TELEGRAMS.

Inangahua Times, Volume XI, Issue 1678, 15 March 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PHOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Christchurch, 12. The Volunteers here are all in difficulties with regard to then rifle range. They ouly hold their present range on sufferance for use at private matches, and a meeting of officers was held to-night Col. Lean stated that Mr Ballance had withdrawn his offer to place £2,000 on the estimates for the purchase of a range, but would allow the expenditure of £446, at present in hand from the sale of an old range reserve. This will leave about £100 to be raised by the Volunteers themselves, and it is very doubtful if this c n be done. At the University Senate to day it j was resolved to disaffiliate St. John's College, Auckland. Dunbdin, 11. With reference to the telegram regarding the appointment of Mr Hem to the Inspectorship of the National Bank the information is not correct. Advices have been received that he is returning to the Colony, but to another position. It is understood that the Otago University Council will hold a special meeting respecting Dr Salmonds ap* pointmentto the Mental Science Chair when the decision arrived at is likely to be reversed. The Chancellor, it is stated has a deliberative and casting vote, and by its exercise the former decision not to sanction Dr Salmonds appointment will be reversed. The Caledonian Society held a socrct meeting last night to consider the

defalcations of the late Secretary, which exceed £1,200. Auckland 13. A big fire is raging at Otahutn, and the Post and Telegraph Offices are burnt. Messrs WhitaW and Russell, solici tors, have received a cablegram announcing that in the case of Bryce v. Rusden for slander, the Court awarded plaintiff £5000. John Anderson, of Maukao, died from injuries he received while bush felling. A scaffolding fell at the Freeman's Bay Hotel to day, precipitating three men named Watkins, Gear and Stitt on to the footpath. All were uninjured with the exception of Watkins, who is injured seriously. Gbeymouth, 12. In the Resident Magistrate Ooort the case of J. E. Fitzgerald, Comptroller and Auditor-General v. A. R. Guinness, merabet of i Harbor Board, for £8 18s lOd, del Want's portion of the sum of £52 3a Id alleged to have been spent witho t the authority of the law, was heard. The plaintiff was nou -suited. An •dsMtion was taken that the Auditor -General had no au thority to take such proceedings, and | the Magistrate held that it had not been shown that the Government required audit officers to audit accounts of the Grey mouth Harbor Board