Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7810, 1 August 1887, Page 2

Telegraphic.

.». (PER UNITED PEESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Saturday. A dead body was found this morning in the water near the railway wharf, but it has not been identified. Anagetnents are in progress for the approoching football match between Auckland and Canterbury, and the probable and possible Auckland representatives played a match to-day at Epsom, the former winning by two points. Whiteside, Arneil, and other prominent players did not take part in the game. A man named Cross, clerk to the Poverty Bay Harbor Board, was arrested to-day, charged with embezzling £21 (3s 7d, the property of that body to-day. ■ liishop, who was shot by a woman on board the mail steamer at San Francisco, and the news of whose death has just been received, is said to have a wife and family in Auckland. Mr Humphreys has retired from the contest for the Couoinandel seat in favor of Mr Mackay. Two boys wore drowned to-day at Newtown in a waterhole which was formerly used as a quarry. The pit hail been filled with water through the recent rains, and a number of children were playing at the spot when one of them, William White, aged 7 yeaws, fell into the hole, and an older brother, named Charles, jumped in to the rescue. In diving the latter struck a rook at the side nnd was stunned, both lads being drowned. Gishoknk, Saturday. A cable message received here announces the death of Bishop, who was shot at and severely wounded by a woman on July Ist on board the steamship Alameda at San Francisco. Bishop was for many years a chemist here and lately sold his business. He lias a wife and family in Auckland. Hawera, SSaturday. , The Pungarehu correspondent of the HaircraStar wires: — "Inspector Pardy, Constables Twoomsy, Henry Roche,

'oil--, ami a force of twenty-one of the ?erniancnt Artillery went to Piirihaka to uicst Tc Whitu. When ail attempt was iiaile by the coustablos a general nis-h was niiiile. Constable Twoomey was ;lirown to the ground, and Constable Roche got a severe handling. The order tvns given to the Pcrinunent Force to fix bayonets, which checked the native men mid women assisting. Te Wliitu was thrown by Roche. His wife lav on liim to prevent the liuntlcnlli being put on. i'he natives were at last overcome, and ilnee other prisoner* were taken and landcuft'ed for attempting to rescue Te Wliitu, who was taken to PinigarGhii in v waggon, the otlieis walking in charge )f the Permanent I'oree. The affair lasted from fifteen t« twenty minutes.'' Wellington, Saturday. Tenders are called for rebuilding the [general p»nt and telegraph olh'ce recently destroyed by tire. A football mateh, Wellington v. Wairarapa, was played this afternoon under most fevorable circumstances. Wellington won by one goal and two tries to nil. The natives who were recently sentenced at Mongomii have been sent to the Auckland gaol. The natives in the Wairarapa district intend holding a meeting during next week, and to invite the candidates for the Masterton and Wairarapa seats to attend and give their views. Bleshkim, Saturday. Mr S. J. M'Alister, the Liberal candidate for Wairau, addressed to-night the largest meeting ever held in Blenheim. He gave a general support to the Government, and advocated the Catholic claims. The proceedings were most enthusiastic. A vote of confidence was passed l-y an . immense majority. ("Jkeymouth, Sunday. A telegram from lieefton states that the last return from the Globe mine is 81S ounces of amalgam from 190 tons of stone. The total returns for the month give 7090/.s 16d\vts of retorted gold from 925 tons of stone. With a shilling dividend the claim is averaging about £600 per week. Lately the expenses have absorbed about one week's yield out of four. The Keep-it-Dark, which has paid for many years, got last week 3740zs of amalgam from 150 tons of stone. The Just-in-Time got 3540zs of amalgam from 160 tons. The Progress got 2420zs of amalgam from 93 tons. A good many shareholders in the Great Republic (Westport) are Greymouth residents, and on Saturday they received dividends, according to the scrip they hold, of from £5 to £30. The report of Major Keddell, the commissioner appointed to inquire into the cause of the accident in the Wallsend mine is to hand. He says ISiat the primary canse of the accident was the faulty manner ■in which James Dunn drilled a hole and prepared the shot before requesting the overman to fire it. He drilled the hole with a drill of which one corner was off, making the hole too small fov the usual cartridge. He tamped the shot with coal dust, and did not pay sufficient attention to the cleavage of coal at the face. The overman was responsible for not having examined the shot properly instead ef taking Dunn's statement for granted. Major Keddell has no doubt that it was not a purely gas explosion, as many miners stated in their evidence. Major Keddell is of opinion that the management of the Wallsend mine lias been Tax, and that sufficient precautions have not been taken to secure the safety of the men working in it, considering that it has been very subject to the apperance of gas in all the working places, and lie gives instances from the evidence, such as firing shots with a naked light, not clearing the gas in places while the men have been in an adjoining working, tamping shots with coal-dust, neglect of duty to enter in the report book all instances of gas ignition, and want of care in inspecting and cleaning the safety lamps. _ Majer Keddell makes several suggestions, such as shots to be fired by heated wire and touch paper, and gas not to be cleared out of places till the men are out of the mine. He recommended the substitution of other explosives such as some nitro-glycerine compound or lime cartridge. The report book he considers is useless, as some of the most important entries are interlineations. He strongly urges the proprietors to procure better lamps for their underviewars and foremen and all who have to try for gas. He considers the Davy lamp out of date, and thinks a living gas indicator would be valuable assistance to the manager of the mine. William Lawn, iniant child of Thomas Lawn, was accidentally drowned this morning by falling down" a water closet at his father's residence. He was quite dead when recovered. The Mawhera takes 5975 ounces of gold for transhipment at Wellington. The weather is quite mild and springlike now. Ohrisstchurch, Saturday. This morning a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce and Corn Exchange interviewed Mr Richardson re the proposed alteration in the size ot the standard grain sacks from 240 to 2001b. Mr Richardson said if the change was generally demanded by those interested there would be no difficalty iu altering the railway regulations so as to carry twelve »ew sacks for the same money as charged for the carriage of ten of the present size. Sir Julius Yogel probably goes to Dunedin on Tuesday. After remaining there a. week he will return, addressing a meeting at Ashburton en route. sir john;hall~at leeston. Cheistchuecii, Sunday. Sir John Hall addressed a crowded meeting at the Oddfellows' Hall, Leeston, lart night. He was well received. He defended himself and his Government against the charges of lavish expenditure of loan and extravagance, quoting figures to show that in March, 18S2, his Government were able to point to a surplus of £200,000, and that they reduced the loan expenditure by one half. While determined not to interfere with the efficiency of the education system, he was favorable to making inquiries whether it could not be administered at less cost. lie asserted that the present Government bad not been so economical as was shown by the fact that they had increased the expenditure and had spent more than their predecessors on their residences and in travelling; expenses. He believed in thorough retrenchment, which should begin at the very top. A considerable saving might be made by paying the Governor his actual travelling expenses only, instead of the present allowance of £2500 ; by reducing the Ministerial salaries to £JSOO for the Premier and £2000 for the other Ministers ; and by reducing the honorariums to £100 or £150. He admitted tuat a man should pay taxation according to liis property, but contended that to tax large properties on higher rates than small ones was putting a tax on industry and economy. He feared that Mr Ballances's land settlement system would prove a failure, and preferred the "mixed" system practised by Mr Rolleston, under which persons with some little capital were assisted to settle, and poorer persons were located where they would be employed by their richer neighbors. He saw no need for the Land Acquisition Bill. He did not approve the tariff proposals of the Government, because they wished to tax certain articles which could not bear taxation; though he believed in moderately protecting such industries as could be profitably pursued in the coloiiy. He ascribed the depression to the low prices of produce, the want of confidence in the colony prevailiiigiiiothercoun tries through our large indebtedness, and the alarm created by the wild theories advanced by some public men, and to the large sums sent away annually for interest. The last cause was duo mainly to abuse of the public works policy. What was needed was to import less and export more ; to practise economy in the public service, and to endeavor to open up jiew industries, such as the export of lairy produce. Especially must the colony practically stop borrowing. There were, lie thought, works in progress now which it would be better to stop than carry on with borrowed money, The address was frequently applauded, Jiough there was some slight interruption. \ vote of thanks was passed on the motion )f one of Sir John Hall's supporters, who ;aid that no doubt a vote of confidence vould be given through the ballot box. V portion of the audience gave cheers for iir Julius Vogel and Sir Rabert Stout.