TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 945, 28 April 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PE.K [■!:»>-•« .\s.-d» lATION.) WELLINGTON. April 20. A voting girl named Annie Peterson, was arrested on the charge of stealing ut»itw. After her arrest, she stated she liad been told to steal the money by a voting man named Bissen, with whom she had boeit acquainted. The girl having pleaded guilty to the charge brought lier, the police last night arrested hiss"/!!, who is a young man about 'J'J years »i age. and this morning lie was u-hargtd at the ilest'leiit Magistnite's vJojirt, with having incited and ounseiied the girl to steal the sum of LB. the property of Mr. Wils»n. liisseu has been retnatid-d until Wednesday, when the «tri will give evidence against him. April 28. The colors, the gift of .Mr. JJramlon, M.H.U., were pivseiitctl to the Kaiv.arni Volunteers on Saturday. DUNJ'IIMN. April 2A. In eonsetpteneeof the state of hi* health. Ids Escelleiicy has been compelled to ask the Reception Committee to relieve him iff the necessity for attending the banquet arranged to be given in his honor tomorrow evening. The Garrison Hail Committee have postponed the banquet until his Excellency can, without iuyonvenieuee, partake of the hospitality of the citizens of Dttnedin. I HUISTIHIRCII. April 27. Despite the eforts of the railway officials, the inflow of grain t > the wayside stations is as great as ever. The average aitintitit colkcted each night has for some weeks been over 2000 sacks. AUCKLAND. April 2i I. •fames M'Comiick. commi.isi'»n agent, was sentenced ton month's imprisonment. yesterday, for larceny of b..ttted beer, the property of a person named Kdenboroiigh, tratling as John Reid and Co. He laid an information against Edeiiborongh, for selling beer without a licence. Edenborough was lined, to-day, one shilling and pisit* in three several eases. A new steamer has been launched for the Cornniandel Steam Navigation Co., and is owned by local shareholders. A lumper has been arrested for broaching car«.'o—three bottles of Geneva—from on board the Ladybird, winch, with other t'nion steamers, has suffered severely from such practices. Last trip, eighteen bottles were abstracted.

The annual meeting of the Neglected and Destitute Children's Home iias been held. Mr. Justice (Jdiies mosidod. Tito .report shewed that I !•"» children were in the Home ; that there- Were 21 boys and 12 girls at service, and LI.'J!) in the .Savings Hank to the credit of depositors. A meeting has been held to hear a proposal from 3liss Laura Smith, recently of L»>iidoti, to found a. Young Women's Home. It was adjourned for further information.

The Auckland Volunteers intend to make a grand review on the Queen's Birthday. A mindicr of Northeni Natives arc leaving this settlement to attend the Native meeting. April 28.

Arrived —Barque Carniclo, the property of the New Zealand Shipping Company, from London.

During the present week ' ballasting between Newmarket and the Whati terminus was completed, and locomotives running the whole distance. The extension of the Waikato railway to the Queeii-street Wharf is not yet undertaken.

The Ngawhea natives who came up in ithe Hinemoa. left for Waikato this morning, to attend the native meeting. I The body °f a fisherman named Jackson, better known as Kangitoto Jack, was found floating in the Rangitoto Channel iby the schooner Christina. His diugy | was found near it, containing a live goat sand loaves of bread. He must have j fallen overboard. i At the Artillery Company's competition, ! Gunner Henderson carried off the champion belt and gold and silver njedals. ; TJ3LARU, ' April 2". i At the inquest yesterday on the lad who was killed *n Brticc's sawmill on Friday, a verdict of accidental death was returned.