TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 98, 25 April 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[UNITED PRKSS ABBOCIATION.] Gisbobne, 24th April. Three skeletons have been found at Tologa, one having a bullet hole in the skull. The skeletons are supposed to be of Maoris killed in the Te Kooti fighting there. A large native college is to be erected here at a cost of .£l4OO. Major Bopata has written to the Government declining to receive the .£lOO a year to which he has been reduced. Te Kooti, it is stated, has written to some natives to the effect that he intends to "visit this district in a few months hence. The proposed visit is objected to by the Europeans here. Auckland, 24th ApriL The Te Anau has brought £15,000 in gold for the Union Bank. The Botorna leases came np before Mr. Justice Gillies yesterday in Banco. This was an appeal from the decision of Judge Smith, of the District Court, which was adverse to the Government. Sir Frederick Whitaker appeared for the appellant, the Crown Lands Commissioner ; and Mr. Hesketh for the respondent. After a lengthy argument, Mr. Justice Gillies reserved Ms decision. A movement has been started by a number of influential citizens to erect homoeopathic wards in the district hospital for both sexes. The steamers Bowena and scow Kauri came into collision off Point Charles past midnight on Monday. The Bowena lrets damaged to the extent of .£l5O. Her hull, however, was uninjured. The only damage to the scow was the breakage of her bowsprit. Endeavours are being made to form an Auokland Marine Association. Mr. Mitchelson assures the Cambridge settlers that the district railway will be completed in four or five months. Mr. Mitohelson's departure has been postponed till Sunday next. DuNrdN, 24th April. Mr. J. C. Mackay, of Sydney, has ohallenged Mr. Bobert Bos well, of Chriatchurch, to a match at draughts for .£5O or .£lOO a side. If the matoh is played in Sydney, Mr. Boa well' a expenses will be paid, or vice versd. At the Police Court to-day, John Keast was fined J53 10s 6d and costs for assaulting C. E. Hutchinson. The prosecutor hod written a letter to a newspaper accusing the defendant of cruelty whilst driving a horse, and the defendant in assaulting him said he would teach him to write to the papers. A deputation from the Trades and Labour Council waited on Major Atkinson to-day, introduced by Mr. Bracken, M.H.8., to ask that the city constituencies should be amalgamated, and that local industries should be encouraged. Major Atkinson pointed out that he nad announced the amalgamation of city constituencies as part of the Government policy in his recent speeoh at Hawera. Regarding local industries, he concurred with the deputation in the advisability of getting everything done locally that they could get done properly and well. It was, however, impossible to get locomotives built here. If tenders were called for them, the locomotives would only be imported and made up in the Bhops here by the local firms. The Government were doing all they could in the manufacture of rolling-stock in the colony. He believed everything should be got here that could be got, even if the cost were 10 pel cent, above the imported article. This Dat. A four-roomed house belonging to Patrick Bussell at Kew, near Caversham, wm bnrned down this morning. It was insured for .£250 in the Union, and the furniture for .£5O in the some office. Oamaku, 24th ApriL A stack of oats, valued at £60, was destroyed by fire this morning at Totara. It was not insured, and the cause of the fire is unknown. Cheistchubch, 24th April. Forty-two bankrupts under the new Act are awaiting the Judge's appointment of a day to apply for their discharges. His Honour is so engaged at present with the civil sittings of the Supreme Court that he does not see his way to clear the list till at least the beginning of May. This Dat. Feare are entertained as to the life of Mr. H. J. Tancred, Chancellor of the University, who is seriously ill. At a meeting of the Industrial Association, the President's suggestion that a deputation Bhould wait on the Premier on Saturday was rejected, and the President resigned; bnt, upon beintt assured that the members had the fullest confidence in him, withdrew his resignation . Tatjranga, Thib Dat. Instructions have been received from the contractors in London to commence the surveys of the Tauranga-East Coast and Hot Lakes district railway. >

We aro requested to remind the members of the Athletic Football Club that the game to-morrow afternoon starts at 2.30 sharp.