TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4097, 8 June 1881, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[Peb Pbbbs Association.] AUOKLAND, Junb 7. The Gathering. The following members of the General Assembly left by train thiß afternoon for Onehunga, in order to take their passage by the Hinemoa for Wellington :— Sir G. Grey, Dr Wallis, Mr F. A. Whitaker, and the hon H. Ohamberlin. Messrs Swanaon a^d Dignan drove out. Messrs Reader Wood, J. B. Whyte, Moss, and Colbeck go by the Penguin on Sunday, and Mr W. A. Murray proceeds by the Ringarooma. A Forlorn Hope. A preliminary meeting of the creditors of Signor Riccardi was held to-day. The liabilities wore stated to be £280, and the asßets nil. Drowned. , William Robinson, late of the 58th regiment, waa drowned at Manganuku creek, Hokianga, while trying to recover some logß. A man named M'Lennan waa alao drowned at Kawakawa to-day. Ownership of Land. The Native Land Court awarded the ownership of the Little Barrier Island to the Ngatiwi tribe, ousting the claim of chief Paul and others. The land ia decreed by the Court to be inalienable, save to Government, owing to its commanding position for military purposes in Hauraki Gulf. NAPIER, Junb 7. Caught at Last. Detective Grace has been watching for some time to capture somo men engaged in BmuggUng tobacco, and last evening he succeeded in arresting Joseph Shull, the steward of the Silver Cloud, trading between here and Newcastle, and a baker named Krause, carrying on business in White Road. They had about 1401bs of tobacco between tbem in their possession, and 43lbs more was found on board the Silver Cloud, belonging to Shull. At the RM. Court thia morning, Shull waa fined £50, and Krause £25, and the tobacco ordered to be forfeited. WELLINGTON, June 7. Railway Contract. j About 16 tenders havo been received for J the Awaroa contract, Whangarei-Kamo line. Tho competition is said to be keen, and the prices range from £11,000 to £17,000. Warm Work. A warm discussion took place at the meeting of the City Council to-day over the Te Aro reclamation, and some of the councillors challenged others to resign and teat the question at issue by a general election. -» ; - Licensing Court. Tho Licensing Court to-day granted all the applications for renewals. The decisions in the applications for new licenses were adjourned for a fortnight. . NELSON, Junb 7. A Teachers' Journal. At a meeting of the Nelson Teachers' Association to-day a resolution was unanimously carried advocating the establishment of a monthly journal in the interests of education. HOKITIKA, Juni 7. ' No More Pubs. The Licensing Court sat to-day and granted renewals of all the old licenses, but refused four new applications. DUNEDIN, Junk 7, Queen's Theatre. The Queen's Theatre and buildings wero sold to-day to Mr G. W. Eliott for£l6C3, subject to a mortgage of £440. Snubbed. The Licensing Court to-day deferred all applications for new 3'censes till Thursday. Tho Chairman of the Bench threatened in future to publish the nameß of applicanta who wrote to membera of the Bench trying to favourably influence them, as the practice was becoming a perfect nuisance. Tararua Wreckage. A mail bag and 50 casks of lime juice came ashore at Waikawa last week from the wreck of the Tararua. The Industrial Exhibition. Special invitations are being forwarded ta members of both Houses to attend the opening of the Industrial Exhibition. Every endeavour is being made to render it a Buccess, and among other things Mr Bracken is being invited to compose and deliver a poem for the occasion. More Bodies. By some effeots at the Dunodin Police Station one of the unrecognised bodieß, lately buried, bas now been identified as that of James Turner, the second Bteward of the Tararua. The body of a boy, which came ashore without a head, has also been recognised as that of Donald Campbell, a son of Dr Campbell. Coffee Palace. The coffee palace hero promises to be a great sucoess. INVERCARGILL, Junb 7. , Probably Lost. The cutter Hannah, which left hero some two months ago, landod a party on the ialanda to the westward of Stewart's Island about two months ago, and sailed immediately on the return journey in charge of Roger Newton (half-caste), and Edward Clark. Since then nothing has been seen of her, and it is feared that the cutter, which was not in good condition, has boen lost with her crew. In reply to tho police here tho Government sent instructions that the Stella should go round and search tho west aide of the Island, but the steamer had left tho Bluff, on her usual work, before the message arrived. [fBOU OUB OVfN OOBBESPONDBNTS.] AUOKLAND, Junk 7. The Grammar School. The Herald referring to the petition re altering the constitution of the Grammar School, says :— " That auch change is needed, will not be doubted by any citizen. The Auckland Board as constituted at present, is not with a view to the good government and administration of tho school, but for a particular purpose, the greater part of which is accomplished. Tho electors' Governors have been chopped and changed by tho intrigues at Wollington. Thoro aro Grammar schools and High schools in abundance throughout New Zealand, but in no other place have Parliamentary representatives assumed the right to elect Governors. But oven thiß did not act sufficiently to carry out thoir design, and tho next move was to confer upon tho Senate of the University of New Zealand the powor to elect i three mombers. No other High school or I Grammar echool that wo aro aware of haß entrusted them with the duty of olecting its Governors. Tho Senate ia almost entirely an Otago and Canterbury body, as out of some twenty-fivo members only three aro connected with Auckland. The membera know nothing ot tho school, nothing of tho nature of the trust, nothing of tho wishes of tho pooplo of Auckland, and nothing of tho men in Auckland, who would mako good fair membera of the Board. In these circumstances, the appointments of the Senate wero tho simple nominations by Mr Fenton, and they will never be anything cho but nominations. What tho petition now being signed prays for, ia that the constitution of the school shall be changed, taken from tho gentlomon resident in tbo South, and conferred upon aoino constituency formed at Auckland. This is surely a most roa6onable request." DUNEDIN, June 7. Mata's Performances. Tho Australian papers give the following

particulars of the Adelaide meeting, in whioh Mata ran :— •' In the Cup, 500 sovs, and a gold cup, value of 100 sovs, thero were 12 starters ; Mata won easily by two lengths from Progress. In the All-Aged Stakes, Mata and Kohinoor ran a dead heat. In running off Mata won by half a length. The May Handicap was also won by Mata ten other horses starting. After the settling ud the membera of TattersalPa, at the invitation of Messrs Haines and Prince, the owners of Mata, partook of champagne in celebration of Mata's victories. Mr Granger, on behalf of the company, proposed the health of the owners of the horse, expressing a hope that the stewards of the Victorian Racing Olub would reconsider the prohibition against Mata running on Victorian racecourses, as the horse was now in honourable hands. The toast was drunk enthusiastically. Mr Prince suitably replied." An Abstemious PeopleAt the licensing meeting to-day, Mr Stout mentioned that in Dunedin and suburbs there were 119 publicans' and 71 bottle licensee, for a population of 47,000. Mr Simpson Baid this would be found to be the smallest proportion of licensed places, according to the population, of any city in the Colony. Mr Stout said he did not think that the proportion was so small as in Christehurch, where they had no bottle licenses. Mud. Several parents complain of the Btace of the school playgrounds, through rain. The Normal school ground haa mud several inches in depth.