NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6272, 23 December 1881, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

■•> (.FROM OUR OWX CORRESPOND F.MTS. J THAMES, Thursday. The annual distribution of prizes to the snccessful scholars of the Thames High School took place this afternoon. There was a large and fashionable attendance. The Mayor and the prizes were presented to the ■w'inners'bjr/Mrs. Wilkinson. . *"" ' "' CHRKTCRURCH, Thursday. 1 The Rev. A'. Reid,-AVesleyan, who has just returned from a visit to the Holy Land, gave a very interesting description, of what he had seen in a lecture. Amongst other things, he said the famous Pool of Bethsaida was now being filled up witk timber and rubbish. * [press association , .] TAURANGA, Thursday. A grand picnic, far exceeding in numbers and magnificence anything before seen in the Bay of Plenty, is now being held at Yalton farm, the residence of Mr. J. Chadwick, J. P., given by public subscription, in honour of the arrival of the May Queen, to the captain, officers, and passengers without distinction. Every available conveyance has u°eu taken up, the business houses being closed S.s a holiday. The Wes'i e y au bazaar was opened yesterday, under tl'ie most unfavourable circumstances. Rain havi's£ .?et i". it poured without intermission tili'-VHMty morning.' Nevertheless the bazaar was patrb-' nised. Upwards of £30 was Tn e bazaar is now again opened ne weather is unusually fine, and ladies vrij} l ., tlieir families are thronging the Temperance" which is expected to be something beyond expectations. ' _ ' The Mvy Queen, having discharged «■ Tauranga cargo, will proceed to Auckland to-morrow,on arrival of the* Wellington, who will tow her out of the harbour.' NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. The Mayor's ban |iiet last night was well attended; over 100 were present. Mr. Bryce was expected, but was prevented by bnsiness from coming. At Urenui, on the 17th, the natives kept up the day with a feast, thus observing Te Whiti's custom. PUNGAREHU, Thursday. The weather for the last few days~has been too wet for anything to be done. The telegraph line is finished through to Parihaka, and operating has begun. WANG4NUI, Thursday. The crane punt which was carried out to sea by the fresh in the river to-day was found ashore at Kaitoke. : The*machinery" was wrenched off the punt by the action of the sea. ■"TEe punj-jies on shore stove in. The crane is out in the , surf, rlf not raised during the next few days it will be irrecover able, as it will be embedded in sand. This will be a serious loss to Harbour Boads. WELLINGTON", Thursday. Mr. William Donald, the well-known brewer, died to-day, aged 64. An inquest will be held on the body of Mrs. Anthony to-morrow morning. A heavy north-west wind is still blowing. The preliminary rules under the. Elgctiori Petitions Act, 1S81,"" W"hich_ are required to be sanctioned by three* . Judges of the Supreme Court, will appea'r in this evening's Gazette, and a copy of them will be posted to-night by the Clerk of Writs to each Returning Officer. • f CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. - In Banco today, an application was made by Mr. Franck for leave ;tcT appeal to the Privy Council in the Tojjalisator,patent case. After argument leave" was'granted, subject to satisfactory security for costs being GREYMOUTH, Thursday. The amount of gold to be shipped from this port by the Alhambra when she arrives on Saturday is "OOlozs. DUNEDIN, Thursday. I {The Hon. Mr. Chapman (formerly Judge) has been seriously ill during the week, but at the latest news was rather better.

Yesterday afternoon, near Port Chalmers, a boy fell out of a boat in deep water. An engine was passing at the time along the railway line, and the engine-driver, named Bracebridge, stopped it, swam off to the boy, and rescued him. , The f jllowing fire brigades have intimated their intention of sendiug delegates to the association conference, to be held at Timaru in February :—Ashbnrton, two ; Christchurch, three ; Invereirgill, two; Kaiapoi, one ; Lyttelton, one ; Napier, one ; Nascby, one; Kangiora, one; Spit (Napier), two;; Waimate, one. DUNEDIN", Thursday. Two four-roomed houses in South Duuedin ivere burned down this morning, and a third partially destroyed. Insurances : £300 in Northern, £100 in New Zealand, £200 in Standard, £150 in National, £200 in Victoria.