TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 883, 13 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

( FIF.R. FF.KSS ASSOC tAT tOS)'. WKLLINCrTOX. February Tl\t' tfluef .fusiview »ti.<mw»e»i the of Captain SVttars. ot the Zeahndia, Ajijvinst th« magistrate's tkcUiun gjvtn.se LBO to ttuj Ev>y injured on Xew Year* aigfi-t,. t377, by a rwefeet tired ffim the Zeat'arulia.. _ .

The New Zealand Ritle Association CWuraittee to-night titwlly decided on the programme of the Nelson meeting. The ntwiibcr of matches are increased to 1». The entries are to bw made to the Secretary, at fWnott, on or before February 28. There is to W a special licensed Victuallers' Priffl*, and a Tradesmen's Prize. A deputation was appointed to wait on tht? Commissioner »f Telegraphs, to aafc Chat » station tnay be nponed at Jh® camp daring the meeting- It is hoped that the total prize tnon*»y may be considerably n&ttSQ&Nsil fay rwfcurn& next yet rccttfvcu frutn sevsral diafcrieta.

DUXEDIJS". February 13. John Patrick Egan, one of the lords in waiting in " Henry V." at the Princess Theatre, fell down a flight of steps last night and fractured hi 3 spine. He is not expected to recover. Collett, the railway guard who was badly crushed between two trucks, is supposed to be dying. Typhoid fever has broken out in .North Dttncdin. A dipsomaniac named Jowitt, brother to the Chairman of the Clutha County Council, was sent to gaol to-day for a week for stealing a silver brooch from a jeweller's bench. He pleaded that for three days he was quite unconscious of his acta.

! CHRISTCiItrRCIT. | February 12. | Tin? Coventor arrived at ten minutes ! past six this morning, and held a levee at ! t p.m. Addresses were read from the 1 City Council and the Selwyn County ! Council, and a number of gentlemen were | presented. His Excellency leaves to- | morrow for Wellington again. ! Canterbury made H">o in the return match with Otago, the additional scores being:—J. Fowler, 12 ; E. Fowler, ,'A : Turner, 11. Otagn—first innings, 50 ; ! second, W». with three wickets to fall. Paratuor with 20, not out, was the only scorer of consequence. The batting was again miserable. A lad named Higgins met with a dreadful accident 011 Tuesday. He was working a Samtielson's self-delivery reaper in a paddock near Ilorndon Junction, and accidentally fell in front of the machine. The guiding-rod was driven into his side, near the hip, and came out near the neck, literally and perfectly impaling him. ! Great difficulty was found in releasing htm. and he died in nine hours in great agony. AUCKLAND. February 12. Hugh Knox, Camp Farm, Otahuhu District, has threshed his wheat crop, and : found it averaged a fraction over fiftyeight bushels per acre. The yield of wheat on Bambridge's Farm was also very tarce. The city land tax valuers report little i progress. " In Paniell there were 300 schedules distributed—lCO returned : in Auckland tiiere were 300—only one-third returned. At the Regatta Club meeting LIOO was reported as being to tlxe credit of next regatta. TEse Education Commissioners have appointed subcommittees t» inspect educational institutions to ascertain as to their fulfilment of the provisions of the trust. ! February 13. The boat Alfred cupsi>:»-.t off Tamahi Heads. The occupants (Sands and Clare) were rescued by a passing boat. At a meeting of the Education Commission. ; >r. Campbell was examined »• the Girts' High School, and Colonel Haultain respecting the Auckland College and ! University matters, also St. Johns Colteg»» and Pamull Grammar School. There is great disappointment at the nort-arrival of the whitelish ova by the Australia. The Australia left San Francisco on : January 2lst. Site was detained waiting ; the mails owing to severe gales on the Atlantic. She brings >IOOO sacks barley. .Miss Adnata Dargoti, the eminent American tragedienne, is a passenger by her fur Sydney. GISHMIINE. February 12 The follcwiic; is tit«) correct list «>f insurances : New Zealand Co. * (Adair). ; Bank, L«;.~0: new building. at builder's risk. L10W: Albion Hotel, LEMIO. Norwich I'nion : Xasmsths stuck. L4OO : Adams" stock, LSOO. Smith British : Xasmidt's shop, L 250 : stock. J,ut>. Victoria : Adams* stock. LSW: Atbi nii Hotel, National : Albion furniture, LffO : ArJams stock. LiViO: Adams" stock. L4OO. I'nion : 'Albion Hotel, funiituro, IJ>00: Adams stock, Lt'lO; Adams. : TSest. Trarsattantic: Adams' stock. LlOOo. Stanistarrt : Adams" stock. IJtW: goods and »t«ck. LWw. A'bion Hotel, mm!tttre. f,-"W. Hawke's I'ay Co.- Aiiams stock. LlWi Best's stock and funtituiv. f.'irtO. Total : Adatns. L'isi'ifl Bank. ! Ll*;.?>; Albion. L2'»tiO; Xasmith. L 1200; Adams 1 LI3»X»: 1:0, ,ds. : Vmi-.'lian, LI WO: Cooper and Gritliu, uw.' The toss rs estimated at from L-J»,f)00 to L2.">.W. ixvtrEC'AE^ar.r.. Fi'[)ruarj ! 12. The Sherirt" to-day received telegßij'luc information of the posting of the warrant for the execution of Wahh. He eom- : ifuwvicated the fact t-> tli« prisoner, who ■ did not display any emotion. In all pp>lubt,.:'.- the sentence wilt take ettect about the Ficgtmnttg of the week. At a lueettny to niyht prelimniary i arrange tnenes were made t»»r farra'ing »ut ' the proposed demonstration at Ea»ter. TE »R»ir promises to be a great success. February K>. A targo niC6tmgsp:.- f 'tnbrd a Committce tn act with the \ Committee in connet'tion with the Easter demonstration | of the Middle Island Volunteers. Six eases of tr<.<s{ht*3. involving an aggregate datuage of L4J?O, is tioYi being heard before the R.M. ! Mr. Conyers. goe* home to-morrow. Watflli ntanifewtod little emotion when fie wa;s informed of his fate. Tht* Tiirres denounces the flovermnent for the iionibisui'v; ot two thorough Government supporters »n the BInfl" Harbor | Board, but the appointment* give public i .-at is fact ton. NKW PLYMOUTH. February 12. Major Browtt. Civil Commissioner, has paid *E:e Xgatimaru natives a deposit 011 a block of land, estimated at 100,000 acres. At a tangi held recently, positive assurances were given that there should be no more fighting, and these were repeated next day to Major Brown aijd Commissioner Williams, in the presence of Titokowant and all the leading chiefs. Subsequently, at a meeting at Nonnanby, Tito and his brother-in-law, who had been forward in turning back a survey party, apologised to Major Brown for having done so, saying it was done under liiisapt'tvhensioii, and should not occur again.