NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6937, 11 February 1884, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[FROM OUR OWN COHKESI'ONDES TS.] THAMES, Saturday. A match Srgd between the: Rifle Rangers and Navals for a dinner, 20 men a-Bide, at 200, 300, and 500 yards, was. won by the Hangers by .34 .points. Lucas (Rangers) acorcd 85 out of a possible 105 . RUSSELL, Saturday. There is every appearance of fine weather for the regatta. Should, the Nautical Cricket Olub send; a team down to the regatta, the Russell cricketers will have a team Teady for them. TAURANGA, Saturday. : To-night's Telegraph has. a leader denouncing the undue anxiety and: excitement regarding the proposed railway to Rotorua, which is to the exclusion of all other matters absorbing attention;; 1 It says .that until Tauranga people accept and be content with the ordinary everyday life of a New Zealand settlement, and wait for tune to work its own way, any prosperity the place may seem to enjoy for a season or two will be found only superficial, and relapses will most' certainly follow each '' Bpurt" as surely as they have hitherto done. [press Association. | WELLINGTON, Sunday. The Hinemoa, leaves for, Auckland, via Kawhia, to-morrow nijjht, For' the. laetmentioned place she will take material for building a six-roomed house for Major Tuke. The atella ie about laying a cable to connect Soamcs' Island quarantine station with;; the mainland. CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday . At the inquest on Thomas Campbell, ho was killed at the 'Ci ty FouDdry on irriday, a verdict of "Accidental Death" w b returned. Sunday. At a quarter past one o'clock a.m. to-day Mr. J. S. Co»ter's stableß at Opawa were burned, together with three carriages and a; quantity of harness. The stables, ;Were. insured in tho New Zealand Company for £300. At 20 minutes ,past :four ai portion the ... Catholic school waß destroyed by fire. The origin is unknown. The building was uninsured. The damage is about £150.' : J OAMARU, Sunday. ■ All the nominations received yesterday by the Returning Officers for the four Oamaru Licensing Districts were made iii tho Blue Ribbon interests.... Two of' the districts,'in which only five candidates were proposed,; were formally declared to have elected 'them; a.committee. but the other two, owing to a non-ratepayer nominatfhg, they ;■ were clared inlormal. Only for this all the Licensing Committees would have been Blue ;ißibbonites;X..j.'-'Vv.'.,.. 'a..' ." The Government intimated last week that ; they- would .cease running T trains, over; the Duntroon-Hakatotflmeajßailway.Company's line. The cause of the cessation, of traffic ; lias been, however, to.a certain extent reme- : d ied, > and tho Government now announce i that ; they will continue running - trains for another week. It rests with the company, who. also owe the Government I; money,, whether any further interruption in the traffic takes place. A public meeting of settlers was held at Kurow on Friday night in regard to the stoppage of traffic. :- . . ~ DUNEDIN, Sunday. ;The;Railway Department ran on Saturday an excursion- train into the country for the first time, going nearly forty, miles for 5s return;.: Though tho weather was fine only forty people went, the start being made at half-past.eight a.m. \ We:are;'having glorious aummei-Aweather. now, and the beat anticipations are indulged , in of a good harvest. ,