TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3302, 20 January 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

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AUCKLAND, Saturday. The immigrants who arrived by the ship Marevaile appear to be strong, healthy persons, but are objectionable in another respect, all of the adults nearly being past thenprime. GISBORNE, Saturday. The Cook County Council has written to the Government asking advice, under the folloAving circumstances : — At the time of the elections there was only one returning officer for the whole of the county, instead of one for each riding. Several other irregularities also existed, tending to vitiate the Avhole of the. elections. The Government has promised to make a survey of the harbor immediately, to enable Sir John Coode to report. NAPIER, Saturday. Mr James Watt, late of the firm of Watt Brothers, of the Spit, died at Longlands this afternoon. He was in Napier yesterday; and Avent to his place at Longlands by the afternoon train. WELLINGTON, Saturday. Messrs Simpson and Co.'s shorthorns have been lauded in excellent condition. The land sales -for the last month in the* Wellington land district comprised only 90 acres, the amount received being £119. The residents in Newton have subscribed for 287 shares out of 300 Avhieh the Tramway Company required to be taken up as a condition, of extending the rails there. ... ; Just as H.M.S. Nymphe Avas about sailing : this afternoon a telegraph messenger rushed: out of the office on to the breastwork holding up a telegram, and making frantic signals for 1 the ship ; to stop. He was unseen,- hoAvever, and the ship continued on her course. . A bystander suggested to the messenger to ran towards the Government House, and have the signal made for, her to stop. He: at once started off,, and a few minutes later the signal of recall was run up on the Government flagstaff just as the ship was about to round 1 the poiat. Fortunately it Avas seen and the Nymphe sent a boat ashore, obtained the telegram, and started again . _t 3 p.m. after about an hour's delay. The charge of abduction, for the purposes of -prostitution, „ of two girls, against Lucyf: Hicky," herself a.: girl of .18, was dismissed today,^ the Magistrate; however,: first; giving all the. parties soirije good advice. This morning the constables' stationed in the Wellington- district who were not on duty' met at the house of Superintendent Atchisori to make a presentation to Mrs Atchison oh; leaving withher husband. for Nelson. Conr. stable Lyster, of .the Hutt, who is the oldest constable, riot only iri WelLingtbri, but in New;' Zealand, nmde.thep.resentatiori,' which, consisted of a lady's reticule, containing sovereigns, and in so dping said the: amount was; subscribed by the members of the police force as &' slight tdkeii of their esteem,: 'and they would ask her. to purchase, with it,,. some memento by which she and her family would remember those who had been officially as':; Ispciated with;;Superinterident ; Atchison for many- years. They-. experienced; deep* regret at the/severance; of thebonriectiori^-and;.- de r -sired . td^express their .warm .wishes ; for the; ;3uture^ happiness and- prbspMty^pf SuperAtchison and his farx^y.X- .Aitex a few rerriarks.by 6thers r present and latemem.- ': b^s of thY; force,.. Mra terms ackripAvledged the gift,- aaid : '.expressed the regret : of ; h'ei\ . f aihily^at . leaving Wellingtpn.; : :. - -/" XX. '.-■'- :X'XX-y ?■■;■ ■ ' The public '.; Works- /Departriient: are "seriously obliged to face the railway sleeper 'difficulty. Large quantities are required^ arid advertisingfpr tendei-s is almost useless,^nbrib; being received'an reply:- hard; wood sleepers" from Tasmariia was /some tinie^^ since- discontinued on account of .^ OAvirig tpthe/imnpssibUty New ZeahinxJi-aiM/a^ the only means of " pre--venting deiay:iir,workS; now' iriprogress^ikis; feared .the /Government"^ large, orders ; but^of the :.cblony. ; Ofe^for^ supplying a -rilHon; 'sleep ;haye been receiA-ed, aiid^as^atonipbra^mea-; sure to prevent absblut^e i^stoppage y of or : two: 'works apprpachi^ thbuSarid ordered &«& thence^ XX

Baker and Farrpn are drawing crowded ;' houses at the Royal. The . Stewarts open to-night'- at the Opera House. .•;•":• ":■■ " .'■: '"• -. NEW PLYMOUTH^Sa^urday. A report, has been circulated tojday that a " quantity of arms and ■ammiinifcipn. collected; by natives had been, seized at HaKvea. :;lt is; ; - utterly unfounded. X ' -y-X'- :: XX' XX X [ HOKITIiB_Vi;SATURpAT. XX 'The rush to .Lake. Mahinapu is likely -tp_ prove a success. ; Hundreds of miners are on the .ground, and several claims have been bottomed bn five dwtsl to the doaxL. . A mile of ground has been taken up. „ Serious fires occurred at Kumara tliis; morning. Two hotels. Avere burned. Particulars as to insurance are unknown here.;' 7 CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. ' Harvesting is progressing, and the first grain of the season arrived from the country yesterday. ;• ; ■ DUNEDIN, SATURDAY. ;. r At yesterday's sitting of the Bresbyterian : Synod 'the : R,eA*.; .Mr Watt gave notice of the foUowing motion :-4" This Synod vieAvs Avith satisfaction : the,; . steps recently taken by the Council of the University of .Otago to secure for that institution, an independent; charter, and. earnestly hopes that- the action of the council;inay be crpwried with Success." ; '•".'■' Mr Vkrley, thrieyangelist,. will, it is understood, make a stay of l; three Aveeks in Dunediri, He:is expected on ';...'Batui*dayi -.the ,2sth, and will cbmmehce his meetings". in the/ Queen's Theatre on the 26th. .;-.-/'; ; It is; stated;' that ;a prpj set ; which .had ; firm foot some tirhepast iii conihiercial .circles in Dunedin for the floating of a cdriipany to cany :-. on business operations of ., a very comprehensive description^ ihcludingland, loan, investment, auctioneering, aud other business'generally comprised, under the term •'agency,"" is.abbut*tb : come to a head, ; The capital will probably be about £75,000, though.it is not proposed to call up anything at; the commencement. The promoters consider that; \vith the. Tapid growth- of the city arid proAyince, they; have abundance of scope foi* their operations.- .; > ':;■;- The damages claimed in the breach of promise "case, Cayford ■v. Carruthers, which Comes' before the Supreme : Court ohthe 27th inst., arc £1500. The defence is that the alleged' p romise ' was obtaiued by fraud, the plaintiff having exhibited; a false certificate, said to be signed by a medical man. Mr Denniston appears for the plaintiff, Mr Smith (instructed by Mr F. Wade of Invercargill) for the defence; A large number of witnesses have been subpoenaed on both sides, - and the case is likely to'pccupy; some days. . '-.XA.