TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6613, 28 June 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

(dotted press association.) Christchurch, June 27. William Anderson, charged to-day with breaking into the shop of Henry Wilkinson and stealing certain boots, was discharged, as there was no evidence to connect him with the property. Timaku, June 27. The first meeting of shareholders in the Timatu Colliery Steamship Company was held to-day. The capital of the Company is 410,000, in 200 shares of 450 each. All the shares have been taken up. The first steamer to be built will be one to carry 500 tons of coal, and will principally trade between Timarn and the West Coast, where the colliery proprietors have promised the Company hearty support. The provisional directors, consisting of John Jackson, William Evans, J, G. Gibson, and Charles Bowker (Timaru) ; Martin Kennedy 'Brunner Coal Comp <n.t) ; and Nathaniel Taplin tChristchurch), were appointed. The plan of the proposed steamer was approved of, and the meeting then adjourned to an early date. At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day a number of youths, found guilty of larceny of brass fittings, bolts, &c„ were severely/dealt with, being sentenced -to various terms of imprisonment, ranging from twenty-four-hours to two years in the reformatory, besides whipping?.

Dunedin, June 27.

Messrs Fergusson and Mitchell are the purchasers of the Otago paper mills, sold yesterday for £1225. A four-roomed house at Opoho was burnt down last night. It was insured in the New Zealand office for £l5O. There were about 150 teachers present to-day at the opening of the Conference. Dr. Macdonald, of ihe Boys’ High School, was appointed Pre-ident for the ensuing year. The evidence given at the Benevolent Institute inquiry to-day by former and present inmates was important, as reflecting on the management. One witness, who had been turned out of the Institute for being absent withont leave, swore he had seen Quia, the master, the worse of liquor ouly during the last week, but the statement will probably be contradicted by others. Farther evidence given was to the effect that before the first inquiry was held the Visiting Committee used to visit the Institute about twice a year. There is a great amount of talk in wrestling circles just now. Slade has accepted Strong’s challenge to wrestle in Border style, on the condition that it comes off in the Theatre and not in the open air. Thornton, who holds the position of Cornish champion, challenges Professor Miller or Slade in collar and elbow or catch and catch-as-you-cau styles; whilst Miller replies to Strong’s Border style challenge that he knows nothing of that style, but will meet him on these conditions—namely, to take hold in border style for certain length of time. Then in the Gneco-Roman style for certain length of time ; whoever secures the greatest number of falls to be the victor. Miller would evidently, as regards the Border style, place his dependence, if he could, not on throwing his opponent in it—at any rate, he would depend on not being thrown himself. Auckland, June 27. Detective Farrell proceeds to Wellington to personally bring his case of dismissal under the notice of the authorities. Another Grammar School inquiry is on the tapis. The head master has reported Mr Robertson, a head teacher, for thrashing a pupil with undue severity. At a public meeting at Hamilton, the residents decided to offer accommodation for 100 A.C.’s. Colonel Lyon said he had no objection to winter the men at Hamilton, but Hamilton was not a station, and he must refer the matter to the Defence Minister, who alone could decide the question. A public meeting, held last night, passed resolutions encouraging the Early Closing Association in their work. The Ngatimaniapoto tribe deny the right of Tawhiao or Te Wheoro to negotiate with the Government re the Taranaki Railway. The whole matter, they say, rests with Rewi. Talto, June 27. At a meeting held here, Topia Turoa repudiated the report of his having giren bis country to the King, and declared his earnest desire to have the railway from north to south pass through the district under his authority. Other Taupo chiefs present also declared their unanimous readiness to open up the country for a railway in whatever direction the engineer would deem best, but the general wish seemed to be that the line should come from Cambridge through the Takoroa Plain to Aiiamuri and Orakeikorako to Tapuaeharuru, whence the south line could easily be constructed either towards Napier by Pahautea and Pukatitiri or along the east side of Taupo toward Wanganui by the Murimutn Plains, thus opening up an extensive tract of the finest country to be found in the whole of the North Island. Topia Turoa has telegraphed to Sir George Grey asking him to state these facts to the House, so that the rumors of Native difficulties existing in the Taupo country regarding the railway may be quite discredited. The route referred to is the same recommended by Mr Carruthers, the Engineer-in-Chief, as the most de=> : -ab!e line for the trunk railway between the Noifch and South, and is the same which Messrs Brogden and Sons offered to construct by an English company.