Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7626, 25 December 1886, Page 2

Telegraphic.

. (FKOJI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) , . / ' WAinOA, Friday. . Messrs Talmteau, Brooking, Duncan, Rochfort, .and Price, nicinbcrs. of tlio Napier Kowing Club, arrived to-day with (ho boat Undine, and left in the forcneon for (i ' trip on the inland ■waters of the , Wairoa river. They intend to pass . Christmas in the wilds, having provisions to last a week, the time they expect to be . - away. . .. ' ' • . Welcome the coming and speed the • parting guests. The Salvation Army returned to Napier to-day after their raid on this district. They state that they have made forty converts and collected £20 towards their funds. A most successful foray. Hallelujah! [I'ER UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Friday. This rooming the premises of Messrs ' Mennic and Day, Lower Queen-street, were discovered to have been entered, during last night by false keys, and £6 in gold and silver was stolen. There is no . club. to the perpetrators. .- „'..•: ' • A ninn named Ilood has been committed for trial for, (he Ohacawar p'ost-oflice safo ] robbery. Halliday, who turned approver, was admitted to bail. . There arc already 20 prisoners for tho January sittings of tho Supreme Court. The case of alleged personation at tho" "Waitcmata election against Henry Brady was (o-day adjourned till next Wcdncs- .. day. A summons has been issued against . " Tliowns Kelly, of Wade, in the same '.. matter. ." •.-•■■' s .' The Janet Nicoll brings a cargo of" oranges from tho Islands. : ..' ■ IJushmen with largo cheques eontinuo ■". to pour into the city for the holidays. "A" party from Northern Wairoa represented . £2000, and four men from Ta'inia aggrci gated £430. It is expected that lambing. : ■ down will go on briskly. " " : Blenheim, Friday. ... Tho funeral of tho late Archdeacon . Butt yesterday was the largest, over known • in Marlborongh. Shops were closed, arid , business was suspended. Bishop Suter performed tho service. . Many Maoris attended, and displayed much grief. _ Mr Peakc, 1 guard •. on ' the- , FictonBlenheim railway, was presented to-day -;-■ with a purse of £32 as a Christmas, box in '. recognition of his efficiency and courtesy. ;. The Hon. Major Baillip, M.L;C, made, „.: . the presentation on "the railway platform., ; CitßistcHun.CH.'li'riday. . ■; ', ..'•' . Patrick O'Connor and , James- AlHeck \;.; were committed for trial to-day olti" the, '->:. charge of fovghig and. ilUeiinß'.^cfyj^;^

'5;; , for £10 in 18S4. O'Connor 'was arrested \'.fi L on tho West Coast. , , 1 Dunedin, Friday. On Mr Chapman's .application, tho '■. . trial of Thomas Hall has been fixed pro- ;■ visionally for January 24th. It is stated that a special jury will probably be applied fov. . ; ■ A- poundkeeper was (hied 5s and costs . ' to-day for charging for feed for horses which ho had not given them. It appeared • from evidence that he had fed the liorses before 6 a.m., whereas the Act provides that they shall bo fed between the hours of 6 and 9. Thomas Lees, who was arrested on a ■ ■ charge of assault on a man in Melbourne, whs remanded for there to-day.