SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 235, 2 October 1894, Page 8

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(2Y TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

. . ~.■,. . Gisborne, bhia day. Tjte police received information last night ihat a native named Hamuera Hianahi was *,Lrown from hie horae ab Talogn Bay on Saturday and difld the sama nighfc. Tho natives removed the body to Whaagaroa. „ ■ Wellington, this day. In the Magistrates Court to-day a \vhar* !ftbb£rer tiamtid Georfta Homo %9"S" com'•' nutted for trial on a charge of brutal assault on his wife,' whose arm ib was alleged he biroko. : A aon of Mr Carnell, M.H.R., fell into \ae water when going on board theCorinna afa Napier, on Saturday. Ropos and buoys were thrown to him, but' he appeared dozed and took no notice of them. One of the people on tha launch eventually jumped over and rescued him. Dunedin, this day. George McCombn has been committed for trial on two charges of foreery. ■ The University Council yesterday docided.to appoint .Mr P. Titzgerald as tern- . porary lecturer on mining and metallurgy in the school of mines. • With reference to to the letter from A. Pirini I Ngata, of Auckland, as to the desirability of granting scholarships to, Maori and- half-caste youths, the Council at onca unanimously resolved bo agree to the proposal contained in the letter, and to request the Minister of Education to take action in the direction suggested. Cheistchorch, this day. Exceptionally severe weather is being .experienced for this season of the year. To-day there were heavy rain showers, accompanied by hail, and snow w lying low down at) Tort Hills. Ab the Police Courb this morning a fruiterer named Fricker was fined 20s and costs for sailing oranges and lemons unfit for human consumption. This is the first ease ef the kind brought; here. •