself to most business men—namely, the fact that a change so revolutionary must necessarily produce distrust among the creditors of the Colony, and those British investors whose chief security is the stability of our Government and the equity of our laws. If confidence in these were once shaken, we should soon find that our present connection by strong constitutional ties with the rest of the Empire has in it practical advantages that no indepenpent state can enjoy. Democratic as are the Americans, they fought passionately to maintain the Union, and wa surely have not less reason to maintain intact our connection with that Empire which has deccnded to us, ' From Bleeding sire to son,'"

Ned Kf.liliY'B Letier.—-We have received from a correspondent (says the ' Argus' of the 15th inst.), an epitome of the written statement which the outlawed murderer, Edward Kelly, left at Jerilderie on the occasion of his last robbery under arms. According to Edward Kelly, his orlmlnal career commenced when he received a sentenoe of three months' imprisonment for using a neighbour's horse without his consent. After this, convictions were frequent, and says Kelly, somewhat naively, ''the police became a nuisance to the family." At one period of his life, Kelly describes himself as a " wandering gamester.'' When the affray with constable Fitzpatrick took place, however, Edward Kelly was engaged in the horse-stealing business, and he Bays he had stolen 200 horses. His narrative of what took place when constable Fitzpatrick was shot may be given. He says:—" Constable Fitzpatrick came to apprehend my innocent brother Dan. My mother asked him had he a warrant. He replied he had a telegram. Dan was having something to eat at the time. My mother said, ' If my son Ned were at home, he would throw you out of the house.' Dan, looking out of the window, said, 'Here he comes.' Fitzpatrick turned suddenly round to look, when Dan, throwing down his fork, jumped up and seized him, and in the scuffle Fitzpatrick was shot." We quote the statement, because of the publicity which has fcgeu

given to serious oharges against constabl Fitzpatrick. It was alleged in Parlia e ment chat the policeman had attempted to take liberties with Kelly's sister, and that this had led to the fight in the hut. Only the other day a Melbourne journal actually published a tale told by the women of the wretched family to the same effect, and in other way 9 things have been done which have had the effect of working up a sympathy with the Kellys on this account. But from Edward Kelly's own narrative, it is apparent that these oharges are pure invention. The woman is not mentioned, and it is ad' mitted that constable Fitzpatrick was resisted and assaulted while in the execution of his duty.

Tendebs for gravelling about a mile of main road, from Turner's gate to house, towards Walker's Gully, will be received by the Pukekura Highway Board, until noon of Monday, March 3rd. To-mobbow is the last day for receiving, at Ngaruawahia, tenders for the performance of a variety of works, on the Newcastle-Alexandra road building bridges—culverts and forming, cutting and carting, clearing and ploughing.

Another Attstbauan Cbioket Team fob G-BEAT Britain.-—Already it is proposed to get together another cricket team for England. The * Australasian' is of opinion that it should aonsist of thirteen, to be ohosen from Evans, D. Gregory, A. Bannerman, C. Bannerman, Massie, N. Thompson, Spofforth, Sheridan, Murdoch, Garrett and Tindall, New South Wales; D. Campbell, Blackham, Tennent, Alexander, J. Slight, F. Baker, Allan, Boyle and Horan, Victoria; Jarvis, South Australia; and G. H. Bailey, Tasmania.

The following is the account of the sticking-up ot the bank and town of Jerilderei by the Kelly's. It appears that abont twelve o'clock on Saturday night Kelly's gang stuck up the Police Barracks at Jerilderei. They bailed up tho police, and put them in the- look-up. MrsDevine and children were shut up in another room during Sunday and Monday. Early on Monday morning, Kelly's horses were shod in Jerilderie. On Monday, when everything had been made secure at the Barracks, the Kellys dressed in police uniform At about 11 a.m., the two Kellys being then disguised, walked down the street in company with Constable Kichards. Hart and Byrnes followed on horseback. The Kellys walked to the Royal Uotel, where they saw Cox, the landlord. Richards introduced Cox to Kelly, who said, he wanted the rooms in the Royal, as he intended to rob the bank, but would not do anybody any harm The bushrangers were then placed by Ned Kelly at the front part of the hotel, and as people went in for a drink they were seized and plaoed in a room, where Dan Kelly acted as sentinel. The bank was then entered at the rear by Kelly, who, with two revolvers in hand, announced who he was. Resistance was considered useless, and the manager and bank clerks all surrendered. Up to this time, no one had the slightest idea that the Kelly's were in Jerilderie. About 1 p.m., three gentlemen entered the bank in the usual way, not thinking anything was the matter, when Kelly rushed in from another room with two revolvers, and the gentlemen when they saw him ran out. Eventually, he brought them back, and threatened to shoot one of them, but better counsels prevailed. About £2,000 was taken from the bank. When they had finished this cool proceeding they went to some hotels, treating everyone civilly, and had drinks. Hart took a new saddle from the saddler's, and several watches were taken, but afterwards returned. Two police horses were taken, and other horses wanted, but the residents begged, as they belonged to women, that they should be left, and Kelly did not take them. The telegraph operators, with a number of others, were taken prisoners to the lock-up, and were not let out until 7 p.m. Eight telegraph poles were out, and Byrnes took possession of the office. He overhauled all telegrams sent that day. The buohranging party left about 7 p.m., but no one can say what direction its members took. The Kellys openly stated that they came purposely to shoot Devine, and he would have been shot had it not been that his wife begged for his life. Kelly stated, also, that he intended to stick up the Tirana coach and bank. Two of the police and two civilians, armed with, guns, offered to go in the coach, but the driver declined to take the police. The police had no means of following them, being unarmed and without horses." The Donedin Cup.—" Pegasus " writes —*' There is considerable activity in the betting market to-day, and horses in most favor were backed at considerable sums. As a consequence, Chancellor, Fishhook, Titania, Camballo, and others were accorded support. Templeton receded a point or two, and was backed for £BOO at about 7to 1. Fishhook is now quoted at 100 to 14. Titania is firm at about the same price. Camballo finds plenty of friends at 100 to 12. Mata is still under a cloud—loo to JO offered against him without a response. The following is the list of quotations :—7 to 1 against Templeton, 7 to 1 against Chancellor, 100 to 14 against Fishhook, 100 to 14 against Titania, 100 to 12 against Camballo, 100 to 9 against Mata, 100 to 8 against Nemo, 100 to 6 against Sinning Fund, 100 to 5 against Vampire, 100 to 5 against Cloth of Gold, 100 to 5 against Maritana, 100 to 4 against any others.