NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5637, 10 December 1879, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

[fkom our own c >krhsposjdej>ts.] THAMES, rue«lay. At a meeting of the Liberal Association, held laat evening, Dr. Kilgour commented rather strongly on the conduct of the late Government in not taking steps to arrest the perpetrators of the late outrage at Ohinemuri. He considered that the present Government were not altogether blameless. He thought the matter should be taken up by the association. Mr. McCullough defended the late Government. Hβ stated ho believed it was well kuowu that the Lite Government wou'd have had the men arrested had not the Governor personally expressed a deaire that no steps should be taken calculated to bring about a disturbance with the natives. After some remarks from Messrs. McGowan and Carpenter, the maltvr dropped. CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday. Great disgust is expressed here at the action of the Waikato Turf Glub, in fixing their summer meeting the week before Cambridge, thus making it a month earlier than list year. In Novetnb.T our secretary advertised that the summer meeting would be about January 21st, so as not to clash with Auckland, Papakura, or Ohaupo meetinga. A considerable number oi members oF the Waikato Turf Club reside in this locality, and they all aiy tint the change is without the coDSent or knowl dge of the general body. Sir Hercules Robinson is president of the Waikato Turf Club, and I am sure he would not approve of such sharp practice. If there is one thing more than an >th;r that our club has been moat a:ixious about it is to avoid clashing with auy similar institution. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WANGANUI. Tuesday. Chiarini's Circus opened on Monday. The attendance was abjut 2000. At 2 o'clock on Tuesday morning the tent need as a stable for the horses and zebras cauyht fire. The night watchman loosened the animals and let them go. The tent wan burned down, and the Huimals scampered over the town, but were all captured. The liuanauo was much scorched. The loss is about £400. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. A deputation from the Coll-go Governors waited on the Minister for Education, for the purpose of ascertaining wha , ". towards the exphiscs of the C dlege they might expect from the Government. The Minister replied that the question of secondary education was now before tin Commission, and until the Government received their report they could not give a reply to the deputation. At the Magistrate's Court today a young man, named Frederick Wiiite, was fined 5a for horse-whipping Mr. Withers Watts {-;on of Dr. Watts), who had sent an insulting letter to White's sister. The line was subscribed by soveral gentlemen in Court, and the balance placed in the poor box. The Court of Inquiry into the conduct of Sub-Lieutenant Leahy, of the Naval Brigade, met again this morning, but adjourned again, owing to the non-attendance of the tirst lieutenant, who laid the infDrmation. At the meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association it was decided to make an extra charge of Gil per bottle on spirits. NELSON, Tuesday. A meeting is to be held to consider the Property Tax Bill. The people seem to be surprised at its passing the second reading. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Railway contracts in course of construetion in Canterbury amount to £70,0UQ. Trial surveys have also been made of several other linee, inclnding one from Linle River to the end of the present Akaroa line contract to Akaroa township. Besides these works, there are several public buildings, I amounting to a good many thousand pounds,

in course of cojetrustion, including a new wing to tho lunatic asylum, court-house, Cbristchurch aud Waimate, post-office for Timaru, and several large bridges. At a meeting of the Kifle Association, held last night, it was determined to make a final effort to induce asufficunt numberof men to go to Dunediu to fire the luterproviucial Match if it could not be resolved to ask the O;ago Association to allow the Christchuroh Volunteers to lire here on December 19th, acd challenge Ncrth Otago Association to fire the same diy, thus rnakiDg a triangular match. The Fire Brigade are making great preparations for a pyroteehnic display in Hayley Park on Anniversary night. The landing of the Lady Jocelyn immigrants commenced yesterday. At 9 o'clock last night, Leopold Hoffman, storekeeper, fell from the wharf, and struck his bead against the covering boards. He was quickly got up, but died at 1 o'clock. Tho Bank of New Zealand shipped yesterday to Sydney by the Union Company's s.s. Tararua, three boxes, containing 3S43oza. of goli, of the value of £15,951. This evening the Caraudini family give a concert in the Masonic Hall, Onehunga. At the annual Grand Lodge Session of Good Templars, opened this morning, a report was submitted which showed the present number of the lodges in good standing to be 155, being one less than la3t year. The existing membership was 1C23 on the last return. DUNE DIN, Tuesday. To-night's Star says : —We hear that on the return of Mr. Justice Williams from Invercargill, Mr. McDonald, acting for Messrs. C. 0. Williams and Gilbert, and Sullivan, intends applying for an injuuetion to restrain the Juvenile Troubadours from playing " Pinafore." It is alao stated that proceedings are to be taken against Messrs. Fowle aud Ogdeu for infriugmeut of Authors Copyright Act. The Committee of the Otago Cricket Association met yesterday aftertoon at 5 o'clock, to reutivG a letter from the Canterbury Association, fixing Monday, the 12tb, for the commencement of the Interproviucial Match. It was resolved to request Canterbury to agr°.e to an alteration.so as to include Saturday in the two days' play. INVEROARGILL, Tuesday. At ths Supremo Court yesterday, Patrick McMauo, charged with maliciously killing an entire hornc, was discharged. The animal belonged to his brother, and was insured. "Stray Leaves" Combination Company, ju3t over from Australia, opened last night to a good house.