NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5801, 24 January 1887, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.j " ;

Wellington, January 23. 1 The United Free Methodist conference : closed last night; Fraternal greetings were received from, the Wesleyan conference sitting, at Auckland and a suitable reply sent to them. ' ' '■ -■' '. /.The'Gfovernmeni.hak received a cablegram, from th© Apent-General .notifying, the. shipment i;o ; .New Zealand of four: Nordenfeldt guns. ' "' '. : ■ The telegraph department has recently, been advised by the cable authorities to act upon clause 47 of the conditions. According to "the convention this clause absolutely forbids the receipt or transmission of cable messages composed; entirely of secret letters such as BKLM. In accordance with clause 19, , however, messages for Australia partly' formed of secret letters are receivable, and . ordinary cypher messages may be sent anywhere withont restriction. To-day being the anniversary of the Wellington province, a close holiday Is observed. The weather was glorioas. At the regatta the first class yacht race was won by the Isca. Auckland, January 22. . Jane Home, tho wife of Stephen. Home, laborer, attempted suicide by throwing herself into the dock, but was, rescued. J Wanganui, January 23. Yesterday was observed as a close holiday. The Caledonian sports passed off successfully. Troy cleared sft 9in in the running high jump.