NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 5977, 13 January 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUK OWN' CORRESPONDENTS.] '.'. THAMES, Wednesday. The Government steamer Stella arrived here this afternoon, having landed a number of the released native prisoners at Waiheke and the Manaia. She afterward brought Mr. Seed, of the Customs Department, on to Grahamstown. . OHINEMUTU. Wednesday. Lake House is fast approaching completion. Fourteen bedrooms were finished yesterday. Mr. W. A. Ellis has assumed the management of this establishment, and it will in future be conducted in the same style as at Waiwera. At present twenty tourists are staying in Lake House. [FROM , A CORRESPONDENT.] TAURANGA, Wednesday. A lady and gentleman gomg to the Hot Lakes in one of Bell's traps, got capsized, sustaining injuries which , may keep them confined to bed for several weeks. '

A child of Delaney's, a settler, met with a melancholy accident to-day. One of its hands was cut off with a reaping and binding machine. The ball of Mr. Vesey Stewart's settlers was a great success. Colonel Wliitmore leaves for Europe on Saturday next. New buildings are going up all round Tauranga. : I interviewed several new comers by the Lady Jocelyn, who appear so far well satisfied. I can hear of no complaints. Everything depends upon their satisfaction or otherwise after inspecting their lands. The seven cadets who came out are resident at Mr. Stewart's, Katikati. All the settlers are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the mail. UNITED PKESS ASSOCIATION - . | NEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday. The Maoris are not surprised, at Mr. Bryce's resignation. Te Whifci, they say, prophesied early in December that he would not be long in the Government, and therefore it would be no use talking to him. A prisoner, recently committed for horsestealing at Patea, attempted to escape from the gaol. A mounted constable noticed him running away, pursued him, and the prisoner refused to surrender himself until he was covered with a revolver, when he threw his hands up.

WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The Colonial Treasurer left for the South to-day, and is expected to be absent about a fortnight."

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The result of the University examinations for 1880 has already been received, but the awards of the senior scholarship -will not be known till the meeting of the Senate, on February 16th. The result is ■as follows : —8.A., passed examination : W. J. Kattan, Caroline Freeman, W. Hislop, F. H. Jeficot, E. A. Phillips, J. W. Salmond and C. Watson, Otago University; J. R. Fleming and G. A. Harkness, Nelson College; G. Watson, Canterbury College. Final B. A.—Passed examination : C. Chilton, B. A., Connor Margaret Edger, W. Fuller, T. S. Foster, Lawrence, and J. R. Wilkinson, Canterbury College; W. McLean, W. D. Milne, A. Montgomery, D. S. Stuart, and A. B. C. Todd, Otago University; P. E. David, St. John's, Auckland; E. Watkins and C. F. Wykesmith, under teachers' regulations. First LL.B.—Passed examination : A. R. Barclay, 8.A.; J. R. Thornton, B.A. Second LL.B.—Passed examination : J. Hay. M. A. honours and M.A—Passed examination: Helen Connolly, B.A. : First class language and literature : W. H. Herbert, B.A. First class mathematics and mathematical physics : J.R. Thornton, 8.A., class chemistry and experimental physics. All these are from the Canterbury College. The Anna Bella's cargo of sugar from Mauritius was sold in one lot to Mr. C. W. Turner by the importers. The price is withheld. . '

Mr. Halstone won the 100 and 200 yards events in his match with Hutton, of Auckland, to-day easily. Hutton strained bis leg in Dunedin, and was : suffering from the effects. The time of the 100 yards was 10 1-5 seconds—very smart time.

' TIMARU, Wednesday. The price of land in this district is again rising rapidly, and in all branches of trade there is a marked.improvement. Mr. Mose Jonas to-day sold 311 acres of land five miles from town at £13 10s peracre.

The Board of Education returns for South Canterbury for the last quarter show tie dumber of children on the roll to be 3506, as against 3324 at the beginning of the quarter. pUNEVIN, Wednesday. The Union S.S..Co. purpose sending either the s.s.Te Anauor s.s. Wakatipu to Hongkong towards the end of April with a cargo and Chinesepaslsengere, of whom there will be a,large number. The steamer will*proceed'to Foo Choo, and bring the first shipment of the new season's teas. -