TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 626, 6 May 1878, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

WELLINGTON. May 5. Mr. G. S. Graham, of Auckland, has '■een appointed Inspector and General Manager of the Colonial Insurance Com?pauy. May 6. Dr. Hector has analysed the contents of the stomachs of the racehorses which recently died at, Castle Point, and states that the stomachs contained a quantity of arsenic.

PDjS t EDIN, May 5. Out of fifteen candidates, nine passed the matriculation examination at the Otng.i University. Two passed the preliminary medical examination. Dr. Somerville addressed about 2000 P'm-sijks in the Princess' Tlieatre this afternoon. *— ; AUCKLAND. May 4. Sir George Grey arrived at Tauransra early this morning, and will leave at 10.15. He leaves for Waikato afc nine to-morrow liy special train. The Governor leaves for Wellington on Wednesday ier Hinemoi. The Governor presided at the inaugural meeting of the Auckland Young Men's Christian Association. In Iris open-ng address he said he desired, when the opportunity offered, to evince his appreciation of associations such as the one in connection with which the present meeting was held. He considersd that the character and progress of a nation a 1 ways greatly depended upon the education, character, and social condition of its inhabitants, . He referred to the spread of knowledge and increased facilties of education for the young, and said that unfortunately in these days sectarian differences prevented the association of secular and religious education in the public schools so as to meet the views of the various bodies, and therefore it was most essential that in every country religious education should be available for

its youth. He advocated the formation of associations such as the Auckland Young Men's Christian Association, and considered they were the best means of ' preventing the spread of drunkenness. I ♦ ) HIKUKANGI. . May 4. ' There has been no business done yet. j Yesterday the food was distributed, con- ] sistinsr of nineteen carcases of beef, 250 ; bags of flour, a quantity of suear, and oO tons of potatoes. It is said by the na- ; tives that this is the largest assemblage of natives for many years. It is estimated that some four thousand and upwards are here. It was a great sight to see the multitude carrying the food with the usual ceremonies, singing, grimacing, and dancing. A large number of natives are on dutv as policemen, and a regular patrol is curried on. Their by-laws are very strict and somewhat ludicrous. It is said that a reporter for one of the Auckland paper? was en route, but was stopped at Kopv i;l) and requested to return to Alexandrite await Sir G. Grey's arrival. The K ; _ n „ lias a guard over his quarters, sentry-go is kept. The sent'.nalr t„ ro _ lieve the monotony, occp;sionfl],|y amuse themselves by firing a .»\iot at. a tree. This . brings out his Majesty, w'no fires several shots himself, shoeing that powder isinno way scarce. It rained here last night and ; up to this morning, which has made every- ■ tiling very uncomfortable. The mads are ' ankle deep in mud, To sleep here is im- - possible ; the houses are crammed to suf--1 foCi\ti.ifl, and card playing goes on all 1 night, Sir G. Grey and Mr. Sheehan are 1 now most anxiously looknd for. Rewi and party are not here as yet.