TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6143, 18 October 1881, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

«. (Per United Prf.ss Association.) Auckland, October 17tli. Drunkenness is on the increase here. Thirteen persons wore charged with that offence at the Police Court this morning. The decision in the case of Garrard, charged with personation, has been reserved till Wednesday, to allow the magistrate time to look into the authorities quoted by the defendant's counsel. A petition in favour of the release of Hayes, convicted of criminal assault, received 200 signatures in Hamilton. The Gordons are being1 "boycotted." The City of Sydney brought a quantity of corn broom for Auckland and Sydney for the corn-broom manufactories. The case of G. S. Jakins versus the Government, a. claim of £000 for the loss of water frontage by the erection of the reclamation seawall, ended in the Court deciding to make no award—each party to pay their own costs. This decides the other pending cases. James O'Brien, actor, left by the City of Sydney to join Marshall's company in Meljbourne. He had previously filed his schedule through losses in a Southern theatrical speculation. Thames, October 17th. The tributers of the Smile of Fortune, Owharoa, completed their term on Saturday. It is expected they will have a return of from ISOO to 2000oz. This lias been accumulated since the retorting a few weeks ago. Then the party obtained 1300oz. The Company intend to work the mine and battery themselves, and have appointed Mr John Moore manager. Before the battery is used by the Company, however, it is intended to crush all the stuff lying out at the several mines in the district. News from Te Aroha confirms the reports as to the excellence of the quartz-reefs discovered. Wellington, October 17th. The Supreme Court was occupied all day in bearing the civil case, George Georgenson v. Master and Owners of the barque Malay. The fiction was brught to recover £2000 damages for injuries alleged to have been received through the negligence of defendants' servants. Plainti if was a passenger to Newcastle by the Malay, and during the voyage a block fell from aloft and struck him on the hand, necessitating the amputation of three fingers. The Jury gave a verdict for £100. The amount received for land sold at Hawera was: —Cash sales, £12,027 10s; deferred payments, £7514 «s 2d. Two thousand sacks of good feed Meadowbank oats were sold to-day by Messrs Croskery, Hassell, and Co. at 2s per bushel. Mr Bryce is in Wellington, and has been in consultation with Ministers to-day. . Chmstchurch, October 17th. On Saturday afternoon Joseph Smelling was seriously injured by a fall of earth at tho Wakeh'eld Brickworks, Opawa. He died yesterday evening. Tho Athletic Association's meeting concluded to-day. Both days' sports have been materially interfered with by high wind, and the attendance was not so large as expected. F. N. Robinson won tho Champion Cup, value £100, with 10 points. Baker, last year's winner, was second, with eight points. Robinson was second last year. Oamaru, October 17th. Mr T. Y. Duncan is out for Waitaki. Mr Shrimski will stand for Oamaru.