COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume X, Issue 2697, 4 February 1876, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

[PER PRESS AGENCY. J

Graiiamstown, Feb. 4.

F. W. Paul, manager of the Bank of New South Wales, was marking at Rifle Butts yesterday, when a bullet rebounded from the target and struck him on the eyelid, inflicting- a severe wound. It is not known whether his sight is injured permanently or not.

Dunedin, Feb. 4.

Regatta to beheld at Queeiistown on St. Patricks Day. — Hix-oaredrace, open to all comers, prize, .£6O. Prizes amount to £200.

No progress being made with Deborah Tunnel on Dunedin and Mopraki railway, the contractors having lost heavily. The work will probably be re-let.

Christchurch, Feb. 4.

The Minister for Justice in reply to the Law Society declines tore-consider tho appointment as Registrar of the Supreme Court here.

Dunedin, Feb. 4.

Labourers employed at the new theatre have struck work ; they do not consider 9s a day sufficient remuneation.

Wellington, Feb. 4.

A meeting* of citizens (Mayor in the chair) was held last night with the object of giving a suitable reception to Sir Julius Yogel on his arrival at Wellington. The form will probably jbe-the presentation of an illuminated address, followed by a public dinner. Colonial Prize Firing- at Wanganui commences on the 24th inst. .Representatives have to leave Port Chalmers and Manukau by the N. Z. Company's steamers on the 19th.

Feb. 3.

Mr Shapley, General Superintendent of the Eastern .Extension Telegraph Company, has finally decided on the landing place for the Australian New Zealand cable. It is about 15 miles from the Nelson Telegraph office, and about four miles from the Whaka Puaka end of the Boulder Bank. Arrangements have been made by the Government for tlie immediate extension of the land line to this spot, and it is confidently expected that there will be telegraphic communication between Australia and New Zealand by the beginning of March.

The following are the names and scores of the nine carbine representatives who are to compete at tho approaching colonial rifle meeting :— Ford (Christchurch), 183; King-swell (fnvercargill), 181 ; Mason (Wellington), 180; Bannister (Wellington), 175 ; Barribal (W'aiuku), 174; Buchanan (Invercai-gill), 172 ; Belby (Waikalo), 170 ; Macredio (Wellington), 170 ; Henderson (Marton), 168.

Two attorneys, named Martin, have just been ordered to be struck off the rolls for being connected with the embezzlement of £1000, the property of the Sandwich Permanent Benefit Building Society.

The Telegraph Commissioner has, on behalf of the Government, divided £20U as a bonus between the following* officers who were engaged in recovering the cablo : — Captain Johnston, Mossis Floyd, Koch, Nancarrow, McGregor, Smith, sind Mathieson. IVIr Lemon and Captain Fail-child were, in compliance with their own wi*h, not included in tin* acknowledgment.

Auckland, Feb. 3.

At the inquest on tlio body of Packer a verdict of wilful murder was recorded against the Maori Wynyard. The police arc out searching in all directions, but without obtaining any clue to the present whereabouts of the murderer, who is supposed to be well on his way towards the King- country. Blondin's first, night's performance was attended by five thousand persons.