LATEST TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 361, 11 January 1879, Page 15

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(from our ows correspondent.) Carterton, Thursday. A bush fire, from the railway-station clearing, is at>reading rapidly towards tho town portion, which is in great danger. Unless the wind changes, the town property is sure to catch. A back fence has already caught fire. A muster of men has been made for protection purposes. Later. The fire is spreading alarmingly, and the wind steadily increasing. The post office and police station have been on fire, but was got under by. the fire engine sent from Masterton. If the wind keeps as it is, a large portion of the town must be burnt. The fire has been communicated to the other side of the town, and appearances are' very bad, and the utmost danger is apparent. (per press agency.) Alexandra, Thursday. The Native Minister and a large staff arrived here yesterday afternoon. Rewi came down from Punui to visit him this morning. Rewi, with Mr. Sheehan, will wait until the afternoon to meet the King of Rarotonga, who is on his way up to visit Tawhiao. The Native Minister theu returns via Hamilton. The Hon. Mr. Sheehan and party are still here. It is reported that the King of Rarotanga has arrived. The Ngatimaniopoto chiefs, who have called to-morrow’s meeting, object to the presence of the Native Minister or Rewi here. GRAHAM9TOWN, Thursday. , The cricket match, Taranaki v. Thames, played yesterday, resulted in a victory for the former by 102 runs. In the two inniug3 Taranaki scored 205, and Thames 103. The Taranaki cricket team beat the Thames eleven, the game being decided by the first iunings, and in favor of the visitors. The Thames men were inclined to make a stand in the second innings, only two wickets going for 50 runs when the game was drawn. .The Hon. Mr. Sheehan has been delayed in Waikato, and is not expected here before Monday. Scarlet fever broke out iu a family here yesterday. The Local Board ordered the isolation of the family. An infant died from sunstroke on board the steamer Rotomohana, from xAuckland to the Thames. It is understood that the Government will at once call for tenders for reclaiming the foreshore for the proposed railway line along tha beach between Grahamstown and Shortland. Auckland, Thursday. A man mimed Jno. Sullivan was arrested this afternoon on a charge of inciting the railway laborers and others employed on the Ohaupo railway line to strike. He was ringleader in the movement, which was not brought to a successful issue. He came dowu to town thi3 morning, and obtained employment at one of the hotels, and was cleverly traced by Detective Strathearn, who captured him shortly after the ease had been put into his hands. A very plucky rescue from drowning was made at the North Shore to-day. A little boy, a son of Mr. Sims, shipbuilder, fell over from the wharf and was in imminent danger. A gallant young companion, who was able to swim, observing his peril, bravely sprang in to hi 3 assistance, and succeeded in supporting him till assistance was obtained. The drapers and grocers close on Saturday at two o’clock. One or two drapers are holding out. Over 3000 have signed for a Saturday half-holiday. Napier, Thursday. The Grand Lodge of Good Templars concluded its session yesterday. In the evening a public meeting was held at the Protestant Hall, and was largely attended. The Hon. W. Fox, Hemus (Auckland), Jenkins, Speight (Thames), and Phillips addressed the audience. At the conclusion of the meeting, Mr. Fox said he had received a note from some person in the room, asking him to explain why a member of the Working Men’s Club could not be a Good Templar ? He (Mr. Fox) would reply that the Good Templar Order was organised ou the basis of total abstinence, and, by a pledge taken, every Good Templar was bound to discourage the use of alcohol. In the club alcoholic liquors were sold, and though a Good Templar might not drink himself, he became a partner in the sale of drink. The idea was totally irreconcilable—it was with the right hand holding a candle to the Lord, and with the left holding a candle to the devil. An exciting municipal contest has resulted in the return of H. A. Cornford, who polled 357 votes to Ashton’s 221, and Miller’s 220. A man who arrived in New Zealand by the ship City of Auckland was accidentally killed to-day at Papakura. He was in the etnployof Mr. Parsons, and went out into the field to bring home a hor»e. By some means he got his arm entangled in the halter, and was afterwards found dead in the field.

Christchurch:, Thursday. There was a very large gathering of clergy an l laity in the Provincial Council Chambers tins evening, for tha purpose of congratulating his Lordship the Bishop on the occasion of hi 3 attaining his 75th birthday. Several congratulatory resolutions were passed, after which the Bishop delivered an account of the doings of the conference that recently sat at Lambeth, and wh'ch was of a most interesting character. „ Lyttelton. Thursday. At a meeting of the Colonial Society, J. C. Boddinyrton was elected to a vacancy caused by I\lr. Jacobsen's resignation of the office of president. Mr. W. H. Lance was elected vice-president and treasurer. Preliminaries are in progress for greatly enlarging the hall. Timauu, Thursday. Chadwick, the chemist at t leasant Point, who attempted suicide yesterday morning, boc3„me worse last night. Dr. Mclntyre was constamly in attendance on the unfortunate man, ami nv>re favorable symptoms showed themselves this morning, although Chadwick is not yet out of danger. Dunedin, Thursday. The regatta, to be held at Heuiy, on the Taieri Hi-er, next week, promises to be a success. The Canterbury Club has intimated that it will contest the Challenge Fours and Ladies’ Plate. Entries are abo accepted from Southland. A lad named Charles Par.uer, fifteen years of age, was to-day cemraitted for trial on a charge of forging the s : gnature of tho publisher of the Times. A deputation from tho Harbor Board will wait on the Attorney-General to-morrow morning to endeavor to get an answer to the question they put to the Hon. Mr: Macandrew when they waited upon him. and which they have been seeking to elicit by means of correspondence during the past two months. The board had agreed to forego their right of being allowed to reclaim forty acres along the Port Chalmers railway line. From something which occurred they doubted if the forty acres would be Crown granted to the board after reclamation. The board have been trying for two months to get Mr. Macandrew to answer the question. The first meeting of the rewly-appointed Harbor Board was held to-day. Mr. W. H. Reynolds was appointed chairman till February, when a new board will be again elected. The total revenue of the board for the last four and a half year 3, including £250,000 borrowed money, was £322,786, and the expenditure £240,540, leaving a balance of £82,245. The revenue for the last nine months was £17,574, and the expenditure £15,887. The Mayor and Councillors, accompanied by the City Surveyor, yesterday inspected the City reserves at the Half-way Bash, with the view of determining how to plot them into sections for leasing at an early date. The reserves are seventy acres in extent. The commonage reserve at Waikouaiti, which the Land Board yesterday decided to sell is 375 acres in extent, and was valued by one of the deputation that urged its sale at £20,000. The settlers at Tapanui are moving for an inquiry into the action of the Laud Board in granting to J. F. Herbert, of Ardmore Station, a second pre-emptive right oil this run. The land in question is a piece of the railway reserve, and is the very pick of it, being splendid barley land, worth £6 or £7 per acre. The settlers are incensed at Mr. Bastings supporting the application, as they say it was always adjourned until he came from Wellington, while they approved Mr. Green’s action in opposing it. Some'time ago, they assert, that it has been ascertained on legal authority that the original pre-emptive right was taken off a hundred instead of off the run. Since the formation of the railway the reserve is worth about £3OOO. The weather has been very hot here and also in the country districts during the past few dayß. In pursuance of the determination of the Government to put a stop to free travelling by rai l , the parses of the convicts who have been accustomed to proceed to their work by train have been stopped. Mr. Caldwell.is not likely to let the matter rest here. Tyson, the champion wrestler, was presented with a gold watch to-night by a number of friends. Dunedin is again threatened with a scarcity of water. The Rev. Mr. Wakell, of Prebbleton, Canterbury, ia to be appointed minister of St. Andrew’s Church, Dunedin. Port Chalmers, Thursday. At the Court to-day, J. Patterson, providore of the s.s. Easby, was fined £25 for smuggling a case of brandy. J. Wybourn, the steward, who carried it ashore, was fined £3. Invercargill, Thursday. The Rev. Mr. Inglis delivered his concluding lecture this evening to a crowded house. The applause was immense. He leaves for Dunedin to-morrow morning. An inquest was held to-day at Wallace on the body of the man Redden, who was found dead in the road the other day. A verdict was returned that deceased was killed by the wheel of a bullock dray passing over his head.