TELEGRAMS.

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

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON. December 2,

The principal light-keeperat Cape Campbell reports that a party of three men left that station on the 29th ult. in an open boat, to cross to Wellington. It was blowing fresh from the south-east with- a heavy sea, and fears are entertained for their safety. The men's names are Frank Mori, Christopher Hanson, and Franz Ptolomai.

December 3,

At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr. William Donald, brewer, was fined L2O for neglecting to affix and have cancelled a sfavntp on q, barrel of beer sent out of the brpwpry. An immense crowd attended Cole's circus last night. Hundreds were turned away.

DUNEDIN. December 2. A trial was made to-day at the Telegraph Office, of the Edison and Bell telephone apparatus, which has been fixed up fo; the benefit of the publig, The experiment was perfectly successful, and from results it is evident that, by this system of sending messages, a great boon will be conferred on business people and others. Telephones will be placed in offices or private residences within a reasonable distance of the chief telegraph office, and they will be connected with the apparatus at the chief office, by which a subscriber can cause himself to be placed in telephone communication with the office or the resir dence of any other subscriber and be thus able to converse with persons at those places. All necessary arrangements for bringing over the Australian cricketers have been completed.

December 3. Foul Play and Natator have been scratched for the Puneclin Cup. At the Oity Court, Mr. Wm. Strachan, brewer, for neglecting to affix stamps on five hogsheads of beer, was fined L2O for each cask and the beer forfeited. A like information against Joseph Kuhtz was dismissed. Two publicans, for receiving the unstamped beer, were fined 5s each with costs. Mr. Watt held that lie had no power to mitigate the fine against the brewer.

CHRISTGHTJRCH. December 2. The Lyttelton Harbor Board to-day accepted a tpnder from a Glasgow firm for a graving dock caisson at LSI 44.

The Customs revenue collected at the port of Lyttelton for the month ending November 30 amounted to L 12,070 7s 9d.

AUCKLAND. December 2. The ship Fernglen has sailed for London with $ cargo of gold, wool, and gum. valued at L77,Q00.

A boy named Rodgers, at Qhaupo, was accidentally shot in the groin by his little brother.

December 3.

The City School Committee is disgusted at the Government's selay in sanctioning their regulations for the enforcement of the compulsory clauses, It was resolved to telegraph for immediate answer.

News has been received of the sudden death of Gregory Waller at Sydney. He was formerly a tobacconist here, and left with his wife and children recently to visit the exhibition, and was on his way back wheji he died.

The charge of incendiarism agains Richard Owen was withdrawn.

NAPIER. December 2. It is currently reported in town that the late Messrs. Stokes Bros., of Melbourne Station, near Kailjoura, have willed the bulk of their property, valued at 14(30,000, to London Hospitals.

The amount collected in Customs duties at Napier for the month of November was L 3252 83 lid, showing an increase of LlB5 lis 6d as compared with the receipts for the corresponding month of last year.

GISBORNE. December % Mr. W. Clark, who floated the South Pacific Petroleum Oil Company, is at present negotiating with the natives of the East Coast, and has succeeded in obtaining the consent and signature of a large number of the native owners to a deed of conveyance of a portion of the Rotokantuku block tp hiir) for oilrboring purposes,

The Lochnagar has been moved 200 feet seaward. If the tide and wind tinue favorable, she will soon be afloat.

December 3. The Lochnagar was successfully floated last evening, and anchored in the bay.

LYTTELTON. December 3. Arrived—May Queen, barque, from London, with 25 passengers. She left London on August 22,

• timaflv v ; December 2. "■At the Harbor Board to-day it was resolved to call for tenders for another 180 feet section of the breakwater.