WELLINGTON NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 115, 25 May 1901, Page 2

WELLINGTON NEWS.

QUEEN’S STATUE. S By Telegraph—Press Association. Wclli".’ton, last night. B The fund for the e- lion of tho statue of the late Queen av- ants to £ISOO, half, the sum required. ;.' within the next few r , days the funds inc. use, an effort will be p made to get the Duke of Cornwall to lay tho foundation st me. s THE DUKE’S MOVEMENTS. L The Premier has received advice from v the Governor, now at Sydney, stating that a decisioii had been arrived at that their j Royal Highnesses will return from Dune- j din to Lyttelton, and leave the latter t port for Hobart. There is no chance of ] this arrangement being altered. IMPERIAL APPOINTMENT. r Tho Agent-General advises the Govern- ' ment that tho Oonnnander-in-Chief has selected Captain Moore, of the .Royal Garrison Artillery, in succession to .Captain McKenzie, of the Auckland garrison. OUR SOLDIERS. The General commanding in South Africa cables to the Premier that tho Fourth and Fifth Contingents are not likely to leave for the colony until June 8. The following have sailed from the Cape by the Papanui77B Private Bouuer, 527 Private Von Dadolzen, 322 Quartermaster- Segeant Mitchell. The Premier is advised that Private Wookey, of the Canterbury section of tho Fifth Contingent, has been killed at Doornburt. THE HOLIDAY. The weather turned bitterly cold towards midday, and rain fell at somo seaside and country resorts, the result being , that picnic parties had rather an unpleasant experience. The Wellington Rifle Battalion had a field day at Trentham. The competition for the Ranfurly Challenge Cup was concluded, tho Post and 3 Telegraph Rifles being tho successful eom- . pany, with the fair average of 45‘9 per . cent. PIGEON MATCH. y The annual pigeon match in connection s with the Wairarapa Gun Club was fired - to-day. White, representative of Speight’s Brewery Company, won tho big money. In a sweepstake, fired subsequently, Fraser and Gorriclt divided the prizemoney,