Telegrams.

Otago Witness, Volume 15, Issue 1562, 15 October 1881, Page 10

Telegrams.

PROVINCIAL. Inveroabgill, October 6th. At the meeting of the Hospital Committee to-night the Treasurer reported that Mr J. T. Thomson, C.E., had sent him a donation of LIOO to the funds of the institution, and that the proceeds of the recent Scottish entertainment in aid of the funds of the Hospital were over LIOO. The Southland Hussars will undergo bix days' annual training, commencing on Decenu ber 12th.

INTEBPBOVINOIAL. Auckland, October 6th. Hayes, who swooned last evening in Court, rendering it necessary to defer sentence, received five years' penal servitude. October Bth.

Mr J. 0. Firth, of Matamata, has 10 acres laid down in sorgbum, which he intends to manufacture into sugar.

October 10th.

At the Police Court this morning three Native witnesses in the case of Regina v- Son* britcky, heard at the Supreme Court last week, were charged with conspiracy, and two with perjury. The case was adjourned till Wednesday. An eight days' adjournment of the Wade conspiracy case was granted. A subscription for Mrs Hayes and the family of Lawrence Hayes, who was sentenced to five years for rape, is being made. It is proposed to petition Government owing to the surrounding circumstances of the case, for a mitigation of sentence. An old man named William Harris, who hobbled into the dock on crutches, got three months for keeping a house of ill fame, frequented by girls of tender years. Auckland, October 11th. Mr F. D. Rich was a passenger for England by the City of New^York, in connection with the Patetere settlement under Halcombe's scheme*

Wanganui, October 6th. At the annual meeting of the Wanganui Bowing Club this evening, a resolution was passed that it was desirable that an association of rowing clubs throughout the Colony be formed with the object of fostering amateur rowing. The Wanganui Club is in a flourishing condition.

Wellington, October 6th. The City of Sydney, with the London mails of 18th ulfc., left San Francisco for Auckland on Sunday, the 25th, being one day later than the time-table date. The Australia, with the Sep* teuaber Colonial mails, arrived at San Francisco on the 3rd inst-, being three days earlier than the time-table date.

The subscriptions in aid of the fond for 'the relief of the persecuted Jews in Southern < Russia exceed L4OO.

October 7th.

At the Magistrate's Court, WilliamlPoppens, proprietor of the Princeßß Theatre Hotel, was charged with Sunday trading and fined L 5. Two previous convictions were recorded against him.

At a meeting of the Ladies' Land League 16 r was announced that Ll3O had been collected; and the amount will be forwarded to Miss Parnell by the outgoing mail.

October lOfcb.

The Supreme Court was opened this morn* ing. His Honor, in charging the Grand Jury, remarked that the usual number of cases were on the calendar. The first and most Important case was that in which a man named Skerritt, who had been remanded from the last sessions, was charged with maliciously wounding John Dewar. The wounded man had since died, and the prisoner was now before him on a charge of murder, while the result of the inquest was that a charge of manslaughter was preferred. His Honor regretted that tbe law of murder in some instances did not agree with the popular conception of that crime. There did not appear to have been any intention on the part of the prisoner to take life, but the law as it stood defined the offence as murder. His Honor also referred to the case of Michael Hanrahy, charged with manslaughter. The accused, who was a medical man, had been in charge of a case of confinement, and through either his want of skill or want, of care the newborn infant bad died. The Grand Jury found true bills against Richard Bell, larceny; Robert Bolt, attempted suicide; F. Symonds and Gordon Phillips, false pretences. Wellington, October 11th.

At the Artillery drill this evening, a letter was read from Government stating that the services of the Battery would be accepted in case of hostilities breaking out on the West Coast. The lieutenant in command of the Battery referred to a conversation with Colonel Reader, in which the latter stated that the services of the Artillery would be accepted only as a rifle corps. _ Lieutenant M'Rea'die took exception to this, whereupon Colonel Reader twitted the Battery with having offered its services for action, but that it was willing to use any excuse not to go. Lieutenant M'Readie remarked that during the 21 years in which be had served in the Volunteer iotca ho had never met with such conduct from any oifioer of the Defence Force. The Battery unanimously passed a resolution that steps be taken to bring the conduct of Colonel Reader under the notice of tbe Defence Minister.

Hawera, October 11th. Application for sections in deferred-payment block closed yesterday. All but two were applied for, and for many there will be competition. The cash sale on Thursday promises to go off well.

Uhbistohuroh, October 6th. A fish-hawker at Lyttelton wa? fined 5a to-day for selling flounders under nine inches long. The case waß brought as a deterrent to the practice of taking fish of illegal size, and waa theßfirat of the kind.

October lOfch.

The Premier this morning received a deputation from railway employes on strike. After hearing their statement of the case, he declined to entertain a proposal to appoint a Royal Commission of Inquiry, He said the xaon h^

adopted an extreme course without Justification, and their places had now been failed up. Eeplying to a question, he said that when vacancies occurred the men who had tstruck vould not be debarred from applying for and receiving appointments in the workshops. The running of the tramcars on Sundays was commenced yesterday. They were largely patronised- ... , . The Cricket Association have made a fresn offer to tbe English Cricketers. They propose to divide the balance, after deducting 10 per cent, and the expenses, equally between the Englishmen and the Lancaster Park Company. If the weather could be guaranteed, this would fee a pretty good offer, but hardly more advanttageous than their former one of L2O a man. A woman named Mason threw herself into ithe river last night, but was rescued iv timeThe police have been obliged to abandon the prosecution against fishermen for taking founders of illegal length from Lake Elles mere, as it is not a tidal water, and does not come under the operation of the Act. - A crowded meeting i"c the West Ooast railway was held to-night. Resolutions were passed affirming the desirability of at < once proceeding with the line, and the necessity of forming a company to undertake its construction. 7000 shares had been taken up at the commencement of tho meeting, and 1600 were taken in the hall.

A woman named Manning, whose house waa iburned down a few days ago, and who has been in a despondent state since, tried to cut her throat with a table-knife to-day, but did not Inflict very severe injuries.

Ashbubton, October lOfch.

A sensation was caused here this morning when it became known that a fire had occurred at Saundera' Buildings, one of the largest blocks in the place. H*nry, a photographer, who sleeps at bis studio in the building, says that he was aroused at 4 a.m by a strong smell of fire, and found his rooms iall of smoke. He rushed along the corridor, which was fulll of dense smoke, and turning up a passage at the other end, found the wall panelling in a blaze. With a little trouble he managed to extinguish the flames. On the police investigating they found splashes of kerosene all up the stairs and along the corridor, and kerosene was also traced out on to the pavement and down the street for 20 or 30 yards, when all trace ceased. There seems to be little doubt that a deliberate attempt to burn down the block has been made. The doers opening into the street are left unlocked at night, and thus afford easy ingress. At a meeting of farmers held to-night, it was definitely decided to form an alliance with the Timaru Co-operative Association, in consideration of a branch being started here as promised.