NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5628, 29 November 1879, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FKOIT OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] THAMES, TTriday-™ At the Kesident Magistrate's Gourt to-day Robert Trotter, a settler at Waiomo, was convicted of ill-nßing an apprentice from the Naval Training School, named W. W. Moore, and fined £1 and costs. The indentures were ordered to be cancelled. Jane McConuell, <i white girl, who was found living with the Maoris at Ohinemuri, was ordered to be handed over to her mother. [press association.] WANGANUI, Friday.

After the races, Leoni Dare, formerly on the stage, aud now barmaid at the Wairoa Hotel, Waverley, was struck on the head with a beer glass by a drunken man, and received a dangerous wound. Her condition is critical. WELLINGTON, Friday. It is stated that after Monday the -wuges of the tramway employees mil be lednced, and that their hoars will be increased. By an Order-in-Conncil the exportation oE dynamite from New Zealand to the South Sea Islands has been prohibited. It was mentioned to-day that the directors of the Tramway Company had received a lawyer's letter from some of the shareholders threatening legal proceedings in reference to the floating of the company. Railway communication with Feathcreton was restored to-day, Alice Sutton was charged before the justices to-day with the wilful murder of her infant on the 18th inst. The case was remanded till Tuesday. A railway collision, between the passengere and luggage trains occurred en the Wellington and Featheraton line, near Kaitoke, this evening. The passengers were severely shaken, but sustained no serious injury. A couple of carriages were damaged. Messrs. Thompson, Shannon and Co threaten proceedings against Burrett, printer oiPaneJi, for astatemeut made in court, thati they had paid for one issue. A business cheque of theirs, for a small snm, seems to havs been paid to the printer with other sums, one week, hence the error arose. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Fraser's horses, Trump Card aud Le Loup, are on board the Claud Hamilton, from Victoria. Mason aud Co. sold yesterday 220 acrea of the Rivenswood eetate for £5525. Two lots, containing 237 acres, were passed in at a bid of £28 per acre. The Collector of Customs ha 3 cancelled the wholesale licenses oE two country stoieUeepers recently cosviore'l of selling liquor by retail. Rust is beginning to show itself in the Tamuka and Otaio district*. It will be serious if there is more wet weather.

The fine imposed upon Edward Williams, of Lyttelton, for smuggling tobacco, has been lessened by the Government, in consequence of a petition, from £100 to £20. For the matriculation examination in the New Zealand University 36 candidates have I sent in their names, and for the Jnnior Scholarship there are 33 competitors. Rain fell all day, interfering witb the ahr-Tv, -which was nevertheless attended by I 20(X> i .raons. In the clasa Lincoln sheep, 1 J. S:ittoD, J. Allan, and the N. Z. and A. L. Co. were the chief prize-takers. J. Reed, of Elderslie, took all" the Romney Marsh i prizes. Best draught entire yarded was iToung Prince of Wales, owned by Russell and Oraij». Tlio best draught mare was Menlove's Countess. The best thoroughbred entire was G. Coombes's Fiying Dutchman. TIMARU, Friday. The weather is still very unsettled. Smut has appeared amongst the crops. The contractors for the second section of the B'ackwater line have commenced work. INVERCARGILL, Friday, A carnival, in aid of the fund of the local hospital and benevolent institution, was opened yesterday evening in Sloane'e Theatre. Mr. H. McCallock, R.M., president of the latter institution, opened the affair with some remarks appropriate to the oeeasiou. After the speech was over, a fair amount of business was done at the stalls, t&o takings totalling up to £150. The stalls were very prettily arranged, and the leading ladies of the town took an active intereet in their management. This afternoon the carnival continued, and to-night another large crowd assembled, notwithstanding the wet weather and the steady rain which has been falling all day. Mr. Robertson Cowan haß been re-elected chairman of the Southland County Council, and Mr. Henry Hirst, M.H.R., chairman of the "Wallace County.