TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 149, 19 October 1896, Page 2

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

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Wellington", This day.

A private telegram from Blenheim states that heavy gold has been struck in alluvial workings at the Wakamarina Gorge Company's property, and shares have jumped in consequence from 12s 6d to 20s. Dr. Gordon Saunders, who is travelling through the colony conducting examinations for the London Trinity College of Music, told an interviewer that the best playing lie had heard so far was in Dunedin. He was surprised by some of the playing in Melbourne. The chief defect both in New Zealand and Australia was bad teaching, principally of technique. There were some really tine natural voices, but they were spoiled by training. The examinations were doing good by putting teachers on their mettle. Mr Gilruth, the Government Veterinary Surgeon, returned by the Tekapo yesterday from a visit to Europe and Australia. He says that as a result of his observations in Queensland concerning the tick plague it is highly improbable that the pest will come to New Zealand, provided due precautions are continued. He thinks it doubtful if the tick would live in this colony as it has not been proved that it exists below the 24th parallel of latitude. Mr Duthie has definitely announced not to offer himself for re-election for Wellington City owing to pressure of business. Wilkes, late house steward of the Wellington Hospital, has been committed for trial on a further charge of embezzling the funds of that institution. The Gothic arrived here from London this morning. A saloon passenger named W. A. Tiddy and a steerage passenger named Roundstraw died. The latter who was bound to the Cape, died of heart disease. The Gothic brought a number of high-priced stud sheep consigned to Canterbury breeders. The shipment consists of two Border Leicester stud rams, valued at lOOgns. each; one Shropshire ram; eight Shropshire ewes; and two Romney Marsh rams. Feilding, This day. On Saturday, the body of F. J. Knox, aged 63, son of the late Dr. Knox, one of the earliest settlers of Wellington, was found dead at his residence here. At an inquest yesterday a verdict of natural causes was returned. Deceased was a single man and highly respected. Marton, This day. Mr George Hutchison, candidate for Patea, addressed a crowded meeting at Hunterville on Saturday night, and received a hearty vote of thanks. His address was interspersed with abusesive interjections against the Government.