TELEGRAPHIC

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 11 February 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] [PEE PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Fabruary 10. A native contingent of thirty. two A.C's left, lor New Plymouth by the steamer Wanganui this afternoon. The short end of the cable vras landed at Wakapuak this morniug. The steamer leaves for Wanganui this afternoon. At the inquest on Thomas Cochrane who was drowned on Monday, a verdict of accidental death was returned, A free public library is to be established in Wellington. Christcepbch, February 10. Pagtor Chinirjuy lectured at Prebbleton

to an audience of over 600 people. Subj^C— Kome and education. la the cr-urse of his lecture he strongly dpprecated the present system of education in our State schools. Oamaru, February 10. At the rifle meeting last night it was decided to take preliminary steps to pro*, mote the holding of the next Volunteer Review at Oatnaru. Poet Chaimebs, February 10. Louis Drew, master of tho schooner Oamaru, was committed for trial for un« lawfully taking 319 seals during the close season, Victoria. Phylosera has been discovered near Batesford, in the Geelong district. The vineyards are being uprooted. An old man named Thomas Woods died from the effects of brutal injuries ins flicfed in a drunken row by a puMican named Montgomery, of Creswiek. Woods, throe days before his death, insured his life for £400. The annual sale of (he St. Alban's yearling progeny of King of the Bing realised 2650 guineas, or an average of £556. Two men were sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for an attempt to I rob the Commercial Bank, Murchiston. The manager, raised an alarm by firing a revolyer. Mr Hobbs, who as a boy came to Port Phillip whon Governor Collins, in 1803, endeavored to f >und a penal settlement at Point Nepean, died in Melbourne on 30th January. A curious theatrical dispute came before the Melbourne City Court. Miss Imogene, the American actress, summoned her agent, Russell Rogers, for a savage assault, The agent was fined £'5 and costs, and bound over to keep the peace.