SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1047, 11 March 1879, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

_ o— — [press agency.] CAMBRIDGE, last night. ARMED CONSTABULARY PRIZE FIRING. The weather was fine, but the scores of the members of the A«0.

Troop were not good to-day, owing to the men having no practice. The following was the result : Foot — Sergeant Garland, first prize ; Constable Pellew, second prize; Sergeant Gordon, third prize; Constable Dunn, feurth prize. Mounted Men : — Constable Gordon, first prize ; Coustable Connell, second. Twenty-five competed m the Foot, and five m the Mounted. SubInspactor Newall was m charge of the party. Colonel Lyons was on the ground part of the day. AUCKLAND, last night. Sir G. Grey telegraphed to Paul, thanking the chiefs who attended the late meeting at Orakei, and especially to Paul for his indefatigable exertions m furthering negotiations which will result m the permanent union of the two races. Mr Fantham, of the Waikato, shipped South, by the ' Hawea', to-day, two cows, Rosebud and Belle, on a visit to Mr Hardy's ball "Prince Leopold". Three of Mr Fantham's bull oalves were shipped to be sold at Napier. The Board of Education got all the schools iv the province insured, by tender, at six shillings per cent. The Darwin line is interrupted north of Daly Waters, consequently there is no communication. THAMES, Saturday evening. The Thames ' Star ' reports that Tukukino, Tini Poaka, Hata Paka, and other natives m the Ohinemuri district, to the number of about 30, some of them armei with meres and spears, pulled up and burnt the fascines m the Puke-Paeioa Road yesterday. They also pulled up and destroyed the pegs ond poles of the survey party who are laying off the site of the new bridge and county road on the other side the river. This action on the part of the natives was at once reported to the County authorities, and they have determined to commence proceedings by law against the delinquents. It wouH appear that Tukukino is determined to obstruct the County works as much as possi ile m the Ohinemuri district. It was only last week he demanded compensation ere allowing the operation of snagging the Waihou to be commenced. RIFLE FIRING. NELSON, last night. It is expected all shooting will be finished by Wednesday eveniug. The Volunteers will move' into town on Thursday morning, and the presentation of prizes will be made m the afternoon. A ball will be given m the evening, and a general start made for home on Friday by steamer. The North v. South Rifle Match is finished, the South winning by 11 points, Smith, Dunedin, taking the Cup wich a score of 70 ; Reid, of the Thames, being highest on losing side, with a score of 70, taking all prizes. WELLINGTON, last night. Sir G. Grey and Col. Whitmore leave by the Hinemoa on Wednesday for Auckland. Mr Macandrew informed a depution that the Government would purchase any sleepers sellers chose to prepare, without tender. WELLINGTON, Saturday "

At a meeting of members of football clubs iasbnisrhfc, it. was resolved to pay the doctor's bill of the boy BeH, who got his leg bioken when witnessing a aiatch some time ago. At a last meeting of the City Uouncll the following letter was read from the Hon. G. M. Waterhouse : — <l His Worship the Mayor, Wellington. Sir, — It appears from the published proceedings of the last meeting of the Corporation that the existing overdraft of the Corporation is m excess of the amouut authorised by the law under (he 159 th clause of the Municipal Corporations Act, and any excess of the authorised indebtedness becomes a personal debt of the members of the Council to the Corporation, and may bo sued for on behalf of the Corporation by any burgess. It will thus seem that the Legislature throws upon the burgesses the duty of protecting the intei'ests of the Corporation. I feel that I should be wanting m my duty, both as a public man and a burgess, were I tacitly to acquiesce m an illegal action. lam therefore Impelled to give the members ot Council notice that unless their overdraft is reduced, and maintained within the authorised limit, I shall feel it my duty to commence proceedings against them m their individual capacity for any indebtedness they may incur m excess of amount authorised by the law. — 1 am, cbc., G. M. Waterhouse." The Mayor said the Council's accounts were overdrawn to a small amount beyond the limit. A resolution m favor of a special loan of £100,000 for street formation, was carried. Instructions have been cabled to the Agent-General to send out 2000 j immigrants, to arrive during the winter. DUNEDIISr, Friday. The l Otago Daily Times ' has at last opened its oracular mouth, and spoke m regard to City West Election. It accepts the return of Mr j Goldie as another blow to the Denomanitionaltste, and a special blow to the Roman Catholics. It asserts that Denominationalism pure and simple is as bad as Secularism, and that the happy mean is the best system, and it believes that out of the opposition of the two contending parties a satisfactory compromise will be effected. The avtiplo

concludes »w follow*:—" vVe ro^ret that the Roman Catholic tararchv are so presisfeut m their efforts of obtaining Governrnunt money to carry out schools on their on plans, because it is evide.it that they must fail, and only bitterness can result. No concession' that can be made m the direction of rnentin^ the charge of ungodliness is of u-e. If the Roman Catholics will hold aloft from onr schools m spite of all we can do to attract them, it is hard that the wishes of a huge majority should on that account be ignored, and that the only alternative should be Secularist, so narrow and intolerable as absolutely to exclude one of the most valuable books m the world, Secularists therasulves being 1 judges " The ' Tablet' denies thai the Auckland election turned on the question of Denominationalism and Secularism, Mr Dignan not having advocated the former. It asserts that the elec ion was a coutest between grasoing avarice and Wind bigocy on the one hand, and an effort, to obtain a small amount of justice on tho other. The Auckland "3ecnralists caught the Catholics by the throat, exclaiming, " Your money or your faith !'' It never said that tho block vote which appears to be the terror of the enemies of Roman j Catholics, would be efficaciously wielded m such cases as the la-e Auckland or Nelson election. It is only m case of two Secularists contesting an election that Catholics can strike a telling blow, Above all, itis at the time of a general election that a block vote will make itself felt.