TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3310, 15 November 1878, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[PEE TRESS AGBKOT.] ; r Auckland, Nov. 14. f The Gazelle, whaler, of the Bay of Islands, reports taking 3SO barrels of hunchback, and striking a large sperm whale two days before I reaching port, which, after carrying away two 'lines and destroying a toat, escaped. Dr Wallis was beaten for the County of Eden. :

New Plymouth, Nov. 14. A man named Murphy attempted to stab Sergeant Coffee, at Waitara, yesterday. He was committed for trial this morning. Napibb, Nor, 13. Charles Stewart, late landlord of the Pacific Hotel, Havelock, was committed for trial today on a charge of larceny of a quantity of jewellery delivered to him in a registered post office packet, but which should have been delivered to Charles Stuart at the Criterion Hotel. Bail was refused.

There were over forty applications, for the mastership of the Napier District School. The committee decided to recommend the following : — Mr Thompson, Greymouth, head master ; Mr Murray, Dunedin, second master; Mr Wright, Napier, third master. There was also a very large number of applications for the appointment! as mistress. The committee selected Mrs Stanley, Wellington, and for the infant teacher Miss Mann, oF Auckland.

„ WEUilNofoH, NOV. 14. " "BoIBT tne^evening papers" -'reply "to the" charges and insinuatibns'agairist the hospital officials in this morning* a New Zealander, and go into all the circumstances; of the case referred to in order to show that the allegations are altogether without foundation.' The 2*o** says the Hospital authorities hare written to the Colonial Secretary, to cause an enquiry to be made into the whole of the circumstances.

The Mayoralty election is ; causing great warmth of feeling, and the contest is becoming keener every day, ', '..:*.. /"The reduction of* duty on Australian wine iocs not take place until Jan. 1 next, and can then only be claimed on the exporter from Australia signing a certificate before the Collector of Customs there that the wine is bond fide Australian produce, which certificate must be produced at the Custom House here "by the person who pays the duty. • \- At the sitting in Banco judge Gillies gave judgment in Hdl v. Hill. Plaintiff and dc fendant are husband and wife.' Some time ago a deed of. separation was executed between them, and the husband went to Mcl? bourne. The wife, to whom the husband had previously made over a house property, con* tinued to keep a tobacconist's shop on Lamb* ton Quay. A few months ago the husband returned, and insisted on going to the shop. The wife had hiiu brought up at the R.M. Court, and he was discharged on undertaking not to interfere with his wife again. Subsequently he Was charged at the Police Court, under the Vagrant Act, with being illegally on the premises adjoining the shop keptfby bis wife, and he was sent t j gaol for a month. After his release from prison! he* forced himself into his wife's premises. An injunction of the Supreme Court was then obtained to restrain defendant from molesting the plaintiff, but he made a breach of the injunction by going to the house again, and the wife then moved to have him committed to prisoa for contempt. Defendant did not appear to show cause, and the Judge adjudged him guilty of contempt, and directed that he should be imprisoned in Wellington gaol until he purged himself of the contempt, apologised for his disobedience to the injunction, and promised to be of good behaviour for the future.

To-night's Gazette notifies that Sir George Grey has been appointed Minister in Charge of the Marine Department and of the administration of the Shipping and Seamen's Act, 1877.

Gbetmouth, Nov. 14.

A young man named John Casey, who had gone out of his mind through want of employ* ment, stripped himself and went into the river about a mile from town, where he was drowned. Two Maoris watched the man 'till they saw him sink, but gave no information to the police until last night, when his clothes were found on the bank. The body has not been recovered. ■ ■ "<

Dunkdik, Nov. 14. The Committee appointed to report on the tramway to the Peninsula made their recommendation to-day. They stated that the total cost would be £21,500, and that the work could be accomplished before next summer. The report was then adopted, and a strong provisional directory was formed. The prospectus will be issued shortly. The fifth annual meeting of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory was held j csterday afternoon. From the report presented it appeared that the plant account of the Company- this year stands at £37,344 ; the profit and loss account shows an available balance of £5511, out of which a dividend of 10 per cent is to be paid, which will absorb £4847. It was resolved that the remaining 2150 unallotted shares should be issued at par. ,-......" Capfc. Cromarty, of the Beautiful Star, is appointed to the Taupo, and Capt. Jones, late of the Samson, get 3 the Star. Invercargim, Nov. 14.

At the sale of the Grassmere estate to-day, the bush sections fetched from £10 to £15 per acre, and the town allotments, each oneeighth of an acre, from £45 to £50. Only a few were disposed of, and the bidding becoming Black, the rest were withdrawn.

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Auckland, Nov. 14. | A party of fifteen chiefs have just come down from the Upper Waikato country, under I the direction of a Native priest of Tohaha nomed Te Tako, for the purpose of opening a Hau Hau place of worship in the Hotea dis- • trict at Kaipara. The party are at present guests of Chief Paul at Orokei Bay. • ; A large and commodious school was' opened on Nov. 7 at Matakohe for the use of ; a large number of Maori children in that' district. There are over 80 of school age,] and the Maoris are anxious that they should be S educated as European children are. As the i Board of Education have not erected a school-! house in that settlement, though it has been, often promised, Government have at length ' completed one for the Native children. Probably a number of children of Europeans will be educated along with the Maori children. A beautiful tombstone has just been completed by .Buchanan Bros., stonecutters, to the order of Government, to be erected at Mangcre over the grave of Kati Takiwaru, an influential chief who died a few days ago. He was younger brother to Te Wheoro, who is at present bo useful in negotiating between the King Natives and Government. The monument has the following inscription : — "Sacred to the memory of Kati Takiwaru, a chief of the Waikato, and younger brother of Te Wheoro-Wheoro, who, with his children and grandchildren, descendants of Tapene their ancestor, is buried in this tomb. This stone is raised to their memory by the Government of New Zealand, during the administration of George Grey, Premier, and John Sheehan, Native Minister, in the month of September, 1878."

It is fortunate that the exhibition of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday, when the weather was most beautiful, for to-day it has been mining a good deal, especially in the early part of the forenoon. The exhibition was fairly successful, there being 713 separate entries in all classes, The horses were indifferent, some of the cattle were splendid, and the Bheep were fair which some splendid animals. The local produce and implements sections were well represented, but the other divisions had no special feature.

DtTNEDIN, Nov. 14. The commission appointed to enquire into the case of Hugh Finn, lawyer and warden, Stratford, has finished its investigation, and the evidence has been forwarded to Wellington. It is rumoured that Mr Pearßon, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Invorcargill, who with Judge Harvey, formed the commission, threw up his duty in disgust before the investigation was over. The City Guards propose to send a team of 10 or 15 men, to Christchurch next month, to fire a match, against any team that may be placed against them.