TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1162, 7 January 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

siAssocl&noNi). " • "*?/' ; WELLINGTON. A 3 January 6. T. j At the Police Court, George W. Beer I was concealing portions of [ thel trusiee.; / Accusfect was cbfemitted foi- trial. 3,; A± the Oompensatiqii,.Cnnrt to-day,.the t Corjforation was mulcted in damages for 3 • holders, owing to the Qorporation lowerl" ing WiUis-slreet". ' ' - /V:--■ j ■ January 7. i —At_ the Supreme. Court, the following x sentences were passed;—-The native lad r Toko Mace (convicted of horse stealing), r was sentenced to' two years .in the Burnl ham Reformatory ; Mark .Bratt (for 5 (forgery), to two years. s The Bankruptcy Court certificate;i;of John Owen (formerly of the Melbourne 3 Hotel) was suspended; for four months, through his neglect-to-keep books.' It:is understood: that the result of the inquiry into the conduct - of the -Sub-" Lieut, of-the Wellington Naval Brigade r is that he is to be permitted to resign. F A commission of inquiry was held in conset quence of complaints made that Leary was ■ intoxicated while at boat practice., . ,

. DUNEDIN. r! January .6. Mr. Keith Ramsay was to-day elected. Chairman of the Otago Harbor Board: - January 7. At the City Police Co.urt T.tofday .John David Qhee.ve, a new .arrival,, was sen- ; 1 tenced 'to nine moiiffis' 'imprisonment'for theft. It was proved that he is very-re-spectably connected at ff.ome. Two common and four special jury cases ; are;set down for hearing next week £tt the' Supreme Court. .. -fr / i ' •• Betweenjl and. 2 o'clock this morning, Thomas Birch, ex Mayor and Chief Government Insurance Agent t here, - was awoke by heairihg his wife's cries. On ru3hing to her room, : -he' : found her en-' veloped in flames. With great difficulty he succeeded .in• extinuishing them,; as he : had' no assistance in the house. He was considerably burned about the,hands, but his wife-was so badly burned" that her life is despaired of. > ■. The following, is the final selection of the Otago Eleven to play in the Interprovincial. Cricket Match with Canterbury : Cargill, Clark, Collinson, Conway, Cooke, Crawshaw, Haskell, M'Lennan, Paramor, Spring, Yernon. Emergency man, Parker. It is considered a weak team, and Canterbury "should have no difficulty in disposing of the Otago men. AUCKLAND. January 6. The Zealandia. arrived to-day. Amongst ; her passengers for Auckland are Colonel Scratchley and Sir William Audley Maiming. The Zealandia sailed for Sari Francisco in the afternoon. Mr. Blewden has commenced the work of forming a site for the railway workshops on the land purchased from Mr. Macandrew, at Newmarket. January 7. The Government are issuing summonses against the iand tax defaulters. Sir William Manning, Senior Judge of New South Wales, arrived by the Zealardia. He will make a tour through this ; Colony.' - : The Bank of New Zealand shipped L2ojooo worth of gold to Sydney yesteri day. : 3 Colonel Scratchley, who arrived from Sydjiey yesterday, will go South in the 5 Ringarooma to-morrow, and at the request -. of. the Government, will inspect the Lytx telton and Dunedin harbors for defence purposes, and return to Auckland. 3 CHRISTCHURCH. January 6. The Grand Jury to-day returned a true bill in the riot cases. The name of one of the men discharged by the Resident • Magistrate was included by mistake in the indictment, and the jury, asking how they were to proceed, Judge Johnston told them that fact need make no difference. r as ! the Grand Jury could present a bill against anyone whether he had been tried in' the lower court or not. - ' Sergeant Sleigh, the well-known Vicj torian barrister, is now on a visit to Christchurcb. " January 7. A; curious copper coin of the size of a farthing, and bearing on one side a Masonic symbol in the Royal Arch ? Degree:, and on the "other sidie some indistinct letters and the date 1287, was found last wegk by » member of a pic-nic party on the Kaiapoi beach. The finder intends J to present it to the Museum. 1 3 'The insurance associations have issued 1 a notice-that-,the use of gasoline, or its storage on premises insured, will vitiate a , policy of insurance, The dress-circle seats for the opera * season are being rapidly engaged., f At the Supreme Court yesterday a man was brought before Judge Johnston for 5 making a slight disturbance among the spectators in the gallery. In dismissing the man, his Honor is reported to have i said that the right of persons to be in a court of justice was limited to the favor of those concerned in the administration of justice within its walls. At a recent meeting of the Tai Tapu Sparrow Club, the Secretary reported that during the season lie. had paid f0r.14,938 sparrows and linnets at per dozen, and 304G: birds; at 3d per dozen. 1 Judge Johnston injiimated to-day that f the riot cases would be heard on Friday; The case of Edgar Osborne /(for'arson) is now on, and is likely to occupy' all (lay. NAPIER. 1 ; Januarys 6./ ' 3 A .gentleman x who. has ] been all round Hawke's Bay "informs the; Herald, ,thatrust is not nearly so common as is.gener- ' ally supposed, only si few fields pf wheat I and joats here and there having been attacked, while barley is quite free, and 3 heavy crops are anticipated. It is noticeJ able'that the. wheat, on; the hills has• suffered quite as much as that on the fiats ' from.rust.. . : 3 Dr. Hector 'has found an original and. somewhat curious reason for the excep--1 tionally wet • season we are experiencing. 1 He thinks that the GulfvStream, which passes from the equatorial regions: to the south of Auckland lias changed its. course,, J and, passing through 'Cook Straits, has [ enveloped the Colony as it flows to the 3 eastward with a great quantity of moisture,. which meeting the prevalent easterly 7 wind, is condensed, and descends on ihe land in the form of rain. As a cojntrmation of thia theory, it is mentioned that some fishermen outside Wellington Heads ■, caught some strange fish, w.Vich they took to Wellington, when the dsh were recog--1 nised as belonging to tbe equatorial seas. 1 Some few days ago tome shoals of fish, ; declared to be enfirely strange to this coast; were caugbu'in the Napier Harbor, and it is suggested that they were of the r same family. C 1

[ ! GRAHAMSTOWN, j , January 6. H« -Excellency the Governor returned 3 la**- - He- lciFt-Hhe 1 > Jiansikftu in the Hinemoa for Wellington chia afternoon,

It is reported that Sir V Robinson has I i offered 500 guineas for Mr. Walters' colt ■ Libeller. It is not thought that Mr. I Walters will sell him,- as he is in very light for the Dunedin Gup. * Owing to information received, Grand ■ Master Burton ordered a picket detachment of Orangemen to proceed to ;Otahuhu to Pastor Chiniquy's lecture to- ! night. They left in drags and on horse- ' at 7.30. A detachment/jcff* con^;.. 'stabulary has also gone there. .; ssii - y A disgraceful scene occurred at borough Council. The Councillor nearly ; came to fisticuffs. Melton got; \ up to speak, and found he was speaking to the air, as the Mayor and Councillors had left. January 7. An inquest is now proceeding upon the 'fire: which ; occurred at Driscoll's public'house, which was burnt under suspicious .circumstances on Friday night. The, Norwich IJhiori Company denies having renewed the policy last month. Driscoll fwears that he paid the premium. 4 By ;the primp lately" bought by the Moanatari Company being kept standing still, it is said that it is the intention of the; owners to depreciate the value of the adjoining mines, which are to be sold by auction this month. A meeting of persons desirous of formingia land association was held last hight. The chairman was instructed to apply, to the; Government "for an area. It-is rumored . that the Government does not intend forming the railway at the Thames. " A public meeting is to be called .to. express-dissatisfaction. . NELSON. January 6.

A boy named Hamilton was seriously scalded while sitting on the wharf'fishing alongside the Taiaroa. Lowe, the second pilot, was showing a party the steam windlass. On starting it, the boy, who was opposite the steam pipe, was blown back on the wharf, his face, chest, abdomen, and legs - were severely scalded. Remedies awere . applied, and the -boy' was wrapped in a blanket and. taken home.