NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6297, 23 January 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

* fFROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES, Saturday. Owing to the high tide last evening, Cary's Juvenile Opera Troupe were unable to perform in the Academy of Music. To-night they will appear in the Theatre Royal, after which they leave for Auckland. [MUSS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, Sunday. The ram fair next Wednesday will be the biggest ever held her*. Over one thousand are catalogued. Two dead bodies were found in Mohaka rivor on Saturday. One is identified as Floyd, the hangman of Kereopa, who disappoared a fortnight ago ; the other ie not known. At Messrs. Hoadley and Lyons' third wool sale a large quantity was catalogued. The quality was not up to the previous sales, but the prices were well maintained. Merino medium quality brought up to 9Jd ; cross- , ired up to 9d. There wa3 a good attendance of buyers, and the sale was very successful. A woman named Hall committed suicide yesterday by jumping from a bridge into she Tutaekuri River. The verdict was temporary insanity. Another woman named Kirkpatrick, wife of :i well-to-do settler, severed her windpipe. She now lies in a critical position. WELLINGTON, Saturday. A supplementary Gazette issued this afternoon, proclaims the new licensing districts under the Licensing Act which was passed last session. It also contains a list of Returning Officers and clerks for these districts. The Mastodon Minstrels close a successful season here to-night. A burglary was committed in town last night. The store of Captain Williams, coal merchant, was broken into. An entrance was effeated through one of the front windows. The office was ransacked. JSo valuables were found. The police are investigating the matter, but as yet have no clue to the burglar. TIMARU, Saturday. The Court of Inquiry into the stranding of the ship City of Cashmere opened this morning and at 4 p.m. was adjourned till Tuesday. A nurnber of witnesses are yet to be examined. The evidence so far goes to show i the wreck was the result of pure accident, and not owing to any fault of the port. The hull, wreckage, and stores of the City of Cashmere are to be sold by auction on Monday. The crew and others are busy petting out cargo. The surf boats are out to pick up the anchor lost by the ship when she first got adrift. The weather yesterday was heavy, with slight rain at times. Mr. Joseph Beswick presided at the R.M. Court for the first time to-day, and was welcomed by the District Crown Proseeuter on behalf of the Bar. A boy of 12, a neglected child, was committed for trial for placing stones on the railway so as to endanger the train. CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. During the past few days 180 etud sheep have been exported from the Longbeach flock to Napier, Auckland, Wellington, and Sydney. The value of rateable property in Christchureh this year is £239,159; last year, £220,625. It appears to be definitely settled that a portion ef Hagley Park will be granted foi

i™? 086 of the International Exhibition* Abe dimensions of the enlarged building will b Vi? ength, 6S * feet ■' 282 feet - The weather is now clearing up. The cricket match will be commenced on. Monday and continued on Tuesday. The English cricketers eannot play three days as in order to catch the steamer from. Auckland to Sydney they must leave here by tho Penguin on Tuesday evening. t., nn , R EEPTON. Sunday. John Callaghan, ehoemiker. vestcrday on the metalled road jumped four feot tea and a half inches for a wager of £30. This is the champion standing jump in the Australasian colonies, being half an. inch, over the previous records. DUNE DIN, Saturday. Kate Margeths, wife of the cordial manufacturer, committed suicide to-day by cuttingher throat and abdomen. She had been drinking. Sunday."^ Fourteen members of the Dunediu police force have applied for transference on account of the order recently issued by Inspector Weld on requiring them to vrear uniform certain hours when off duty. The High Schools endowments at Wyndham and Mataura district were sold by auction yesterday in rural, suburban, and town lots. The total amount realised was £17,632.