TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 6 December 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER TRESS ASSpCiATIbN.) | WELLINGTON. December G. At the Magistrate's Court to-day the charge against the captain fmd steward of; the ship Wairoa, for alleged;.smuggling,! was dismissed. In the cliarge against the' captain for making false returns of stores, to the Customs Department, a* fine of L 25: was inflicted. The magistrate, held that the shipping office was to blame for the error. .. .. DUNEDIN. .. ; - December 5. ' The steeplechase hors'e Kildare fell and.; broke his neck over.huMles "at show. > December G. \

The National Insurance Company has only LIOOO risk on Mr. Proudfoot's pars, and nothing on the building. At the City police Court, William Pearce was committed for trial for stabbing Joseph Mitchell on Saturday afternoon. .... ■ .. . CHRISTCHURCH. December 4. Mr. T. D. Bdmondsj for some time connected with the.railways here, is about to leave for Dunedin, .having been promoted to the position of chief clerk of the General Manager's office. , IJecember 6. The ship Qpawa sailed for Ijondon on Saturday, with 1Q passengers, and a valur able cargo of wool, and 50,000 sovereigns; The Cricket Association have resolved that they cannot at present guarantee any sum towards the cost of the proposed visit of-the English Eleven, but will be glad-to learn what will be considered a fair sum for a three days' match. Owing to greatly .increased business, the directors of the Kaiapoi Woollen Company have decided tcj extend' thsir premises ta nearly double their present ! size.

A furious north-west wind blew on. Saturday and yesterday, but the crops are not forward enough to be much damaged. axjujvLiAJTlX ; December 4The Southern Cross brings intelligence that the ceremony 6f hoisting the British flag on Rotumahio has been deferred till the arrival of Mr. Des Voeux, so that he may perform it in person. December 6. Mr. Des Voeux hqs been knighted as a reward for his services in connection with the Bahamas Islands. Having no man-of-war at his services he is unable to proceed to Fiji. He endeavored to engage one of the Union Company's steamers, but could not conclude terms. The Star suggests that the Hinemqa should be sent, provided that Mr. Des Voeux pays the aotual expenses. . - A patient in the hospital is supposed to be dying from cancer, caused by smoking a foul pipe, GRAHAMSTOWN. • December 6. The Aroha prospectors are crushing two tons of quartz at the Alburiiia battery, at the Thames. Many of the stones are richly impregnated with gold. The Te Aroha Miner, a tri-Weekly paper, pub? lished tfyere, says that gold has been found in claims on both sides of the prospectors' ground, and that men are systematically working all over the field.. ■ *

[ Warden Ken rick is gaining in popularity daily, ' He has settled nearly all. the disputes about claims, without taking them before the Warden's Court. KUMARA. December 5. A disastrous lire occurred here at three o'clock t}iis morning. ; It commenced in Morris' Ross Hotel, Seddon-street, which was burned down j alsd the premises of Davis, tailor j Holmes, teAtmaker j Badger, fruiterer; and a small shop. The origin of the fire is ijnkno\yn $t present. There was no insurance on any of the buildi®[ destroyed. The fire was only confined to the houses burnt after great exertion by the fireman and the public. A heavy gale was blowing at the time. Most of the sufferers saved nothing. The European and Bank Hotels were severely and were saved with difficulty. GISBOKNE. December 5.

Mr. J. D. Davis arrived here to-day in. the Te Anau, bringing an engineer for the purpose of making a complete survey of the reef for building the breakwater. He says it is the finest foundation he has seen in the Colony for the construction of the works. He has thoroughly examined it, and considers twenty-four feet of water 9 an be easily obtained at a reasonable cost,

Mr.' Gr. M. Heed has concluded arrangements for the purchase of 12,000 acres of excellent farming land for his first special settlement within a few miles of Gisborne. He has also nearly completed arrangements fgr future special settle; mentg on various blocks further along the coast,

A large and important assemblage of natives was held on Wednesday .evening, at Tologa Bay to meet Mr. Sees. It was unanimousely resolved to. have . the la.nd cut up for settlement. Mr. G. M. Reed and Mr. Lionel Hanlon, one of the special settlers, were present. Both addressed the meeting, expressing their satisfaction at the appearance of the country, and hope that a special settlement will be formed in Tologa Bay. The natives warmly welcomed them, and expressed a desire to see a'large number of settlers come from England on to their land. I