TELEGRAMS

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1277, 11 May 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(per press association,) CHRISTCHURCH. May 10. The police on Sunday night prevented the Young Men's Christian Association from singing in the streets, alleging that they caused obstruction. The Society complains that this is not fair treatment, as the Railway BanjJ are allowed to play in precisely the same spot (Cathedral Square), and cause many hundreds to assemble without interference. PUNEDIN. May 11. At the inquest on Burton a yerdiot of temporary insanity was returned. For assaulting Mr, Howlett, (< Kosmos" was fined L 3 and costs. The William Davie has been sighted 40 miles south of Cape Saunders. AUCKLAND. May 10. Messrs. Burns and Tinne, members of the Colonial Industries Oonjmission, examined a number of witnesses at the Post Office buildings to-day. Amongst the principal witnesses were Messrs. Montrose and Wilson on the sulphur industry, and Mr. Montrose on the desirability of establishing a technical school in each of the principal cities of the Colony and a school of agriculture in the North Island. Great preparations arp bairjg made for Sir George Grey's meeting. His pom; mittee have sent invitations to the representatives of the Oddfellows Society, the Orange Society, Foresters, Good Templars, Working Men's Club, Bricklayers' Association, Carpenters' Society, ShipwrightsAssociation, Hibernian Society, and the Mayors of Auckland, Thames, Parnell, and onehunga, together with the members of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Council, and the l.eadipg city and country residents. The first sod has been turned of the extension of the Kawakawa railway. Numerous speeches were made, showing the jnterost evinced by the public of the district ii) se.eing thp line carried to deep water.

By the Meg Merrilies, from Levuka, comes intelligence of the murder of an American named Johnston, of the firm of Jbhnston and Chaffln, by the natives of the Island of Toba.

The alleged assault on Luke, the foreman of the goods shed of the Railway Department, has not been cleared up. | The man's face would appear to have borne the brunt of the injuries, for it is one livid mass of contused and swollen flesh, with recent marks of extravasation here and there. His left jaw is fractured, several of his front teeth have been knocked out, and one of his shins bears evidence either as if it wero a kick or a fall. Luko at first alleged that he was assailed on the beach road, and on being reminded that he called at the Swan Inn, he corrected his statement. Luke called at the Swan Inn with a shipwright named Lowe ; and remained some time, during which tims both men had two separate

drinks. On leaving they took different directions. 'A "man named- George Coyre was standing outside the hotel, r He alleges that \he watched Luke until he was lost in thie gloom of the rail way archway, and neither he nor the watchman at the Union Saw Mill Company's premises heard cries or noise of any kind to rouse their suspicions.

TIMARU. May 10. Some stacks of oats at Hook, belonging to Mr. J. Kewland, have been burnt down, and also a combine and elevator belonging to M'Govern and Hardy. The former were uninsured, the latter- were covered by a L3OO risk in the Standard. May 11. At the District Court to-day two absent jurymen were fined 40s each. An action has been brought by M'Leish, stockdealer, against Messrs. J. and T. Meek, millers, of Oamaru, to recover L2OO damages for alleged loss in consequence of seizure and removal of sheep bought by M'Leish from John Scott, formerly a partner of the Messrs. Meek. The Timaru Building Society is reported to have floated LSOOO worth of debentures in London.