TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6475, 13 November 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Per United Press' Association.)

Auckland, November 11th. -Sixty cases of machinery for the1* Auckland Fibre Company a; rived by the Loch Urr. The machinery comprises all the latent improvements for stranding nbie and spinning yarn for binding-machines. -^ . At the inquest on the body of Mrs Scott, -c^J wife of Captain Scott, of tho Kowena, the ' "^ 'doctor who made the post-mortem examination deposed to the state of the organs, which were healthy. *Ho discovered, however, -purulent matter on the brain, sufficient to cause death. - The Coroner made some remarks upon tha ■ '» obscurity of the case, and the jury returned j*1 , verdict of " Death from natural causes. ■ The dispute between the architects and the builders is assuming the proportions of a deadlock. , , . "■' X , . The North Shore regatta.concludod to-day. The Maori war-canoe raca was a rather hollow affair. The entries were—Omapere," Bay of • Islands, 30 men ; Aporangi, Waikato, 70 men; Te Wheoro and Takeraka, Waikato, 40 men. The Omapere went off with_the lead, and came in an easy winner over a"two-mile course by 400 yards, which distance sepaiated the Aporangi from the Takeraka. The first prize was £100, second £50, and third £23. The Waikatos protested against the Bay canoe on. the ground that it was not a war-canoe£and should-* be disqualified. A war-dance woundup t th« .;• proceedings in the presence of a large'Mwm-',;, Wage. • . ,>■> *""'■ "•***" - ■"t •

Wellington, November 11th. ( The following resolution was agreed to at \' last, meeting or the Volunteer Jtfro Escape Corps—"That in consequence of the corps not receiving suiiicient support, it is advisable . that they should be dUbanded, and that tha_ escape and pUnt be handed over to the'eare of the City Council on behalf of the residents of ; the city, a committee of corps to take necessary steps foi canymgeut the same by next i monthly meeting." "" ; ,' ' Trout are repoited to be very plentiful in the Wainuioinata this sea9on, and good, sport is afforded. A large number of license* h«e been issued dminpc the past few weeks. Over a thousand young trout, hatched from ova obtained at ChnstuhUrch, wero liberated by Mr _ ' Denton in \ auous parts of the Hutt River yesterday. - • Christchuuch, November 11th. 'The Hon. Mr Dick arrived from Dunedin yesterday, and is inspecting the public institu-

The late Robert Chapman's remains, brought * ( from Melbourne in the Wairarapa, were in- . terred at Rangiora yesterday. * ' ■ A field naturalists' club was formed here last , Wight. ' iSBy last mail the Tramway Company Bent an order for 870 tons of rails and 1100 tons of castiron chairs or sleepers. , Mr George Beatty, owner of the Falpce Hotel and Theatre Royal, died here this morning.

Timahu, November 12th. The distm banco reported at Makikihi oa Friday arose out of the disputed ownership of1 l some cattle. Both parties were Well armed, but owing to the timely arrival of the police nothing worse than a stand-up fight between two men, and an unlimited amount of. .abusive language, occurred. ' ' .'. , The partial eclipse of the sun -was plainly _U~*.,J| lrow j~-<- 1-3-, »•!•- JoF-Awne-finS and bright. Inveboakqill, November 12th. St. Mary's Convent School and Chapel was opened thia afternoon with considerable cere- ... mony, and there was a large procession of adherents of the fatth. Bishop Moron officiated, assisted by the local clergy The procetdings were witnessed by a large number of t citizens. The convent has not been in existence a year, but the ladies have been so succossful-as to' require more accommodation. The new building ' is a largo one, with provision for its conversion into a chapel when required. An infant school is also attached. In addition a large boys' ochool has been built near St. Mary's Roman Cnthoho Church.