TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 919, 27 March 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLfNGTOX. 3larch 2U. The ennk of the L«>ch Fergus, Hanks, whf> waa struck with a handspike by an appreftttcc in a quarrel on Sunday, died in the Hospital last night, never having recovered cwnsciousnes-i-Ttiv Mount Cook School Committee have recommended tlie Board to removeMr. Everest, head teacher, on account of violent temper displayed towards his assistant teachers. Mr. C. T. Benznni. Chief Clerk, has been promoted t» he Assistant l-'nder-SVcretary of the Public Works Department. A little girl %.a-» knocked d»wn in tin. ■*tn«.t jtatciday h\ a lilli.iaa} hoide, and had her javt (r.nturid J.din Nugent, c>>»k at the Telegraph Ib>t< I Otaki, tormerly r.n the Hmemoa \:ul Mi Hi, wm ft»«nd dead at the 10->t ■>! thf static thin m»ntin? Dl NEDIN March 2b Dr Htetor. the f!««cinment (Jeohyiit. returned t>> the Anow 10-d.ij aftei .i M-.it t> thuMatit.»ttn leili ile speaks ue'l t tilt* t r» -ijnet-i ' f the rwiiill'llllCV i>f t'H >i,*rii\ tinn ft ro« f+. and is o' <>piui< u •tut tfuy extend hut.i uri large p >rii >n i e Xortfl Oc.yt>. in the direction ol Mount \ sp-ctl nsei'in-j of the sharcholdntri tfu \t;e> Co ..peratiio Newspaper C> is i 'l'd to < mC.hii a i< - httlon pi--,i.| , lit .; Et;i «titet {"l*. t. k<* stip-. t i tin * dunt.nr> uin-'ing up • f tiie coin iany It t-» pr»bii»h* thtt.iu»thii e\eii it'-"p»[ rv. tllb« st.irct d immediate^ Ma-.rer «I(<>r*»'e » lul-am. agi d 10 \i ui'[i . hi-, w\ [mii r. t» t > be sent t.» ■ , n-hr. hi im.-.te.il etliteatjou IV !•- rn ."ti'L -ruaCitit musK lans <>f th • e*r\ wi't iroli'ty t. r d . h>m a belli tit p . t i uni.n *»* t t« hi-' <.■ p.>itu:e Much 27 li. r ruison. imm ■ i e-d. i «'■ iU ui-tt himv It .->' a «> •k.wi--i nt t _;, t l .t t ' *'. {\:.IT. rI! 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Limdoti admitted that in every claim se-nt in last year h..u?vhoid riualificatioits were iiiserted, wiiethtr the claimant pi.Mses.ied it <>r not, in order to get a double chance of getting on the roll. I'awira Wharehatvt niated that he attested •_'*>:> ftaitit.T to vote, and only saw ten etaimants .sign. The forms we-re handed to him by Patrick Liindon, ready tilled up and signed. He merely attached his ns attesting witno.-s, and_ took Lundon's word that it was col reel. Wiremii Kat.elie deposed that sevei-il names objected tn were -staunch frit mis of the Williams t'amilv. M'arel; 27The May sails for London to-day, r, tth a i-ar"-.'.-* valued at L 16.000. The Athletic -Sports in aid of the Kaitarig.ua F":iid, to be held on -Saturday. pr«>t"ui.-u to bo .sttece.«fiil. There are IKS eutritv. Tit-r Mayor (Mr. Peacock) will present a valuabje cup, 3ir. Alexandei-(s«*lif. : tor) has, on the reeirtitiieitdation of Mr. Jui-.tice T. B. Gillies, been appointed Elect end Itolls Kevisiiigj ntliccr for the Auckland Provincial Distriet. Liwlor has been superseded. Tiie Bay of Islands Boyal Commission ha.- ;in.'?hed taking evidence at Ilokianga, and has adjourned t>> Auckland now to take the evidence of Mr. Lawlr.r, the Uevisiitg 4 lthojr at Auckland. 3lr. Bryce then goe* to Taranafci by sea, and thence nveitatid to WangsJiui. INVEKCARKII.L. 3larch 20. At the Resident Jlagtatrate's C'.'tlft today, Patrick Kenny vas committed for tro-t at :x>.*t sittings of the Supreme C ■;!-. on a rharge of aa<:.iuH with intent 6" i'o-timdt rape at the '.>reti. A boy [i:«i:e..ej KeynoUU, aged ft>ttrteeli v-.-ars. was ! :i!.-> c..tiit.u:t„J ( n*i a charge of stealing a tetter from a mail bag. At a meeting of the i{e-j:ef Committee, held to-night, jt was annotmeed that tip to the present time LJIoO had been subscribed. Several lists have ytt u. ei-mie in. It has been decided to make a house-to-hottse canvass for jnbseriptiotis in aid of the V.dnnteer Demonstratbii! l:> take place at Hauler. March 27. A b>y carrying a liorso mail between here and Kiverton, opened the bag, and -tote a tetter cntiiming a che.Hie." He. was irommtttcd fo-r trial. _ _ ; 3[oruy is coming in well for tiie Vuluu- j teer demonstration, but the lists are not ail in. The Kattangata Fund will probably reach lAW. Mr M'Ntc.'l,. Wisltyan minister, was i;iven a largely-attended farewell soiree last night. An enormous number of claims io vote have been sent in this year, partly owing t'-» annoyance felt through some town clerks and road board clerks transmitting informal lists last time, which were thrown out.

TIMARU. March 26. The man who was severely scalded at the Meat Preserving Works yesterday still lives, but is in a precarious condition. The five members of the Geraldine County Council who remained after the other two had resigned, resolved yesterday, by three to two, to bring the Act into force. The whole proceedings were a discredit to. the County, and a large majority of the electors are disgusted and enraged at the result. The Attorney General's opinion has been asked as to whether the fact of two members resigning constitutes three a majority of the whole Council, as required by the Act. The first three blocks of the Harbor works were laid to-day by the crane, which i 3 working excellently. ROSS. Marcli 26. Mr Gisbonic addressed a crowded meeting of his constituents last night. He said he would support any Government which would bring forward measures having for their object the readjustment «>f taxation, extension of the franchise, and the improvement of the local selfjtovewiment. An unanimous vote of confidence was passed. PALMERSTON NORTH. March 20. Last night, the Palmerston Saw-mill, owned by Messrs. Richter, Nansted, and Co., was discovered to be on fire. The flames spread so quickly that in two minutes the whole buildings and stacks of timber were one sheet of flame. As there was not the least hope of saving anything in the sawmill, efforts were directed to remove the boards and scantlings along the ground leading to the flour-mill belonging to the same proprietors, which were happily successful, as the fire was confined on the premises. The owners were just fixing in a new engine, and setting a new boiler, which cost L6OO, and were to be started going in a few days. No idea can be gleaned as to how the fire originated. The pmperty was only left a short while previously all safe. The plant is insured for L'JOUO—LBOO in the South British, about LIOOO in the North British, and the balance in the New Zealand office, but that amount only half covers the loss, a, the mill was one" of the finest in the district and had an unusually large stock i ..f valuable timber. I'p to a week ago it was insured for L 2200, but the extra L2OO i wns allowed to lapse in order to make even money. As might be expected, the flames lit up the country for miles round, and continued with unabated vigor through tin: whole night. Tiiere are souw hundreds of tons of sawdust now on fire, | which will take a week to extinguish. The affair has caused deep regret, for, indoI pemieiiMy of tile loss to the proprietor.-. who are" hL'hly respected, it throws a large number of men out of employment | for months, it is rather singular that the reporter of the Maiiawaiu Times visited tin; mill during the day. ami gave a long description of the works, with its new and improved machinery, but it was crowded | out of last night's issue when an alarm of i tire was given.