TELEGRAMS. INTERPR0VINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1794, 5 January 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS. INTERPROVINCIAL. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON Thursday. His ExctxLi-.NOY the Govkkvok, accompanied by Major Eceles, Aide-de-Camp, left for Lytfcelton in the Hinemoa, at half-past three o'clock this afternoon. Lady Jervois will, it is expected, lea,\e here on the 19th instant, and join Sir William at the Bluff, from whence they will visit the West Coast sounds. Friday. The Agent-General cables the departure of the British Queen for Wellington with 260 immigrants. The amount of property tax paid at the head office in Wellington and endot sed as paid at the Post-offices is £263,481. This includes all payments made daring the financial year commencing on the Ist April, 1883. Kate Doyle, charged with the murder of her newly-born infant, is convalescent, and she will be brought before the R.M. to-morrow. The body of Henry Lee, who was drowned by the capsizing of a boat on Christmas night, has been discovered on the Ngahauranga beach.

NAPIER, Thursday. The hotel at Wanstead was destroyed by fire yesterday at noon. Insurances : Stock and furniture, £250 < building. £500 in the South British. Half of the latter was reinsured iv the National.

HAWERA, Thursday. Mr. Rolleston went South from here to-day. From 25,000 to 30,000 acres of land at the back of Pifcoina and Otaketo are to be offered at the end of February. A few days subsequently from 10,000 to 15,000 acres will be offered for lease near Opunake. The weather continues wretched, rain and hail falling.

CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday.

The severe prevailing weather has killed a number of stock and sheep in North Canterbury. Friday.

The Hon. E. Richardson's friends in the Sehvyn district are working bard for him. He haa been promised a large amount of support. The weather continues wet and cold.

The calendar for the month contains the names of nineteen prisoners charged as follows :— Nine, robbery ; two, forgery j one, &lse pretences • one, sheep

stealing ; five, iudecency ; and one for .' perjury. Twenty-three creditors' meetings were held to-day. Christ's College governors have replaced the Son's of Clergy Scholarship by a Clergymen's Son's Exhibition of about the same value. The Governor arrived at Lyttelton in the Hinemoa about 1 p.m. A. special train to^U him straight on to Dunedin. The Victory, winch is the largest vessel which has yet entered a New Zealand ilock. wad safely floated into the Lytteltou dock this morning. The Tasmanian cricketers have arranged their tour, winch commences at Invercargill at the end of the month. The Australian Eleven cannot visit New Zealand until their return from England.

DUNEDIN, Thursday. The weather continues extrem ly cold with occasional showers. Of the Trevelyan's immig-ants ten female servants and ten or eleven farm servants found engagements to-day. Donald Dinuie, being dissatisfied with the decision of the Caledonian sports on Tuesday, challenges any man in New Zealaud to dance the Hi^hlaud fling for £100 a side. Friday. Murray, junr., has accepted DHbahi v Dinme's cha-lenge to dance the Highland -> fling for £100 a-side. ' William Wilsuu, an old resident of

Milton, died tins morning. A man w as fonml dea<l on the Waihemo road near Shin^ley Ctvek tins morning. Apparently be tell from his horse, and he i, supposed to be Mr J. T. 0. Benntt, who left Dunedin for the Naseby survey

camp yesteulßy. Tw c"heh c declarations of insolvency were filed durtng the holidays, including Henry Cook, publican, with debts of £4,636 and assets £2970. The body of a man was found in the harbour at Logans Bay this afternoon. His Excellency wiil arrive to-night, and will attend the third day's Caledonian games to-morrow. Owen Pearce, a contractor for road woiks, committed suicide by hanging at Macetown. Lake County, to-day. He had been drinking heavily. He leaves a wife and nine children.

The adjourned inquest on the woman Hancock was held this afternoon. A neighbour named Annie Field gave evidence that deceased told her Pearce had stabbed her. Witness bathed and dressed the wound, and told I'earce he ought to go for a doctor, but he did not go. Witness asked Pearce about the stabbing. He said they had a few words, aud he did it in a passion. Witness went to the house because Pearce came aud <isked for assistance. Another witness named Sarah Boyd, also a neighbour, gave evidence. In crossexamiuation she that after Mrs Pearce (the woman Hancock) said there waa some talk among the women about a Unite. One svid, "If deceased has been stabbed, the kuife ought to be done away with," and Pearce taking something from the mantelpiece and slipping it into his pocket whispeied, " Can I put it in your house." I said, "Oh, no! you cannot put anything in my house." He then went away. The inquest is not concluded. INVERCARGILL, Friday.

A man named Tlios. Smith, aged 57, was leeeived into the hospital on New Year's night with several ribs fractured. He .states that the injury was caused through a fall while wrestling at Lumaden township, about 50 miles from Invercargill, Inflammation of the lungs set in, and Smith died yesterday. The police are making enquiries, and it ia piobdblean inquest will be held.