LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1148, 15 September 1882, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION). WELLINGTON, This Day. The Union Steam Shipping Company have agreed to issue return tickets at single fares to members of the N.Z. Rifle Association, attending the competition at Dunedin in November next. Little interest was taken in the Municipal elections to-day which resulted as follows : — Thornton Ward, Dr. Newman, without opposition ; Lambton Ward, S. Danks ; Te Aro Ward, R. Miller; Cook Ward, S. Brown. It is understood that a considerable are of Crown land will shortly be thrown open for leasing under provisions of the new Land Act. A human skull has been found at Evans Bay. It is believed to be that of a female, and has the appearance of being under the earth for some years. At a public meeting last night officers were appointed to carry out the approaching meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association. A sum of £297 has been collected towards the £5OO guaranteed by citizens of New Zealand.

The Cement and Patent Stone Co. agreed to wind up voluntarily. Moses Acakman Price was committed for trial to-day for embezzlement from the Lodge of Druids. An elderly man named Robert Wilson, the father of a grown up family, was found drowned in the bay; he had not been well lately, and had been in the habit of going out for a walk every morning. He went out as usual and it is presumed he fell off the embankment on the reclamation works. The New South Wales Football Team arrived at 11.30 this morning by the Hawea, landing in a pelting rain. Should this weather continue it will be impossible to play the match tomorrow. Owing to some dissatisfaction in the election of the local team the Committee reconsidered the matter, and have selected Brown to take the place of Campbell. Mr De Lautour was, to-day, in Chambers, admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court by Judge Richmond, under the new Act.

AUCKLAND, This Day. A burglar was captured yesterday afternoon, in the Rev. Mr Gage’s house, at Franklin Road, while engaged in plundering it, during the absence of the inmates. He was detected by a woman, living near, entering by the back window; she informed the neighbours, Messrs Knox and Hull, officers of Customs lately from Christchurch, and they proceeded to the premises. The burglar bolted and after a sharp chase he was captured and taken to the police station. He proved to be Robert March, aged 35, who came here about a year ago from Christchurch. There was found at his residence nearly the whole booty of various late burglaries committed, a quantity of keys of all descriptions, a revolver, and some women’s false hair plaits. Woods, who was drowned on Wednesday night, leaves a wife and a large family. The name of the other man drowned with him was Wm. Musgrave ; both bodies were found to-day. Musgrave was a good swimmer and formerly belonged to the Royal Navy. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Three cottages in Sydenham were destroyed by fire last night. One was a two-storey building owned by a person named O’Donnell, in whose house the fire broke out. He is a laborer with nine children, and loses everything but a sewing machine. The insurances are, Victoria, £3OO, and a small amount in another office unknown. The gold medal which Messrs Joubert and Twopenny had struck off for presentation to Her Majesty the Queen to celebrate the opening of the Christchurch Exhibition, was sent home by His Excellency the Governor, and presented to Her Majesty by Earl Kimberley, from whom a despatch has been received, conveying an expression of thanks from the Queen to the promoters of the Exhibition. DUNEDIN, This Day. A store and dwelling have been burned down at Shag Point, under circumstances leading to a very strong suspicion of incendiarism. The owner lives several miles away, and was absent. Some time ago the same store was robbed of about £6O worth of goods. OAMARU, This day. George Warnes, who was arrested in Melbourne on a charge of fraudulent insolvency, was brought before the Resident Magistrate, and, after evidence had been taken, was committed to take his trial at the next sitting of District Court. The Oamaru Presbytery decided, in regard to the question of marriage with a deceased wife’s sister by 5 votes to 4, that the Church would adhere to the doctrine of confession of faith which forbids such marriages. One of the Presbytery said that the legislation of such marriages was only fit for a colony of rabbits.