To-day's Telegrams.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 6202, 24 February 1904, Page 3

To-day's Telegrams.

United Press Association—By Elaotric Telegraph.

Auckland Feb. 24

The Auckbnd Eailway L^aeue has appointed a committee to ascertain whether focal financial institutions will be willing to p'ovido a loan to the Government, earmarked for the North Auckland railway,

and the terms. The eight year-old son of Mr H. Tauteke, a settler of Towai, was killed by a horse ' he was riding bolting. The boy was dragged some distance along the roud with his foot caaghfc in the stirrup. Fkim>tng, Feb. 23. A Fire Police Corps has been formed \ here to maintain order, prevent pilfering, and assist the brigade at fires. Forty business men have joined the corps. The ' Mayor enrolled 23 last night, when the members were sworn in as special fire constable 1?. The Industrial Association is to-day holding a monster open-air festival on the Dew show grounds. Napikr, Feb. 24< The police have received advice that on Saturday Thomas Baker, junr., aged 21, ■wandered from his home at Tarawera, and was supposed fco have lost himself in the bush. A search was instituted, but up till yesterday no trace could be found of him. Tor twelve years Baker has been an invalid and subject to fits. The river in the locality is now being dragged. A constable sent from Napier to inquire into the finding of a human skeleton in the scrub on the Tutira run, returned to Napier last night, bringing with him a portion of the skull, several of the large bones of the arms and legs and pelvis. The ribs and email bones had all decayed to dust. The body had evidently been lying for years. It is surmised that the skeleton is that of | some Bwagger, as a piece of blanket, a I Waterbnry watch and a penny WBre found ft beside the remains.

"Wellington, Feb. 24

In the University Senate it was announced that Mr G. H. Scholßeld, of Christchurch, had won the Bowen prize for an essay on " Recent changes in the relation? of European and Oriental civilisation." Mr W. T. Alexander, of Christchurch, took next place. In the University Senate a motion by Dr McDowell, that the time has come when (-.he Senate should take steps to confer the L.L.D. degree, was carried. The motion of the Eev. A. Cameron, that the Senate award annually a travelling research scholarship in science and one in medicine Of the value of .£IOO, tenable for one year, •was, after a debate, on the casting vote of the Chancellor, ordered to stand over until next session of the Senate.

Invercakgu.l, Feb 24

Captain Thomns Brodrick, Lloyd's agent, a very old colonist, died this morning; aged 85.