TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XII, Issue 3353, 26 April 1881, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

U, From Our Own Correspondent). GIiAHAMSTOWN, this day. tailings plant. The reduction of wages in the Moauatairi is expected to be resisted by the men. A new tailings plant is being erected on the beach by Climo Brothers. A DEBTOR'S MEETING, A meeting of the creditors of Dr Callan was held to-day. Liabilities £500, nsseis £50. The debtor expects £1000 from Ireland, Tho meeting was adjourned. COROMANDEL, this day. Councillor Smith has arrived from Mercury Bay to attend the Council meetEARTHQUAKES. Earthquakes were experienced at Mercury Bay and Tairua about the same time as they were felt at Coromandel. WHITE V. HEAUN. Albert White has not yet heard from Hearn, of Wellington. He is practising every day, but is surprised at receiving no direct communication from the champion of the Empire city, as he will not recognize the advertised couutor-challengc. TAUKANGA, this day. Tho Native Lands Court is now sitting at Gisborne and passed the Mauagatu block of 100,000 acres, and the Waipu block No. 2, 37,000 acres, both in this district, aud sold it to Robert Cooper, The Tauranga County Council yesterday passed a resolution to proceed to sell all absentee lands two years in arrears of rates. This will bring a largo area of good land into the market. Tho settlers are getting impatient at hearing nothing from the Public Works Department about the much needed lluruuui Bridge.

[PEB TRESS AS3OCUTION.]

WANGANUI, this day.

A fire broke out at Leslie's, plumber?, shop last night. The building aud contents were much damaged. Insurance £150 on stock and tools iv the North British, and £200 on the building in the New Zealand.

The Supremo Court opened yesterday. Paul O'Chine, for larceny, was seutenced to eight months' hard labour ; William Minuers, larceny, to eighteen months' hard labour; F. Christie, larceny, and twelve months' hard labour.

The Grand Jury threw out a bill against Htill and his daughter, Christiua Goodrun, for alleged child murder, the medical evidenco not heing conclusive.