TELEGRAMS

Westport Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1969, 24 January 1882, Page 3

TELEGRAMS

TrßOil OWN OUR CORRESPONDENTS.] . LTELL. January 21. Alpine return for the week—2lsozs amalgam from 200 tons of stone. REEFION. January 21. t In the charge of forgery against 8 Charles Mirfin, the jury, after two hours' deliberation, brought in a s verdict of not guilty. 3 John Callaghan, shoemaker, in the metalled road, today, jumped four £ feet ten and a half inches in a stand- I ing jump for a wager of £3O. This is k the champion standing jump of the Australian Colonies, being half an inch over every other recorded performance. J The measurement is indisputable. c BLENHEIM. 3 January 21. E At midnight on Thursday a fire * broke out in the centre of the town. It is supposed to have originated in a J bakehouse. The Lyceum Hall and t four dwellings were destroyed, and I much damage done to Healy's boot * wr house. The properties were in- * i. din the New Zealand, Colonial, Liverpool, National and Transatlantic * offices. NELSON. January 20. : Captain Cross, Harbormaster, died yesterday morning. He had been 1 ailing for some time, indeed ever since his wife's death. He was the last of the survivors of the Whitby Expedition, arriving in 184-1. CHRISTCHTJRCH. c January 20. ' C. W. Turner, the well-known mer- - 1 chant, has offered the biig Derwent, 220 tons register, as training ship for ' the Lyttelton Orphange and the Naval Brigade combined. She is an old vessel, but is sound and in good order. A certain amount of gear will have to be provided to put her in working order. 1 The Commission appointed by the 1 Chamber ot Commerce to examine the proposed line of railway to the "West Coast have reported unfavorably i to floating a public company, as in ( their opinion the enterprise is not r . likely to be remunerative for several years. \ Commercial—Old wheat, 4s to 4s . 2d; new crop barley, delivered at c country stations, 3s lOd to 3s lid ; t milling oats, 2s to 2s Id, feed Is lid ; J flour, £lO 10s ; barley, 3s 6d to 3s } 9d. Harvesting is now general. i January 21. f Tempestuous weather yesterday pre- f vented the Christchurch cricket match « from taking place. £ INVERCAKGILL. c January 21. 1 Daniels, the newly elected member for Wallace, has been committed for J trial for aiding and abetting in per- ] sonation. WELLINGTON. January 20. l At a meeting of the Free Metho- ' dist District Meeting a resolution of sympathy and condolence with the - "Wesleyan Conference in the losses it ; sustained through the Tararua disaster < was unanimously passed. The Union Steam Company have ' purchased wharves, stores, and preini- \ ees of the Australian Steam Navigation Company at Sydney, for £35,000. Quarter's receipts and expenditure of colonial ordinary revenue sbow— Receipts, £1,101,249 ; expenditure, £782,385 ; credit balance, £318,904 ; land fund receipts during the quarter, £177,838 ; public works expenditure, £331,289 ; available revenues at the end quarter subject to liabilities, £7(>G,485, and in addition uninsured Imperial Guaranteed Debentures, £410,000. January 23. Wellington is en fete to-day, citizens all celebrating the anniversary of the province. The Druids are just now perambulating the city in grand allgorical procession. Early colonists meet this evening and relate old time reminiscences. The regatta to-day promises to be a great success. The weather is beautiful and just breeze enough to make things lively. Heavy floods up to Saturday night appear to have prevailed throughout the Colony. At the Thames the water was 2 feet deep in the theatre and the audience had to leave hurriedly while the performers, like rats on a raft, were kept prisoners on the stage for some time. At Nelson the flood did much damage at the Port to stores. NEW PLYMOUTH. January 20. Elizabeth Hodges attempted to commit suicide by running into the sea from the beach, but was rescued with difficulty. A great tangi is being held on the great Waitara Chief, King William. AUCKLAND. ' ori January 20. I Jawhaio, native king and suite, received enthusiastic public reception yesterday, and were bauquetted in the evening, the Mayer presiding. January 21. Incessant rain has caused postponement of excursion by Tawhaio and chiefs. They are being lionised by the citizens, and are visiting all places of note.