TELEGRAMS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4162, 23 August 1881, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

A Mischievous Fellow.

A Liberal A ssociation

[Pbb Pbess Assooiatioh.J

AUCKLAND, August 22, Made Noise Enongh.

A woman named Mary Ann JJiddicks, while boarding a vesssl at the wharf at midnight, fell into tho harbour. The crew were aroused by her cries, and three of them jumped overboard and rescued her.

Edwin fiinney was fined at the Police Court to-lay 10a and costs or a week's imprisonment, for wi'fully cutting a halyard attached to the flagstaff at the office of the Provident Mutual Assurance Association of Australia.

Two to Nothing. The football match Waikato versus Auckland reiuUed in » victory for Auckland two goals to Waikato' s nil.

Carefully Contrived. At the annual meeting of the Waikato Turf Club, the receipts were stated to be £911 and the expenditure £904.

Not Within Cooee. There are no signs of the San Francisco mail yet.

A Bribist.

At the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court, Fiji, Whitesido, who was oharged with attempting to bribe JXdward O'Brien Heffernan, a servant of Government, by saying, "If we get our land at Koroahaka 1 will make you a present of £200," was found guilty and fined £350.

NEW PLYMOUTH, August 22. Here's a Row !

A meeting of the Working Men's Society was held on Saturday, when over 200 men were present, and it was resolved to send a petition to tho House of Representatives and Legislative Council, asking that the harbour works be not stopped during the enquiry to be made by the Boy»l Commission. The petition was signed by 600 men. Meetings are being held to-night at Bell Block, Okato, Oakua, Omatu, llanutahi, Hikorangi, and Inglewood, and by owners of land at Mania, Stratford, and Ngarae, to consider the harbour question.

WELLINGTON, August 22.

Extensive Smuggling. Seven boxes of tobacco, each weighing about 501 b, wero discovered by Detective Benjamin this afternoon planted" underneath a dwelling-house in Frederick street. Walter Lee, on whose promises tho discovery was made, has been arrested on a charge of having unstamped boxes of tobacco in his possession. The police have been aware of the plant for somo time, and had been watching the premises with a view to implicating others, but without success.

Putting in a Crusher. At a meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society this evening, a paper was read by Mr W. c key, tho Colonial Analyst, on "The supposed Paraffin deposit atWaiapu," in which he gavo a less favourable account of this discovery than thosa which have previously appeared. He expressed his opinion that Mr Dixon, of Sydney, and Mr Cosmo Newbery, of Melbourne, whoso analysis had beau published, had overlooked the presence of about 50 per cent of valueless oxidised hydrocarbon allied to dopploriti 1 , and had included it as paraffin, theroby giving an apparent ralue which it d'd not possess, and in consequence of which it was spoken of as » deposit of paraffin.

N2L3ON, August 22. Letting His Light Shin©. A fire occurred at Totaranui on Friday evening, by which tho residonce of Mr Gibbfl, M.H.R , was totally destroyed together with its contents. Iho house was a now nnd handsome building, containing about seven or eight rooms, but it was only in3urod for £150. Tho contents wore also insured for £150, both in the Standard. Tho fire was occasioned by the bursting of a kurosono lamp, nr.tl the flames spread co rapidly that nothiug was caved.

A Scholastic Organ. A new school journal, emit led tho Net sonian, was published to-day by tha Committee of the Nelaon College.

An Indignant People. A largo meeting was hold to-wieht to consider the Representation Bill. Various speakers spoke with much earnestnora in denouncing tho injustico of the measure. Tho utmost unanimity prevailed, and all the resolutions were carried unanimously. They wero as follows: — "That this meeting expresses its indignation at the endeavour of tho Ministry to deprive this Provincial district of three of its representatives, and earnoatly protests against tho injustico of tho of Seats Bill ; that this meeting calta upon the members of tho district to use every effort in thwarting tho proposals en.bodied in tho Bill, and pledges itself to support their actions ; that in the event of the Bill passing through tho Lower House, a C^mmittco co eisting of Mcssn Dodaon, Levin, Everett, Naddow, Akerston, Bond, and Wilkins bo requested to draw up a petition to the Legislative Council, requesting it to use its prtroifative, nod throw out the Bill; and that copius of these resolutions bo forwarded to tho Premier, and members of tho dißtriot."

TIMARU, August 22. Heavy Weather. A very ueu? y southerly g-ile set in to-niglit, accompanied by rain.

Protest too Much Methinks.

In viow of the Blutemcnt made in tho Logielativo Council on Friday thai, the Tiinnru harbour was silting up, the Harbour Bonrd to-day forwarded special plans to Wellington proving that bo far from anything of tho kind occurring, tho depth of water is inrn.*ai<ir.g, and that tho shingle to Iho ?Ciiward aide of the worl;s doos rot ertend by eeventy feet bb far as it did twelve months ngo.

OAMAKU, avgobt M.

Going It. 4000 shnrea in tho £>ist Coast Native Land and Settlement Company have boon applied for in Oumaru.

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have presented the local Agricultural and Pastoral Association with a 20 guinea cup.

DUKEDIN, August 22,

Writing Them Up. The Boslyn Tramway Company have bean served with writs for da«r.uges by toma of the sufferers by the accident which, occurred on the company's line three or ("our mocths ago.

A Special Act. The accident at .Kensington Hail-ray crossing at the last race meeting, by which Henry Mayo was killed and othora seriously injured, will occupy the attention of the Bupreme Court at the next Bitting. Mrs Mayo seoks to recover £2COO, and tho others less amounts, from Government for alleged negligence. Defendants rely on tho reading of the 130 th section of the Public Works Act, which states " that pedestrians or vehicles should not cross a railway line when an,6Egine is within a mile of a crossing."