SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 142, 17 June 1899, Page 3

SOUTHERN TELEGRAMS.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, this day. The Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting to hear an address from Mr Green, the special representative of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, which has a bureau of information atached to it. The museum consists of products of the industrial world, and the bureau supplies information on all matters connected with trade and commerce, free of charge. Mr Green replied to some questions, and was accorded a vote of thanks. He proceeds North shortly, and will interview the Premier on the subject of having the colony represented at the Commercial Congress, to be held in October.

CHRISTCHURCH, Friday.

A man named John Drew picked up in a state of collapse in Hereford right-of-way last night was taken to .the police station and removed to the hospital, where he died yesterday without recovering consciousness. He was a widower about CO years of age. He came from Pigeon Bay on Tuesday, and was not a man of intemperate habits. He had a bruise over the right eye. It is understood he has. no relatives in this part of the colony.

A boy named Sydney Pr.ller was committed for trial on a charge of criminally assaulting a girl under 10. Bail was allowed.

Edmond George Laud was committed for trial to-day on a charge of stealing a bicycle on April 27, 1895, at Christchurch. Accused, it was alleged, sold the bicycle in 1895 to Pearce, of Kaiapoi, who lately took it to be repaired, and the shop people recognised it as one stolen from them.

The annual show of the Christchurch Poultry* Pigeon, and Canary Club opened yesterday with record entries for New Zealand.

STRATFORD, Friday,

A banquet to Mr Symes, the member for Egmont, last night, was a great success. Fully 100 electors, from all portions of the elctorate, including over 20 ladies, were present, the rain preventing many others from coming. The Hon. Hall-Jones and the Hon. T. Kelly,M.L.C, the Mayors of New Plymouth and Hawera, and Mr E. M. Smith, were among the guests. Mr W. A. Ellis, J.P. (chairman of the Stratford Liberal League), occupied the chair. The feature of.the banquet was that parity politics were barred, and owing to the presence of the ladies no alcoholic liquors were used. Some capital speeches were made. The affair concluded shortly after 12 o'clock, with the National Anthem.

NELSON, this day,

A poll of the. ratepayers of the city taken on the proposal of the City ConncH to establish public abattoirs under municipal control, with a veterinary surgeon as inspector, and to borrow £7,500 for the purpose on tha security of a special rate of l£d, was carried by a majority of 123.