TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3289, 4 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

4, — PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL WIRE) NEW PLYMOUTH, Feiday. The Rev. Mr Isset, Wesleyan minister, has obtained 12 months' leave of absence to visit the hot springs for his health's sake, WELLINGTON, Friday. At the railway station site deputation today, to the Minister of Works, the following scene occurred: — His WoriOiipthe Mayor asked, without desiring to be too pressing in the matter, whether they might assummc the two sections referred to would be withdrawn from sale, so as to be used for a passenger station. Mr Macandrew — '• Yes, if necessary." Mr Gardner said that Mr Macandrew qualified his promise by the words " If necessary ." Mr Macandrew thought that the responsibilty of the necessity or otherwise of any given course of action should rest upon the shoulders of the deputation. Mr Nathan did not agree with Mr Macandrew on that point, he thought a great deal more weight should be given to the wishes of the public uuder the circumstances. Every interest in the city was represented by the present deputaion, and he thought the Government should pay deference to their wishes (hear hear). This was not a political matter, it was a matter of ' purely common sense. At the present time they had to pay 2s Gd cartage on goocls to railway, whereas were the station more centrally situated they would have to pay only Is ; this represented a good deal on sales. Mr Macandrew informed Mr Nathan he did not intend to go on the stump. Mr Nathan did not intend to go on the stump either. This was. not political matter, and he did not desire to introduce politics. Mr Macandrew — " Yon might have saved your virtuous indignation." He was of opinion that the Public Works Department *had a right to be judges of what was necessary. (Cries of no, no.) Mr Nathan thought people ought to know best what they wanted, and had a right to ask for that. Mr Macandrew thought people did not alway know what was best for them. However, he had nothing further, to say in the matter — he had no personal interest to serve, but he did not think the Government could afford to give up all the reclaimed area. Mr Drausiield pointed out they only asked that two sections should be reserved. Mr Macandrew understood MiNathan to practically ask the G -vernnient to give up all of it for railway purposes. (No, no.) Mr Macandrew continued to say that all he could promise the deputation was that the reserve asked for should be macle if it were fouud necessary. There were landed from the Otaki yesterday 1700 rounds of Armstrong shot and shell for the guns already in the colony. Mackie, who was committed for trial for forgery and larceny to-day, had only £175 per year. The gate takings at the Caledonian Games, on New Year's day amounted io £165 7s 6cl. Tilting at the ring was on the programme but there were no genuine entries ; but alter sports were over, however, two persons insisted on entering for the tilting, and threatened the directors with legal proceedings if they were not allowed to compete. The desired permission, therefore, was accorded, on which the two claimants Went through the form of tilting, and, in the absence of any other competitors necessarily carried off the two prizes. S. J. Hal], who has for some time been in gaol for contempt in disobeying an order of the Supreme Court not to molest his wife, there being a deed of separation between them, was released to-day. Local nominations for 83 adult immigrants wiU be sent home per mail to-morrow. The second prize of £400, iv Hughes' sweep, was drawn by Mrs Harry Bennett, of the Commercial Hotel, ■ Colonel- Fielding presented a very handsome communion service to the Anglican church, at Fielding. A Gazette issued to-day extends the boundaries of the Nelson borough, and contains an order in Council making the change in telegraph arrangements regular, so as to legalise special wires and give evening papers 1500 words per day at .evening rates; The Hon.. G. M. Waterhouse, W. T. L. Travers, and Thos, Mason are reappointed. Governors of the New Zealand Institute, and John Sperry, of WeUington ; S. Y. CoUins, of Napier; and Thos. Maekay, of Nelson, are made Justices of the Peace, The Mayor to-day received a telegram from the Secretary of the Seamen's Strike; in Sydney* announcing: the termination .of the strike, and stating that no more subsciiptipnfwere required, and. expressing thanks for the : Special: teleg_ams->4h , the> PostJ give i the : following 'as the terms of settlement:-! '—Sydney 3rd January. The great an .ti- Chinese strike has been settled at last through MrLockhead, The terms of arrangement which has

been agreed to by the directors of the A.S.N, j Co. on the one hand, and the seamen on the other, are— l. All the men are to return as far as possible to their former positions in; the company. " 2. The company are to retain the services -of 180 Chinese, which number is to ;be reduced to 120 within a period of three Imonthsf i-om the Ist January, 1879. 3. All "wages :d-le:on.tTie-18th Novembeyto;the men who are 6'ii' strike to ' be paid in full by the company. •£.' Ships discharges in the customary form to be given in all cases where it may be ■iound necessary. r r An-',agreement-,embpdying-these i terms has been formally 'signed" by" the r'-epve-jentatiyes on both side 3, and the men I w£ll v f eturn to work immediately. '*" A, serious* fire is reported from Marlon, Bangitikei. :It broke. out .during the affcerhooit ~iir : the" new : temperance hotel," ~<arid destroyed it rand. RusseU's house. It was burning at 5 o'clock when the telegraph, 'station closed. ;■■ 7 LATEP. The fire was confined to the buildings named, and originated in Russell's workshop. The Hotel was insured in the Victoria for MOO, and in the Natiouai for £200. The insurance, if any 7oh Russell's is not known. ,7 ..-'-■ ■ "' ' ! : a- 7; j -■ '• a NELSON,; FrabAYr 7 : The Ferhglen sailed for Wellington last night. ... The Westland immigrants are to go tp v , Wanganui, and the Marlboro ugh. ones wUI ' be sent there ./froni Wellington. . "' ' J "CHRIS'TGHURCH. Friday. : lb is stated by the Waimate paper that when the Christchurch volunteers were passing through that place: they, rushed the refreshment staU kept by an old woman, and did not pay her. The criminal sessions commence on Monday: - There are fourteen cases.on.the Ust. The conduct of the . committee in taking action against Francis Valpy. late secretary of the Railway Employes' Society, was last night confirmed, by a general meeting of the members . ; , • ... . • . J as. Follows was admitted into the hospital suffering from injuries received at Springfield coal mine through a piece of stone faUing on him. There are now six reaper and binder agents in town. i Mi- Bowen, M.H.E. for Kaiapoi, will, it his I generally understood, succeed Mr Carruthers as inspector of tha Trust and Loan Co. It is not known yet whether this will cause a vacancy for Kaiapoi. Mcssis Parkos' property in the WaimaLe district, of 9300 acres, was sold during the week to Driver and Co., of Dunedin. The price has not transpired, but it believed to have been satisfactory to the sellers. This property was withdrawn fiom sale a short time ago at nine pounds ten per acre. A builder named Christopher Reynolds, resididg in Sydenham, died suddenly early this yesterday morning. An inquest will be held. The total number of prisoners iv Canterbury gaols, at the end of December, was 187. Sixty-nine! males ancl twenty females were discharged dining the same period. Thirty prisoners less were received into 2><"ison during the past year than in 1877. The numbers were 376 ancl 346. TIMARU, Friday. The nomination of Mr Buckingham as against Mr John Studholme at Waimate, yesterday, for the Gladstone seat in the General Assembly, was a great surprise. He has now retired in favor of Studholme, who is duly elected, ancl is a strong opponent of the present Government, and favors Denominational education. The interruption of the goods traffic by the damage to the Rangitata railway bridge is causing very great inconvenience in Timaru, as large quantities of wool, grain, stone, and other productions are nccumulatDUNEDIN, Friday. The Caledonian Society's takiugs at the gates on the first day amounted to £451, aud on the second clay to £34(5 7s. The gross takings it is expected will be over £1500. Five thousand persons travelled on the railways on New Year's day, and complaints are daily made of the insufficiency ot the accommodation at mauy of the railway stations, where the trains are f requen tly delayed for want of room. The body of a Chinaman has been found in a creek at Allan's Gully, near Waikaia. He is supposed to have been murdered by some of his countrymen. Mr R. H. Leary, ex-Mayor, has been elected unopposed for the representation of High Ward iv the City Council. At the Police Court this morning, Henry Leon Metz was committed for trial on a charge of forging a bill of exchange for thirtythree pounds. The father of prisoner stated the prosecutor had been pledged not to prosecute his son, but the Bench said there was no alternative but to commit. Metz is respectably related among the Jewish fraternity. The railway to Invercarg'll is to be opened on 13th or llth inst. The reduction of duty on tea aud sugar having come into operation, a large quantity of these articles were taken out of bond yesterday, the sum of £1741 14s Gd being paid 'as duty upon them. The total receipts at the Custom House yesterday were £2562 4s Sd. Mr Bastings, M.H.R., addressed his constituents at Waikaia last night, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. The Tablet, in concluding an article on the year, says : Iv New Zealand the year has been one of injustice to Catholics, and of preparing the way to debasement for the colony in general. It has been a year of secularism, and this for us marks it directly ; but, on the other hand, New Zealand Catholics have made a valiant stand against injustice, have maintained their own schools independently, and the examinations which have taken place have proved these schools to be a credit to their conductors and to the Catholic body generall}-. No doubt if the injustice continue another year we shall have a similar boast to make this time 12 months, and it is a boast of which we may be proud. — The leading article in the same Tablet deals fully with the same subject, and advises Catholics to abstain from taking part iv the election of school committees, and to use the black vote against all who favor seculareducation. The committee of examiners for the Otago Education Board have recommended that the scholarship be awarded the following pupils : — Senior — John Murray, Adolph. Hammon, W. McGregor, W. A. Fleming, R. Laing, J. R. Ferguson ; junior — Anne Forbes, J. Somerville, D. Fraser, J. Montgomery, J. Parlane, Laura Dartou. Four cases of temporary insanity, caused by excessive drinking, have been before the R.M. the past week. Vital statistics for the past year arc — Births, 408 ; marriages, 91 ; deaths, 93. For 1877 the numbers were — 41G ; marriages, 74 ; and deaths, 90. Customs receipts for December were Llsll : ancl for corresponding month of 1577, L9GG 6s Sd. (PER PRESS AGENCY.) AUCKLAND, FRIDAY. Mr G. M. Reed, Immigration Agent, visited Katikati settlement to-day, ancl was highly pleased with the results of the inspection and the prospects of the place. Over twenty persons have been drowned in the northern Warioa within the last twelve months. NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. By permission of the Government a surveyor is empowered to proceed to Mokau to survey land for which Jones and Co. are in treaty with the natives, preparatory to the sitting of the Native Lands Court. Large numbers of natives are assembling at Parihaka.- and large quantities of provisions are being conveyed thither. Extensive crops of potatoes are being cultivated, and froni the bearing of the natives it is thought that they will take a stand against the settlement of the plains. Heroka is engaged hoeing potatoes, and carries a loaded sun with him. His, wife has not died of grief, but is living with another ihan. Mr T. Kelly, member for New Plymouth, and Mr H. Weston, " proprietor bf the Taranaki Herald, have been charged by the Harbor Engineer Avith conspiracy f o oust him from his appointment. The committee of the Harbor Board are investigating; the charges. . The matter .has caused some .excitement here. ■: ' '■'<■-■. WELLINGTON, Friday. 7 _Mackie,'i who was arrested some time ago j for* •embezzling.",- thirteen hundred pounds ' from the. bank of New Zealand at the Upper Hutt; ' was brought before the R. M. to-day. Mr Izard, the Crown Prosecutor, ancl the ■ bank's solicitor. Mr Buckley, prosecuted, aud the prioncr was defended by Mr Forwoodj j ex-Chief Justice at Fiji. The case -was gone ' into at great length, the original indictment | being withdrawn - and "charges of forgery-anc larceny substituted.' The prisoner was committed on both charges. He reserved his defence, and' bail was' allowed; himself in £500,andtwo sureties in £250 each.- - The Government estimate the proceeds from the sale of reclaimed land' at £500,000, with which they purpose constructing the

West Coast Railway line of the North Island. The establishment of high schools for girls, iv Wellington, is being agitated. " .. '. '."■ The whole of the female immigrants by the Hermione obtained situations, at good wages, almost immediately. A'A ° It is suggested that the Fernglen's immigrants for Nelson should be sent over hero, where there is a great demand forjthe-oi.- 7 7 ; As soon as the Glenelg comes' Off the patent i slip she will attempt to tow off the Hydei-a-: bad, and will be assisted by the Hinemoa. --MrTSTounn, the coach contractor, ran his. first Tegular maU: coach between-New" Plymonth and Ha wera . to-day, by the mountain road. ;'' ;, y L , ;■ ■: - '. ' A' .' r . : ■'. Z A It is notified- in to-night's "G-azette, by Order-in- CouncU, that any proprietor, or -publisher of a newspaper, or any persons, or corporation, or company, carrying on the business of press telegraph agents, or auy business, the object of ..which is to obtain aud transmit news, may have the use of a special wire, but not at a less ; siin_\ than £2000 per" year,: aiid if an extra copy of such' telegram be required for :ahy ; newspaper. five shillings must be paid for every such copy sosuppUed. NAPIER) TFriday.* The total Customs revenue collected at the. port of Ahuriri for the quarter ending December 31st was £9990,. ,■-...-. ' The births during the past year were 440, ) the" marriages 1 15,. and deaths 224 : ;; . :, It i:s rumored. that ; E. H. Rold,>||iii.ginesr' j for Hawke's Ray ' and. Waipaw?7 : counties, succeeds. Mr Fioycl as, chief electrician oh the. East Coast. . 77:7 ' A man named Alder was ran over yesterday, by ;a dray horse bolting, ancl Alder' in attempting to jump' off the; dray, became" entangled in the reins and fell and the wheel passed^over his left side and wrist. He lies in a precarious condition. • Cblchel Whitmore, accompanied by the Engineer, is to-day taking soundings near his estate at Clive. It is proposed to form a company, Murray Connor, with Mr MiUer, being at the head of the movement, to purchase the Grange Estate and form a township, erect a 'breakwater', and form a harbor. The continued drought causes much apprehension in farming districts. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. . Another case; Of indecent exposure was heard this morniug, when the prisoner named Francis McLoughlau, was lined 40i. This light sentence was inconsequence of his being in a state of intoxication at time of offence. The Globe to-night announces its intention of publishing the names of vendors of rotten fruit, of which a large quantity has been on sale iv the city. The first sitting of the newly established District Court, will be held on the 20th inst. The through traflic with Dunedin, will be resumed to-morrow. The large American engines will not cross the Rangitata bridge, but the small shunting engine Kiwi will be employed for that purpose. Two new piers have been built at a cost of several hundred pounds, and the railwaj' authorities consider that the breakages of this bridge during last year c through|the flood cost the country several thousand pounds. Mr Bell's from Australia, leaves Lyttelton 'or England on the the 9th inst., to select a shipment of birds for the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society. At a largely atteuded meeting of the railway employes to-night, the committee brought up a report recommending the aunual picnic to be held on the racecourse; it will take place in the first week of February. The Acclimatisation Society have only about one thousand trout left. Five hundred of them wiU be set free in the Ashburton tributaries , ou Mouday. Five thousand have been placed in the Avon during the season. Seventeen carriages will come through from the south to-day: they are intended for the Christchurch section of the railway. A man named Joseph Hall was arrcste d this morning, for stealing a valuable retriever clog. An experiment will be made by the Water Supply Committee, with a view of testing- the practicality of the Wairaakariri scheme. The experiments are expected to cost £200. TIMARU, Friday. An inquiry was held to-day into the late fire near Timaru, by which a large amount of property belonging to Judge Ward and others was destroyed. The following verdict was returned : — ' ; That the fire originated from sparks from an engine." A rider said that the jury consider it advisable railway engines should be provided with spark catchers on most approved principles. DUNEDIN, Friday. The Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland will meet on the 13th inst. The question as to the disposal of church funds for the purpose of endowing- a new chair in the Otago University will probably give rise to a sharp discussion. Two Presbyterian ministers ancl a home missionary arc expected to arrive from Scotland shortly. The Inspector-General's classification of Otago teachers has caused general dissatisfaction. It is said that very few of them intend to abide by his decision. It is also understood that they will hold a meeting shortly to take joint action in the matter. The result of the first crushing iv the Wetherstone Company's claim, though not such as to fulfil the expectations of speculators, is however by no means discouraging. The yield represents £266 in money, ancl if the working expenses, including interest on capital invested, amouut to £230 or £240, the margin left will yield a fair dividend on the capital actually laid out, which scarcely exceeds £2000. It may be assumed for the purpose of a rough calculation, that the company have actually worked for 30 clays, employing twelve men daily at 10s each per clay, and paying for the water power at the rate of £1 per day. Future yields may reasonably be expected to be better as the manager and men get more accustomed to the work. The deposit has been tested so far as to show clearly that it will take centuries to exhaust the ground. What is at prcsant required is capital, ancl the individual shareholders are, generally speaking, unable to spare the funds for erecting machiuery. Goodfellow, the Australian short-distance runner, has severed his engagement with Sheppard, owing to the latter's strange proceedings at last Saturday's sports. Sheppard returned to Melbourne yesterday by the s.s. Albion, but Goodfellow intends continuing his projected tour through this colony. Mr J. C. Morris, secretary to the Dunedin and Peninsula Steam Tramcar Company, has written to the Ocean Beach Railway Compau}' askiug on what terms (if willing) they will sell their interestin their property. The railway works have been valued by Messrs Blair ancl Higgiuson* at £1700, to which has been added £2000 for preliminary expenses. "At a meeting of the Oceau Beach Company it was decided to offer the Une at cost price, £19,000, with eight or ten per cent, interest added. In Chambers this morning, Mr Smith obtained a rule nisi to show cause why the Judges' order in Crayford v. Carruthers, the breach of promise case, should not be rescinded. The rule will be argued next week. D urine: last year 102 children were admitted to the Industrial School. There were only two cases of bankruptcy in Dunedin during the past week. The foUowing telegrams, per. Press Association, were crowded out of yesterday's issue: — AUCKLAND, Thursday. The Racing Club Summer Meeting, at Ellerslie to-day, was well attended, ancl the weather was beautif uUy fine. The following are the events : — Derby Stakes of 100 soys. added to* a sweepstake of 10 soys. Colts, Bst lOibs; fillies and geldings, Bst 51bs. Distance. 1£ mUe.— A. Buckland's eh c, Omega," Sst .• lOlbs (D. Taylor), 1 ; Secilton's g f, Ather, Sst olbs (Thodsou - ), 2: C. B. Edward's eh f, Misdeamour. Bst slbs (C^ Warren), 3. . Very little interest, was. taken in this race, . and very, little money was staked on it. Betting was 2 to 1 on Omega, and 3 to 1 on the field bar one. Omega won as he Uked- by /nearly ten lengths in a canter. Time, Bmin B|sec. Publicans' Purse of 6050y., : /with sweepstake of 2sov. each, the amount accruing from to go to the second horse, weight for age, the winner of RaUway Pfafce to cany 71b extra, distance 1 mile— -Jas. Day's b h Isaak Walton, G years. Ost 41b (R. Thorpe), 1; W. Walters' b c, by Traducer, dam Yatterina, 2 years, Sst 81b (AUen), 2 : A. McDonald's b f Repo,j 3 years, 7st 81b (May), 3 ; W. Percival's b g Tom Finn, aged, 0. Betting — '4 to 4 against" the Yatterina colt, 2 "to 1 against Isaak Walton, -2 to 1 against Repo, 30 to 10 against Tom Finn. The colt, a pronounced, favorite^ and a beauty, to look at, carried 71b overweight. The Eversley, GUUe Galium, and Punga w*ere scratched — time, lmin. ssec. Selling Race of oOsov., with a sweepstakes of 2sov. each added, distance 1 mile and a distance— V* 7 . Walters' be, by Isaak Walton, clam Slander (30050 v.), 2 years, 6st'Blb, 1 : James Hunter's bg, by Allcria (_00_ov;), 5 years, 9st 41b (l&Yerren), 2 ■ Ih,orp^'e eh, g

Golden :6r6wn,(*)dsoy.), : aged 7st 111 b, (]M Nolan), 3. ':■:- K, £yi :.: : E7ersley and Anger were scratched, aA^, the Slanderer colt earned 91b over wei*-,^ The betting was seven on the Slanderer c^')-; and G to 4 oh Yatfcap.% or 3 to I bar on 7 The start was a: good one, time 2 mm. S s e 7 ; -l The winner was then put up by auction aoVai ibought iv by his owner for £325 after btiJ^M competition.;:;^;;;.: - -" "PP :-„.: The Auckland Racing Club Handicap JP 200 soys. with , sweepstakes of 5 soys. each W the amount accruing from sweepstakes to J§| fcothe second-horse, and' the third^hbi-&e tof| save his stakes. Distance If mile.. R."il|l VaUance's eh c Pinfire, 4yrs, 7st (Cli;g ford), 1; E. Perkiri's b f Xautippe, i\tM 6stl2lbs (Taylor), 2 -Richard McGee's b' 39 Perfume, aged, Ost 71bs (James McGee),_3>^|| C ; Canltou's b h GUlie Callum; Gyi-s, '(jgfl (Stowe), 4. James Day's b h Isaa]^ Walton, Gyrs, Gst lOlbs (E. WUliarusJi W7" Walters' eh, f |Venus Transit, ffl years;, Gst 121 b (Mulgrave) ; R. .FarmerM eh"" Lady Elizabeth, -4 years, Gst 41|i£j (E. Williams) also. ran. Isaac Walton, Xan-iH tippe,and Perfume each can-ted' 2lbs ove r 9| and Punga _lbs over. There was loud chestli ing when 'the telegraph board showed tyß| every horse accepting was coining to tlib posjffl The betting was even on Piniire, 4 to l<J§s Venus Transit and Lady Elizabeth, s;to IqJJH Gillie Callum, 6 t'o'l on Perfume, and 10 tojH on the others. It \v'as a splendid race, durij^ which the horses changed places like tyg[ views: of a kaleidescope," but towards tym finish Pinfire challenged-: for first place, ari|9 achieved it, winning a-- gaUantly conte-t^M race by a length. Xantippe, to the. surpiygj of many, made a good second, arid- indeed jH one time looked like winning. Perfume w^sS third, but neither Venus . -Transit or Ladfß Elizabeth were ever "placed in the race. Tialfßj 4min. 15fsec. „. JH Hack Hurdle Race pf 10 soys. ; . once rou-SH the course, over four flights of- hurdlesjH Kitchen's Hairy .Moid; 1. Allan's Litt]S| Dick or Misfortune Larry, and Garry OwJS also ran. The race was a close one bet-Yeejjsß the first and second horses. . The winner «^W put up to auction and sold" to S. C. Cault^S Grand Stand Handicap of 100 soys., w'(J§B a sweepstake of 3 soys. each. Distances ]||| mile. — C. H. VaUance's eh g Pinfire, 4 yeJsß 7st 121bs (Clifford), 1 ; A. . McDonald's bll| Repo, 3 vrs, Gst 3lbs, 2 ; E, Perkins' b 111 Punga, 6 jas.^st 21bs (WUliams). 3. S. (f|£ Caulton's b h GiUie Callum, 6 yrs, Gst 41bs :^ E. Perkins' b m Xantippe, 4 yrs, 6st (Alcloib)||§ C. H. Percival's b'g Tom ' Finn, aged, *J|h (E. Taylor), also ran. This race was o_J|| second in importance to the Racing Club Hailjfg dicap, but Pinfire's gallant performances atjli true grit made him .a pronounced favorite,!^ The betting was 6 to 4 against Pinfire, 3 tol??p against Punga. and 6 to 1 against the otte,t>g3 Time, lmin ISsec. This concluded ti7ss events of the second day's race meeting. g* ' ; -w m