NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume L, Issue 8534, 14 July 1893, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(FEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) AUCKLAND, July 15. Mr G. Connolly" returned by the ma|l steamer to restune his Consular duties hera His health is now perfectly restored. Mr Tennyson Smith has closed hia missaoa and left for the South to-day. Mr G«orgs Niccoit, of the China Inland Mission, proceeds South in coonectifltt- with tin* mission. ■ ' ■ A meeting of the shipowners to-day strongly protested against the Shipping aad Seamen's Bill, especially the ckusa requiring an increased number of men, iccreased accommodation and prohibited deck load*.. WELLINGTON, July 13. Mr C. C. Graham.. R.M. au.l Officii! Assignee, who has been transfer.*;! to Dunedin, was to-day the recipient of a parse lof sovereigns at tho bauds of the mare—ltl* community and the legal profession. Archbishop Redwood left for Aucilsa2 this afternoon to catch the San Fr_cl*» mail steamer. He attends a Congress ft. Bishops at Chicago. Mr T. McCartlty, Chairman of the Manawatu Railway .Company, left by the same steamer en rests t& England. A conference of School Inspectors oa to* subject of bringing the inspection asd examination of primary and secoaduj schools under the control of the EJuctUsft Department, the issuing" of a new code si instructions to Inspectors, and uniform standard of examinations, «itt w held early in 1894. A subscription list in connection wile la* Ballance Memorial Fund is in circaktios amongst the members of the House of Representatives. Ministers head the lint «its. a donation of £30. Captain Edwin predicts hard tresttSv gales, with rain, southward of Raglan nsf-' Napier between noon to-morrow sad telanight on Saturday next. , . A most dastardly assault was comiai.t*a last night on a young man named Gresh—t White, who was robbed o£ 58s. Thrse mess hauled G. McKeriEie, J. Collins, and Jfi Douglas were this morning charged Sits the offence. McKenrie, who has Queen's evidence, was acquitted, atsdj** others remanded until Tuesday. *■« accused are recent arrivals from Australia. Mr "Bob" Walker, well-known ea *» .West Coast, and formerly a publican *»*■» died „ the hospital to-day from a eesjj* cation of diseases. DUNEDIN, July li The Committee of the Amateur A than* Club ia their report state that t!s«* &** now 130 members and a credit halase* • £31,7s lOd on the profit and The Boslyn Tramway Company atom* credit balance of *.1294> aad an _ct«sj?%; £3Ute in the year's receipts. The Dfewtp*-";. recommend devoting £500 to deprtSsw* . £747 to paying a-dividend at 1% vet cent, and carrying forward m& Afc..***--■ City ..-Court Joseph-fa™-* licensee of the .Panama Hotel, was ased &| and costs for refusing to adasit the P o *"*.^, Campbell has cleared cut, asm Im _*b* are unable to find him. , ' INVERCARGILL, Jofr t* M - The proposed compulsory SatuidsJ -***" holiday apparently does not find the .'trading community of * pofcitioa in favour of allowing the m *™Z 'of tho day to remain optional h* despatched to Wellington to-day. & ?&r' over 10Q names, -'principally thos* aa *f_ ~ heads of firms, only thrae persons to «*»-_ it was presented refusing to .siga £ It'Sl ~ nesday has been kept here as a luu-houaw for the past four years, asd s*es** **■*• general requirements. «* * w