TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7002, 25 July 1884, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pbb United Pbess Association.)

Auckland, July 24. The Hon.|E. Mitchelson leaves for Wellington to morrow.

The eleventh anniversary of the H.A.C.B. Society was celebrated by a ball last night, the Mayor being present. The Society numbers 235 members. The sick fund amounts to £1040, and the management fund to £781. Te Meihana, committed for trial on a charge of the murder of a Native woman at Ohinemutu, was brought to town to-day in charge of a constable, and lodged in the Mount Eden Gaol. The prisoner is 27 years of age, and intelligent-looking, though he has been twice nn inmate of the Lunatic Asylum, He speaks English well.

The annual local meeting of the New JZea-' land Loan and Mercantile Agency Company was held to-day. Dr Campbell presided. Messrs Samuel Browning and J, C. Firth, the retiring directors, were re-elected ; Mr J. Taylor was reappointed auditor.

Welunqton, July 24. Mr H. 0. S. Baddeley baß been appointed

Resident Magistrate at Kaiapoi, with juris' diction up to £100.

A man named W. JVicklington, farmer, of Sandon, after voting at Fending on Tuesday, was thrown from his horse while returning homo, and sustained injuries from which he died. He leaves a wife and family. At a meeting of directors of the Gear Meat Preserving Company, it was resolved to recommend the declaration of an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent.

At a meeting of wine merchants, brewers, and licensed victuallers, a resolution was passed in favour of forming a New Zealand association for the protection of the interests of the trade.

Oasiabd, July 24. The spring meeting of the Oamaru Jockey Club takes place on October 16" and 17. £450 will be given in prizes. Mr Shrimski has given £25 each to tho Hospital, the Benevolent Society, and the Athenaeum. He also gives £30 towards establishing a scholarship for the Waitaki High School.

Chkistchuboh, July 2±. The Young Men's Christian Association's new building was opened to-night with a conversazione, at which there was a very large attendance.

( The annual dinner of the Canterbury College ' Old .Boys " this evening was a great success. .

SPECIAL TELEGRAM. (FBOM OUB OWN OOBRK3PONDKNT.) Wellington, July 24. The Government have received no intelligence as to what took place at Tawhiao's interview with Lord Derby. I understand, howevor, that the latter is receiving the soidisant " king " merely as a Maori chief, having fully recognised the inexpediency of doing anything to encourasrelthe monarchical pretensions of the visitors. It is difficult, in fact, to see what Tawhiao can hope to gain by his trip any more than the last Maori " embassy " did. The Premier, who returned to town last night, and who, it will be remembered, was far from well at the conclusion of the last session, seems now to have entirely recovered his usual hoalth and strength. Mr Oliver has been*confined to his room by an attack of bronchitis during the last few days, but it is now much better, and is expected to ba about again in a day or two. All the remaining Ministers are expected to be in Wellington by Sunday next, and frequent Cabinet meetings will probably be the order of the day after their return. It is jpointed out here that the rejection of Mr T. Kelly for New Plymouth will render vacant the chairmanship of tha Public Petitions Committee, to which a salary of £100 a year, in addition to the honorarium, is attached.

The Evening Post is responsible for the statement that, while it is understood that all parties in the House will concur in the reelection of Sir Maurice O'Rorke as Speaker, Mr Hamlin will be opposed for the Chairmanship of Committees by Mr Steward, member forWaimate. •