TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3319, 8 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL WIRE.) AUCKLAND, Friday. At a meeting of the Board of Education, held this afternoon, it was stated that the average attendance of pupils at public schools in the educational district was 9308 as against 8369 during the. previous quarter. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, to-day, a committee was appointed to work in connection with the New Zealand Commissioners for the Sydney Exhibition so that Auckland may be fairly represented- there. A meeting of directors of the Big Pump Association was held to-day to • consider the effect of the stoppage of the pumps. They saw no way of immediately starting the pump again and it was expected that in a short time the carbonic acid gas will have risen in the Caledonian, Moanataivi, and other mines, to sea level, when some 3000 men will be deprived of work. J. Dempsay's tender for the railway station site between Forfc Brittomart and Queen street • wharf has been accepted •by the Government. The amount is between £32,000 and £33,000. NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday. The Mechanics' Institute committee have decided to sell the books and instruments. The Borough Council is then to take over the reading room and make it free to the ■ public. . . . WELLINGTON,. Friday. The following are the correct amounts of losses incurred by, the various Insurance Companies by the great fire at Christchurch: —South British, £3750; New Zealand, £3000 ; Standard, £2500 ; National, £2000 ; Colonial, £1750 ; Lancashire, £1750 ; Union, £1500; Liverpool, £1000 ; and Norwich Union, £1000. .A young man who had, for a long time been collecting alms under pretence to being deaf and dumb, .was arrested last night for sleeping in .Cobb's stables. He was found possessed'of a -P. O. Savings Bank book, showing that he had, under, an assumed name, booked from 10s to 14s a day for some months past as the result, of his begging. Several wit- ' nesses said they heard him speak. He was remanded. The members of the Working Mens' Club presented Mr Gilpin, late president ,of the Club .with a-- handsome timepiece on his leaving the city. , -) WESTPORT, Friday. ' The. Commissioners have received the Governor's permission to imform Warden Broad that the charges of intemperance were not proved, and. no imputation rests' on his character., He has, applied to be removed from Westport. , CHRISTCHURCH, |Friday; Mr Saunders, the member for Cheviot, addressed a portion of his constituents last night at the . school-honse, Waikari." Abqut thirty electors were present. The speech was principally devoted to explaining .why he did notsupporbthe Grey Ministry through* out the session. The Star has been furnished with correct -information .relative to the amounts of insurances in connection with the fires in Lichfield and Cashel streets, showing the extent to which the various Insurance Com* - panics are involved. The list is as follows :— ■ Colonial. £1000; Norwich Union, £1000; New Zealand, £3000; Union,'£lsoo; South. British, £3000 ; London and Lancashire, £1500 ; Standard, £2000 ; Liverpool, London,. a,nd Globe, £JOOQ j National, £2000 j

Commercial Union, £1000 ; London and v Lanci#tir>>.£2so; Standard^tOOp; Transatlantic/£1000; Northeraj^2sod---^|f^n;d total, £19#50. The only /: salvage obtainable will befrcim ifae; stobk in.; the/^|r^^cli may pefilajjs pi'bye to be cpirlparaiti j «i3t:uriinjured. Messrs Twentyman; find Cousins are insured on-Sbuilding and stock intneSpStli British - for £7to, arid the Coloriiali£7so. Men were employed oh wreckage id-day examining theistock still left. -, .- ;; ; The Canterbury Eleven to Dlay against - : 6tlag6" : - pn-'" : ;]Srbn'day-- cbinprise^' nine men who played in these matches before, but neither C^Frith, fuller, Lee, Baker, Hartland,' or "Stevens are in it. The two new men. are. Beard and Turner, both young bowlers. ■> i^r^ljflble^ielegtam- ■ frp^rTuaranga; .says;; the reported-disagreeraent between Rewi and /Major. Scannell is luiitrue.^' The Educational sailed last night for Auckland, but Sir George Grey and Mr Fisher remainto consult with Mr Sheehan, who only returned yesterday. . A telegram from the Agent-General, dated February 4, announces the departure of the ; Westland for Port Chalmers, with 167 immi-:/gra^W£.yl\/i--,i; : <:■. - : a / Bl^ i-a- J ?'V ''.'•■' : S; ; ';:'.': :""['■■ OAMARU. Fridly. Messrs yWVN.* Blair and TJssher have retumedif rpm;inspecting jbhe alternative^rputes for the :-6amaru-Liyingst6n Kailway.' Mr. Blair expressed; himself; as 1 greatly pleased; both with the routes arid the character ofj the country. ■ . ; . : ; - Very little excitement "is manifested over/ the Harbor -Board election.- There are seven, candidates for three seats. .; . ,V: ■ S : DUNEDIN, Friday/ The Customb' authorities are making en-" quiries into the circumstances of the drowning of the lad William Taylor from, the'; barque Easter Hilly concerning \yhohi some/ passengers made statements which: implied gross^criminality ori the' \part of Vtlie captaih: r . The charge against ;James Green ,' chairman;: of the County Council, of electing ' himself ; as' s - chairman by his casting/vote,- and thus votingon a question: in which he had ai pecuniary; interest, was heard to-day at Paliherston, and' dismissed. ; • - ■-.- ... ;' .'■;;. '■■)<.■ Jas. Burgess and Wm. Hankey/were com?;' niitted for, .trial to-diay. fbri placing trolly wheels on the railway, near Falmerston. At a meeting-of the Rbslyn Borough Cpuri-; cil last night, in reply to an, application to connect the borpugh with the city by £ramwayj "it was resolved to" grant a permission > if reasonable conditions were submitted by} ' the Tramway ; Co. ■ ■-",■ '•■'- '■ '-. ■■•"'■' '. ' '■-■i At 9.15 p.m. to-night smoke was discovered issuing from the Misses Kirk's milliners' shop, in/George street. The door was 'broken open arid fire Avas'- discovered '-under 1 the counter. It was extinguished almost as soon as the fire bell rangjr arid before any, of the brigades, reached the spot. The origin of the fire is unknown., I;b is stated that neither premises nor stock are anything like covSre'd by insurance.;; .

.; (PER.PBESS 46-ENCT.) \: NELSON, Thursday. On the result of the poll to-day being made known _ there was tremendous/ excitement, and Adams, who was driving a pony carriage was stopped, the, pony token out, and a number of his sup- . porters drew him to his .Committee room, where there was much congratulation and-, speechifying. The result of the election is regarded here as a strong expression of • public opinion against the Catholic, block vote. Many bf;J Adams' supporters were earnest in their advocacy of secular education j)er se and many believed in him for local reasons to be the best representative, but ' the : opposition to the block vote was strongly marked throughout. the whole contest. Up to the declaration of the poll both were perfectly" sanguine, relying upon promises made to them; the. large majority obtained surprised everybody. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Shortly before one ; o'clock there. was a second alarm of fire, and as the brigade were still at work with their two steam engines at the liver pumping on to the fire at Sargood : & Sons, which had sprung up again about ten o'clock, the hew fire, which was situated in the rear of Twentyman and Cousin's large hardware warehouse, 'in ' Cashel street, was soon extinguished. It is believed to be the act of an incendiary. : . LYTTELTON, Friday. The Northern Monarch s vyas granted pra-.. tique this morning. A portion of the immigrants by her were released from quarantine. The ship Hurunui will take in a hundred bushels of wheat to-day, and sails to-night for the Bluff to load there for London via Auckland. At the Police Court to-day a man was brought up for the eleventh time, on suspicion of being a deserter frbm the Dido. He has been in custody since November 14. Laishey appeared for the defence, and contended, that the Court had no power under the Naval Discipline Act ; to remand, but only to hand over to manrofr war. He argued the. point at length, and his Worship took time to consider the points raised.