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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7174, 28 May 1885, Page 2

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* .- y v ' [PBB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION;! . '' V«; Auokland, Wednesday. 7, '£ In addition to winning the President's y% Cup and the stakes (£6O) at the ineeting- ; 7 of the Auckland Coursing Club, Mr -.y W. F. Buckland, M.H.E., won £15.0 : f privately. His win was very popular; y The other t>rizes were apportioned as -7 follows :— Mr J, M'Cabe's East Lynnej <£, runner up, seoond prize, £30; Mr R. ;'j M'Donald's Rory Bean and Mr D. ,; Derwin's Clarence, £18 each ; Mr -.J. X M'Cabe junr's Meteor, Mr. J. M'Cabe's *: Como, and Mr J. Abernethy's Stair Lad, £10 each ; Mr Hogan's Taiaroa, Mr J. Abbott's Black Tulip, Mr D. Watson's Ladybird, Mr W. Perciyal's ; Riot, Mr T. Chernside's Kaiser, and M* > Saunders' Blue Gown, £5 each. .' - . Wellington, Wednesday. _ 7 ; A private meeting of shareholders in the Colonial Insurance Company was 7 held last evening, but Press represen- ; . tatives were not admitted. It ia, how- 7 ever, understood that a discussion took; place relative to the management of the , company's business by the board of directors, and that iv accordance with a resolution, whioh was unanimously passed, steps will at once be taken to call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for the purpose of discussing the question of management... About 20 shareholders were present. Two of the Volunteers who fired their , rifles in the train on Monday have been placed under arrest by order of the adjutant, as they are not commissioned , officers. This afternoon the detectives ;made' a raid on a tobacconist shop in Willisstreet and seized a number of articles whioh they allege were being used on the principle of a totalisator, the investments being on the Grand National Steeplechase and the Hurdle Race at' Christohurch. Among the articles seized were two large sheets of cardboard, on which were the names of the race and the horses engaged in it, whjle under the name of each racehorse was the number of investors on thatparticular horse, the total number of investors on each race being at the top of the sheet. Some indiarubber stamps; a number of tickets bearing horses' names, and about £50 in cheques and notes have also been taken possession of. The names of all the persons in the shop were taken down, and it is understood the police will lay an i_iormation under the Gaming and Lotteries Act against Mr MandeTl f who occupies the premises. A daring jewellery robbery was perpetrated some time last night or early this morning at the shop of Mr Jenness, jeweller. The robbers effected an entrance at the back of the building by cutting out the panel of the door and then turning the key. They had with them a locally manufactured lantern, which had been arranged so as to be darkened. They took 26 gold watches, - 40 silver watches, 20 solid gold alberts, 15 English alberts, 20 ladies' gold alberts, 40 to 45 gold necklets, 24 silver necklets, 12 ladies' silver alberts, c doz. silver rings, 4 pairs diamond ear-rings, 24 gold brooches and ear-rings, including 5 diamond sets valued from £3 to £35, and 12 gold and diamond scarf pins. The total loss is estimated at between £1500 and £2000. While Mr Ballance was on a visit to the West Coast recently the natives complained of the high percentage charged by the Public Trustee for tho collection of rents. The Native Minister has brought the matter before the 7 ColoniaLTreasurer, who has agreed to^a 7 considerable reduction being made in these charges. . Colonel Haultain will shortly proceed to Sydney oh behalf of New Zealand to congratulate the New South Wales con- : tingent on their return from the Soudan. ' Among the measures to be introduced during the session by the Government, are a Conservation of Forests Bill, a bill to consolidate the Trustees Acts, and a bill dealing with the fisheries question 7The annual meeting of the Govern- . ment Insurance Association Board was; held to-night, Sir Julius Yogel presiding. There were 200 policy-holders present. The report was adopted. Mr G. •. Beetbam, M.H.R., moved that lqcah^ Boards Ahould not be appointed. Ashojv -'- of hands was taken.. For the motion,7; there were about 60, and again t it only y half a dozen hands were held up.7 A7l|: poll was demanded, ahd this 'w,Ul;>Dsr7*-'i taken at a meeting to be held '^inVj^sg month from date, when policy-holdera*^; will be allowed to vote by proxy. $$&$ meeting broke np at 11 o'clock. , .:-' ~y<gy;*> Nelson,: Wedriiea<ky^r|^ ' Considerable interest i37heW_;||ak|ri^ in the Waimea eleotiom|.-^t||heL^|ii!):^ .n»Hon ; :tp?day7/Bi*7.o^ •■ .p-sed;;jKshc^^fßj^^Mp^^S

ffwaAfaey., 14 ; J. Kerr, 12 ; C. Denekei IpjlW. White, 10; W. Piper, 4. i Kfoll *was demanded, and will take plac Ipext Wednesday. There are pollinj pplatfes in. twelve centres. fe#7 - ' Hokthka, Wednesday. fefAmeeting of the Gas Company tool ||p[ace7thi^ evening. There was a larg< lattehaaace; of shareholders. Thi ptiditbrs'.ahd directors' reports, togethe: Synth the statements of accounts for thi pWar were read and received. A dividend at the rate of 8s per share wai Ploiared, which with 8s paid in Novem|tßfer; mak.es 13-33 per cent, for th< Spear. •'. my'-. Gbeymotjth, Wednesday. jj»v:^The hospital committee having re |geived no replies to the telegrams thej IBent to the Government asking for fund' jjtp carry on the institution till the end financial year on June 30th, [resigned in a body this evening. A meeting of subscribers to accept the is called for Wednesday flight. The Grey district subscribes the largest amount of voluntary funds to the of any district in New Zealand. ■f: Chbistohurch, Wednesday. 77 Mr D. M'Millan addressed his constituents at Sheffield last r.ight, and received a unanimous vote of confidence. ?He said he^would accord a general supportjto the present Government. TraiAßtr, "Wednesday. 7 A four-roomed cottage, the property of Mr G. J - . Lovegrove, was burnt down at Makikihi yesterday. The insurance is £100 in the National. . Dunedin, Wednesday, tf.. The Portmanteau Factory in Kingstreet, occupied by Benjamin Kitt, was burned down this morning:. The furniture was insured in the South British office for £200. The building was owned by Jane Little and was insured in the Colonial office for £100. .'"'At the annual meeting to-day of the Forbury Park Land Company a dividend »t the'rate of 4 per cent, and a bonus of B2 los were declared, and £483 carried forward. "■ Robert Goodison, who was connected ibme £ya_e ago with a peculiar transaction in horse-dealing, was charged ;o-day with the larceny of three horses vhile acting as bailee. The case was remanded. ''■A girl 15 years of age, named Isa)ella Brown, was seized with an epieptio fit to-day, and died in a few ninutes. , fAt the meeting of the Waste Lands 3oard to-day Mr M'Kenzie moved, 'That an enquiry be held as to whether he^ requirements of the Land Acts in heir true intent and spirit are being vaded in the case of the Benmore »nd." He _tated that previous to the urchase of the lease by Mr Begg as ttoirney for Docherty it was held by lessrs R. Campbell and Co., for whom Ir/Begg was also agent. As Messrs 'arbpbell and Co. were debarred from jir6hasing under the "M'Kenzie lause" the lease was bought by Mr segg as attorney for Docherty, but as |ie run was apparently being worked y Messrs Campbell and Co., and the beep running were branded with their rand, the inference was that Docherty as their dummy. As the run forms art of the University endowment the letter was deferred for a week to conil't the Board's solicitor. ;Inspector Petrie has drawn the attenop. of the Education Board to the j'dount of the peripatetic system of laching science as carried out by the iimingham School Board. He points it that though an elaborate programme r j elementary science lessons aro presribed they have proved anything but shi-bess, and suggests that the Board ipuld follow the example of Birming-i-m, and establish the peripatetic f_tem for Dunedin and suburbs, and it 'Quid gradually extend throughout the mntry. The first cost at Birmingham as £1000, and the year's expenses 600. ilr Petrie thinks £600 a year 'Quid k^ep an establishment in working rider here. 'There are still 105 men engaged on ije defence works at Dunedin and Port ifialmers. The magazines at Forbury, t; Lawyer's Head, are completed, and ie earthwork parapet will be advanced fc Taiaroa Head. It is proposed to How the lighthouse to remain for some -pnths, and proceed with the erection fi barracks to accommodate thirty m6n. Lidray road and a landing are being .jrmed. . 7,The railway works now in progress in ),_agb are estimated to cost £200,000.