LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1894, 11 May 1869, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[PBOM Ottß OWN COBBESPONDENT.] Wellington, May 10, 7.20 p.m. Dγ Featherston's address to the elector was issued to-day. It is very rOOt He P sa y ß -ttat Ms past career j<»Baary. The present of affairs

Testimonial to Mr J. Andebson.—A testimonial will be presented to the Mayor of Christchuroh on Thursday next, in the Town Hall, on account of his publio services. Cube Boating Club.—We are desired to remind members of this club that the adjourned annual meeting will be held on Wednesday next. Kaiapoi fcsTiTT-Ti-. —We have received a programme of the concert to be given in aid of this institute on Whit Monday. The pieces have been well selected, and we hope a good house will result in repaying the efforts of the committee. Meetings op Cbbditobs.—The first meetings of creditors in the estates of T. and E. iChave and Richard Woodford, which were to have been held yesterday before tbe Registrar of the Supreme Court, were adjourned for seven days. As Monday and Tuesday next are holidays, we are informed that the adjourned meetings will take place on the following Wednesday. Shebpstealino-.—At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Kaiapoi, yesterday, — Dench, living at Rangiora, was. brought up before G. L. Mellish, Esq., charged with this offence. , The police applied for a remand, which was granted. The prisoner is accused of stealing I two sheep, the property of Mr Cooke Reynall, j of Woodend. j Livebpool and London Fibb Bbigadb. ' —The members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade in connection with the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Office met for practice last evening, under Captain West, and proceeded with their engine to the banks oi the Avon in Oxford terrace west. The engine proved to be in first-rate working order, and the men appeared to be thoroughly up to their respective duties. Counctli Papbbs.—lt has been our custom, during the sessions of the Provincial Council, to publish the most important of the paperß laid before that body; but our reporter is now informed that he will not be permitted to copy any of the documents presented to the Council ; and thus the publio will have no opportunity of becoming acquainted with their contents until they are printed by Government, by which time many of them will have lost the greater part of their interest. Hospital and Gaol Chaplaincy. — A meeting of the Hospital and Gaol Chaplaincy Committee was held yesterday at the City Council Chambers. Present —The Very Rev the Dean of Ohristchui-ch (in the chair), Rev Canon Wilson, Mr Justice Gresson, Messrs J Grigg, T Douglas, and G Gordon. A letter was read from Mr W Wilson apologising for his absence. According to the lists sent in, it appeared that about £120 had been promised. The chairman expressed his surprise that so few replies had been received to the circulars that had been sent out soliciting subscriptions. After deliberation, it was deemed to be desirable to appoint a deputation, consisting of the Very Rev the Dean, the Rev Canon Wilson, and Mr J Grigg, to wait upon the Government for the purpose of soliciting a grant in aid. The meeting then adjourned. C.V.C.—A special general meeting of the members of the Canterbury Yeomanry Corps was held last evening at White's Hotel at eight p.m. Major Wilson, C.8., occupied the chair, and stated that the object of the - meeting was the consideration of the rules of the corps. At a previous meeting it was resolved that any members who did not attend at three consecutive drills should be ipso facto expelled from the Corps, provided that he resided within a. radius 1 of three miles from Christ* ohurch. A new "rule (No 1 . 6) had been adopted in consequence. A letter from the Defence Minister, addressed to Colonel Packe was read, stating that the members had not the power of dismissing one of their body, such an act being only in the province of the Commander-in-Chief. Consequently that rule must be altered, and the rules as amended must be forwarded to the Defence Minister for the approval of His Excellency the Governor. The Defence Minister spoke in the letter in high terms of the efficiency which the corps had attained under the command of Major Wilson, and expressed his hope that the corps would not suffer from any alteration in the rules. After some discussion it was proposed to revert to the system of fines. An amendment to the effect that fines should not be reverted to was put and lost. The original resolution was carried, the former j scale of fines being adhered to. -

Ft. ddkm Death. —A notice of- the death of .Mr.ioim Bowie, of Bavenswood, near Woodend, appeared in our columns yesterday. Mr Bowie was an old settler, and was much respected in the neigbbourhood of where he resided, and by other persons who knew him. His death occurred very suddenly. It appears that on Saturday he went to __aiapoi,and on his return was found, near the Woodend burial ground, in a very exhausted state, evidently the result of a fit or sudden attack of illness. He was convoyed home, but never rallied, and died soon after arrival. An inquest was held yesterday before C. Dudley, Esq., coroner, and a jury of which Mr Thomas Booth was foreman, when a verdict was returned that Mr Bowie died from apoplexy and congestion of the brain. Deceased leaves a widow and large family. Timabtj and Gladstonb Boabd of Wobks. —Our Timaru correspondent writes : —The Board of Works, at their monthly meeting on Thursday, declined to take over the immigration barracks from the Provincial Government until they were repaired, which, according to the Engineer's estimate, would cost about £80. A letter was read from the Superintendent, stating that when the next estimates come on, thia subject would be considered. It was stated that £850 had been received from the Secretary of Publio Works 1 towards the hospital, and a further sum of £112 by private subscriptions. A copy of the lease of the landing service from the Govern- | ment to the Board, received from Mr Wynn I Williams, was produced, and after some discussion the Chairman was authorised to sign the lease on behalf of the Board. A letter was read from E. J. S. Harman, Esq., Chairman Board of Conservators, South Waimakariri District, in reference to a loan of £5000 from the Board. The consideration of the matter was postponed to a fuller meeting. The Board adjourned to Thursday, the 13th inst., when the question of what political action it would be necessary to take would be considered, -with a view to obtaining greater powers of local government, and a larger share of the land sales and pasturage rents. Mr Harman's letter runs thuß :—Christchurch, April 12. H. J. LeCren, Treasurer, Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works, Timaru. Sir, —The Board of Conservators for the South Waimakariri District are desirous of borrowing a sum of, say five thousand pounds, and it has occurred to them that it might suit the arrangements of the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works to advance it to them en security of their debentures. The borrowing powers of the Board of Conservators are defined by the 58th section of the Canterbury Itivers Act, 1868, and the value of the assessed property within the district under the jurisdiction amounts to upwards of one hundred and seventy-five thousand pounds (£175,000) per annum. The returns of assessment have not been all sent in, so that we are unable to state the exact amount of the aggregate valuation. I think it right to mention that the Board have as yet made no applications for a loan beside tbat now in question; they have reason to believe they can obtain the money readily from one of the banks, but knowing that the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works are desirous of keeping their money temporarily at interest; and being prepareto pay a higher rate of interest than the banks are likely to offer for a large sum on deposit, the Board of Conservators ha"~e thought that they might both save the pookets of their own ratepayers, and at the same time give the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works better interest than they can obtain from the banks. I shall be glad to hear further from you on the matter. —I am, &o, R. J. S. HaemA-., Chairman Board of Conservators—The friendly match between the Oamaru Eangers and the Timaru Volunteers ten members, 5 rounds each at 300, 400, and 500 yards, has resulted in favour of the latter by 30 points.