TELEGRAMS

Colonist, Volume XXXV, Issue 7207, 11 March 1892, Page 4

TELEGRAMS

Per United Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 10. At the Wc3leyan Coherence to-day Home Mission matters were again under consideration, various recommendations were made, and the sheet was jelegated to the future consideration of the Committee. The Conference deoided ih*t a week of Belf-denial be observed thioughout the communion, and that the ex-Preaicient and the Key William Baumber be associated with tbe President in drafting a circular and fixing date, tba results to be devoted to the Home Mission Fund, in order to meet the spiritual demands of the Colony. The Conference re3olved that Additional probationers be procured from England. Notifications with reference to the shooting season for imported aud native game in varioua districts appear in to-night's Gazette. A despatch from Lord Knutsford, giving the Aotß passed last session assented to by her Majesty, is published in the Gazette to-* night. During last month the total number of arrivals in the Colony waa 1384, and the departures 1193, leaving a balance in favor of the Colony of 181. Of the arrivals, 583 came from New South Wales, and 4C3 from Victoria. The departures for theee two colonies being 592 and 323 respectively. Taking the principal ports, 496 persons left via Auckland. 263 Wellington, 85 Dunedin, and 519 Bluff, while of the new comers 502 landed at Auckland, 168 at Wellington, 106 at Lyttelton. and 412' at the Blnff. The arrivals and departures of Chinese numbered six and five respectively. Mr Tregear reported that he found some flaring cases of infringement of the Factories Aot in the South, which will be made the subject of proseoutiona unless rectified. After his return from the West Coast he will propeed to put the Industrial Farm Scheme into operation. The trial of Smith and Harrison for the murder of Dalton at Eketahuna, began this morning, and is expected to last over tomorrow. Mr Gully, Crown Prosecutor, in opening, mentioned that although blood was found on ihe shirt of one of the prisoners he could not prove that it was human, the corpuscles having dried too much. The evidence will be much the same as already adduced, and it is not thought chat there is much likelihood of a conviotion. Arrived— Ship Forfarshire, from Port Chalmers. The outbreak of typhoid fever which last spring decimated the Native tribes between Gisborne and the East Cape, Las, after dying out in that district, extended to Hapio, Bay of Plenty. A telegram read to-day bj the Education department from the Nalive schoolmaster at Omairo, reports 14 deaths and a large number of cases. The Hon Mr Beeves has ordered a supply of medicine to - be sent to the masters of the neighboring schools. Plans are to be accepted for an opera house at Palmerston North capable of seating 1300 people. At the afternoon sitting of the Wesleyan Conference it was mentioned that the income for Home Missions for the ensuing year was estimated at £2295 0s 9d, and the expenditure at £2569 15s 6d. In. connection with tbe self denial week the President announced that he had already received from a lady a donation of a valuable pair of earrings as the first instalment to the fund. The thanks of the Conference were presented to the Bey W. Lee and Mr F. L. Prime as Treasurers of the Home Mission Fund, and they were reappointed for the coming year. A deputation from the Wellington Ministers Association was cordially received. The report of the Directors of the 'New Zealand Methodist was read and adopted. The Bey J. Berry having requested to be transferred to the South Australian Conference, it was agreed to grant his request, and the Key J. S. Prior, of South Australia, was accepted as exchange! WOODVILLB, ' March 10. The copper lode efc the Mahirahar* mine Beem3 rich with et :ne. A di&tatc i of eleven Jest ba> bs*n drivea without getUDg through stone, Yesterday very fine epecio^oa of

copper were brought to town to be sent to Wellington for assay. MARTON. Maroh 10; An unmarried man named Hiokey was nDed on the Rangitira railway oontraot by a fall of -earth • • i . TIMARTT, n March 10. Another attempt was made by the tug Mana last night to pull off the Elginshire, bat it failed to move her. The tug Koputai arrived this morning ir am Danedin, and the s.e. Herald ig also on the spot. A combined attempt will be made at noon. Some of the cargo was thrown overboard yesterday, and to-day a orane is being rigged to shift the wool ashore, the vessel being near enough for this operation. A stiff gale from the southwest blew for a few hours daring the night, but fortunately the sea did not increase. The Elginshire is principally held on the port Bide, and at the sternpost both of the propeftora are out of water at low tide, and the engines are praotioally useless. There is deep water on the starboard side, and a shoal reef on the port side and at the bow. The general opinion is that she will not be got off. A trial will be made with three boats to try and tow her off. Later. Apart from the brief gale last night, the weather fortunately is fine for operations at the Elginshire, there being only a moderate swell on, an attempt to tow last night by the tug Mana was useless, the s.e. Herald arriving too late to catoh the tide. This atternoon the tugs Mana and Eaputai were attaohed, but the lines carried away, and the Mana returned to port for new lines, and another attempt will be made to night's tide at 12 a.m. Nothing has been done with the oargo, but if the next trial fails, the" oargo will be transferred to sarf boats. She is stated to be making water as fast as the pumps can clear, and the pumps are continually going. The best explanation of' her position on the reef is that in going along the eoaßt she struck bow on and the momentum oarriedher stern round and lifted it two or three feet upon the reef. She is not yet abandoned to the underwriter?, Captain Miller still hoping to got her off, but the looal experts are of opinion she cannot be got off even if lightened. AUCKLAND, March 10. At the Supreme Oourf, Etheridge, late Re« ceiver of Land Revenue, pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent appropriation of money. In the other cases a nolle prosequi was entered. In mitigation of the offence evidence was given to Bhow that the prisoner had a sunstroke about two years ago, and that he had been eccentric ever since. Mr O'Hara Smith, Audit Inspeotor, who was called by the Judge, stated that he had gone into the prisoner's accounts as far baok as 1883, and had found that the irregularities amounted to £3664 Of this £613 was oash appropriated by the prisoner. The prisoner aid not give him the impression of incompetency. The system of keeping accounts was vile, but the prisoner was not responsible for that. In passing sentence the Judge took into consideration i ho prisoner's high character prior to the discovery of these frauds. He discounted the evidence as to incompetenoy by pointing out deliberate forgery aad misappropriation of money. He sentenced the prisoner to four years' penal servitude for each offence, the sentences to run concurrently. DTJNEDIN, March 10. At the Supreme Court the second trial of Thomas Healey for sheep stealing was concluded to-night. The jury retired at 6.40, and returned at Dine with a verdict of not guilty, and the accused was discharged. At a meeting of the Harbor Board to-day it was resolved, in consequence of the death of Sir John Coode. to withdraw from the firm papers sent Home to get the opinion of Sir John.