NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Issue 6568, 5 December 1882, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FROM (J Cl'. OW.N COKKE.SPO.N'L'K.NTS. ] THAMES, Monday, I\\ Exn-xixE men left by the .Kotomahaiia. to-day, cji cuute for .LyelJ, under engagement to Mr. JSaxton, who. lias guaranteed theiu 12 months constant work at £'6 iUs per week. RUSSELL, Monday. An accident happened to a halfcaste boy at Waimate whilst riding one of Mr. Parker's horses, by wliieh one ol his legs was very badly smashed by coming in contact, with a puriri post. It is doubtluiit lie will recover. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Two men, while bathing on Korth Brighton beacon, were chased by a shark. They succeeded in making their escape, and. the shark, getting stranded ca the beach, was captiueu ana brought to fcswxi. The Government has accepted.the services of the Christ College Kifie Corps. A child, named Ada Whitelow, wandered 11-0111 home at Woodend, on. Tuesday last, and roamed about the sandhills without food until the nest da\\ whets she waa found by two boys. She was in a very weak, delirious state, but is now recovering. .Large search parties were out every day until she was found. j . OAMARU, Monday. The indefinite nature of the Order-in-Council making new voluutter regulations, has led to a diUieuLty here. Uu Thursday) the Artillery and Killes lire for a Cup given by Ml-, fthnmstu, M.t1.n.., and (Ji.ptain 01 the Artillery has given a written notice to Captain Headland that he objects to a bandsman of the Kilies tiring in rhe team, holding that the new regulations aie. new in force, and that under them the baiut becomes a garrison band. Captain is alavvyer, and threatens to persist ii. his objection, aud as Captain Headland is c.pial!y persistent, a complication is likely to ante unless the point is put bcyo»:l di?*-atc.