TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 911, 18 March 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. March 17. 'X'ho biff .fc'uns for the harbor defence were landed to-day. The collection in Bt. Faal's Church yesterday fur tlie Lciietit of the Kaitangutp. fund realised upwards 01 L 29. DU^EDIN, March 17. Lord Hams, find the other 'English cricketers, who arch-ed by the e.xpivss crain from Invearesargili to-day, were im:, bv meinbsTS of Ihe CricTcei; Association, luit exwessed regret ihae'ihe oisnc At their disposal would not allow them to play an exhibition match, here iov ehai'icaiae purposes. At the Police Court to-day, Wilson, milliner, was fined 3s and oost-J, under the Eraptj'nient of .Females Act,, for employing tiro girls at work afterhours. March 13. A deputation froin. the New Zealand University Senate waited on the Eon. K. Stout to-day. to request . that the University reserves, provided for by the Acts of 1800. 1874, and 1575, should be secured to the University. Mr. Stout plied that he could not pledge the Government to do anything, but recommended the Senate to pocuion .parliament to have reserved set apart for colleges in Aucldand and Wellington. He considered the aim of the University Senate should be to establish four or five colleges in the Colony to be affiliated with the University, and gradually to get rid of affiliated Grammar Schools.

CimiSTCHURCH. Marcli 17. The Kaitangata Relief Fund Carnival was an immense success. There was an elaborate procession at noon from the Theatre Royal to Hagloy Park, where the amusements included a muff cricket match in character, Richardson's Show, fortune tellers, tent dancing, shooting gallery, unicycle, and various other games. Close on L 250 was voluntarily contributed at the gates, and with the money taken at the various tents and at the evening entertainments at the theatre and drillshed a very handsome sum will be realised. The attendance at the fete was estimated at SOOO. The weather was cloudy and intensely hot. A boy named Charles Kewton, aged.9 ye::r.i, was brought up at the Resident V'-'-'ristratc's Court, Lytfcleton, to-day, cin;V:?efj with placing, a.chain on the rail- | v;.'/ tit tiis moLith oi the tunnel on Saturday afternoon. Fortunately the obstruction was nut sufficient to throw the down passenger train ofly -although the driver stated the engine went with a considerable shock on passing : over it. The lad was sent to 1 the Industrial School for six years. , 1

TuMAJiU, ... March. 17. Eov/e, the Resident Engineer, liacl tm .'.ltci'veiv mth ilia .Harbor Board anrt Chamber ot Commerce to-day re the nc>v railway station, and'.'"-after- aibpg discussion ho succeeded in. convincing .large nun be- of *'aosc present that the Governmeat's plana, including reclamation "works' •fbs-ths -new railway,.• station, were thy best, and the meeting, ended happily, despite the strong opposition :of several members of the Chamber of Commerce, ■who urged chat there- was 110 room for both goods and passenger stations on the present site. I An Irish faction fight occurred in one' of the principal streets to-day, and one man was severely knocked about. Several of the combatants were run in by the poilot'

IN V-CiICARGILL. March 17. Bishop Moran presided at the low and high Mass at St. Mary's Church this morning and forenoon, the church being crowded on both occasions. His Lordship touched upon the subject of educa-, tion, "and urged upon his hearers to reject as if it were poison, the Government, educational system. If necessary,' ex-, treme sacrifices would have to be made by: the Catholics to preserve their children-■ from its deadly peril. GXEEYMGUTH. March 17. The races had to be postponed till to- - towtf'is 1 full of and-aftsfi the Jong' spell of dry weather, it is a great clis-