NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 4460, 29 February 1876, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

THAMEG, Monday. In the Royal Charter, Tararu, Fisher and iparty realised ;S ozs. gold from tons. The West Coast (Wether&li tribute) •crushed 40 tons: 3tone for 48 ozs. ■& dwts. 12 ,gr3. melted gold. For the Little Lizzie, liaraka, »the shareholders obtained 11 ozs, gold from 28 lbs. i stone. From Hunter's .claim, Te Fapa?Gully, 3 :tons -11 ozs. 17 dwts. melted .gold. Tho Moanatairi gold melted 244 .ozs. 4 •dwts. From:.the Caledonian, two parcels, on jnelting, ; gave ISS ozs. 11 dwts., and 126. ozs. dwts. gold. The Crown Company's ground of 4i acres, at Tairua, with all itc rights, was sold;At auction: for £3S, to Mr. 'Wickhani. COROMANDEL, Monday. A parcel specimens from the Union Beaah, -in all; about 20 lbu. f was obtained today. The Black Reef Company have struck the ttef in-the shaft. The Tokatea have found a new specimen leader £a*the'.Vas level. MAKETU, Monday. Tiro^(handred of the Urewera tribe arrived at Whakatane, on .their way to Tauranga, to obtgin satisfaction for the murder of Petera Koikoi. '/They are all armed to -the teeth. A great meeting .is now being held here relative to surveys. .Great excitement exists amongst the Arawas. ;[PEE63 AGENCY.] TENDERS CALLED FOR GOVERNMENT BANKING ACCOUNT. WELLINGTON, Monday. Tenders are invited for the conduct of the waking business -of the .General Government, to be sent in before the 20th April Any agreement entered into to ice ilerminable by either party on six months* given to the other. There is a. list of conditions attached. Amongst them are these : The new contract 4oesjQot commence until the expiration of ; all moneys which Government .to .deposit shall be deposited in the bank f(T business is conducted, provided ice Government shall be at liberty when.credit balance at London shall exto deposit the excess in some . the Government shall also be at terty to invest any of its credit in interest securities, and if at any time the jernment considers the bank unsafe, it is oeatrliberty tc remove from its bankers money lying to its credit in their hands ; i i oa advance to be charged on the it balance of the whole acoount. . - Campbell, who was apprehended on for S er y. was to-day brought up • W? 9 • Court and discharged, there evidence given. fromknowing produce telegram received Affann n ew * Zealand Loan and Mercantile 7 vompany (Limited), dated London,

17th February :—" Wool sales opened with spirit at the level of last sales. The opening catalogue contained 6000 bales. Competition by both home and foreign buyers is active. Up to date 103,000 bales have arrived. 7000 bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct. The sales will close on the 4th prox. The next sales will commence on the Bth prox. Tallow holders demand higher rates.

THE COLONIAL FIRING AT WANGANUI.

OTAGO LEADING FOR INFANTRY BELT.

ARMSTRONG (THAMES) WINNER OF FOURTH MATCH.

WANGANUT, Monday. FOURTH INFA-VTR Y MATCH. To-day's firing commenced with the competition for the prizes in the Fourth Infantry Match. The shooting was good, Armstrong, of the Thames, and winner of the same match last year, topping the list with a splendid score of 69 points. The ranges were 200, 500, and 600 yards ; seven shots at each. The weather was fine, the barometer standing at 33*33. The names of prize winners, with the number of points made by each, are as follow : — Armstrong (Thames), Ist prize, £10 ... 69 Gilbert, A.C., 2nd prize, £9 67 Mann (Otago), 3rd prize, £8 65 Adams (Otago), 4th prize, £7 65 Dunlop (Invercargill), sth prize, £6 ... 64 Wilson (Otago), 6th prize, £4 64 Willcocks (Otago), 7th prize, £3 ... 64 Armstrong (Wanganui), Sth prize, £2 63 The range prizes (£2 each) were taken : — At 200 yards, by Willcocks, Otago, with 24 points. At 500 yards, by Gilbert, A.C., with 25 points. And at 600 yards, by Armstrong, Thames, with 25 points. The highest aggregate scores at the conclusion were as follow :— Armstrong, Thames ... ... ... 186 Willcocks, Otago ISI Wilson, Otago ... ... ... ISI Armstrong, Wanganui ... .. ... 181 Mann, Otago 17S Gilbert, A.C 176 Mellsopp, Waiuku 175 Blackie, Otago ... ... ... 175 Adams, Otago 173 Anderson, Otago... ... ... ... 171 Crawford, Waiuku ... ... ... 170 Frederick, Otago .. ... ... ... 169 Dunlop, Invercargill ... 16S Capstick, Otago ... ... ... ... 16S Paynter, Nelson ... ... ~ ... 167 Murray, Thames 10G

FIFTH INFANTRY JIATCH. The firing of the fifth and last match in the series of contests, for the possession of the Champion Infantry Belt, was commenced after dinner. The 500 and 600 yards ranges only being taken, leaving the shooting at the 200 yards range to take place to-morrow, so •that the firing for the two Champion Belts may be finished on the same day. There were seven shots at each range, the scores being as follow Willcocks, Otago ... 43 Blackie, Otago 43 Crawford, Waiuku 42 Capstick, Otago ... ... ... ... 40 Mellsop, Waiuku ... ... ... 39 Mann, Otago 39 Wilson, Otago ... ... ... 38 Paynter, Nelson ... ... ... ... 37 Armstrong, Thames ... ... ... 35 Adams, Otago ... ... ... ... -35 Dunlop, Invercargill 35 Murray, Thames... ... .. ... 34 Anderson, Otago... ... ... ... 32 Gilbert, A.C 32 Morrow, Auckland 4 ... ... ... 31 W. Armstrong, Wanganui ... ... 29 Frederick, Otago 29

THE LSFANTKY CHAMPIONSHIP. The highest aggregate scorers for the Belt are now are follows :— Willcocks, Otago... ... ••• Armstrong, Thames ... ... ... 221 Wilson, Otago ... ... ... ... 219 Blackie, Otago ... ... ... ... 21S Mann, Otago 217 Mellsopp, Waiuku ... ... ... 214 Crawford, Waiuku 212 W. Armstrong, Wanganui 210 Gilbert, A.O 208 Adams, Otago ... ... ... ... 20S Capstick, Otago ... ... ... ... 20S Payuter, Nelson ... ... ... ... 204 Anderson, Otago... ... ... ... 203 Dunlop, Invercargill ... ... ... 203 Morrow, Auckland ... ... ... 201 Munyard, Westland ... 201 G. Armstrong, Wanganui ... ... 201 Harding, Oamaru ... ... ... 201 Murray, Thames... ... ... ... 200 Frederick, Otago 19S The 500 yards range in the Fifth Carbine Match will be taken before breakfast to-mor-row morning, leaving the 300 yards and 200 yards ranges for the afternoon. The 200 yards range in the FifthJnfantry Match will also be taken to-morcow afternoon. SCOB.ES OF AUCKLAND AND THAMES REPRESENTATIVES. The scores made by the Auckland and Thames Infantry representatives in all the complete matches yet fired arc as follow :— first infantry match. Ranges : 400, 500, and 600 yards; 7 shots at each. Range prizes : Highest scorer, 400 yards, £2 ; highest scorer at 500 yards, £2 ; highest scorer at 600 yards, £2. Match prizes : Ist prize, £10; 2nd prize, £9; 3rd prize; £S; 4th prize, £7; sth prize, £G ; Gth pi'ize, £4; 7th prize, £3 ; Sth prize, £2.

Morrow, Ist prize 2G 22 17 65 Armstrong, Thames ... 25 23 13 61 Fenton, do. ... ... 25 16 17 5S Murray, do. ... ... 22 18 14 54 Thomas, do. ... ... 20 24 7 51 Gordon, do. 14 23 13 50 JEW, do 20 16 13 49 Hicks, do. ... ... ... 16 20 12 4S Brown, do. ... ... 13 14 14 41 SECOND INFAKTiiy MATCH. Range, 200 yards; ten shots; ties to be fired off shot for shot at the same range as the match. Frizes: Ist prize, £10; 2nd prize, £8 ; 3rd prize, £7; 4th prize, £6 ; sth prize, £5; 6th prize, £4; seventh prize, £3; Sth prize, £2. Hicks, Ist prize, Thames ... ... 29 Thomas, do. ... ... 29 Morrow, Auckland ... ... ... 2S : .Fagg, Thames ... ... ... ... 28 Armstrong, do. ... ... .... ... 28 Gordon, do. ... ... ... ... 27 Murray, do. ... ... ... ... 25 Fenton, do. ... ... ... ... 24 Brawn, do. ... 19 THIRD INFANTRY MATCH. Range, 300 yards; 10 shot 3; ties to be fired .off shot for shot at the same range as the match. Frizes; Ist prize, £10 ; 2nd prize, £8; 3rd prize, £7 ; 4th prize, £6; Sth prize, £5 ; 6th prize, £4 ; 7th prize, £3 ; Sth prize, £2. Murray (Thames), Ist prize 32 Armstrong, -do. ... ... ... ... 2S Thomas, ao 2S Fenton, do. ... ... ... ... 26 Morrow (Auckland) 26 Hicks (Thames) ... 25 Gordon, do, 25 Jagg, do. ... ..... ... ... ... 23 Brown, do. .... 11 FOCRTH ;UvFANTRY MATCH. Ranges, 200, -50Q, and 600 yards; 7 shots at each. Range prizes: Highest scorer, at 200 yards, £2; highest scorer at 500 yards, £2; highest scorer at :600 yards, £2. Match prizes : Ist prize, £10;j 2nd prize, £9; 3rd prize, £8 ; 4th prize, £7 5 sth prize, £6; 6th prize, £4 ; 7th prize, £3j Sth prize, £21 Armstrong (Thames), Ist prize ... 22 23 24—69 Brown, Thames ... ..... 18 16 22—56 Murray ~ ••• ••• 19 20 16—55 Fagg ... - 17 22 14-53 Fenton . 24 17 12-53 Thomas " 18 IS 16-52 Morrow, Auckland ... 1§ l£ 51 Hicks, Thames ... ••• 15 20 9 11 Gordon „ 13 12 S-39 CERISTCHURCH, Monday. A man named Freeborn, a commission, agent, ■ committed suicide this afternoon,- it is supposed because of inability to pay over certain. moneys he had collected for a butcher named Garforth. The latter met Froeboni this morning* And asked himiio

settle up. They walked together to the Criterion Hotel, where Freeborn lodged. He then ostensibly went to his bedroom for his books. On returning he passed- through the commercial room to the back yard, saying to a person"who accosted him, " I'll be back in a second." In a few minutes afterwards a man, going to the water-closet, found Freeborn on the ground quite dead, with a shot wound on the right temple. He was unmarried. An inquest will be held tomorrow. The Christchurch District Drainage Board decided to-day to borrow £100,000, being part of the £250,000 intended to be spent in drainage works in Christchurch and suburbs. The money is to be borrowed for 50 years, at 6 per cent. Two shocks of earthquake were felt here and at Akaroa on Saturday, but so slight that few felt them. Mr. Campbell sold his entire thoroughbred Castaway for 500 guineas. The horse is not likely to leave the province. SERIOUS SHOCK OF EARTHQUAKE!. OAMAE.U, Monday. Further shock of earthquakes, but not serious, were experienced at 1.10 p.m. and 10.53 p.m. on Sunday, and at 1.20 this morning ; minor shocks continued uutil 4 a.m. Xo further damage has been done. The shocks in Saturday caused serious injury to the hospital chimneys, which were shaken down, and one patient thrown out of his bed. A meeting oE the Hospital Committee will be held this afternoon to take steps for the repairs of the building. Yesterday the earthquake was referred to from the pulpits of the various churches; and Mr. Gifiord, Incumbent of St. Luke's, hiutecl that if shocks continued, the service in one church might have to be discontinued. He also urged that the buildings erected in future should be so built as to meet the contingency of earthquakes. There is quite a scare here.

TIMARU, Monday. Another accident occurred here this afternoon. William Hecklin, a labourer, was buried by a fall of earth while doing excavating work in Cain's Terrace, and sustained, among other injuries, a fracture of the right leg. DUNEDIN, Monday. Davis, of Wilson's Circus, beat Drake, a pedestrian, at 100 yards race on the cricket ground. Drake then got a start given him, and won. Two thousand five hundred people attended Mr. Bright's lecture on "Free Thought" last night. It was listened to with great attention. Mr. Robert Stout took the chair. The s.s. Wellington came to Dunedin this trip, and probably all the New Zealand Company's steamers will. Weights for Publican's Handicap: Templeton, 9 st. 5 lbs. ; Guy Fawkes, 8 st. 12 lbs.; Parawhenua, S fit. 7 lbs. ; Rory O'More, 8 st. 3 lbs. ; Defamer, S st. 3 lbs. ; King Phillip, S st. 2 lbs. ; Tadmor, S st. 2 lbs. ; Hercules, 5 st. ; Daniel O'Rorke, S st. ; Elfin King, 7 8 lbs. ; Fishhook, 7 st. 0 lbs. ; Flying Fish, 7 st. 6 lbs. : Flying Fish, 7 st. 4 !b3. ; ITax>hazard, 7 st. 4 lbs. ; Cocksure, 7 st. 3 lbs. ; Pungawerawera, 7 st. 3 lbs. ; Cloth of Gold, 7 st. ; The Chief, 0 st. 12 lbs.; Ariel, 6 st. 12 lbs., brown filly by Ravensworth ; Barbary, 6 st. 10 lbs. ; Merry Monarch, 6 st. 7 lbs. ; Sir William, 6 st. 7 lbs. ; Jack the Flat, 6 st. o lbs. ; Nelly, 6 st. Jockey Club Handicap : Templeton, 9 st. 3 lbs. ; Guy Fawkes, S st. 10 lbs. ; Korari, 8 st. 3 lbs. ; Daniel O'Rorke, S st. 1 lb. ; King Phillip, 8 st. 1 lb. ; Tadmor, 8 st. 1 lb.; Hercules, 7 st. 12 lbs. ; Rory O'More, 7 st. 10 lb3. ; Tommy Dodd, 7st. 8 lbs. ; Fishhook, 7 st. 6 lbs. ; Elfin King, 7 st. 5 lbs. ; Tattler, 7 at. 5 lbs. ; Right Bower, 7 st. 4 lbs. ; Cocksure, 7 st. 3 lbs. ; Punga/■werewere, 7st. I lb. ; Arnoliia, 7 et. 1 lb. ; Cloth of Gold, 7 st. 1 lb. ; Flyingfish, .7 st. ; Hap-hazard, 7 st. ; The Chief, j 6 oi. 12 9 c iq - lbo. , Game Cock, 6 st. 7 Jbs. ; Merry Monarch, 6 st. 6 lbs. ; Sir William, G st. 6 lbs. ; Seamstress, 6 st.; Jack the Flat, 6 st.; Seabird, 5 st. 12 lbs.; one filly by Stormbird, Merrimac, 5 st. 7 lbs. Hurdle Race : Tommy Dodd, 11 st. 7 lbs.; Theodore, list.; Kildare, 10st. 2 lbs ; Whalebone, 10st.; Auckland Kate, 10 st.; Banjo,,, 9 st. 5 lbs.; Coquette, S st. 7 lbs.; Mutineer, 8 st. 5 lbs. Steeplechase : Tommy Dodd, 12 st.; Theodore, 11 st. 11 lbs.; Kildare, 10 st. 7 1b3.; Whalebone, 10 st. 5 lbs.; Auckland Kate, 10 st. 5 lbs.; Banjo, 9st 7 lbs.; Mutineer, 9st9 lbs.; Native, 9 st.