TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 3 November 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PEtt I'KESS ASSUOXAWIOK'.) WELLINGTON. 2. The Executive to-day decided to commute the capital sentence oft "Joe" to imprisonment for life, onp reason being that on two previous occasions he had shown symptoms of insanity. They also decided not to interfere with the sentence on Ah Lee. A Government telegram announces that about 30 natives attempted to stop Mr. HursLhouse, Government engineer, and party last night, while riding along the road si ]?arawera. They escaped by speed of horse. Op yctuyning they were not interfered with.

DUNEDIN. November 2. During the passage of the Kotorna from Melbourne, a passenger, Mrs. Galbraith, jumped,overboard and was drowned. November 3. In Cameron's consultation, the first prize gnes to a country settler, the second to a B.nicdin Insurance Agent, and jilie third to Ji>ck Graham. The police are instructed to immediately enforce the compulsory clauses of the Education Act. CHItISTCHUROH. November 2. The Lyitolton Harbor Board met today to discuss, the question of taking a piece of land for a dock which they must | have, but for -which they consider the owner asks an exorbitant price. Some amusing evidence v/as given, and the Board finally determined to give about one-founli of the price asked, and take the land, under the powers conferred by ia'.v. Two bakers quarrelled at Springfield, Malvern district, and one named Hamill stabbed the other repeatedly, inflicting serious injuries. The Eliesmere Agricultural Show today was highly successful, and the weather was fine ; it is now, however, raining. November 3. The forthcoming races are not attract r incr much attention. As inany horses are being trained on private grounds but little information is obtainable about them. Thirty horses appeared on the course yesterday, but nothing special in work was done. 'J he rain interfered with the training galops this morning. Lure is still the favorite for the Derby arid ,Cnp. Fonl Play and Betrayer are equal favorites for the Handicap.

AUCKLAND. ! November 3. i TJje Hon. Claude Park, of Katikati, has been arrested at the suit of a Tauranga solicitor, for a debt of LIOO, on board the s.s. Ringarooma, cn route fur England. A paragraph, published here, accuses Mr. Maginnity of having written to Sydney, asking the telegraph manager there if at to employ telegraphists who went out |on strike in New Zealand, following ape thej winners in ■Abbot's sweep for the Gup of LSOOO : ;lst, J. P. Roberton, Whangarel, LIOOO ; 2nd, W, Fops, L 40 0; H. P. Bartl^tt,

Auckland, L2OO. For Abbot's sweep for the Cup of L2SOO : —lst, T. S. Kellan, Whangarei, L 624 ; 2nd, "W. G. Harper, L 41 6; 3rd, secured by an Auckland gentleman, L 208.-;. " GRAJ3AMSTOWN. November 3. Mr. Kenny, late'Sub-Inspector, will be' presented this afternoon with a complete set of surveyor's instruments, with an address'from the citizens and men of the Armed Constabulary. The Government intend granting the Te Aroha prospectors nine men's ground. The field will be opened on about the 28th inst. : ■ GREYTOWN. November 3. Hammick's Rising Sun Hotel was discovered to be on fire at 2.40 this morning. The inmates had a narrow escape, some doing so by sliding down the verandah posts. The hotel, stables, aud outhouses were completely destroyed. It is not known how the fire originated. Insurances : North British and Mercantile, LIOOO ; United, LSOO ; Imperial, LSOO ; Union, L 250 ; Colonial, L 250.