TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 14 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION,)

| WELLINGTON. September 13. The b.b, City of New York, with the London mails of the 12th August, left San Franciaco on the 88th, being two days before contract time. The s.s. Jsealandia, with the August Colonial mails, arrived at' San Francisco on the Bth inst., one day in advance of contraot date. Dr. Lemon has received the following cablegrams from the Superintendent of Telegraphs at Adelaide, Port Pirie The brig Alexandra, from Melbourne, is ashore about ten miles south of Mount Young, and is making water. Cape America. —10 p.m.—The Sorata attempted to-day to get a line ashore, but the wind was too strong. The captain's idea was to cornmuniqatp with share by sending and repaying telegrams. It is blowing hard from the sea, and itfye spray is breading over the Sorata ? bnt there is pothing to cause anxiety, A woman named jane Burgess has been missing since the 7th, and was found on Saturday afternoon wandering in the bu«h.

The 24 hours' pedestrian matoli was concluded at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, Croft, of Wellington, winning, having covered 118 miles ; Swan, Christchurch, second, 109 miles; Hanson, Wellington, third, 100 miles. Brooks, of Dunedin, gave in after going 86 miles.

A body of a young man named Lunt was found in the harbor yesterday afternoon. He was seen in town on Saturday night; but it iB not known how ho came in the water. Lunt was recently charged, at the Resident Magistrate's Court on suspicion of lunacy, but was discharged. An inquept has b,ee'n hpld on thp body, and a verdict returned of " Pound drpwnefl." Arrived (^.2th)—Barque Waifflea and ship S£irljngsfijfe f from London (after an uneventful passage); Wanaka, from the" South. It was mentioned that Mr. Moulton, who arrived from London by the barque Waimea, yesterday, had been sent as the delegate of tho Yorkshire farmers to report on New Zealand in an agricultural view. September 14. The criminal sossions of the Suprotne @ourt cqmmenpgd fofore Juatico. Jbiu^to^

this morning. His Honolr congratulated the jury 011 f-he light calendar, there being only five prisoners to stand trial. The Crown' Prosecutor withdrew the indictments against Herman Munn ior indecent assault. The Grand Jury found true bills against Doreen for cutting and wounding, against Nicholson for burglary, Clifford for perjury, and Mary Carrison for larceny. Doreen's case is proceeding.

DTJNEDIN. September 13. The Immigration Department * has received intelligence of the sailing of the ship Dunediri, from Glasgow, for this port, on September 3, with 214 nominated immigrants. The celebrated Duck Claim, at Clyde, has been auctioned for L 61.Lee Guy, charged with the murder of Mrs. Young at Kyeburn, was brought up to-day and further remanded for a week. Messrs. Morris and Bastings were the only candidates nominated to-day for Waikaia.

CHRISTCHTTCCH. September 13. . There are seven candidates for the two scholarships in connection with the School of Agriculture. Two of these are from Nelson, two from Otago, and the rest from Canterbury. At the inquest on the bodies of Winson's children, burned to death oil Saturday, an open verdict was returned. It was supposed that the fire originated from a spark blown out of the fireplace. Winson's case ia very hard, as he had just managed to scrape enough money together to build himself a,house, and by the fire is robbed of property and children at one swoop. An appeal is made through the papers to the benevolent, and a fair sum has been collected in a verv short time.

The Benevolent Association, trusting to subscriptions from the public, have got LSO into debt, and now appeal for contributions to help them out of their difficulty. September 14. A medical examination of the body found buried at Sydenham shows it to be that of a child of about five years of age. It must have been buried for many yeftrs, The oricket season will open on the 2nd October.

AUCKLAND. September 14 Arrived —City of Sydney, from Sydney, Auo

The Southern Cross hag arrived from Fiji. When she left Zievulta, on the 7th, Sir Arthur Gordon had not received his despatches, which have gone by : way of Sydney, The Emerald had arrived from Samoa with the Governor and suite, and proceeded to Inoa to coal, returning to Levuka to convey the Governor to Tanga, provided that the news by the mail did not hasten his departure to this Colony.

WANGANUI, September 14. Nominations for the Wanganui Stakes, Handicap, and Handicap Hurdle, at the spring meeting, close on Wednesday at 9 p.m. TIMARU. September J3. Three uninsured stacks of oats at the Hook were burnt down on Sunday night. The cause o{ the fire is unknown. September 14. The Corporation have been defeated in an attempt to exact a license fee from milk retailers on the ground that are pedlars and hawkers, A teat prosecution was dismissed with costs against the Borough Council. In reply to an application from the High School Board, the Borough Council passed a resolution last evening, declining the request, and recommending the Board to apply to the wealthy parents of the propoaed recipients. INYERCARGILL. September 13. Hopes are entertained that the Ulva will be launched as soon as the damages she has sustained are temporarily repaired. She has not sustained much injury. Following up his action of last year, Mr. J. W. Bain, M.H.R., has divided the half (LB4) of his honorarium equally between the Invercargill Hospital and the Southland Benevolent Institution.