TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 19 July 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(¥EM pr.KSS ASSOCIATION.) ; WELLINGTON. July 17. The mail steamer City of Sydney with 1 London mails of the 17th June left San Francisco on the 4th instant, one day before her due date. The Australia, with June colonial mails, reached San Francisco on the 14tb. inst., one day in advanog of contract date. A Supplementary Gazette is published by Order in Council, fixing the annual examination of candidates for teachers' certificates to take place in the first week of January in each year. Candidates must give notice not later than the Ist November preceding* and pay a fee of LI. The Gazette contains a list of teachers at present holding license. " The Kennedy, belonging to the Anchor Line of Steamers, while attempting to cross the Grey bar yesterday, got ashore on the North Spit, She is not in a dangerous position, aad up to last accounts had not injured in any way, having only grounded. She will come off without any trouble, CHBISTCHURCH. July 19. An extraordinary brilliant meteor passed over last night about 9 o'clock. A man named John Gordon was drowned in the Ashley River white going from Wangaroa to Hayland's station. At the inquest on the body of Captain Patterson, of the barque Hudson, a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned. AUCKLAND. July 17. The Famenoth has arrived from London with immigrants, all well. One death occurred on the voyage, that of George Henderson, sailmaker, from Aberdeen, Scotland. • The editor of the Free Lance in to-day's issue gives an emphatic denial to the statement telegraphed south that a member of the Froliqu,e.s had called at his office and pulled his nose On account of editorial strictures. ; Messrs* have just, completed 4ft obelisk made them to the order of

local natives of Pohi Bay of Islands, as a memorial of the Treaty of Waitangi. At the base of the pedestal there will be four tablets giving the text of the treaty. From this base, which is eight feet high, an obelisk with names rises nine feet, making a total height of 17 feet. It iB of Oamaru stone. The order was given to the firm by natives who have already built a hall in honor of the event, so momentous in the history of the colony. July 19. Wade's Hotel, owned by Mr. Maurice Kelly, was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. No conjecture can be made as to the csuse of the fire. The hotel and stock were only partially insured. The body of a man was found drowned in Slippery Creek, near Drury, yesterday, but its identity is unknown. The Rev. Mr. Habens, InspectorGeneral of Schools, is now in Auckland as a Commissioner of inquiry into the management of the Home-street Industrial School. He is also about to conduct an inquiry relating to the complaints against, the management of the Kohemarama, Training School. GRAHAMSTOWN. July Ift. The Sunday School Centenary was. celebrated by services held yesterday. There was a large attendance of children at every service. Mr. Bates, of Auckland, conducted the afternoon services at St. George's Church. TIMARU. July 17.. About fifty influential farmers hold: a meeting yesterday and resolved to form themselves into a farmers' co-operative association with a capital of L25,000l