TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 12, 24 December 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[ [BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] ' [PER PRKSS ASSOCIATION.] . WbTiLIKOTon. December 22. The Agent-General notifies through cable the sailing of the ship Gainsborough, with 250 imurgrnnts for Kelson and Wellington; the Carnal ie and Wanganui with 438 for Canterbury ; 1 the Piat-o and Wellington with 462 for Port Chalmers. Oamaru. December 22. Afc the Resident Magistrate's Court nine publicans were fined 40.-1 each for allowing Yankee grab to be played on Iheir premises. From tbe evidence of two witnesses ifc transpired that they were engaged by Cogan, a boarding bouse keeper, who some time ago was fined heavily for sly grog selling. CiiitisciiuitCH, December 22. The conversion of the gauge of the North Can terbury .rail way line is completed, and trains are running as ÜBiia)i Ifc is reported tlnfc the Colorado bottle has beeu found in fi/8 places in South Canteibnry. Taupo, December 22. Conelly, landscape painter, returned here yesfcerd iy. He has made the firat real ascent of Tongariro. He had climbed even tbe cinder cone of Ngaruave, where he has built a cairn of atones on tbe lip of the outer crater, whicli is not a single one as hitherto believed, bnfc double, the inuer one being much smaller. The valley between is corered with white sand and granite boulders and many colored rocks. Connelly descended into this valley, whore not even a lichen was to be seen. Volumes 'of steam were, emitted from the inner crater whose lip appeared in the distance to be covered with a coating of molten sulphur. Slight tremors of the ground were felt occasionally and no sound disturbed the weirdlike solitude of the smouldering volcano. The sketches taken by Connolly of these strange scenes fell into the hands of the natives who robbed him of his bore and other property, He has laid criminal information in court here against Huitatabi the native who committed tbis robbery.