NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7007, 2 May 1884, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[from our own correspondent.] THAMES, Thursday. At a meeting of the Choral :■ Society Mr. Speight was elected president;. Mr. Wolff, vice-president; Mr. Grigg, conductor. [PRKSS ASSOCIATION.] NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. At the Supreme Court, William Cunningbam, for indecent assault, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. TheJMaori case : of torcible entry into a dwelling waa discharged. Judge Gillies opened the Supreme Court this morning. In his address to the Grand Jury he said the calendar was not very large, aor' did it contain any serious caees," the majority of which came from outlying districts,' and not from the old settled parts. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Tbe scale of fees under the Resident Magistrate'*! Act, and also ander tbe Licens- j ing Act appears in to-night's Gazette. . j Major Atkinson will address the Wellington electors on Tuesday next. The Weatport Colliery Company's steamer Wareata, about which aomejanxiety was felt, arrived safely at WesCport from Melbourne to-day. . £150 a foot has been offered for a conple of business sites in the centre of tbe town. Major Atkinson will leave for Auckland next week, where he meets Mr. Mitchelson. BLENHEIM; Thursday. " Mr. James Hodson's residence and its con* tenta were destroyed by ere at an early hour this morning. The insurances are :—Liverpool and London,' £350 on tbe home, and £300 on the furniture. Mr. Hodson's lose is very heavy. ~.. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. The published returns of attendance in public schools inthe North Canterbury district show the following totals to 43 schools:— 456 teachers ; number on the roll at the end of the quarter : male, 9428 ; female, ■ 8812. Average working attendance': male, 7044 ; female, 6418. . Messrs. Scott; Bros., ironfounden, of Christchurch, have contracted to supply the Lytteltou Harbour Board with a steam engine for the Gulcher electrio light; for £920. The Harbour Board have resolved to remit wharfage on grain not actually pat over ehip's side. - Tbe Bishop of Nelson sends by the Tongariro a frozen sheep (half-bred) to the Lord Mayor of LondoD. . • . Mr. Montgomery speaks in Christohnrch on Monday next.^ The case Faohs y. Union Steamship Company has not yet concluded. It has been adjourned till to-morrow. ; '■ DUNEDIN, Thursday. An exhibition and bazaar for the Lyceum was opened to-day with an address by Mr. . Stout. '■, ■■■.■.:.■■.' ■' :■ : - ■ ,-■ The Cromwell Borough. Council Haa a'p- . pointed a committee to report upon the cost of lighting the two main atreets b£ the borough .with eleotrioity., ~v■ : : -v''';;. The session; of the Otago University was opened'to-night. Dr. ' Brown leotured on j surgery, and delivered the opening address. '• There waa a large attendance. '■■ . -