TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 13 December 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. December 11. It is understood the following is the programme of his Excellency's movements in his tour of the Colony, which he purposes making early next year, Leaving Wellington some time in the course of next month, Sir Arthur Gordon will' proceed overland to Napier and thence by way of Taupo and Cambridge to Auckland. The Hinemoa will convey his j Excellency from Manakau to New PlyI mouth, where he will go ashore,, subsequently returning overland to Wellington, visiting Wanganui en route. - His Excellency will next travel by the Hinemoa to Lyttelton, and go at once by land to Westland, visiting the various places on the way. From Westland he will goby sea to Bluff, calling in at the West Coast Sounds and other places of interest. From the Bluff the Governor will travel overland to Jnvercargill, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, and Christchuroh, finally embarking at Lyttelton in the Hinemoa on his retupn to Wellington, where he is expected to arrive by the end of March. Sir Arthur's yiait to Southland will be timed so a§ to

meet Lady Gordon at Bluff, if possble, as she will probably arrive there in March. Decembet 13. At the Supreme Court this morning, Tuhi, alias Tuhiata, alias Tekarea, was arraigned on the charge of murdering Miss Dobie. Tuhi pleaded not guilty. Mr.; Forwood, counsel for the defendant, made an application for a postponement of the trial, on the grounds .thatr the defendant requested that Colonel Roberts should be in attendance to give evidence, it being said that the prisoner had made a statement to him, on certain inducements, previous to Tuhi making his confession. After arguments, it was found that one of the witnesses in the case, now in Wellington, was.present during the conversation with Colonel Roberts, and therefore the postponement; was not necessary. The trial is proceeding. DUNEDIN, December 12. Sir F. D. Bell was presented with a silver claret jug and enp at the Town Hall, Palmerston, on Saturday afternoon. The present was purchased by subscriptions limited to one shilling. He denied that his taking office as Agent-General was a matter of arrangement between the present Government and himself, and said he was surprised when the offer wa.s made to him. He claimed to have devoted himself unselfishly to the service of the Colony, and having been one of the first of the adventurous band that rescued the country from a wilderness, be had great pleasure in returning to England to represent it. He cordially thanked his fellowsettlers of the Waihemo district for their splendid present, and for their expressions of esteem and goodwill. About 60 settlers were present. December 13. ' Mr. Alexander cables that he hopes by to-morrow to obtain leave for Messrs. Groubeand Slight, when he will tglegraph definitely whether the team will leave on January 4or 11. • An accident happened on Saturday evening which resulted in the death of Alfred Kislingbury, aged 13 years. He with : his brother and a number of companions, went out shooting skylarks and rabbits, and had t\yo guns with them, one single and the other John Kislingbury was carrying the doublebarrelled gun. When in one of Mr. R. B. Martin's paddocks, he was in the act of placing the right hand hammer on the nipple, when the left barrel exploded and the contents lodged in Alfred's side, causing instantaneous death. Alfred cried out, Oh Jack, Jack, you have shot me." John said, ' ( Alf,, are you dead," and Alf, replied (< not quite." Deceased's brother then called on the other boys to help him, but they all ran away, except two, with whose assistance the wounded lad was carried to Mr. Martin's house, where he expired almost immediately, Arrived—Waitara, from London. All well.

At Bannockburn, some boys were playing an old sluicing ground. One named Manson got a pick and started picking under a hanging faces, when a mass of ear tit fell, crushing him to a jelly.. At the inquest on the body of the lad Ejslinghurst, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death, and added a rider suggesting the institution of a gun license throughout the Colony.

CHRISTOHURCH. December 11. . This morning Henry Jerrea, one of the Armed Constabulary stationed at Island, was reloading his revolver after cleaning it when one of' the chambers exploded and the ball entered his right thigh, shattering the bone. He was sent by train to Christchnrch, and taken to the hospital, where the ball was/extracted. December 13. The firing for the district priges commenced on Saturday. The highest scores were—Chapman, Engineers, 62 ; Frances, City Guards, 60 ; Appleby, Engineers, 58. The crop reports continue of a most favorable character. John Wilson, 67 years of age, committed suicide last night by cutting his throat. The cause is supposed to be financial troubles. LYTTELTON. December 13. Arrived—Barques West Riding, from Glasgow ; Thurso and City of Tanjore, from Calcutta ; Planter, from Tasmania. —SteamshipDurham, for London. AUCKLAND. December 11. Four or five sailors from H. M, § Alacrity have been received into the hospital, suffering from prostration during the cruise in the islands. GREYMOUTH. December 12. The result of the clearing up of the top plates of the Golden Fleece Quartz Mining Company, at Reef ton, for the week ending Saturday, 11th inst., was 263 ozs. amalgam froni 130 tons of stone. • TIMARU. December J2. Mr, Wakefield met his constituents at Temuka last night, but was unable to obtain a hearing owing to disorderly con= duct on the part of some of the audience, including one or two electors, The majority of those present did their best to obtain a hearing, but eventually left the hall with Mr. Wakefield. He addresses the Geraldine portion of his constituents to-morrow, and those at Temuka on Wednesday. WESTPORT. December 13. Mr. Reeves, M.H.R,, haa arranged for a supply. qf maphinery for the Victory Company's mine at New Creek, on behalf of Dunedin capitalists. The mine looks remarkably well.