TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

[ONITJD PBIBB ASSOCIATION. I Christchurch, 13th May. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, F. M. Innea, brewer and bottler, was convicted on two informations for endeavouring to evade the payment of beer duty on beer brewed by him, and removed by his orders in usstampod casks to his bottling establishment. Timaru, 13th May. The fifteenth annual meeting of the South Canterbury Athletic Club commenced to-day. The number of entries is largely in excess of last year. H. A. LeCren won the ladies' sfaeplechaee, Hellish the half-mile race, and Pigeon the two mile walking race. Donbdin, 13th May. A boy 14 years of age, son of T. J. Leary, was handling some gunpowder, when it exploded, blowing off his right; thumb. It is thought that amputation of the arm will have to take place. The father was just on the eve of departure for Sydney. The Execntive of the Trades and Labour Congress are soliciting contributions to the Canterbury strikers from all trade societies. The Arawa's passengers will be released to-morrow from quarantine. The Otago Chess Club have accepted the challenge of the Canterbury Club to play a match by telegraph of ten a-side. Professor Black has submitted to the Univeraity a report on his visit to the goldfielda. In the eight weeks at his disposal, he delivered 44 lectures at 15 different places, and established testing classes at nine centres. Mention is made of the olubs established by miners, and the good they would do if they received support. Professor Blaok said that he had forwarded a scheme to the Government for Bpecial instruction in several branches of knowledge on the goldfields, viz., geology, ore dressing, mineralogy, metallurgy, analysis and assaying, minesurveying, and mining. The report was referred to the Mines Committee. This Dat. The question of allowing girlß to attend the medical classes of the Otago University was mentioned yesterday, and though no distinct resolution was moved, a suggestion made by the Chancellor, that it should be stated that all medical classes were open to both sexes, was adopted without dissent. Mr. B. T. Booth's meeting last night was the largest of the kind ever held here. It was mainly attended by women. Two hundred and ninety-eight signed the pledge, and 379 took th» blue ribbon. Invcbcaroill, 13th May. Messrs. Swaney Bros., of Waihora, had 200 bags of oats destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning before daybreak. InoendiarisiU is suspected. So far as is known, there is no insurance. Gritmouth, 13th May. At tba. monthly meeting of the Hospital Committee. thi» evening, it wa« rosolved that the Trewurer telegraph to the CotaniaJ Secretary's Department, that unless Government place the committee in funds to meet the expenditure to the end of the finanoial year, on or before next meeting, on the 27th May, the committee will tender their regignation. MABTERTON, 13th May. Th.c Jocal option poll for the borough was taken to-day. For granting new licenses. 138 votei ; against, 78. Both sides worked hard, the recent erection of a new hotel having lent interest to the proceedings. Aucklanp, 13th May, Counterfeit florins are in circulation here. Thomas William Boulton. prisoner in the Mount Eden Gaol, sentenced in 1882 to ten years' imprisonment on charges of forgery, uttering and embezzlement, is suffering from suicidal mania. Yesterday he in some

manner opened the veins of one of his arms, but further particulars, owing to the retioence of the gaol authorities, are unknown. Captain Fayeuz, of the Saida, has gone to the Luke Conntry. A party of tho Siida's officers went to-day up by the Wajkato Railway to Meroor, to sco the Waikato River, The sor en-ton guns aro now all mounted. A start has boon mado with mounting tho four 64-pounders received by the Waihom from Sydney on Monnt Albert. "• Tnis Dat. Lieut. Felix Fekari, of the Austrian warship Saida. ia writing an aooount of the voyage for a Vienna journal. A number of tho offioers visited the Waikato yesterday. Blknhiim, This Dat. A heavy flood in the Pelorns Biver on Satnrday afternoon oarried away the staging of a 90ft spau. The estimated loss is ,£IOO. The opening of the bridge will be consider, ably delayed. Floods and landslips in the Pelorous and Rai Valleys have rendered the road impassible for wheel traffio for some weeks to come.