TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6739, 20 September 1883, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

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' , « Auckland, September 19. Wdodyear's circus opened "to-night with a crowded house of about 3000. At the close of the season it will make a tour of the. whole Colony," ■ ■ ■-■'■: j'u'.;.. ... f'--..-.i'.i

Dr M'Kellar, late house 6iirj?eon of the. Hospital, was presented by the Hospital Btaff and the persons under his treatment with a handsome tea service on his retirement from office. He leaves shortlyfor Dunedin. - A /meeting at the Auckland ■ Rugby Union Football Association-was held to-night, ,Mr* Cftxton presiding. A draft letter was agreed to for tranßmiasion to the Wellingtbri.'Uriiori. It requested'the Wellington .IJhioa k>'state definitely what they considered the result ef the late match between Aucklan i.and Wellington. If Wellington claims a win) the Aucklanders desire the claim to be referred to, the Southern Unions, which should\be aßked' to act-jointly or separately, a3 ..might b« arranged, and the Auckland" Union would pledge itself to abide by the decision. It is hoped that on receipt of the letter the "Wellington union will view the matter in' a different light tothe Wellington newspaper reports, and announce the match as adrajv, when the recent disagreeable episode would'■be-speedily.for-gotten.'..-.-r '- .'.' ~-■•. .'..'■- Jf ?s*- : j:;A i .vi?r.. ' The Doricis not going, to, Diin'edih thistrip,' but only as far as Lyttelton^ The Dunedin cargo is being transhipped into the AVairarapa. The whole of the single' women 'bythe .vessel have got situations.' - '.:• '.tKS

Robert Golding, a youtb, has..,been committed for trial on a charge of larceny and two, charges of breaking and entering.. Golding was' in a respectable position, and.wou]d never hays been suspected. -..'■,.• . .; " Fourteen hundred and fifty shares are taken up in the new Humpton Park Company^:l". _;« The Chamber of Commerce have paesed a'resolution condemnatory of the seizure by Government of the barque Gazelle, and the rumour of the intention of Government to erect a wooden railway-station \vaß alßo -strongly animadverted upon. ' ■ - ~ x:r ■ ■:-.:':= c ;. j

'■':'■■' : ; ' Taubanga,SeptembeVi9i'... Intelligence has just beenreceived here from Mr G. Vesey Stewart that he ha? arrranged for the sale of the railway contract to a syndicate in Lnndon. The construction of' the railway to the Lakes is therefore certain. The steamer Northumberland, 2000 tons, has b»en laid on for Auckland direct with settlers' for Tatiranga, sailing on September 25 ;: and immediately thereafter a. flailing vessel, .of' 600 tons; will leave direct for Taurranga, with railway plant and navvies and their families. .

; : . W.EI.IJNGXONi September 19. Major Barker and Mrs-Barker arrived this afternoon. To-morrow Mrs Barker will present colours to the local corps, and the event will bo celebrated by a monster tea-fight. Messrs Rolteston and Oliver returned from the South this afternoon. It is.undentopd that the final ■ decision as to * which Minister will represent New Zealand at the~ Annexation Conference in Sydney will be made this week. The Agent-general cables that'among the cargo - which went down 'with the ill-fated St. Leonards was;the following, consigned to Lyttelton:—2oo tons rails and fastenings, ono locomotive, and 125 seta, of wheels and axles for"high-eidedwaggons^ ASttre-fibnrarrivalol this material is likely to causo considerable inconvenience,, the Acent-general has been instructed to despatch a second shipment with aslittle delay as possible^ ,;: ■ • ■ v-'-- S; ' '

1 ■■-:■;'' " i ,..NKtsoN,'i Sßpt«nberlD.;': It IB stated that Mr Shallcrass, the.gaoler here, is about to retire' from that position. The Government are sending * chief warder ia his place; and have- granted him 12 months' leave otabsence, and he-is 'to have a 1 retiring allowance. Mr Shallcrass was chief of the Nelson police; under the Provincial -Government, for 13 years, and has held the ■ office of gaolerfor nine years.'' . "■,' ' ..*-.■

s. ,'.; CHRiSTOHnBOH, September 19.' . The New Zealand Shipping Company are advised by cable that the British > Queen arrived at the Cape on September, 15, eiitouU for Port Chalmers. -The Company's clipper-Wai-mea has arrived at London from Wellington; all well. .. ' '■; y ;,■,:.,-- .■■■.•■

General. meetings of the :- Phoenix and Premier Prospecting Companies were held today. In the first, of the 2600 shares Jit £1 each, 1000 have been taken up, and in the second the 200 shares at £5 each were all taken up.