TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1608, 2 October 1885, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(from our own corhkspondbnt.) Wellington, 1. The military funeral accorded to the remains of Lieut. Colonel Reader took place this afternoon, the whole of the Volunteer forces of the city, numbering about 300, forming the fnin_' party. The other bodies consisted of 100 Armed Constabulary, the Torpedo and

Permanent Artillery forces, ihe Civil Service and Prison otfL.-ials. The Hon. the Native Minister- and Minister of Public Works also attended. A large number of Civil servants and personal friends of the deceased were present. The Garrison Baud played the Dead March to the cemetery. It rained heavily tlnonghout. The tarring case came before the R M.. Court a^am yesterday, and aiit-r luai ing further evidence the accused James Waldeii, was formally conirailted for trial. The case will 'oe called on during the sitting of the Supreme Court, commencing on Mwday next. Mastekton, 1. Half a ton of stone found in the Polmninga block near Ashurst yielded 60ozs of silver and loz 3dwts of gold. One of the 6 shareholders has refused £000 for his interest. Thames. 1 The return of gokl from the Cambria mine for the past moiith is 3101 o/s 12Jwts of melted gold. The workings are still yielding large parcels of specimens and G cwtof rich stone was secured yesterday, while a splendid allow of gold remains in the lode. ►Since the. beginning of the year, the mine lias produced more than 13,800 ozs of gold. The returns of the Hauriki gold fields I for the mouth of September amount to 73170z5. Chiustchurch 30. A man nanied John O'Brien was committed for trial to-day by the R.M. at Lyttekon lor breaking into the Canterbury Hotel there, and stealing £LG odd. It is alleged that he got into one of the bedrooms adjacent and ripped * « a bag from which he abstracted ilio . joney. It is suspected that he is identical with the man who committed several hotel robberies in Wellington, as when, arrested he had a ring which has since bean identified a3 one stolen from a Wellington hotel. At a meeting of representatives of Friendly Societies held on Tuesday last the following resolution was carried — That this meeting is of opinion that the various Christchnrch Friendly ! Societies should take part in the pro- | posed demonstration at Wellington. One of the representatives said that from what he knew of the Friendly Societies in Wellington he was su<-« the visitors could depend on a hearty welcome. Dune Div, 30. The University Council have submitted to a committee the question brought forward by §Macandrew for establishing three model farms for a 1 School of Agriculture. Tim Pi'ofes3oru%Jß.>ai\l have been asked to express an opinion on the ability of wearing'aeadeuiinal costumes by professors and students. Dr Stewart was elected president. A trial of the guns at the Defence Woiks is to be made on Monday. Col. Whitmore proceeds south tomorrow. A m-xn named Oovgo Watts, a mine at Hindon, has been killed by a fall of earth.