TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume XLI, Issue 55, 6 March 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

■ ♦ | UNITED PRF.BB ABBOOIATION. I Auckland, sth Maroh. Dr. Forbes, of Tauranga, has been appointed Medioal Offioer at Tonga, by tho Tongan Government. Miss Franoes Otic Chow, the Auckland musician who obtained a violin scholarship at the Royal College of Musio, is the youngest daughter of the Eev. J. Chew, pastor of the Beresford-atreet Congregational Church. She ia sixteen years of age. The scholarship entitles her to free tuition for three years, together with maintenance and pocket money. The result of an examination for two entrance exhibitions in inusio, given by the Amateur Opera Club to the University College, is that Miss Alice Maud Harding wins first prize with a fraction over 90 per cent, of the maximum marks, Miss F. Harper ooming second with 8b" per oent. There were 18 candidates. A nine-roomed house at Paeroa. owned and ooonpied by fc-acmel Charlton, was burned this morning. The building was insured for ,£250 in the Norwich Union office. Hokitika, sth Maroh. The s.s. Charles Edward was floated off the bank and steamed up to the wharf this morning Tho Konnedy will probably oome off to-morrow. The weather is now moderating.