Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10059, 29 July 1895, Page 3

Telegraphic.

[tfElt UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, Satuiday. The directors of the Norfolk mine, Tararu, accepted the following terms today from the English purchasers of the company :— £94,000 capital, the buyers to deposit £10,000 guarantee, providn £30,000 working capital (half immediately available), the Norfolk shareholders to receive 21,248 chares paid up, Dunedln 7650 shares, and Sunbeam and Excelsior 6400 between them. Try Flake crushings— 237oz of gold for four weeks, Alpha shares roaa from 4i to 5j owing to a cable statiug that the sale negotiatiouf are very favorable. Later, A oable message received to-day confirms the news of the (bating of lac Walteknuri Extended Company in London, A London ageut is negotiatiatiog for the puichane of the Alpha mine, and a syndicate for the Sheridan (Tapu) mine. Kapanga mine yield for the months' operations :— 473cz, realising £1372 from 50 tona quartz. Moat of the exoursionlsts who took passage by the Ovalau last trip, which was the first of the winter excursions to the Islands left her daring the trip, some in tendiog to make a short stay, and others to spend the winter in the Islands. WANGANUI, Saturday. The Royal Chapter of Druids was held this morning for the purpose of opening a Royal Arch Chapter under the District Grand Lodge, North Island. Bro. M'Kay (Wellington) opened the chapter, after which some 40 members took degrees, and officers were elected. Sunday. About 10.45 on Saturday night a fiveroomed house in Upper Wilson-Btreet was barnt to the ground. The house, which was on tho Industrial School eatato, 'was leased by Mr Atkln and occupied by Mr Hogg, carpenter. Only a sewing machine and a few small articles were saved. Insurances— House £100 in tho London and Lancashire, furniture £100 la the Phoenix. The police received information from Karlol on Saturday night that a man named VVhitmore, who has been keeping a private school at Oikuue, cleared out on Friday night with all he could lay hands on, and also taking two boya named Jewell, aged 11 and 14 respectively. He has been traced to Ward's, Taupo, through the bdow, and it is believed that the boys have perished with cold. No reason is forthcoming for the man's aotion, A constable was nout from here at once, and search parties are out from Karloi. Wellington, Satnrday. The Court of Appeal to d»v granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council In the case of Wlnlata To Wharo v, Davoy and others, in regard to Ihe Maugaohanu blouk The Court ordered that the prohibition should not lssus [pending tho appeal, but that the parties should remain ia the same position as If the order mado by the Chief Jndgo of tho Native L»ml Court had never been made. Security was ordered to be given for the costs of the action and appeal, but tho Court refused an order that security be given for the mesne profits, . , Later, The Governor, accompanied by tho Countess of Glasgow, opened the annnal exhibition connected with tne Academy of Fine Arts tliiu afternoon in the presence of a large mini bee of ladles and gentlemen. Lord Gl&sgow said that, although not an artist, he observed a marked improvement this year, nob only in the number of exhibits, but also In the coloring and treatment of pictures. He was glad to notice a larger number of portrait paintings this year, many evincing great fidelity to the originals, fTe hoped students would etill progress yenr by year, and wished the noademy increased prosperity. In addition to the exhibits from vnrlous part of tliu colouy a number of line pictures huve come across from Australia. Sunday. A young man named Thomas M'Clnskie was admitted to tho hospital yestardny at nbout mldulgbb, sniTeriiiK from serious Injuries alleged to have been Indicted by a in'ui named Henry KiRK, who has been takon luto custody. Tho men huJ a quarrel, and liigg, being worsted, took up