TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XV, Issue 5309, 21 November 1878, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

[FROM OUR OWN' CORRESPONDENTS.] TU-VMES, Wednesday.

Queen of Beauty.—ln breaking down the No. 1 or mam lode bayou-.l the slide to -day strong colours of gold were seen in the stoue. In the face the re* f U 4 feet thick At a meeting "f the Kxeoutiw Committee of the Karaka-T.iraru t-.iuiel scheme, held this afternoon, a prospectus was agreed upon, which will be rc-;ul before a public meeting to be htld to morrow ovt-n::^. TliC tlower show in aid of the Ladies' l>eucvolent Society in a great success. The display of vegetibh-s is esp. cully good. A valuable c:ip has breti presented by a lady in England for competition by the Thaiues Naval I'r;_;:i<h\ G iSftORNE, Wednesday. .Mr. ].»rasse\*, .solicitor, has issued a writ Mr. Webb, of the SOuidard. on bfhalf of Mr. Fred'ri'.'k Humphries, e-itor of the 11' lor £1000. for a libel in an article of the iSl<ir<dard of the 19; h, COKOMANDKL, Wtdnc^r.y. Pride Tribute —McNeil and party have a gooS parcel of specimens from the Erin's Hope. The Conjeb are sending six toiiS of good stutT to the battery. The Bright Smile a-e driving on to the low level ; a splendid re.f is to hand, about "a foot wide, full of mine als, in good C 'uufrv The paddock is full of quartz. They will crash short!}*. tiapid progress is being made iu repairing the tramway. DUNELjIN", \\ednesday. The Herald takes exception to th'i decision of the Boaril Inquiry into the Taupo disaster as being unnecessarily severe. It says :— 4i We tiruil} believe that had an inquiry into the cause of the Taupo disaster been made by any competent Court, th« result have been very different. The cause of the collision would have been elicited, and this is what the present inquiry entirely failed to do, aud blame would havebeen clearly awarded. AVe canuot compliment the Government upou the first fruits of the operation of the Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1577, which recently became law, aud we trust that even now the Governor will see his way to mitigate the severity of the sentence passed upon the captain and chief officer."

The Synod concluded its labours last evening. The Bev. Mr. Beaumont's motion re providing religious education for 3'oung in the public schools of the colony, was shelved.

SSO shares in Kempthorne, Prosser ami Co.'s Drug Company, have been applied for in Dunedin, 500 in Christchurch, 000 in Wellington, and 1000 in Auckland. Last night, James Stewart, receiving clerk at railway station, sustained severe injuries to the left side of the face through jumping off a train while iu motion. A report made current by the morning papers that he wa3 set upon and assaulted while proceeding home, is entirely without foundation. The Secretary and Treasurer of the Otago Cricket Association telegraphed to Captain Gregory as follows :—" We have the honour to inform you that at the annual meeting of our association, it was unanimously resolved that the hearty congratulations of our asssciation be forwarded to the Australian team on their well-deserved sunceiis during their tour through England and America. We need scarcely say that wo have the greatest possible pleasure in giving effect to the foregoing resolution, and beg to assure you that in no part of the colony has the career of the eleven been watched with keener interest than in Otago. The visit of the team to Dnnedin left most pleasant recollections, and every stage of their afterprogress ha 3 elicited our warmest sympathy. We have to convey to yourself, Mr. Conway, and each member of the eleven our sineere3t and warmest good wishes." The following telegram was received today, in reply to a complimentary letter forwarded by the Otago Cricket Association to Australian Team:—"Auckland, November 20. John O. Eva, C'rieket Association, Dunedin : Please return thanks on behalf of Australians for your kind expressions of goodwill and welcome. We are all well and in good spirits. Our reception here has been grand.—John' Cos way." [PRE-S AGENCY. NAPIER, Wednesday. Mr. J. H. Vautier was the only candidate for the Mayoralty, and was, therefore, elected. A good deal of agitation is going on about dilatoriness in proceeding with the erection of a new hospital. The d. fieiency of accommodation in the present building has been brought under public notice by the incumbent of St. John's. The committee, it appears, are waiting for the £1001) promised by Sir George Grey. They have repaatedly applied to the Government for the money, but the replies received are not deemed satisfactory. Colonel Whitmore will be interviewed on the subject to-mor-row. WELLINGTON', Wednesday. TJiider instructions from the Colonial Secretary, an information for misdemeanour will be laid against George Wood, who kept his lunatic sistc-r under restraint for 20 years. The information will be Jaid under the 50tli section of the Lunatic Act, IS6B. The Hon. Mr. Sheehan, accompanied by Ur. Hector, will proceed North to morrow to meet Rewi, it is stated, and arrange to see Te Whiti regarding the Hiroki affair, and settle respecting the coming native meeting in March next. Sir George Grey left to-day, in the Binemoa, for the Kawau.

Mr. Oliver Wakefield, Under-Secretary for Goldfields, has also left for an official visit to the Thames.

Lt ia understood that the fnion Company at once take charge of MeMeckan's boats, the Ringaropma, now on the coast, having run the la3t trip for her former owners. CHHISTCHURCIT, Wednesday. Yesterday Mr. Allwriyht was elected Mayor of Lyfctelton. A man named Henry Dunn, a storekeeper, at Waimate, was comin.: to Christchureh by express train last night, and when near Addington, he was thrown from the platform. and had his leg broken above the TIMARU, Wednesday. The bush fire at Waimate was raging again last night, and the town was threatened. The insurance losses, as far as can be ascertained, are : Liverpool, -EIOO ; New Zealand, £50; Standard, £50; Transatlantic, £100; Union, £250. Kayes's bueh is only a little damaged. He started yesterday with n gang of men to erect a new mill. . DUNELkN, \Vedno3day. The bricklayers have decided to advance their wages from 14s to 15s a-:lay. It is said they cannot be obtained here under £1 a-day. The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce has received a telegram from the Commissioner of Customs that the Collectors ef Customs have been instructed to allow fencing wire to bo landed unier the deposit of the entry, and to be cleared by the entry Msoon as the exemption in the new tariff becomes operative.

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