TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 4483, 22 November 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

«*~~ (£ER PRESS ASSOCIATION). AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The Corporation has reduced the price of water to lOd per 1000 gallons. An attempt is being made to revive the Auckland Yachting Clnb. At tHe inquest «n the body of George Savage at Kihikihi, a verdict of "Death by drowning " was rgturqed, Ttwe wtre

tyc^marks b|^ violence, so that the story of inurderby^a native was exploded. ;i | Intelligence has been received of the drowning :of =. Captain F. J. Byland^: late mate of the bngantine Clansman, by being from the rßknnockbunaSpn the voyage^m^Briebane ■to Adelaide^ ' c ?^ ''\ " : -% The Rotorna, with the carbine charapibn and Thames and Auckland representatives,^ arrived'af midnight,' - : 'A' dinner-took place' immediately, afterwards. There is great .dissatisfacUojn imcmg jahe men at their treatment at Dunediri. ■:;- i ---^:---WEtmGTON;-ToEibiE^ In the Appeal Court to-day the case of Reynolds v. Napier-was concluded, judgment being reserved.': To-morrow jariothei^ Dunedin eaed, Connor v. McKay, will b«-, .taken. . ■ • : '' <■'■ -■:■ 7 /■';:■' '•o ;: :; j :-u>\ The girl, Annie Ft eebody; < was surrendered to his . Honor Mr Justice Richmond in Chambers this morning, by virtue of a writ of habeas corpjus, and' afterwards delivered, over to the, "custody of, her sister. " v ; _ ' •■■■■•-. The ketch Elizabeth .which went ashore, near the entrance toOtaki river recently has been launched into the riyer ? and does" not seem to have received any -injury. • A cargo of frozen meat for the ship LadyJocelyn, which is to load there in Febru- ' ary, is already secured having been received from shareholders alone for Epace in excess of that at the disposal of the Wellington Meat Export Co. At a meeting of the Executive Council this morning the case of Anton Gschell, recently found guilty and sentenced to death for a murder near Normanby (Taranaki), was considered, and it was decided to commute the sentence to penal servitude for life. „.-■■'; KAIKOURA, Tuesday. A smart shock of earthquake was experienced here yesterday evening at nine ojcloek. It continued for several seconds. At first it was slight and the direction unuhdecided* At first it was slight and the direction undecided, but as it increased in violence, the direction was east and west. PALMERSTON (North), Tuesday. V. Mr Dalrymple, formerly a member ofthe Otago Provincial Council, died at Awahuri, on Saturday, aged 83. ! LYTTELTON, Tuesday. The caisson at the graving dock was fitted to-day into its place. No time will now be lost in taking out the coffer danr and getting the dock open. ASHBURTON, Tuesday. Mr Donald Williamson has been reelected Mayor without opposition. The dedication of the new Roman Catholic Church is announced to take place on the 10th December, Bishop Redwood conducting the ceremony. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. The New Zealand Shipping Co. announce that they have made arrangements for monthly steam communication with Britain. They have contracted for building a line of steamers of 4000 tons gross register each, to be constructed of steel, <vud fitted with refrigerators. Pending the completion of their owq steamers they are chartering suitable vessels to begin the running at once. The first will leave London for Lyttelton direct on January 20th. She is named the British King, 3559 tons register, built by Harland and Wooli, Belfast, builders of the White Star liners, and of P. and 0. Co's. most recent addition, the Shannon. The Lyttelton regatta committee have decided to allow crews to row in the champion four-oar race, with or without coxswains. The objections raised in Wellington will thus be obviated. Entries are due on Ist December. A case came before the R.M. Court today which revealed the fact that the boundaries of the new Avon and Riccarton Road Boards have been so muddled in the proclamation that they are useless. The following will form the team to play in the Auckland match : — D. Ashby, W. Frith, E. T. A. Fuller ; T. D. Harman, W. P. Reeves, F. Welding, E. Barnes, J. Fowk, J. Hartland, A. M. Ollivier and G. A. Watson. This is a good all-round team with only one incapable bat in it, and five bowlers, two of whom, Fuller and Frith, are in excellent form this season. It is considered that the match will be a good, one, and public opinion favors the lonal men, though upon what ground it would be difficult to soy. Dr Watkins, a very old and well known colonist, especially to visitors and residents on the Peninsula, died at Akaroa this moraing at the age of 91. The deceased gentleman, who had been in feeble health for some time past, was the oldest member of the College of Surgeons, and likewise the oldest medical practitioner in the colony. He was one of the original Canterbury " pilgrims," having arrived here in the barque Cressy, the last comer of the famous first four ships. A large number of cattle, purchased by Wanganui and New Plymouth breeders at Longbeach sale, and from the late Metropolitan show, were shipped by the s.s. St. Kilda to-day. TMARU, Tuesday. A man named Arthur Haine, residiog near Geraldine, was killed by a fall from his horse on Monday evening. OAMARU, Tuesday. Mr Thomas Proctor was re-elected Mayor to-day without opposition. DUNE DIN, Tuesday. A fatal accident occurred to-day to Thomas Sayrrs, aged 16 ypars, in the employment of Mr Ritchie, baker, at Port Chalmers. He was in the act of backing a horse into the shafts of a cart when the animal rushed forward, and, whilst he was trying to stop it, the hors^ plunged and kicked him in the chest. He was immediately carried into a house close by,' and a messenger despatched for Dr Drysdale, but before that gentleman's arrival life wag extinct. The three men dismissed from the Locomotive Department have sent in apologies admitting their insubordination, and undertaking in future to abstain from any action that would promote diacc ntent among their fellows. They have accordingly been reinstated at a lower rate of pay. The funeral of the late Mr James Seaton, M.H.R., took place to-day at Portobello. There was a large gathering present, including Messrs Montgomery, Macandrew, and several other members of the House of Representatives ; also the Hon. Mr Reynolds and the Hon. Captain Fraser. Further entries received for the show, which begins to-morrow, make them over the number of last year's. It is expected to be most successful. Gr*at interest will be taken in the contest in merinos between the Hon. R. Campbell and Murray, Roberts, and Co. The annual meeting of the Mosgiel Woollen Company took place to-day, and the directors' report recommending a dividend of 10 per cent, was adopted. The representatives of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of Australasia, 1.0.G.T., have arrived to attend the session; which opens here to-morrow. They weie welcomed at a soiree to-night. There are three from Australia and two from Christchurch. James Renvrick, an insurance agent, at : Palmerston, was drowned on Sunday. He is supposed to have committed suicide. He leaves a wife and family in distressed circumstances. i! The following are mentioned, as canjii. dates for the Peninsula seat :—Messrs'"tia'rnach, Cutten, E. B. Curgill, A. J. Burns, Donnelly,, and G. Mcßride, Mayor of South Dunedin. ■ Eight farmers i» the Taieri district have I been fined 20a and, coeta for not tiking

sufficient steps for the ektbrminat : on of rabbits./ •■■:■;. M;; , "V/- ; ;v ; ■; .[ ' \ ''':■: The Gladstpnej Company at Macetpwn sent down "k 2Q.0 ounce cake for the fort-" night's^cruehirigl , uii %^\ \ ■■'..' At tke v jQi^,C[qur|^arne|tlana'>Green were finedlfij^icHi fdfaidiSpm the wdrk-; : ingof theWtalieatbfWV V' • >; -,;r± :