TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1184, 25 September 1882, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(fUOM OUll OWN CORIIESPONDENT. )

Dunedin, September 22,

The Star to-night has the following paragraph, "We are informed that several sales of shares in Binnie's gas patent, for Australia, have taken place during the week, the last being two 144 th shares, which changed hands at £500 each. The,* co oin is to be formed into a Joint Stock Company, several handsome offers having been received from capitalists in Melbourne.

The betting for the football match tomorrow is 7 to 4 on Otago. The Marsala wMch sailed yesterday .morning for London via Batavia, took 84!!(> carcasses of frozen mutton, this is decidedly the finest shipment which has yet left Otago, the sheep averaging about 701bs, which is the best size for the home market, the JM.Z & A.L. Company have supplied over 1000, and the Hon. Matthew Holmes over 1400, of the total number.

Chiitstohuuch, September 22

There are still no tidings of the missing man Winter, and a large party are to start on Sunday to continue the exploration of the hills.

Tli e N. Z. Shipping Company, limited, has received a telegram from London, dated the 21st inst., reporting the arrival in the channel, of their ship Mataura, which sailed from Port Chalmers, on the 12th June, with her refrigerator working splendidly, it may therefore be hoped that her cargo of meat will be landed in good condition.

Timaru, September 22.

Alexander M'Bratney, a very old resident in the district, committed suicide at Arawhenui this morning by shooting himself under the armpit, he was only married to his second wife a few days ago, no cause is assigned for the deed.

Auckland, September 22.

The steward of the Mendoza, who was believed to be drowned 4 months ago, and for whose body the police dragged the harbor, turned up in town to-day, to the the astonishment of the people, he having been in the bush. '

By the Advice which has arrived from Rarotonga, tidings have been received of a fire breaking out on the schooner Transit lying at Rotonga, the vessel was partly scuttled, and cargo was damaged by fire or water, to the value of £100.

The notorious Matiame Valentine, was charged at the police court yesterday, with robbing a bush contractor of £20. Mary Joyce, one of the girls frequenting the prisoners house deposed, that she had taken prosecutors money under threats from Valentine, and given it to prisoner, the case was adjourned.

Wf-sitokt, September 22,

The Customs having instructed a local auctioneer frAsfll the brandy siezed in direct connection with the case tried in Dunedin some time ago, Crown v. Wilkin, :if Nelson, the following telegram Las been sent to the Colonial Secretary. "We protest against the sale of coiiliscated lii|iioir., called lleiniessy's brandy, corked and capsuled as such, but known as "Cologne Vinegar," the distribution and <;ih) of this stuff has already done serious injury in thin roinmunity. and wo consider ■In further jdistrihutinn grossly immoral, .md dangeruutf, and trust you will cause

its immediate destruction," (hero follow 30 signatures). Wellington, September 22. To-nights Post aafh, we learn on very good authority, that ariaugeiuenta are now in progress for the complete reorganisation of the volunteer force of the colony, and in a few weeks, many of the companies at present in existence will be defunct. For a considerable tune past, a large number of the corps have been in anything' but an efficient state, although drawing considerable sums of money out of the Exchequer as capitation allowance?, and in order to place the force on a more satisfactory basis, arrangements are now proceeding for its complete reorganisation. The various naval brigades throughout N. Z. .are to be styled Royal Naval rtillery Corps, and are to be numbered in point of seniority, the maximum nnmbcr of men in each company is to be fixed at 03, and the minimum at 43, all the corps are to lie efficiently epuipped, and will draw capitation at the rate now in vogue. The present intention of the gentlemen who are denling with the matter is to place the brigades in charge of the torpedo defences and permanent batterys, and to station them on the right of the line.

Mr Broham of Christcliurch, and formerly of Auckland, supcrintendaut of police, has received notice, that at the end of the month lie will be required to exchange districts with \'r Ponder, of Timaru, Mr Brohani lias been in charge <f the Christchurch district since May 1877, when he relieved Mr Shearman, who was transferred to Wellington. The following cable message was received by tho Premier to-day, from the Agent General, in reference to tho burning on board the Alaska of the N. Z. homeward mails, which left Auckland on the loth ult. The telegram bears yesterdaysdate " Ml N\Z mails for London are safe, except, a portion of the newspapers and books, but mails for tho country including registered letters are partly burned, the exact loss is not. yet known." To make the meaning of this message somewhat cleai'er, it may be explained, that the home mails are practically male up in 5 sections, the first is the "London districts " which comprises all the deliveries of the London letter carriers, and also mails for the Continent, which are sent on from ! ondon, all these are supposed to be safe. The next division is the "Liverpool," one comprising the mails for that city, ahd all the offices circulating through that place, which in itself, includes a Targe part of England, this batch too is said to be safe, as also are the Irish and -Scotch mails sent to Dublin, and Glasgow, respectively. This only leaves what is called the "Country" mail, which includes the comparatively small poi-tion of tho U. K. not comprised in the other 4 divisions, and it is this portion which is supposed to have chiefly suffered.