TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 18 December 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON. December IT. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, John Robertson was remanded to Sydney, it being alleged that he was one of the persons concerned in the robbery of a sum of money and jewellery there in IS7S. A respectable looking man named John Keele, who was arrested at Waugamii, was brought up on a charge of issuing valueless cheques in Wellington, and remanded until to.-rrjorrow,

DUNEDIN.

December 17.

By the premature explosion of a blast to-day a fatal accident occurred on the Wingatui section of railway. A European, name not yet known, was killed, and a Chinaman lies in an unconscious state in the hospital.

December 18.

The members of the Harbor Board accompanied by the Hon. Messrs. Dick and Oliver, the Customs authorities, and others, to-day inspected the - Board ? s operations in the bay. Opposite Logan's Point, where the Yujcai) is ir> dpedging, soundings showed a depth of 10 to 19 feet. Though this part of the channel was cut two year's ago, this depth has been maintained ever since. Below Rayensbourne to Shag Bay the depth varies from 8 to 18 feet, but the lowest parts are yet to t>e dredged. From iKilgour's to Port the depth is 80 to iiQ feet. The inspection gave general satisfaction. The Chief Justice and Mr. Justice' Q-illies will alternately-take Mr. Justice Williams' circuit the last-mentioned gentleman is on leave. At the Port yesterday a prisoner napacd Edward, employed oq. the hulk wag instrumental ingaying'a girl from drqwning in the harbor,

CHRISTCHURCH. December Vf. At the Supreme Court, in Banco, this morning, the appeal against the decision of the lower Court in the case of the Timaru rioters, was argued by Mr. Harper for the Queen and Mr. Joyut for the appellants. The appeal was dismissed, The expected eclipse of the moon early this morning was not visible in consequence of heavy clouds. Mr. T. S. Weston, formerly district judge at Westland, is about to commence practice here. The Akarpa- regatta yesterday was largely attended, and was a great success.

December 16. Ihs> Times' pompositqi's are still on strike. The proprietory are determined not to giye way ? and thepe is no sign qf the compositors doing so. The Times gtnd Star continue to be issued as usual, A lunar eclipse occurred yesterday, and was visible at Rangiora about 1.30 q, xa. Mr. Ashby's pigeon, Waif, which was« liberated at Invercargill, flew to Christ church (distant 309 miles) in 11£ hours. AUCKLAND. December 17. The police boa.t returned from Tjri-tiri with the body of young Leith, which was found at the base of the cliff sadly dis£gure,d. Two attempts by sea and one by ropes over tfye cliff to eparch for the jpoijLy proved unsuccessful After six

hours' labor the" "fourth'succeeded. v >The boats were swamped; and narrotvly destruction,'and the police boat's crew, and • lighthouse keeper wbro in jeopard^'of-being hemrhed ;in by the sea at the base of the cliff.---The body of Leith was brought to Auckland.. ' ■ * v Owing to the leave of absence granted to-Judge'. Williams, Judge Gillies takes the Otago Circuit, and Judge Richmond returns to Auckland to transact judicial business till Judge drillies returns. Bishop Stuart, accompanied by Mr. Arthur Mills, ex M.P. for Exeter, proceeded to ' the" Hot Lakes. Mr. Mills afterwards goes.,to, Canterbury.,. . .. . Mr. it. Stout parsed through Auckland yesterday,' - having attended the Land Court at Taupo on behalf of Major Kemp, returning through the lake country. The Court adjourned owing to incorrect boundaries being set out. The latest from the Maori King country states .that the Kingites have no sympathy with Tuhi, They express satisfaction that he did not escape, and "take his trouble there."

December 18,

The Auckland Society of Arts will offer prizes for competition throughout the Colony. A Maori named Ihaka, under sentence in gaol, has died from bronchitis. A female Evangelist has arrived, and will preach to-morrow. Mr. ' Proctor's lectures are largely attended. Gaprard, the labor agitator, held a meeting last night,, but was unsuccessful. He was roughly handled by a rival work-ing-men's champion; TIMARU. Pecember 18. The regatta which was postponed from Thursday took place to-day. The weather was beautiful, and. the sea favorable for the races. The beach is lined with spectators. The Landing Service Race, three miles, resulted as follows : Harbor Service, 1 ; Timaru Service, 2 ; Georgestreet Service, 3 ; time, §0 mip. Amateur Four-oarecl Race, two and a half miles Timaru Boating Club, 1 ; .V. Reid's Titania, 2; " time, '' 15 min. Scullers' Race : Duncan and Bell competed, the former winning easily. Champion Race, four miles ; first prize, L2O ; second, Lti : -—Won by Broadley's Zebra, by nearly a mile ; Collis' Pinafore, second..

GREYMOUTH. December 17,

A large and influential meeting of the citizens was convened last evening to thank the engineers, Messrs, Thornton and Browpe, for the energy displayed by them in exploring a practicable railway route between the East and West Coasts, and to promise their hearty co-operation with the Canterbury promoters, The following resolution was carried unanimously Thai this meeting having heard the report of Messrs. Thornton and Browne with reference to a railway line between the East and West Coasts, is of opinion that such a line would be most beneficial to this'part of the Colony, and that the same should have the hearty support of the people of Groyrriouth, and is further of opinion that (government should give every assistance in' their power to carry out this object."