Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 8221, 26 November 1888, Page 3

Telegraphic.

iPEK UNITED PJIESS ASSOCIATION. 1 „ ,„ . , _ Auckland, Saturday. Mr Shirley Baker, junior, whohw recovered from the gunshot wound inflicted on him by the natives at Tongatabu, left this afternoon by the s.s. Rfehmond for the Islands. He retnras to Tonjmtabii, having in bis charge a turret clock ordered $L ]ni G T e xT f 0 * tbe tower of tue E ifi l ».? hapel » NQ kualoia. The clock and fittings as supplied by Mr Bartletr, Auck.and., include a Uell weighing 3cwt A compete peal D f bells for thi same c^nrch, have bsen ordered by King , fUe Auckland Amateur Athletic and <2!ycle Clnb held sports tn the Domain encket ground to-daj'. About 1500 people, were present. The programme comprised loot races and bicycle contests, and the sport was of an excellent character. Clayton won the principal event, the •gnarter-niile handicap. Mr Parkes, inventor of Parkes 1 process •for dealing with refractory ores, has stated in an interview that at Katikati he obtained some specimens of quartz rich in both gold and silver. He brought away from the hot lakes district a large quantity of specimens for shipment to his house in London, including efflorescent sulphur, silica, obsidian, &c The Maori Catholic Church afc Jerusalem, sixty miles up the Wanganui river, yas burnt down yesterday. Supposed incendiarism. The police are enquiring. At a few minutes after 5 o'clock this morning a prisoner named George Millar, on committal for stealing bides, ■escaped from the Wanganui gaol. He was acting as cook for the establishruent, and had been called to light tbe fire. He cot through tho grating above the small yard attached to tiie Kitchen, and had about ten minutes' start of the warder. Tiio hunt was commenced, and at 11 one of the warders unexpectedly landed on him about five miles from the gaol, and by 12.30 the prisoner was safe in his cell again. This la the second escape from this gaol, though tho building 13 quite new, and supposed to be built according to latest designs. Wellington, Saturday. There is a cold southerly wind blowing, With heavy showers of rain. Theelection of three clerical repnsentatives for the diocese of Wellington in the General Synod, which meets at Dunedin early next year, resulted in the return of Archdeacon Fancourt, and the Revs. Toogood and A. O. Williams. The returns received to date .show that the property tax collected throughout the colony amounts to £206,000. Some small amounts have yet to come to hand, aud there is, of conrse, a second instalment of large, umounts. Sunday. The local Naval Brigade recently arranged a niatch with several other Naval Brigades in the colony, the conditions beinp 200, 300, and 500 yards, ten men, seven shots. The match took place yesterday with the following result :—Wellington, 681 ; Nelson, 672 ; Oamaru, 603; Lyttelton, 576 ; Peninsula, 574 ; Wanganui, 568; Napier, 481 ; Westport, 371. The Dunedin Navals did not fire, as the range was occupied, and tbe result of the Greymouth shooting has not yet been received. Messrs C. \Y. Benbow and W. Brown will represent the Wellington Chess Club in the tournament at Chmtchnrch for the championship of New Zealand, Yesterday a man named Thomas Hogan, with several aliases, who was detected in the act .of concealing a quantity of tobacco where the prisoners were working at Mount Cook, was sentenced to 38 hours' imprisonment. Practices of this kind have been very frequent of late, and the gaol authorities have kept a lookout. Tenders are to be called at once for the Ashuret contract of the Palmerston-Wood-ville line (eight miles). Blenheim, Saturday. ■" This morning some excavators Blenheim discovered 3 human skeleton • believed to be that of William Reeves, formerly of Spring Creek, near here. He was missed 17 years ago. At Gorries' claim (Mahakipawa) the washing for the week was 48ozs of splendid looking gold. Five sailors of the ship Clairninount, at Picton, refused duty and were- given into custody by the captain. The Mayor went •with the men and the captain to the Court-house. Tlio men complained they •were not allowed soap, &c, and thought they ought to be allowed pocket money in port. At present they were allowed none. They also complained of the' hours and having to work the cargo. Tbe captain stated he could compel them to • work any time, aud would allow no spending money in port until leaving. The Mayor said it was rather bard, but he could not compel the captain to comply ■with the sailors' wishes, and advised them to obtain legal advice. He asked the captain to release them until 2 -o'clock, whan, if the dispute is not settled, the sailers will again be taken into custody for insubordination. Christchubch, Saturday. John Woodward, the local candidate for the Lincoln seat, addressed a meeting at Springs ton lastnight. The proceedings were somewhat farcical. The audience chaffed tbe candidate, who fully returned their chaff. He said the name of New Zealand would not be improved by its going forth to the world that its people were becoming a nation of whisky millers, an allusion to Mr Saunders' State distillery scheme. He had advocated a scheme of " Jubilee"" farm land system, founded on that of the ancient Jews. After, over an hour's good humored disorder, Mr Woodward concluded by singing "God Bless New Zealand," a song of his own composition, to the tune of the National Anthem. / TIMARU, Saturday. Another ■wool-stealer was dealt with by the R. if .'-this' morning'.- He was in the employ of Elworf hy's 'station, and had been C n -rurcd carting skins to town. He was barged with stealing three skins, value

I2s, and disposing of them. He had not sold them, Ihowever, but given them to tfru baffflan at one of the hotels to wake mats of. He was fined 20s, and costs 12s. At the sixth aunnal meeting of the South Canterbury .Refrigerating Company the report showed a profit for the year of £5584 Os Id, which was appropriated as follows :— 10 per cent dividend to share holders, and 2d per head, bonus to shippers, the balance to be can ied for ward. The total number of stock frozen for the year was 67,133 sheep and 3543 lambs, a decrease of 3539 on the previous years record. The rise in mutton had resulted in a handsome profit to the company, which during the last two years had paid no dividend. Oamaru, Saturday. The Oamarn .Navals in the match with the other corps made 603. DUNEDIN, Saturday. John M'lntyre, a laborer employed at the Purakcnuv Cliffs works, was seriously injured by an explosion of dyn&mite. A four-roomed house at Ureen Island, occupied by Miss Jessie Gray, was burned down this morning. Insurance, £50 in the National office. At the inquest on William Earland, \vho_ was a manufacturing chemist, a verdict of "died from natural causes" was returned. Dr. Alexander said that death tnight have resulted from an 'overdose of- chloral, not necessarily intentional, as deceased had been abstaining from food, but the appearances were consistent with death from natural causes.