TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 4492, 2 December 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION).

AUCKLAND, Fiuday,

The Thames Naval Cadet* came up to Auckland in their launch, under Captain Barlow, to interview the Defence Minister on the new volunteer regulations which threaten the extinction of "the corps. Mr Bryce. promised favorable consideration.

MrE. W. Smith, chief of the United States Transit of Venus party here, has recovered from his severe indisposition and arrangements for observing the transit are well forward and nearly all completed. The owners of the barque Gazelle have issued a writ ag'aint the Commisioner of Customs for the value of the vessel, and damages for its detention by the Customs Officers. Soaie time ago ten pounds of contraband tobacco were t'ound on board, and the captain was fined £100, which he paid. The vessel was subsequently seized by the Customs.

NAPIEB, Friday

Not for years has the gaol been so empty. There are only 21 hard labor men and six waiting trial incarcerated. This lime last year there were over sixty prisoners.

WELLINGTON, Friday.

Suspicion;-) circumstances have transpired in connection with the recent burning of Cheltenham sawmills, and the New Zealand Insurance Company has offered a reward of £50 for the conviction of the perpetrator of the crime. A detective has arrived to make enquiries into the matter.

CHRISTCHUROH, Friday. A child named Amy Richards, aged 2£ years, residing at Woodend, has been missing since Tuesday under somewhat auspicious circumstances. A large Bearch party was out all day to-day, but up to a late hour had no tidinga further than finding her hat which had something on it resembling blood. It was handed to professor Bickerton for microscopic examination. Two of her sisters were with the child on Tuesday, and left her with her father who returned home without her and appeared unconcerned when questioned a&, to her whereabouts. He, however, assisted in the search for her on Thursday and tb-' day,

The result of the match at Ashburtoa,

where two of the Christchurch Eleven, including one of their bowlers, played, is to bring the Aucklanders into high favor. The local men, however, are very keen over the match, and expect W. Frith'e bowling to pull them through, even if the batsmen do not come off. Barton's innings to-day is spoken of in terms of great admiration.

ASHBURTON, Friday.

The match Aucklaud [v. Ashburton Fifteen was played to-day. It was decided in the first innings, Auckland playing until time was called, and won with the loss of only one wicket. The local team was very unfortunate^ four of their beßt : bats not contributing to the score. ;... ,

BALCLUTHA, Friday.

Edith Ann Smith, servant to Mr Kussell, fell from a carriage \yhen tho train was nearing Stirling last night. She was conveyed to Balclutha, and attended by Dr Smith, but died at two oV.lock this morning. An inquest was held to-day, when a verdict of " Accidental Death " was returned.

DUNEDIN, Friday.

Mr Stout will contest the Peninsula seat.

George Fraser of Puerua has been charged at Balclutha with arson, and was admitted to bail, himself of £300, and two sureties of £150 each.

At a meeting to-day, it was agreed to entertain Mr Archibald Forbes at a public banquet on Tuesday night. Mr J. Bathgate, M.H.R., the Hon. W. H. Reynolds, Rev. Dr Stuart, and Mr Job Wain, President of the Caledonian Society, were the leading men present.

The gross takings at the Carnival in aid of the Benevolent Institute, to which crowds flock nightly, are expected to exr ceed £3000.

At an inquest held into a fire on the 12th ult. by which a store belonging- to George Fraser, contractor, was deptroyed, the verdict was one of arson against some person unknown. Fraser and his Btoreman slept in a t«nt adjacent, and Fraser swore that after going to bed he did not awake till the barking of a dog roused him and the store was in flames. Benjamin Smith, the storeman, on the other hand, said he had been disturbed by something moving in the tent and imagined it was Fraser getting tip. He found the door of the tent open and put out his hand and shut it. He went to sleep again and was awoke by Fraser, who aaid someone was about, and then they found the place on fire. He told Fraser he thought it had been wilfully set on fire. He also detailed subsequent conversations with Fraser about the matter in which Fraser said he hoped Smith had not said too much to the dectective as it would then go too hard.