NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6907, 7 January 1884, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[press association]. WELLINGTON, Saturday. No eligible applications having been received for the surgeonship of the Wellington Hospital, Dr. Maokellar, of the Otago University, who is hare on a visit, has consented to take temporary charge. A verdiot of " Accidental death" was returned at the inqnest on the body of Henry Lse, who was drowned in the harbonr by the upsetting of a boat on Christmas night. The Government sent home the following immigration nominations by to-night's mail; —Auckland, 97 statute adults ; Otago, 37J ; Wellington, 24J; Southland, 2.4; Hawke'a Bay, 2*2 Nelson, 21; Taranaki, 17; Can« terbu.y, 13; Marlborough, 4; Westland, 2. The Education Conference met again yesterday. Mjr. R. Peatte, of Oamaru, read a paper on " Inspection and Examinations" ; Mr. Hoggen, of Chris tchufch, one on "The Connection between Primary and.. Secondary Schools"; the Rev. T. Flavell, of Christchurch, one on '' Corporal Punish* ment."_ In regard to the latter, a general expression of opinion was that the rod was a necessary power in reserve, to be used seldom and with disoretion.

Sunday. The month's immigration nomination include 89 single women and 65 single men, the remainder being families. The nationalities of the whole are : English, 161; Irish, 63; Scotoh, 50; and foreign, 24. The fees received amounted to £874 2s 6d.

The Premier is expected to return here from Taranaki on Wednesday. The Canterbury cricketers arrived this morning, and were met by a committee from the Wellington Cricket Association. The game commences to-morrow morning. GREYMOUTH, Sunday. Four Europeans from Maori Creek have been arrested for brutally assaulting a China* man, who was brought in on a dray. CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday. The annual meeting of the Corn Exahnnge Company waa held yesterday. The balancesheet showed a small credit balance. Mr. H. W. Perryman was re-elected ohaisman of directors. Dr. Hector, appointed by the Government to report officially on the exhibition, is mow in Christchurch, and about to make a thorough examination of the various exhibits in order to obtain information On which to ground hiß report. DUNEDIN, Saturday, The body of Thomas Cochrane, plasterer, was found in the b«y last night. He left hia lodgings on • Wednesday to go to the Caledonian gathering, and was never seen afterwards. The Trade and Labour Council have passed resolutions deprecating further immigration, and expressing the opinion that Dunsdin should be re-formed into a single' electorate for the return of members of the Assembly. It was decided to communicate the resolution in regard to immigration to the various trade associations in the United Kingdom. An unoccupied house in South Dunedin, owned by Wm. Thomson, was burned down this morning. It was insured for £200 in the National. _ Sunday. The Caledonian Games yesterday were again spoilt by rain, which prevailed In a greater er less degree all the afternoon. His Excellency was on the ground daring the day. Donald Dinnie was presented to him. The principal races were the champion 220 yards and the 10-mile. In the former all the competitors, who included Woods and Hulstonfl started from scratoh, [and Woods woa easily. In the 10-mile nine started, but only four finished, namely, Burke, 220 yards, 1; Keys, 80 yards, 2; O'Connor, scratch, 3; Foster, 90 yards, 4. Burke won in 56mins. 17secs., by about 400 yards from O'Connor and 100 yards from Keys. The most interesting competition in which Dinnie took part was throwing a 561b.-weight over a horizontal bar. Dinnie,' with one hand, threw it higher than Tyson, the wrestler, could do with two. Mathiesoa, who n 3vor tried the feat before, did very well, knoolring the bar down at 11 feet 6 inches, which Dinnie, usiDg both hands, oleared byalbont three inches. Dinnie threw the same weight 24 feet 3 inches in distance against Maithe* son's 20 feet 11 inches, the former, who allowed three feet handicap, thos winning. Dr ._ Coughtree was going down Portobello- " road in a buggy on Saturday night, when ho eame upon a dray with horses standing still in the middle of the road. On examination he found the body of a man lying nnder the dray with one wheel on the throat. The body was that of Alexander Mcintosh, who was serving with Hugh McLean. An inquest will be held to-morrow. INYERCARGILL, Saturday. A man named Mard Wilson, residing with his brother at Waiwanui, cut his throat with a table knife yesterday afternoon, inflioting a fearful gash. He was brought to the Hsapital, where he died thifffnorning. Deceased was aged 60, and no cause is yet known for the deed except that he had been ailing for a few days.