COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 380, 21 November 1889, Page 3

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(gBOM OUB OWN COBBBBPOirDKNTS.) Auckland, last night. At the Wesleyan District Meeting yesterday a motion against separation was carried by an overwhelming majority. There were 30 in favor of the motion and 6 against, whilst two were neutral. The dead body of a man named Thomas McConnell was found in the harbor yesterday. The deceased, who was a street potter, was a soldier of the 65th regiment. The Hospital Board reaolvsd to appoint a Medical Superintendent, and elected Dr Collins, of Hokitka, to the position, Thia was to change the system of having the hospital under the control of an honorary Staff and the members of that staff resigned, M they object to the ohange. Tbs clothes of Charles Bodman, village settler, who had been missing soma time, has been discovered near a creak and he is believed to have bean drowned.

Wkbtpobt, last night. Mr Dillon arrived this morning and was received by a large number of sympathisers *nd presented with addresses. He will address a public meeting tonight and proceed Io Beefton tomorrow. Blenheim, last night. Sir Thomas Esmonds addressed a large audience here last evening, and was entbusiasiically received, Mr Dodson, M-H.R., being iu the chair. A resolution was carried expressing sympathy with the efforts being made to secure Ireland the right to manage her internal affairs, which the meeting considered would promote the welfare of the Empire, Wellington, last night. The Plumbers, Tinsmiths, and Gasfitters Association have voted a donation of 2s 61 per member, and a levy of Is per week per member while the Kaiapoi Clothing Factory strike continues. It was also resolved that

until the demands of the strikers were conceded, no member should purchase Kaiapoi manufactured goods. When the steamer Jubilee, from Sydney, arrived in the harbor, she was boarded by Captain Halliday, Health Officer, and Dr Henry, Medical Officer, who scon satisfied themselves that Mr Gould, who was amongst the passengers, had not been on board the Messageries steamer Yarra, quarrantined at Sydney, as he produced proofs that he had not been out of the colonies for the last ten years. The steamer was accordingly allowed to come up to the wharf as usual. Mr Charles S. Johnston was elected Mayor yesterday, unopposed. The contributions collected here towards the evicted tenants’ fund amounts to nearly £6OO. A deputation representing the Metropolitan Trotting Association waited on the Colonial Secretary the other morning complaining of the restriction placed on the use of the totalisator at the trotting meetings. After bearing the views of the deputation Captain Russell admitted their claims and granted a permit for the use of the machine at Christchurch meeting on Saturday. Captain Russell also gave the deputation to understand that the necessary permit would be issued to all trotting Clubs affiliated to the Trotting Association. He would recognise the body in the same way as the Metropolitan Jockey Club. Dunedin, last night. H.M.B. Opal and Layardar are on their way to Dunedin, and are expected to arrive here about the end of the week. The marines and blue jackets are to take part in the military arrangements for the Exhibition. The procession at Lawrence will be lighted with electricity, the Corporation having accepted Ford’s offer, the cost not to exceed what would be equivalent to 6s Sd per 1000 feet of gas.