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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8963, 4 May 1891, Page 2

« (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, Saturday. At the Try Flake raino 143 ounces of retorted gold were got from 206 tons of ore. Gisborne, Sunday. Tho Rotomahana from south dropped anchor in the bay this morning, and shortly afterwards, for some unexplained reason, proceeded on her voyage north without communicating with the shore. The weather was not very tough. The lighters were proceeding out as the eUatuer passed on. Wanoanui, Saturday. James Mayes, a platelayer at Aramoho, dropped dead this morning at Kaiiwi, from heart disease. He leaves a widow aud a large family of young children. Francis T. Kenny, was committed tor trial today on the charge of maliciously setting fire to tho Commercial Hotel. WoodviliLE, Saturday. At a pnblio meeting held here lost night to consider the course to be pursued in regard to the present railway time-table, which the Commissioners refused to alter, it was resolved to petition Parliament on the matter, drawing attention to the fact that although a large sup was spent in the completion of the railway to Woodville, the district is much worse off in the matter of railway communication than five years ago. Wellington, Saturday. Messrs TriDgham and M'Kcnzie's ilaxmill at Kahautara, near Featherston, was destroyed by fire last night. There ia no insurance, and the loss is estimated at £1000. The Government consider the report of the Imperial officers exonerates Captain Falcouer from blame for tho Shelly Bay explosion, but discloses laxity in the Defence Department in not seeing that the officers had instructions from the War Oilico > properly forwarded to them. The question of appointing a responsible head as suggested is already one of the reforms in the department which it is proposed to submit to Parliament. The following are the census returns for Hutt County :— Males 6216, females 5557, total 11,773, Iv this are included the buroughs of Potone 2175, Onslow 079, Molrose 1204, and the Lower Hutt town district 1317. The Solicitor-General has been formally instructed to initiato proceedings in re Judge Ed wards. The Hon. Mr Buckley, Attorney-General, will appear in Court with Sir Robert Stoat and Mr Yogel, junior. Sunday. Ilia medical advisers rcpirt that the condition of Mr W. N. Blair, Engineer-iu-Cbief, is less favorable today. Mr Retheraoi, Locomotive Superintendent for the colony, left for Sydney yesterday to report on behalf of the Railway Commissioners upon a trial of tho Weatioghouse and the automatic brake systems which will shortly take place there. Ciiristchukch, Sunday. This afternoon Bishop Julius delivered an address to trades unionists ia the Cathedral, which was crowded. He said that the tendency of the present age was to abandon individualism in favor of Socialism, fin was a Socialist because he was a Christiatj and Socialism was taught iv the New Testament. He did not think that unions were sufficient to cure the evils of the present social system, though they had done good in the past, despite that the good methods had aomctimes been faulty. What lay at the root of all the evils of the present system was sin, and ho system of Socialism, however complete, would bring happiness unless it was accompanied by righteousness. Ho feared that the working classes did not bestow sufficient care on their children's training. Oamaru, Saturday. The annual meeting of the North Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held to-day. The balance-sheet showed i credit bahuce of £134 7s Bd. Mr T. Little was elected president tor the year, and Mr J. B. Taylor vice-president. Dunedin, Saturday. Captain Mearies, who was in charge of the Wanaka whuu she stranded, has been dismissed from the Uniou Company's service Sunday. There is to be up formal opening of the Utago Central railway. Trains will run through early to-morrow morning, and it is intended to run an excursion train next Saturday, The unemployed who were sent to the Catlins railway appear likely to make fair wages. It will bo some three weeks bofore another batch can be sent, as the line has to be laid oft' through bush. - Very cold weather prevailed yesterday, with rain aud two very heavy showers of hail, No damage has been reported. At a meeting of tho University Senate vostenlay the follow ing degress were conforrel:— M.A. degree, B. S. Bull, firstclass honors in chemistry ; F. J. Carter, second honors in Latin aud English ; H. P. Cowie, first-class honors in mental science j T, It. Cresswel), second-class honors in Latin and English ; Sylvia E. Gilford, second-class honors in political science: J. A. Johnson, second-class honors in mental science ; T, Line, seooudclass honors in mental science ; Gr. Lippiat, second-class honors in chemistry ; J, A. M'Nickle, second-class honors in mathematics; P. Morgun, second-class honors iv Latin aud English ; Agnes Timid, second- class honors iv mathematics ; J. Watt, third iv zoology. Senior scholarships -. 1). H, Jackson, in chemistry ; It. C. Macaurin, ia mathematics ; H. Northcote, in Latin and Greek ; F. C. Pomberton, in Latin and English ; A. Stenbouse, in zoology ; Jno. Stuart, iv political science. John Tinline junior scholarship, Janet Prosser, Canterbury College. B. A. degree: Emma F. Ainsworth, Helen Alexander, E. D, Aubin, D. Bates, Eleanor E. Biltou, W. Burnside, A. Campbell, A, Crawford, Isabella Ecclesfield, Catherine Ferguson, J. H. Grey, C. D. Hardio, C. K. Henderson, J. 11. Henderson, H. M. llatton, D. H. Jackson, Jessie Knonp, J. Mackenzie, K. C, M'Claurin, Lilian Marniug, J. B. Maine, Catherine Moss, 11. Northdoto, T. D. Pearcc, F. A. Pombertou, G. Pitoaithley, Janet M. Prossor, ■I. Rennie, Maria B, Richmond, C. F. Sftlmond, A. Steenbouse, J. G. Stuart, Mary J. S. Word, J. S. Tennant, W. F. Walters and Marian S. M. White.