NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9012, 26 January 1895, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND.

(PRIS9 ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.)

AUCKLAND, January 25. The Conference of delegates from the boroughs of Newton, Newmarket and Parnell, presided over by the Mayor of Auckland, debidedoD Saturday fora half-holiday, batchers, photographers and hairdressers being allowed to choose Wednesday, as provided by the Act. , The Taupiri Extended Coal Mining Company has declared a dividend of Is 6d per share, and £317 is carried forward taxthe new account. . - <JISBORNE, January 25. The Hon. Mr Carroll addressed his constituents last night, delivering a good speech in support of the Government policy. A vote of thanks and confidence in the Government was carried unanimously. . WOODVILLE, January 25.

The potato crop throughout 'the district this season is badly damaged. Opinion varies as to the cause, some attributing ib to fungoid disease and others to a grub destroying the vines. . • ' WELLINGTON, January 25.

Mascotto, Waitangi, Pastime, Marilana, Rona, Mapu, Atalanta, leca and several smaller boats have been entered for the Scaled Handicap Yacht Race to-morrow. ' The Wellington amateur athletic team for the coming Championship Meeting will be considerably weakened, as Kingsley and Bailey, tho polq and high jump representatives, although members of .both the Wellington and Wanganui Clubs, have elected to represent the latter. The annual revenue from the Cheviot leases now amounts to about £14,000, and £35,000 has been , received from* cash salea. The estate is yielding about 5 per cent.' Mr J. 8.. Blair has resigned his seat on tho Education Board. Ho. has beeu identified with educational interests in Wellington for many years past, and has, been Chairman of the Education Board eince 1882. .

A property with 42ft frontage to Willis , street was submitted at auction and passed in at £9350.

A pigeon shooting match for an, open handicap of 100 aova, and 65 eovs to the firat man, 20 aova to the second, 10 soys to the third, and 5 soya to the fourth, was held under the auspices of the Wellington Provincial Gun Club, on the show grounds at Petone, to-day. The conditions were— nine birds to each competitor. There was a fair attendance, and of twenty-nine nominations twenty-four accepted. Messrs H. Bailey and W. T. Broderickkilled all their birds, and divided the first and second prizes, and Messrs Scott, IT. W. Feast, and G. Matthews missed one each and divided the third and fourth prizes. TJie Weekly Herald newspaper, which ceased publication come months ago, is to be started again shortly.

Mr Sinclair, the owner of the Lyttelton jacht Mascotte, has decided to offer her for sale by auction. / DUNEDIN, January 25. -W. A. Low will be the only represontative of the Dunedin Amateur Athletic Club at the championsliip meeting. INVEKCARGILL, January 25. Mr John Russell, a well known importer of draught stock, and a judge ajt tho K. aqd P. Shows in the South Island, died yesterday, aged fifty-eight. He bad been suffering for some months from an internal disease.

Charles Murdoch was charged at the Police Court. to-day with committing a criminal assault on a girl, aged eighteen yean of age. The evidence showed that the accused, forced his way into the bouse in the absence of the parents at midnight on Saturday last. The accused was committed for tnaL