TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3330, 21 February 1879, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

♦ (PER PRESS ASHOCIATION'S SPECIAL WIRE.)

AUCKLAND, Thursday. At tlie annual meeting of the Court Zealand, A.0.F., the report showed £500 to its credit in.the Auckland savings bank. The district prize firing for the Eifles commenced this morning, at the Mount Eden Eange— Ranges: 200, 400,500, and 600 yards; fire shots at each range. There were 33 competitors at the 500 yards range; the first and second prizes were each taken by a score of 19 points out of a possible 20, by Volunteer L Borrow and Captain Tayloiv ;" The' anniversary of the Auckland fire brigade was celebrated to-night by a dinner at the Cook street hall. Amongst the guests invited were the captains of the H.M.S Ariadne, and H.M.S. Sapphire, and other naval officers, the members of the City Council, and a number of leading citizens. TAURANGA, Thursday. Capt. Worsp, surveyor of the United Underwriters, has arrived, and pumping.gear. gear is to come by the Hawea to-morrow, when efforts will be made to float the Taupo. NAPIEE, . Thursday. A largely-attended public meeting was held last evening for the purpose at taking into consideration the formation of a breakwater at' Port Ahuriri. Resolutions in favor of the project were passed. : . •■ --. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Informations laid against certain members of the demimonde under. the Vagrant Act for baying no lawful or visible means of support, were heard to-day, and the R.M. delivered the following decision:— ."l am not aware of any law that renders it unlawful. for any person to become a common prostitute. It may be immoral, but I am not aware of any law against it. There are two classes that may be dealt with by law. First, in the case of a common prostitute who, in any street or public highway, or any place of public resort, behaves in a riotous or indecent manner. She may be dealt with by law another way, and that would b,e where a house of ill fame was badly conducted and is known as a brothel. la such a. case the law provides a; remedy by indictment. I have no power to act in the matter. I have nothing to do with the repression of immorality except so far as it is governed by law." In another case a complaint was made about the non-service of a civil summons and he advised the profession, to urge the Government to assimilate our law to that of England, where service at the house was sufficient. A deputation consistion .of Mr Oswald Curtis, M.H.R., Mr Acton Adams, M.H.R. ; Mr B,arnicqat, chairman of the Waimea Cpunty Council ; and Mr Sjhephard, member of the same Council, waited Qn the Minister of Public "Works this morning t'-e ' tea miles 1 of railway from Nelson toFoxhill with a view to urging the Government to proceed with the work. Mr Macandrew promised to have the work proceeded with. Mr Blair would visit Nolson, and go over the whole West Coast line with the view of reporting upon the most practicable routes. In the course of the conversation, Mr Macandrew said that he had one or two communications'from the Agent.General on the subject of the Parapara Ironworks, and that £}ir Julius Yogel was full of the idea of floating a company in London, with the view of starting works for making all necessary iron for New Zealand Railways. Sir Julius had seen a gentleman on the subject, and had sent out a list of- queries, which, however, had been answered prior to the receipt of the letter asking the questions. He (Mr Macandrew) had also received a communication from the gentleman mentioned by Sir George in which he stated there would be no difficulty whatever in forming a company in .\L,ondon if satisfactory " information were obtained on the subject. 4.s tlje de.puta.lipn wasaHrare five tons of ore had been'serii" home as a sample^ and' as it would have arrived in London by this date, . he expected soon to obtain further information on the subject. As far as he could see he thought it was likely a factory would 'be started in Nelspn, and he hoped something would come, of the AgentGeneral's action. Anew Masonic Lodge under the Scottish Ooastitjtttibn,' to be called the St.A ndrews, is to be opened here on Thursday. Miss Qctavja F.eatherston, daughter of the Jate' Dp Fea^erstya, w^s marrfed, tQ'day to

Dr A. R< Newman, son of Caot. Newman of Napieiv-

The first rain fair under the auspices of the Wairarapa Agricultural and 'Pastoral. Association, was held at the Association's grounds to-day. The total sheep entered was 349, being 299 rains and 50 ewes. In Lincolns the show was good, and a few merinos were very good. The cotswolds were expected to be closely competed for between Napier and the local flocks. The latter are expected to take the highest prizes. The fair is a'successi • - • It is stated that the Government have cabled to the Agent-General to send out a number" of press compositors. The Hon. Wi Tokori wrote a farewell letter to the Governor, to which the latter made a very friendly reply. GREYJiOUTH, Thursday. The crushing of the Welcome Co. at ReefI tou is turning out excellently, ten tons of stone giviner 32190z of amalgam from the blankets alone. The whole crushing will give over five ounces to the ton. The Just-in-Time Go. have- struck a reef in the lower level ; it is ten inches thick, and promises to be as rich as the,first reef. A heavy N.E. gale has been blowing all night, with rain, which has done great damage in .Mafsden district, washing away fences, paddocks, J and approaches to bridges. The New' River is higher than ever before known, and traffic is stopped on the Kumara Tramway. To-night the inhabitants of Gobden erected a scaffold, on "which they suspended the effiwy of A. R. Guinness, County Chairman, and after a seiies of groans were given, the egffiy was burned in the presence of a large crowd. . This was done through the action of Mr Guinness in attempting to devote money voted for the erection of the Cobden bridge to other purposes. CARTERTON, Thursday. The attendance at the Ram' Fair was not very large.' The bidding for Romney-Marshes was spirited. Beetham Bros and Buchanan's Lincolns attracted a ggod deal of attention. CanniDg's Cotsvvolds were pronounced a good useful lot,, and were frequently inquired for. Beethara-Bros. Lincolns sold as follows :— 35 head, from -iOs to £3 12s 66. ; 28 of Buchanan's Lincolns realised from 27s 6d to £3 103 5d ; Cotswolds were sold for J. D. Canning up £3 ; Pharazyn's Romney Marsha sold at from 32s 6cl to £3 10s. One realised £6. • BLENHEIM, Thursday. The races to-day resulted as follows :— Hurdle Race. Three started — Loch Lomond 1 ; Blue Bell. 2 ; Kikikei 3.— Club Handicap. Momnus 1 ; ..Rata 2 ; Banker 3; . Treason nowhere. — Ladies 1 Purse (heats) Grey Momus won. — Cbhsoltion. Magnolia 1. — Forced Handicap. Rata 1 ; Clarence."? ; Momus 3. " NELSON, Thursday. The weather is, moderating, it has. been very bad:' " - ' : -'-. • x - - The Stella leaves for Greymouth to-morrow evening with the Jackson's Bay Commissioner. OHRISTCHUROH, Wednesday. The interior Canterbury railway is to be commenced at once, instructions having been given , the railway' engineer to - begin- the earthwork on the Temuka-Rangitata and'Ox-ford-Malvern sections. The salvage from Saunders's fire was sold for £2000;,-. The prices.. were quite unexpected. ; : '"";■ •■■; ■ The long-wanted bridge on the line between Christchurch and Waimakariri was completed to-day, b ; utit will have to be, extended still further. ."""' ■ > , The drainage works in North Christchurch were stopped to-day by the inrush of water from a perfect cave of peat, which, cut into ; by ;the sudden efflus; of long-.pen,t-up liquid, caused a chain of the street to sink in, and until the spring sinks to a decent level work cannot be resumed. A man, his wife, five, children, and 7 his father-in-law arrived in Christchurch by the Hokitika coach without money or friends. They were sent over here they state by the Westlsmd .authorities.. They , slept last, night haphazard. On application to the police this morning they were -referred to-the Charitable Aid Officer, who will endeavor to find them something to do as soon as possible. .; '• .; ■:>.: \\'r-- OAMARU, Thursday. Mr Floyd, chief .pf the Railway Telegraph Department, is at present here making arrangements for the block system. Madamoiselle Alice Charbounette and Me Win. Hoskins and Company gave the first of their farewell entertainments to-night to a large house. They were enthusiastically received. DUNEDIN, Thursday. Things are getting sensational in regard to the Dunedin Cup. Following close on the scratching of Natator comes that of Maroro. Fishhook has been greatly in demand since Natator's scratching, and Nemo came up with a great rush yesterday, and was backed for a good deaLof money. He isnow atlOO to 12. Horses continue to arrive. The TinieSj^Herald, and -Star all , have arlicles'strongly disapproving the conduct of Ministers to the Marquis of Normanby, and approving tha remarks v made by the Marquis on elective Governors, The Age alone contends that an elective Governor does not imply severance from the mother country. A woollen factory is shortly to be estab-lished-in the Kaikorai Valley, close to Dunedin, by Messrs Ross and Glendinning. ' .The machinery is on the way out, and building operations are to be begun at once. Two five-roomed hquses in Howe street were burned down this evening, through the upsetting of a kerosene lamp. Mr George Darrell has written to the Saturday : Advertiseras;follows:-r— " Mr George Darrell distinctly declines to admit" anyone connected with the above paper unless the price of admission be paid in the usual course." The Advertiser comes out with the missive framed, and it appears, in the centre of a leader on theatrical critioism.