TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 3886, 3 December 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Plu! 1-RE33 AS3OCIA t'IUN'S SPECIAL WIRE.) AUCKLAND, Thursday. At the inquest on the fire at R. Edwards's house at Mount Eden an open verdict was returned. NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. At the Police Court this morning W. Knniroa was charged with stealing two ! sheep, the property ot' Michael Scarrell, \ at Pungeran Camp. After evidence had been taken, prisoner was committed for trial. WELLINGTON, Thursday. The appointment of William Cotterell as hon. assistant surgeon to the Southland Hussars is gazetted.. It is stated that the Customs Department intend to prosecute the proprietor of the Albion Hotel for having ou his premises several boxes of cigars not bsaring the stamp required by the Act. The principal lightkeeperat Cape Campbell reports that a party of three men left that station on the 20th ult. iv an open boat to cross to Wellington. It was blowing .fre-jh from the S.E., with, heavy gea, aud iV-ira are. entertained for tUeir

safety. The men's names are — Frank Mori, Christopher Hanson, and Fanari Ptoloiuia. LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived _ Ocean Hanger, from New York aud Mauritius, having been into the latter port for repairs. tS'ic Ua» about 200 tons of cat^o aboard for Auckland. TIMARU, Thursday. The Harbor Board to-day resolved to call for lenders forah~dtlieri!3o-F£et?-a'c(tdn of the breakwater. DUN RDIN, Thursday. A trial was made to-day at tlie Telegraph Office of the Edi_onrßell ; . a felfphope apparatus, which was .* fixed up for tho benefit of the public. Tlie experiment aras successful, and from the result it is evident that by this system of sending messages a great boon will be conferred on business people and others. Telephones will be placed in offices or .private residences within reasonable distance of the chief Telegraph Office, and they wittvbe connected with the apparatus at the chief office, by which a subscriber can cause himself "to be placed in communication with that office or with the residence *f any .subscriber, and thus be able to converse. Speight and Co., of the City Brewery, took first and second prizes at the Melbourne Exhibition for strong ale. All necessary arrangements for bringing over the Australian cricketers have been completed. At the City Council yesterday the Gas Engineer, in his report, said he considered West port coal inferior to Grey River, coal for gas-making, but a good Jresult is obtained by using the two coals in equal proportions.