TELEGRAMS.

Colonist, Volume XXXI, Issue 5313, 7 September 1888, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

jPer United Press Association.] CHHISTCHURCII, September 6. In the Synod this afternoon the Bishop read a telegram from the Governor stating that Sir Arthur Gordon had cabled from Kandy, Cejlon, that he had heard the Cliristchurch Cathedral tower was destroyed, and would give £IGO towards repahs. WELLINGTON, September 6. New Zealand war medals have been issued to Corporal Jubal Fleming, Ist Waikato Militia; Private Wm. Keith, Taranaki Military Settlors; Private John Bird, Tatanakt Military Settlers; Walter Baiiiey, Taranaki Eifle Volunteers ; Private John Giltnour Taranaki Eifle Volunteers;. Private Win. Paul, No. 1 Company Pntta Bush Bangers ; Private Michael Mdr, Wellington Bangers. The Exhibition Commissioners have just received through the Colonial Secretary a circular and schedules of a special Horticultural Show to be held in connection with.lhe Melbourne Exhibition in November next, but as they are of opinion that there is no possibility of New Zealand being able successfully to compete at this show, the circular is not iteing distributed. Anyone who is interested is the matte" may, however, obtain particulars by applying to the acting Secretary to the Commission at Wellington. The Enapehu sailed for London at i o'clock this afternoon. Among her passengers are Archdeacon and Mrs Stock, and Lad/ Hall.' HOKITIKA Septembers.. Faint chock's of earthquakes continue to be felt daily. Thirty-five have been recorded since the severe shook on Saturday morning. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Equitable Insurance Association, representing 20,000 share?, it was resolved to oppose at the general meeting to be held in Dunedin the Director's proposition as stated in their circular. The unanimous opinion expressed by those present was that an absolute sa'e for cash would be acceptable, and failing this the Company be wound up. DUNEDIN, * September 5. An elderly man named Matthew Buckley was found dead in led to-day. As he had been in. failing-health death is supposed to be due to natural causes. The Dunedin Presbytery to-dsy adopted an overture to the Synod requesting that as doubts have arisen regarding the meaning of certain parts of the Confession, the Synod should declare the view taken of the tf-achiDg of the Scripture in regard to some difficult and disputed passages. The Chaumau of the Benevolent Trustees stated to-day that os the country distucts complained of the tax for charitable aid, he had taken out figures for one county and the boroughs of Tuapbka and Lawrence, aud found that in outdoor relief alone they received about £10 more than theit eontribn- : tiene. In addition to that the Board had to maintain the poor, aged, aud diseased people

from tho country, aud take inouwbles from the Hospital. < AUCKLAND, . Soplomber C. The New Zealand stud mare Lccket, dam of Necklace, Thunderbolt, etc, died yesterday whilst foalinp. Tho English football tenni arrived thiß aftiirnoon*from Sydney by the Manapouri. Tho Auckland Facing Club have re-ap-pointed Mr J. D. Fvett handicapper. 'The creditors of John Robert*, a bankrupt,' have passed a resolution recommending .the Official Assignee to take proceedings againas him for fraudu'ent bankruptcy. .. The barque Martahan, from Baker's and Howhnd islands, arrived at Suva on the 26th August, and landed the shipwrecked crew of the French barque Cecile, which went sshore at Howl>iud Island on July 14, having parted her mooiiogs and sunk. No lives" were lost. Seven Cbintsa hit Auckland by the s.e. which sailed South to-day. They proceed to China. Some 40 more would have gono had they been able to secure passages. ■ The mining exhibits from the goldfields of Auckland district, collected to be forwarded to the Melbourne Exhibition, wtre shipped by the Manapouri to-day. Thirty-seven mines send exhibits, which comprise gold and silver bearing quartz of rich quality, and t»: which bave been classified for slow. TIMAIUJ, September G. At tho B M. Court to-day Patrick O'Connor, a young man, laborer, married, who leases a few ceres of land about 20 miles from Timaru, in a rather out of the way place, was charged with being ia possession of a number of utensil 3 and apparatus suited and intended for the process of distillation. A party of police mad^ a descent on the defendant's premises at daylight on the morning of*the 30th ult, and caught defendant (who had be^n alarmed by the arrival of tfie driver of the vehicle at the house) in the act of hiding sundry aiticles ia a creek. A number of tubs, including a rough vat with false bottom, suited fora ma:h tub, a thermometer, hjdrometw, and a quantity of crushed oats were found on the place, most of tbem in a small sbed, which, wi'h the utensils, was smeared with grain refuse and smelt very strongly of spirit. A technical defence was offered that the word utensils must be read strictly and by the light of previous terms, which would limit its meaning to a etill head, or worm, neither of which was found. Mr Carew, Collector of Customs at Otmaru, called as an expert, had, however, sworn that the vat with false bottom could be used for no other purpose than brewing or distillation. On thii evidence and the whole circumstances the Crown asked for a conviction. The B.M convicted, and fined defendant £100, or in default twelve months' imprisonment. Mr Hay, for the defendant, gave notice that he would ta!«e proceedings to upset the conviction.