TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume VIII, Issue 1503, 15 December 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.)

WELLINGTON, December 13

The Naval Artillery will shortly go into emp at Point Halswell ior ten A&yß for instruction in fort and big gnn drill.

The Minister ot Public Works left for Napier, via Masterton, this morning. He also visits New Plymouth, and returns in about ten days. He then goes to the West Coast of the South Island.

WELLINGTON, December 14

At a meeting of the local shareholders in the Npw Zealand Shipping Company, & rep)y was received from the chairman to a letter urging the claims ol the North Island to share in the management. Mr. Murray Ainsley said that a limitation iv the number of directors was approved at the last annual meeting, and the articles of the association did not permit local boards in the colony. He begged them to wait until Harper's mission to England had been completed. The letter was condemned as inaccurate and unsatisfactory, and it was resolved to inlortu cue c?tairra«n that the re.su)i oi Ha>pe/V<? mission would be awaited, but they did not imend to po-tpone action indefinitely. A list of the Wellington shareholders qualified to act as directors was piep.ired, and iirrangenients made to seenre the necessary vote-'. Letters from B'enheiin shareholders offered co-operat : on.

The New Zealand Cross will be presented to Lieutenant- Colonel McDonnell bo-morrow at ihe Parliamentary Buildings.

Tbe first case under the Defence Act, 1886\ \n the city is now, in bourse of progress against a private in a local company. By section 47 and the following section of this act, the officer commanding a Volunteer Company is empowered to inflict fines for certain offences, and on non -payment of the same, to report the case to the commanding officer of the district. The fine still remains unpaid notwithstanding an order io itanb £oect the papers including the order are sent to the clerk to the bench, who records the order which has there and then without further judicial procedure the same effect as if conviction recorded, and a distress warrant ia issued for the recovery of fine and costs.

From the Aorangi, which arrived two days ago, has been landed (he material for the construction oi new boflera for the Hinenioa. The only manufactured ma terial imported is the boiler plates with flanges. For the last three or four days tbe

weather has been very changeable, and each day three or four changes from hot nor' -westers to cold southerlies have taken place. Some of the suburban school committees have determined to enforce the compulsory clauses after the New Year. The Old Soldiers' Claims Commissioners have returned, having completed tbe hearing of claims.

The " Conquering Hero," ai Corom&ade^ is the third company which has been floated in consequence of the promise of the Government ot a subsidy to the Kapanga Company. This subsidy (£IOOO in amount) was voted on condition that a company was formed in England, with a capital of £20,000. The subsidy was to be paid at the rate of 5 per cent, on the expenditure incurred in further sinking the shaft, ia order that the low levels might be properly lested.

In the course of his valedictory address, Matthew Burnett, the temperance advocate, remarked that since landing at the Bluff four years ago, he had held no fewer than 1250 services, 1000 being as an advocate of temperance principles, and the remainder on purely religious matters.

The magisterial enqniry into the striking of the steamer 2a watir), on Sa»/»oloto Isfaad, laet Tuesday, commenced today. No new facts were elicited. Alter the evidence of the captain and chief officer the Court adjourned until Wednesday afternoon.

AUCKLAND, December 15

At the civil sessions Tamahi, a Maori chief, recovered £300 damages for malicious prosecution from John Anson Subritsky, Mongonm.

The new building oi St. Benedict's Church is to be built in brick. GISBORNE, December 15.

At the Supreme Court, Kawiri Karoha, false pretences, was acquitted ; Ruka, uttering forged cheque, nine months; Jacob Tornsback. attempting murder, nine months ; Ambrose Wilkins was found guilty of unlawfully wounding, sentence deferred.

DUNEDIN. December 15.

A body found in the Clutha River near Tuapeka is declared by a jury to be that of Andrew Dalziel. An open verdict was relumed as there was no evidence as to bow he fell into the river..

"While ibe Mararoa was at Dunedin a charge was made for inspection, and j£Boo was collected and divided among- the local charitable bodies.

The Victorian Legislature recently passed a resolution that those who had been members of the Assembly prior to the advent of the railways should be granted free passes. Vincent Pyke has received one.

TIMARU, December 15. At the Supreme Court, Fatrich Aron, for stealing, was acquitted.