TELEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume X, Issue 3607, 28 August 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON. August 27. A bushman named John Herrick has committed suicide at the Upper Hutt by cutting his throat. The weather is bitterly cold. Snow and hail fell this morning. A special meeting of theOounoil of the Chamber of Commerce iB to be held on Tuesday to consider the advisibility of urging Government to take steps to obtain a reduction of the cable charges with Australia. Other Chambers in the colony will be asked to co-operate in the motter. A cutter named Day's Bay, used for trading purposes about the harbor, went ashore during the gale at Ward's Island on Weduesday, and will probably become a total wreck. The was owned and sailed by Captain M'Gregor, and is valaed at Ll5O. The vessel is not insured. The question of the police appearing in cases where information was laid by private persons again cropped up at the Magistrate's Court to-day. Mr Wardell, Resident Magistrate, held that the police had no right to act in cases were private individuals were the informants. DUNEDIN. August 27. The volunteer officers waited on the Premier, complaining that they had to piy for Auckland, made ammunition four shillings per 100 rounds more than before This increase of 50 per cent, was a serious inconvenience. Sir Robert Stout replied that although it was desirable to have a factory in the colony so that they could be independent in war time, that was not a good reason why the volunteers should be made tto suffer. On bis return to Wellington he would lay the matter before the Minister for Defence and see what could be done to put the volunteers in a fairer position. Captain Fox was to-day charged with assaulting Mr Mahoney, editor of Vanity Fair (society paper). The Banoh considered the defendant bad a grievance, but he should not have taken the law into his own hands?''

Mr J. B. Bradshaw, M.H.R., was seized yesterday with an apopleotio stroke, but is expected to recover. AUCKLAND. August 27. The Auckland troop of cavalry volunteers has ceased to exist. Owing to the wet weather the ground will be very heavy to-morrow for the football match New South Wales v. Auckland. During the thunderstorm yesterday, the lightning fused the telegraph wires at Newmarket, and a thunderbolt fell at Newmarket railway bridge as a train passed, alarming the passengers. About a ton of earth was displaced. The Stracathro, from London, is reported off the coast. AShIuRTON. August 27. It snowed heavily yrsterday to seven o'clock and began again this morning and has continued at intervals. It is the heaviest snowfall ever experienced here. TIMARU. . Augußt 27. The weather'has been very wintry all day. At 8 o'clock this morning snow began to fall heavily, the storm lasting an hour. After that the weather cleared, but the wind from the S. W. was terribly cold. The snow is lying deep on all the hills near town, and the loss of lambs is expected to be heavy. INVERCARGILL. August 27. The Supreme Court criminal sittings closed to-day, when Albert Mawer, for stealing from a dwelling, was sentenced to eighteen months' hard labor. He is an old offender, though a young man, and Mr Justice Johnston said he deserved penal servitude. He would, however, give him another chance. The civil business will oconpy several days. Two of Professor Black's assistants are now exhibiting specimens of minerals and instructing the members of the Big Bay prospecting party how to ascertain the character of any ores they may come across. GREYMOUTH. August 27. The Hinemoa was .tendered, this morning. Messrs Lahmann and Guinness and Judge Harvey landed by the tug. The Hinemoa bad been outside since Tuesday night, violent gales prevailing the whole time. The bar was good, and there was plenty of water to-day, but Captain Fairchild would remain no longer, as he wanted to get back to Wellington to take food to the starving Maoris in the eruption distriot. A good deal of disappointment was felt at the unfortunate weather, it having been very squally and cold the last two days, with much hail. BLENHEIM. . August 27. Frederick Mayhew, of New Plymouth, was brought up at the Police Court to-day charged with embezzling the funds of the Shring Creek Rifles, of which he was captain. Tha'total deficiencies are alleged to exceed LIOO. A heavy fall of snow occurred on the hills close to the town last night, and was followed by sharp frost. The residence of Mr Younger, Town Clerk, Picton, was burnt down last night. A portion of the contents were saved. The cause is supposed to have been the flame of a candle igniting aome curtains. The building was insured in the Colonial office for Ll5O. Another fire ocourred at Clarence Bridge yesterday, by which the contractor's buildings and offices were destroyed with their contents, including books, and clothing. The cause is unknown. The insurances were in the Royal office, whioh had Ll5O on the buildings and LIOO on the stock. August 28. Fred. Mayhew, formerly seoond master of the Blenheim Borough School, was committed for trial for embezzling the funds of the Spring Greek Rifles, of which he was the captain. He reserved his defence. ■ ■ I