NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6330, 2 March 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OCR OWN* CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES, Wednesday. The Thames Advertiser was to-day handed over to Mr. Speight on behalf of the new Pr MSsr° re ßradley and Co. are starting a through coach from the Thames to To Aioha, to run three days in each week.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION'.]

HEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday. To-day is observed as a geueral holiday, owing to the friendly, temperance, and other societies uniting and holding their sports at Glenavon. There is expected to be a large muster from all parts of the district. The weather is fine. NAPIER, Wednesday. The total revenue collected by the Customs at the port of Napier is £362'2, showing an increase of £SS4 over the corresponding month of last year. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the Bacing Club's races arc postponed. A meeting of persons interested in the formation of a Chamber of Commerce is called for the 18th instant.

WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The old Post-office here was abandoned by the department yesterday, and its demolition will commence to-morrow, preparatory to commenciug the erection of the new brick building. „ . The Government schooncr Kolnmarama, on her way from Auckland to btewart s Island to enforce the protection of the seal fisheries, is undergoing a thorough overliau. A sergeant and two police officers leave here to-night for Port Underwood, it is understood with a view of making certain arrests there in connection with a mysterious robbery which occurred here some time ago. Jem Mace is arranging a private subscription sparring exhibition here. The offences return tor the Wellington district for ISSI, recently completed, shows a total decrease iu the number of offences, as compared with the return for ISSO, of /4. In ISSO the number of offences reported reached 1441 ; in ISSI, 1303. The numbers committed for trial were respectively 4 / and 34; sumarily convicted, 97S and Jil ; discharged, 243 and 210, aud the total liunikr of persons apprehended amounted to I_SS in ISSO, and 1211 in ISSI. From the return for ISSI are excluded, however, the summons cases belonging to a class that was included in the previous reports, such as lunacy cases, which cannot strictly be regarded as of a crimiualnaturc. 1n1551,357 cases of drunkenness were reported, being a decrease or 11 upon the previous year ; 159 eases of larceny, a decrease of 23 ; common assaults, J.J, a decrease of IG. On the other hand were 44 breaches of the peace, or an increase of / as compared with ISSO ; 23 offenccs against the Gaming Act, an increase of 22 ; oh offences a«ainst tlic Licensing Act, an increase of -o ; 56 offences against the Shipping and Seamen's Act, an increase of 3S ; offences against the Stamp Act, 15, an increase ot 15 ; and vagrancy, 63, an increase of 12 in tile WeLliagtou district.

CHRIBTCHURCH, Wednesday. The Customs revenue for February is £21,597 19s lOd. The beer duty is .CICM 5s 6d. . . The School of Art commenced to-day witli 17 pupils, mostly ladies. A fresh case of assault has been reported to the police, also on Saturday night, and apparently by some gang who committed those already referred to. W. Price, agent of the Zulu War Diorama, was arrested this evening, on a charge of stealing two silk handkerchiefs and a bottle of scent, of a total value of los Cd, from a hatter's shop in town. It is saul, however, the affair was a joke.

TIMARU, "Wednesday. The Customs vovenuc last month amounted to £2040, as against €1070 for the corresponding month of ISSI. . Besides English ships now in port, eight others are already advertised to load grain for Home at Timaru this season.

DUNEDIN, Wednesday,

The "Patience" opera grows in favour. Every seat is engaged, and a crowded house to-night. , Williamsons "Dramatic Company loft for Wellington to-day.