TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 951, 6 May 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(SPECIAL TO I'BESS ASSOCIATION). DUNEDIN. May 5. A telegram has been received in town, stating that the Star of the East's crushing realised 288 ounces, from 26G tons of stone. A very destructive fire took place at Lawrence this morning, originating in Meyyer and Co's premises. The insurances are, as far as known : —Meyer and Co., Llooo—in. Northern, LSOO, Liverpool and London, LSOO. These two sums were on the stock, the building being the property of the Colonial Bank. Meyer and Co. estimate their loss at LIBOO. D. Johnston was insured for LSOO as follows : In the Standard for L3OO, and in the Norwich Union for L2OO, both sums being on the building only. James Crow, LIOO in the Norwich Union, on the building and stock ; the Colonial Bank, L4OO in the New Zealand Company. The Dunedin operative bakers are now taking the preliminary steps for a general amalgamation of all working bakers throughout New Zealand. CHRISTCHURCH. May 5. The New Zealand Shipping Co's chartered steamer Stad Haarlem, with a cargo of wheat, wool, tallow, etc., valued at L 53,000, and 135 passengers —41 saloon,' 14 second cabin, and 80 steerage —moved away from the wharf punctually at the appointed hour(3 o'clock), and was cheered by the spectators who, to the number of several hundreds, had assembled on the wharf. The steamer lay in the stream for a short time before finally leaving the port. Mr. W. M. Hanr.ay, Secretary of Railways, proceeded south this morning, to make arrangements for providing for the rush of grain expected on the Dunedin section as the season advances. The Otago grain season is very much later than the season in this district. The Goveenor spent the morning in visiting the public buildings of the place. The weather looking threatening in the afternoon, the tour of inspection was deferred till Wednesday. To-morrow an undress levee will be held, and a ball will take place in the- evening. There were 40 applications to the City Council for the post of Assistant Inspector, at a salary of 150 a year. For the four weeks ending April 5, the total tonnage of grain carried on the Amberley-Kingston line and branches amounted to 41,337 tons. The total amount of grain carried from January 13 (commencement of this season) to April 5 was 08,550 tons, distributed over the railway sections as follows : —Christchurch section, 53.639 tons 13 cwt, ; Dunedin section, 13,774 tons ? cwt. ; and Invercargiil section, 1130 tons 6 cwts. AUCKLAND. May G. A female infant, six weeks old, wrapped in a flannel, with a feeding bottle and milk quite warm, was found last night, at eight o'clock, at the garden gate of a Mr. Yaile, Wellington street. The police were informed of the fact, and their enquiries led to the arrest of Rose Hart this morning. Sub-Inspector Purdy informed the Bench that prisoner *as only 3 months' married, and that there was trouble between her and her husband, and this lei to the deed. She was remanded. Th,e police have got a clue to the robbery and entry at St. Mathevv's parsonage. A wellrknown* loafer named Wilson has been arrested and remanded. TIMAJtU, May 5. Messrs. Hall and Beswick, two members of the Harbor Board, have forwarded a formal protest to the Government against the resolution passed by a majority of the Board in favor of purchasing a steam launch with the Harbor Endowment funds. Their protest is accompanied by the legal opinion of the Crown Solicitor, that the expenditure of the money for the purpose proposed is illegal. John King, auctioneer and commission agent, has failed. His liabilities are sfated to be about L 20,000, but a large proportion is believed to be secured. Several other large failures are stated to be impending. May 0.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court to-day, Thomas Keenan was fined L2O, or, in default, to be imprisoned for one month, for sly-grog-selling. NEW PLYMOUTH. May 5. It is rumored that Honi Pehama is now leaning towards TeWhiti, and sending supplies of threshed corn, ground by him near Normanby, to Parihaki. Honi Pehama has also ordered all natives over whom he has influence, and who are in receipt of rents from reserves, to pay the same over to Te Whiti.

A Maori named Tamihana, who, on the occasion of the Native Minister's last visit to Parihaka, was informed that he had been made a native assessor, fell from his horse, and was killed, on Friday. At a large meeting on Saturday, TeWhiti made capital out of the accident, and quoted the case as an example of his miraculous power, and of the evil which would befall natives who worked against him.