TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 7653, 28 August 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pun Unitbd Piikss Association.)

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, and therefore in favour of the local team. The betting is slightly in favour of Auckland.

Wellington, August 27. The Governor has received a cablegram stating that the Secretary for tbo Colonies visited the New Zealand court, over whicli Sir J. Yon Haast conducted him. Mr Stanhope expressed himself delighted with the perfect arrangement, variety, and character of the exhibits.

Tho Arnolds, who were charged yesterday with harbouring the burglar -Mitchell, were discharged to-day. It was shown that, they had boasted they would tell whero the "plant" was for £100, and Freeman actually olicred them £50, lo which tho police added £20 more. Counsel insinuated that the men were in the pay of the police. John Herrick (a bushman) committed suicide at the Upper Hutt by cutting his throat.

The question of the police appearing in cases where in formations were laid by private persons again cropped up atthe Magistrate's Court to-day. Mr Wardeli, R.M., hold that the polico had no right to act in cases where private individuals were the informants.

Blenheim, August 27. Frederick Maybew, of New Plymouth, was charged at the Police Court this morning with embezzling tho funds of the Spring Creek Rifles, of which he had been captain. The deficiency is alleged to exceed £100.

The residence of Mr Younger, town clerk at 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 the curtains. Tlio building was insured in the Colonial for £150.

Another fire occurred at, the Cl irence bridgo yesterday morning. The contractors' buildings and office were destroyed, with contents, including books, papers, and clothing. The cause is unknown. The property was insured in the Royal—-buildings £.150, stock £100.

Invercargill, August 27,

The Supreme Court criminal sittings closed to-day. Albert Mawer, for stealing from a dwelling, was sentenced to IS months' hard labour. He is an old offender, although a young man, and Mr Justice Johnston said he deserved penal servitude. He would, howover, give him another chance. The civil business will occupy several days.

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Wellington, August 27,

R.M. FOR WELLINGTON.

I learn that a definite offer of the Wellington resident magistracy has been made to District Judge Lowther Broad, of Nelson, but that he has not yet decided whether he will accept it. It is believed, however, that he will, as the step is taken as another movement towards doing away with district courts and their judges, and if Mr Broad did not accopt this offer he might find himself later on in the position of certain other district judges who were rather ruthlessly abolished by the HaU Government as a part of its retrenchment policy. THE CABLE CHARGES. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce is about to be held to consider the question of cable charges and to urge the Government to move in the question of a reduction. Other chambers in the colony will be asked to co-operate. I understand, however, that the Government are opposed to make any concessions to the Telegraph Company.

THE RAILWAY REVENUE,

I am able to state that approximately the railway revenue for the first four months of the current financial year (April, May, June, and July) amounts to £1128,000. This is £20,000 less than the revenue for the corresponding period of last year, although there were 165 more miles of railway open. It is also £55,000 less than the proportionate estimate for the period The estimate of the revenue for the current year was £1,250,000. One-third of that would be ■ £1)83,333, but the sum received is only £328,000; so the deficiency in round numbers is, as I have said, £55,000, or at the rate of £105,000 for the whole year. Unfortunately, too, this is not made up by decreased expenditure. On the contrary, the working expenses for the four months are approximately £240,000, an increase of £11,000; consequently the net profit so far is £30,000 less than last year, and a falling off at the rate of £90,000 per annum.

THE BISHOP OF NELSON'S VISIT TO

FIJI.

In connection with the Bishop of Nelson's visit to Fiji, for which colony he started by the last steamer, it may be mentioned that Bishop Surer is commended by the New Zealand primate to the favourable acceptance and welcome of the church members in Fiji, Samoa, and other adjacent islands, who are invited to take counsel with him with a view to a more permanent arrangement for the ordering of tho church and her ministry among them.

Timaru, August 27. A HEAVY SEA.

The wind from the south-east brought up rather a rough sea this afternoon, and as far as can be seen along the direction of the Ninety-mile Beach nothing but white-crested waves are to be seen. CAPTURE OP A FUR SEAL. This morning some men on the wharf discovered a baby fur seal had been washed among the random blocks on the south side of the breakwater. A rope was soon procured and the animal captured and brought to laud. Tho seal is about Sft Oin long, and belongs to the species known as the silver seal. .

THE LATE MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY

Your readers no doubt remember that in March last a very mysterious robbery took place here, a bag containing £0-1, the takings of Waihao excursion trip, being stolen from the Timaru railway ticket ollice. Despite all the efforts of tbe police, especially Detective Kirby, no clue has yet been found to the perpetrators of the robbery. This morning, however, tbe bag which contained the money was discovered in the parcels offlce concealed among some waste paper. As the place had been thoroughly searched, it is conjectured the bag (whicli had been ripped up, tho lock being intact) was placed there some time subsequent to the robbery. The bank slip was inside, but none of the money originally contained in the bag was to bo found.

OAMAKU, August 27. THE DAMAGE TO THE BREAKWATER. At the meeting of tho Harbour Board today Ihe secretary reported upon the injury dono to the breakwater during- the late gale. The injury, in addition to the tearing off of the iron rails, consists of the destruction of four monoliths about tlio middle of the broiikwiitov and tho subsidence of four othors at the end of the structure. To repair (ho damage will cost only nbout £2000, lnil probably 1 great or expenditure will be ent.'died in order to so strengthen the breakwitter Hint n tvourivnuo »f similar injury will be prevented in future. Taking nil things into consideration, the damage to the breakwater is n very small affair, but unta-tuiiatoly the llnrhotti' Hoard have no funds, and more dtilletiliy to get the necessary numoy than to perform the. work of elVeetitig repairs will be experienced.

Lawkknce, August 27,

'Villi CHINESE CAMP CASES.

Thn following- is tho result of tho Chinese oamp oases heard beforo tlio Resident Magistral!', to-day ;— In tlm i'jiso of -Mrs Sing Lee v. ,tnu Lie, for assault, a st'iiteuco of ono mouth's imprisonment with Imrd labour in Lawrence gaol was inflicted. .11 the case of U. IVimio Knight v. Ellen Sing- Lee, for assault, (lie sentence was one month's impi'i.iinimeiH iv Dnnedin gaol with hard labour; defendant to tint! two sureties in £10 eaoh ami herself in £20, or in default six mouths' imprisonment in Dunediu gaol, and thuplalntiti' to bo bound o\or in tho same maimer. The charge against Ellen Sing Lee for oKso'it.] language was dismissed, and the oluivj-jwa against liridget M'Lauoltlan, Jennio Knight, mul Mary Ellen Evan under the V<ign-uicy,Act were withdrawn.

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