TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3948, 13 December 1880, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

FPkb Pees 3 Association.] AUCKLAND, Dec. 11. Laid Up. Four or five sailors f?om H.M.S. Alacrity were received into the Hospital to-day, suffering from prostration during a cruise in the Islands. Finished. The half-yearly Civil Service examinations have just been concluded ; they were held under the direction of Mr Hudson Williamson, tho Begistrar of the Supreme Court. Timber Floated. The New Zealand Timber Company has been successfully floated. They have purchased the Whangarapouri estate of Messrs C. A. Harris, senior and junior, of 25,000 ecres, with flint, &c. GrBAHAMSTOWN, Dec. 11. The New Gold Field. One hundredweight picked specimens and 35cwt quartz from the leader in the prospectors' claim, Te Aroha, yielded 19|oz gold. There are a number of rumours that other claims are getting gold, but none have shown any great quantity of golden stone. The prospectors are putting in a drive to cut the leader at a lower depth, and intend sinking a winzu on the specimen leader. Many business places have been erected, but comparatively ittle mining work is done on the field as yet. The Warden's opinion on the goldfield is that it extends over a large area, even in blocks included in Patetere. Several claims have been formed into limited companies and scrip issued. NEW PLYMOUTH, Dkc. 13. Too Late. Yesterday afternoon a woman was brought from Omata to tho Hospital, and when the cart arrived she was found to be dead. The deceased, it appears, wai taken ill on Thursday, and no medical aid was sought till yesterday, when it vraa too late. The woman is the wife of Mr John Greig, late of Hokitika. As she was previously in good health, it has boon considered necessary to hold an inquest on tho body, which is now being held. WELLINGTON, Dec. 12. The Visiting Programme. It is understood tho following is the programme of His Excellency's movements in his tour of the Colody which he purposes makiog early next year :— Leaving Wellington somo time in the courso of next month, Sir Arthur Gordon will proceed overland to Napier, and thence by way of Taupo and Cambridge to Auckland. The Hinomoa will convey Hia Excellency from Manukau to New

J Plymouth, where he -will go ashore, subseJ quentjy returning overland to Wellington and visiting Wanganui en route. His Excellency will next travel by the Hinemoa to Lyttelton, and go at once by land to Wtstland, visiting various places on the way from Westland. Ho will go by sea to the Bluff, calling in at the West Coast Sounds and other places of interest. From the Bluff the Governor will travel overland to Invercargill, Dunedin, Oamaru, Tiniaru, and Christchurch, finally embarking at Lyttelton in the Hinemoa On his return to Wellington, whore he is expected to arrive by the end of March. Sir Arthur's visit to Southland will be timed so as to meet Lady Gordon at the Bluff, if possible, E»s sho will probably arrive there in March. Tender yet TrueThe following tenders were received for the Kawakawa Bailway contract No. 3, formation and permanent way : Accepted — larkins and O'Brien, Auckland, £23,957 ; declined— A. Sutherland and D. M'Kinnon, Auckland, £24,967; H. M'Kenzio and Co, Dunedin, £25,866 ; A. M'Guiro, Auckland. £26,284 ; D. Boss, ditto, £27,125 ; Henderson, Fergus and M'Kftj, Dunedin, £27,380; Sutton and Glendinning, Auckland, £27,500 ; Hunt and White, ditto, £27,519 : Toughey and Darrow £28,197; A. Watson, ditto, £29,571; W. Simms, Kawakawa, £32,870. WELLINGTON, Dec. 13. Tuhi at the Bar. At the Supreme Court this morning Tuhi, alias Tuhiata, alias Te Kurea, was arraigned on the charge of murdering Mies Dobie. Tuhi pleaded " Not Guilty." Mr Forwood, the counsel for the defendant, made an application for a postponement of the trial, on the grounds that the defence required that Colonel Boberts should be in attendance to give evidence, it being said that the prisoner had made a statement to him, on certain inducements boing held out, previous to Tuhi making his confession. After argument, it was found that one of the witnesses in the case, now in Wellington, was present during the conversation with Boberts, and therefore a postponement was not necessary. The trial is now proceeding. GREYMOUTH, Dec. 12. Good Yields Still. The result of the clearing up of the top plates of the Golden Fleece Quartz Mining Company, Reef ton, for the week ending Saturday, Dec. 11, was 2630za amalgam from 130 tons stone. TIMARTJ, Disc. 12. Poor Teddy! Mr E. Wakefield met his constituents at Temuka last night, but was unable to obtain a hearing, owing to the disorderly condue^ on the part of some of the audience, including one or two electors. The majority of those present did their beet to obtain a hearing for Mr Wakefield, but eventually they left the hall with him. He addresses the Geraldine portion of his constituents to-night, and those at lemuka on Wednesday. DUNEDIN, Dec. 12. All Right, I-.D.8. ! Sir P. D. Bell was presented with a silver claret jug and cup at the Town Hall, Palmerston, on Saturday afternoon. The presont was purchased "by subscriptions limitod to one shilling. Sir F. D. Bell denied that his taking office as Agent-General was a matter of arrangement between the present Government and himself, and said he was surprised when the offer wa3 made to him. Ho claimed to have devoted himself unselfishly, to the Bervice of the Colony, and having been one of the first of the adventurous band that rescued the country from a wilderness, he had great pleasure in returning to England to represent it. He cordially thanked his fellow settlers sf the Waihemo district for their splendid present, and for their expressions of esteem and good will. About 60 settlers were present. DUNEDIN, Dec. 13. The Australians. Mr Alexander cables that he hopes by tomorrow to obtain leave for Messrs Groube and Slight, when he will telegraph definitely whether the team will leave on Jan. 4or on Jan. 11. Boys with Firearms. An accident happened on Saturday evening which resulted in the death of Alfred Kisling Bury, aged 13 years. He, with his brother and a number of companions, went out shooting skylarks and rabbits, and had two guns with them, one single and the other double-barrelled, John Kisling Bury carrying the double-barrelled gun, and when in one of Mr R-. B. Martin's paddocks wa3 in tho act of placing his right hand to the hammer,- which was on the nipple, when tho left barrel oxploded, and the contents were lodged in Alfred's side, causing almost instantaneous death. Alfred called out, " Oh, Jack, Jack, you hare shot me." John said, " Alf, are jou dead," and he replied "Not quite." The deceased's brother then called on the other boys to help him, but they all ran away except two, with whose assistance the wounded lad was carried to Mr Martin's house, where he expired almost immediately. Fatal Accident. At Bannockburn some boys were playing in an old sluicing ground, when one named Manson got a pick and started picking under the hanging face, when a mass of earth fell, crushing him to a jelly. fFHOM OTJB OWN COBEE3PONDENT.] WAIMATE, Dec. 11. Fought for Command. Walter Goosfcry, 20 years of age, living afc the Hook Valley, was accidentally killed last night. Deceased was driving a waggon loaded with firewood down a hill with no brake, when the horses got out of his control. He tried to keep the shafters in check, hut was thrown down, the wheels passing over his haunches, and rupturing some internal vessel. WELLINGTON, Dec. 13. Enforced Resignation. Mr Andrew Maginnity, Secretary of the Telegraph Department, to-day resigned hia position. The resignation was not a voluntary one. [FBOM OTJB SPECIAL COBBE3PONDBNT.] WELLINGTON, Dec. 12. A Breakdown. The attempt to pass tho Kangipo bock through the Taupo Land Court has failed entirely, through tho boundaries in the Gazette not agreeing with the reconnaissance survey, and the plans deposited at Tauranga. Some arrangements have been entered into between the Natives through. Mr Stout and tho lessees of Rangipo, but their nature has not transpired. Mr Stout left Taupo for Ohinemutu and Tauranga on Saturday. The proceedings will have to be commenced de novo, if Mr Bryco insists on granting tho lease in opposition to Kemp.