Telegraphic News.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 9, 31 October 1883, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

Christchurch, October 25, ItC n >vv gene' a’ly s ipposed fun t! c ketch which foundered off Cape Campb>l on last Fiiiay week wis the Palmer t n, locnd from ('amarn to Wan* -mm w.th a ca go of i otvocr. Wkllinot n, Octo'er 26. Mflj r Atkinson left for Now Plymouth Miis morning. It is expectel ho will bo absent about 8 or 10 days, Napier, October 23. The Imperial authorities have refused the petition for a pension to Major Withers' widow on the ground that neither when he married or any time afterwards was he in the Imperial service, and they cannot recognise service in colonial f rces.

The body of the youth Reardon, who was drowned on Saturday, has not yet been recovered. Delahayo had an immense funeral. Auckland, October 25. The sale of Crown lands in various parts of the province realised .£6392. At the Surrey Hill estate sale, 07 allotments fetched £20,227. The estate contains upwards of 2000 allotments. Inneuoargill, Octiher 25. Mr J. E. Redmond arrived here today, and was presented with an address in tlie Imperial Hotel. This evening he addressed over 300 persons, the subject being “ Home Rule for Ireland.*' A vote was passed that snbsc T i- tions be opened to aid the National League. Nelson, October 25. News of a most enemraging nature has been brought down from the Champion copper mine. The main I )de has been driven in a distance of 200 ft, and a cross-cut was put in to strike the s coud loci', called the Doctor’s” lode. Last night this lode was struck at a distance of 120 ft. from the main lode. The “ Doctor’s ” lode is thus proved to exist 240 ft. horizontally Irom the gully, whore the cu crop exists, and at a perpendiculir depth of 120 ft. from the surface. At that point the two lodes are

shown to run parallel, and the ore round in the “ Doctor’s,” consisting ot fellow sulphides and native coppe-, ii apparency very rich. The resub. has caused much excitement, and it is understood that the proprietors purpose forming a larger company to work the deposits. Carterton, October 25. At the Police Court to-daj, Mr John Bunow, farmer, at Taratabi, was churgad by Mr Adam Armstrong, saw. miller, of Woodside, with stealing a working bullock. The evidence of ‘he prosecutor was taken, when a remand was asked for. The Bench granted the application, o’atingthat no evidence had yet been given to connect accused with the theft.

Christchurch, October 25, The new hail of the Working Men’s Cub was opened this evening, about L SO members being present. A number of speeches and music made the affair a success. The Waste Laud Bond to-day issued licenses to prospect for gold to eight applicants, who give the valley of Ailberfoci River as the locality. A six months’ renewal to prospect in the Malvern district was also given. Dunedin, O tober26. In the libel case, Denniston v. Otago Daily Times, judgment was given for defendants, with costs. Aitckxand, October 26. At an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Auckland Native Lands, Colonisation Company a resolution was passed authorising the doctors to conclude negotiations lor the sa’e of the assets and business of the company to the New Zealand Native Land S ttlcmmt Company upon such tot ms as the directors deem best. The list of nominated immigrants is steadily increasing. The Immigration Officer has recared £6OO deposit money during the p st month. A contract has been accepted for building the Salvation Army barracks at a cost ot £2497. INelson, October 26. The Governor left in the Hinemoa for New Plymouth at 5 o’clock. Baron Hubner, who arrived from the West Coast to-day, accompanied him. i The Nelson Acclimatisation Society sent 1000 young trout and 50 one-year-old fish to New Plymouth. Auckland, October 24. The schooner yaeen has anivod fr )ra Raratongo and repoits that a large Fr.nch warship has been cruising about, and the officers are ashore every day making inquiries regarding the produce of the is'and. The natives tear they intend annexing the bland. Hoktika, October 20. The action for judicial separation dames v. James was withdrawn to-day by a settlement being made on the wifgj ol LI 100 and costs.

At the Real lent Magistrate’s Court a young man nam' d John Henderson, pleaded guilty to six charges of larceny. He was sentenced to nine months’ im- , prisenment with hard labour. Oamauu, October 2G. At a meeting of the Harbour Hoard to-day, it was decided to use every effort to got a berth ready for the steamer Delhi, which is expected about .February- The Del Id tabes 20,000 frozen sheep from this district for London, Wkllikgton, October 25 The Hinemoa when oil Island Bay pissed what appealed t > be a schooner about GO feet long fi mting bottom op- - wards. CiiniSTOHUncH, October 27. At the Magistrate’s C-uit Jound Gross, a recent arrival from bout' Africa, for having a number of go'd an «. silver watches and gcil chains in b possession, on win li duty ba i not bo paid, was lined £25, b-t iha Bench t£j vised the Collector of Customs totstore the goods to the accuse jit’ practical le. Sarah ii'tchic, an old woman piy

uriivad bore from Kmnnra, was found in the iapoi n rear the Preston Badge this iDomi- g. It is ijncertam whether death was the resilo of suicile oi accident. rpusAl „, OctoVr 27. Thf re are 120 natives here from Wm> CPH'ii, Wniiot.A. P«te., Hawern, and Wriraate, on their usual monthly visit, of getting through to Pan hika They were met by t-olcnei Bobbe.ts and a small detachment of the AC Ft re, who stopped them at a taidgo south Of *0 township. »«. irrefo look pk». They went back as pc ace ah y as they came. Ottawa, October 27. The Marquis and ivlarchiotiess of -1 orne have sailed for the Oovernor Generalship of the Po™ ni °” o f Canada having been formal! y■ snmed by the Marquis oi CiiMSTCinJRnt, October Tho following is the record of the •walking match during Saturday nftei^ wtm lcs 161aps. Edwards, therefore, lonby antiloU ». lap, twenty-two *of which go to the mile. Dining ie last two hours the ball was crowded, ‘3OOO being present. Wei likgton, Uctoner tv. The daughter of Mr J. Oorac, a farmer at White Man’s Talley, near the Upper Hu’Vied sodden y on Saturday She had been to Wellington, and t T «.™iog;.otre T pla.„rfo f b™a hi She retired to bed ai dm a lew minutes called out for marking ahe was dying. Assistance renaered but she died immediately. Medical opinion are those of poisorang, bu \”° tb ' known how it could have been taken. It is probable that a post mortem and inquest will take place.