TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5414, 21 June 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

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; A largely attended soiree was held on Thursady evening atßunedin.in connec^itibn with, half-yearly .conference |of teachers of Sunday-schoiolar^Thej ißevs -A. Reid- r presided; . ; A was passed > requesting the; committee Ito consider the question of the .celebration of the Sunday isohool centenary, ancl- the ' fbrm'atidrt df ail- EVantfelical ; Sunday-school Alliance for .the !wbdd.iSe'vencases df diphtheria have aprj.eaired^ !in r Kaiapoi % , *Every .precaution, hffs'ijaeen takerf % : pfeven^'the. disVase^fireadin'g.'-'^ Sparrows so blocked the ventilator? of [ St ; . , Albans;that: jt ( has cost- tn.e '^p^miUee^. ;£i'7 'to 'clean them'oui " "^^ »„'.,';. Z. "" J \ ; .rMejssrj !58 > T n U?l:attd..!spbbs J ']^.-^;jt/^,y! their constituents' atVFranklm | orfMdnday/iaiid. deceived, a ;V.ote,.of j coil.--.; ;fidence. j t ii-o, ■?:;;-, I rSiSt- r hundred objections i .to--the?valuar's lions' for the I'aiid ; tax- hare been lodged in Auckland. :■*; / ' ' >;! ; ' r ; '■ .' ': A report which has gained currency that Mr jßarton.M.H.E;;' had resigned, his.^eat' for ,Wellihg'toßL Qity 'is inbprrectV" He: is| .expected "J)ack" by fih.6 next San Francisco rpail boat.. ... r< -V,r \ -',■■ ,'}'<; s The writ, for th^, Siitt, election Has^jjeen. issued. . jilhe nomination is. : fixed for the° 30th. June* and .the poll' for j.u1y.2.-.. , Ttte Internaticraal .Exhibition!! Commission ! write 1 -' the New f >Zealand ..Commission 1 from Sydney that -there:iwill be shown fill operation '/at. -the Uihibition': a methdd : ctn a workirig extracting pMidiiSine > tdl§; i: licit' ! oiilV *ftoin -Untreated tailings, but dlsb . if onl 'ihqse which, have been worked; by ordinary processegj'in which ,'a 'notable^percentage' of ; gold pr. ; Bilver!.is, ■ often," leftY 'This method it is" believed will; save! 50 or '60 percent, of gold left in .tailings,;, which have gone through r the .grinding. ppera-I tion of machines, such as Wheeler's of Bef dan's pahs«:Th6 process is a cheap j one dtid ought .greatly to idncrease, the pfodlictibii tif gold' in New Zealand; It is requested samples of taffing"s may be forwarded for treatment at the Exhibition, and operations will be conducted under the supervisipn'o f the officers of the Commission. .'.'.,' , ' '■"'" "

A deputation waited on Colonel Whitmore at Hamilton, offering; the services of -90 men as $ Infantry pbrps, when Colonel Whittnore" .said tliat, such had been the spirit of volunteers; called out that Ke 'had refused the services; of six hundred old comrades, besides thousands of 'recruits.' '■'■': The importation of Newcastle coal to AucMahcris 1 steadily diminishing',- J the out put of the. local mines last month beirig'seVen .thousand tons. . . ' " : About 2800 "objections to ttt'er land tax in Canterbury, district have been lodged. He^yy ifdods" aYe feared in Canterbury as 'the "Jesuit df a lstfge rstinfall during the last few days. The nOrtheM rivers •haye 1 oy^rflowedi'^arid.' news from the Soutb&Eii-distncts •is ; anxiously 1 awaited. The river- Ashby is higher than during the gre^t flbpdsof last winter. ' '' An' inquiry into the' drigin of • the fire at the' Dunedin iAithenceu'm is to r be held this „aft ernoon. , A warrant . has , been issued' tor' the" arrest'of the "assistantlibrarian, of the Athenaeum.

r Tl\e;, iJiinedin Bta7 ; states, on gpod authority, that hundreds of marbles nave been privately purchased in Dunedin and shipped to the North, the inference being that they are intended io be sold to the natives to be used as bullets in the event of hostilities breaking out. , ■, \ A meeting of clergymen and laymen, was ,' held in Christchurch yesterday; afternoon to consider what course should be taken to deal with the existing distress. The Bishop of Christchurch presided. .It was decided to form a! BetieTolent Society, to provide for, 4 all cases of distress in and around Christchurch. A committee ■ was -appointed- to confer with the clergy of , all 1 denominations for the purpose of elaborating a scheme to be submitteid to a. public meet-

ing." ' , A shepherd named .John.M'Gregor was drowned in Oamaru ' Harbor on Thursday. It was stated at the inquest that McGregor had recently been employed as a. shepherd in Clyde district, and left to proceed to England. Notes, .cheques , and deposits receipts representing about £60Q were found on the deceased., ,' ' ;\ At the Supreme Court at Timaru. yesterday Mr Justice Johnston took exception -to a paragraph which had appeared in the Timaru Herald to the effect that a case inthe' Court was "still dragging its weary length along." . His Honor said such an expression of opinion on a case "was likely to : seriously prejudice the minds of the jury," and added that the proprietors of the paper had rendered themselves liable for contempt of Court. His Excellency the Governor proceeded to Cambridge yesterday, and was, pre-^ sented with an address from the 'natives, signed by all the influential chiefs inthe district. In reply, • his Excellency said he hoped frequently to. . visit the Maori i>oople, and that during his governorship peace might be permanently established between the two races. The Hauhaus, who had been at the Cambridge Lands Court, also presented an address. A number of natives were present, owing to the sitting of the Court. His Excellency and party proceeded to Fern Court, where they were entertained by Mr Maclean. , . The ketch Franklin Belle was driven ashore at. Oamaru yesterday, and is expected to break up. The English barque Gloria managed to put to sea, and the other shippiag succeeded in getting. off shore. . - Nothing fresh in native affairs is reported from New Plymouth. .The Normanby Volunteers have completed' their redonbt, which is a fine piece of work. The A.C.'s arrived there on Thursday, and proceeded to , Oakura yesterday. A man named David Morrison, of Foxhill, whilst stocking wild cattle on Lyndon run, Amuri, yesterday, accidentally shot himself, the ballpassingthrough the fleshy part of his body. Hopes are entertained of his recovery. ■ Mr David Johnston, Poverty Bay, ; has been authorised to revoke licenses made and issued under the Arms Act, 1860. , .

The body of Mr Shalders, telegraphist at Cable Bay, has not yet been recovered*

A young man named Goodwill, when ff o^ shooting at Auckland yesterday, blew the ramrod toii^h his right hand, A. settler ribmeld Davis /clied Suddenly °?i K l6 .iswa^e*- Bowentf :on Thursday. 5 S it^M '*** Wd y "*W Coromandel to the Waikato to purchase a farm. /■Attfhe inquest on the late fire at H, B. Morton s premises, Auckland, the jury returned aii open verdipt. . „ . The Gdverridr and pirty left fcF We&ai ti?ain yesterday mortiui^fdf mi.JtfSOafyi and received- a hearty welcome- at all stations. His Exoellency expressed Mm6elf much pleased with the' scenery. i :tyf\ before^ leaving AuoHaudiponveyea' his tha^s through the jPressSdr %W kindness he received while iirtbwn. It is rumored that Ms— proposals are to • a ' £* erritcE y -' ea idential with the King country, in which the Maor^ authority shfill^e; supreme; that J^i^^g and.seliiii^' shaU W prohibited inside th^se boundanes,: even,df J. section of natives desire it; jthe land to n s ble » but may beileas'e&aubieoiu J° ¥893}™tr}te proposed'territory. to be ruled by/ Maon magistrates.^- <#Dhe land thus reserved he 'estimates at five xnfllKffiJtfMfeft K/Ifiithe) Bgrli'ament |accedes to this^scheme^he.) guarantees g 0 -^^ m fee ;B inple theilai,4 necessarvr for a line ofcwilwayi and smoj^Mm WaikatctoNewiHymOuth. .The!opiniS of : ;;thepress.to:^oklftfia ds thatitibu© plan- must be J^eatlynfpaified, ... HbaQ A- society'hd|4been 'formed, in OJlinßliii uiider the Jiainß*"6f' VTHe Amaleamttteill iobject the protection of differentlSifiKeS^ ; ; ,' ,'. ' f WiNaJ^fXJI'EACES 3 - £^ lf A yesterday.,,was, s p00r1y,.,, atfende&v ttli'e-|weather;beingrwretche.df-heav^'.Siai^ day. wasV-howevor,-> •9*t*£u&' jTheyHandioap Steeplechaseaofa.!^ t B tiv§o iW^oii'by B&rrotf ?^Medforaft,cVm6'lia? ifirst, r Gazelle: ! ; second, "atfdi Barren i^r^mtest! was I 'eitti^miMa4 ißarron'o&'aie grouiia 3 «'tlfe%Ti# the,stewaras;awarded thf r^W^ajffi. Gazell.e.;;, ; sK,started.,^The/Coffla% |Hatidioap.rwa?. c .woiiHby .loaSE GfeeylMbmussecoridvAwAhott'thMoi £$& Trottfflgi > Eace^nwasi'i wdhtiibynrHigguiß* iLittie^NeU,"beatingi«ik-fothers;.2o-il J %°z <,$ ! t>r>< *a a^rrr "ti -:«i , r-rr.- iU- t .o.nsvf>vm^ i t^trrßE's; telegrams.! I Ai, '• - BRISBANE, June 2O.«>l ; His Honor Puisne JudgejCharles laUey ihas been appointed Chief Justice. j j i 4i - . \ ;. i j .;p[xlw»rßiY;} June -20. ! The dttectbrsof^he'Oommercial Banking .Company pf Sydney have, decided to | call, a, meeting^ of ,' s)i|^eUoldirWt6&iihoj rise, an;inprease. pf : the'oapital olMe^antc ! from £500,000 to £600;00b7 >rtaM ™» : ; , ; MELBOURNE, Junei'^ 1 ; -.'lt-is' expected, that theiAustralianj&td ; European Bank- will if e*openTftn k iTuly;fith. ; The Treasurer has notified ine'4A»sbI elated Banksthat therX}py,ernment,"fl[uiiy, i withdraw their balance sixiaQnthshenoe; ' (Received at 2;3o,o'cii>bk thw jnbinxiigi) .;" ' |_BBUTBR'B raLWJBAMS.] " "Ti'v/JTI Vl PAEIS,: JuneVm.'^ A Congress of the^^ Senate andChambW of Deputies at Yarsailles to-day reidlved the Frenbh Chamber to Paris, as recently to . amend "the transferring proposed by the Government/ .. „ ' r 'f.'^ MELBOXJENE, June 20. " Sir George Stevens died, here torday.^ The Australian and European Bank re-opens to-morrow;. :: j '■ ■■ >'>■>•■' •*:*{