NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7006, 1 May 1884, Page 5

NEW ZE ALAND TELEGRAMS.

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. TEAROHA, Wednesday. ' . Nothing farther has yet been discovered a*. to who it was who cut the wire rope on the tramway incline on Monday night. [PRESS ASSOCIATION.] -;.■,■-': NAPIER, Wednesday. . Mrs. Wallace, aged, seventy-three, „list' Frinay was standing over the kitchen fire at - her residence at Petane, when her dress caught fire. She ran outside enveloped in fr flames, and her screanis brought assistance, hut not before her clothes were burnt off. She died to-day from the effects of the injuries. ""■ ... It transpires that Mr. Austin cannot come • here to act with Messrs. Scott and-GoodalL. as a commission on Mr. GoodalTs .harbour scheme. Mr. C. N. Bell has been' asked to act instead. -.■.-.'--. "-.- WELLINGTON, Wednesday. In reply to a petition presented to him; Major Atkinson has decided to deliver an address here. The date has yet to be fixed, but it will probably take place nextweek. Charles Bright is here delivering lectures on Freethonght. The directors of the Wellington and Manawatn Railway Company have forwarded to Sir Julius Vogel a cordial vote of thanks for his valuable and successful services, in placing tbe shares and "debentures' of the company on the London market. . Messrs. Murray,. Roberts, and Co.. have received from Messrs. Sanderson, Murray, -- and Co., the following cable, dated London, April 29 :—" At the wool sale 3 cross-breds . advanced Id to ljd ; other descriptions are ■ Jd below closing rates of last sales. There was a good attendance of buyers. 400,060 bales were admitted into the sales." . BLENHEIM, Wednesday. ;: At the Supreme Court this morning Wβ. - Stewart, for horse-stealing and house-break-ing, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment on eaoh charge, to run. concurrently. Divorce absolute was granted in the divorce suit John MoKay against Harriet l McKay. Judge Richmond leaves for Kelson to-morrow. ■ ■■■ : ■ ■■ : CBRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.: The funeral of the-late Mr. H. J. Tancred : took place at the Episcopalian Cfemetery.to- . day, and was largely attended. The Primate' read the service; and among .those present were representatives of the College Gover- - nors, the Diocesan Synod, and the .City Council, besides several of the principal residents of the province. The Government' offices were closed, and flags hoisted halfmast high in several parts of the city. •. .. Mr. John Holmes addressed the electors of Cbristohurch South to-night.. Hβ opposed - the Government proposals. He advocated : the cessation of borrowing, reduction of the Armed Constabulary to 100 men, the abolition of the Native Minister and department, ' reducing expenditure of the administratien ; of Justice, reduction of the honorarium fy> M.H-R.s. to a guinea a-day, extra taxation of absentees, encouragement of looal industries, a return to provincialism, abolition of the Upper House, and the establishment. of a National Bank of issue. A vote of thanks and confidence - was carried unanimously. . ..'■•'■ The Honorary Secretary of the Canterbury Chess Club has received a proposal from the Wellington Club that a matohbetweentbe two clubs should take place on the evenings of May 9th, 10th, I6th, and 17th. A committee meeting of the Canterbury Club has been called to consider the proposal. , .-., .■■'.- TIMARU, Wednesday. ™*At tbe Magistrate's Conrt to-day Ernest Day was committed for trial for attempted rape on a girl seventeen years of age. ' DUKEDIN, Wednesday. : In a recent case.at Waikaia, in which'the - looal publioan was charged with supplying; beer on Sunday, the barman, named Wilson,. swore that the shilling tendered as payment. for beer was never lifted, but was still lying on the floor, having laid there untbuohed for. six weeks. The Resident Magistrate, Mr.' Wood, g»ve the witness to understand in. plain terms that he did not credit the- state-, ment, and fined the publican £3 and costs. ' * At the Land Board to-day the lioenses of •• three deferred payment holders in the Tapanui district, who had not complied with. the personal residence provisions had their' licenses'forfeited, and in several other oases:: a warning was given that residence should bt ' more continuous. ,