Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9510, 23 October 1893, Page 2

Telegraphic.

(P£B TOITKD PBES3 ASSOCIATION. 1 Auckland, Saturday.

Messrs J. M, Shera and Thomas Tnde« hope are out for Auckland, the latter under the auspices of the Trades Coan«cil.

Tbe body cf Mrs Baillie, drowned at Whau creek, has been recovered.

1 The Auckland Bowling Club's bawling i season was opened with' great eclat *o« day. The members of the Newmarket 1 I and PoDßOnby clnbs were also present! In the match President (J. Hardie) r. Vice president (D. Kosb), the latter won, i the scores being respectively 93 and 125. Among the players was Archdeacos Govsto, of Taranaki, and Air Walker of : the Caledonian Clab, Danedin, Professr Aldis has written to Sir 6. Grey, expressing himself 88 desirous of coming to terms with the University Council and leaving matters in the hands ' of that body. The opening of the uoattog boobou was postponed. : Hawera, Saturday. The statement filed by John Milne, cattle dealer, a bankrupt, shows, his liabilities to be £3319 10s, and assets £269 Ss. Wanganui, Snnday. A startling sadden death occurred to« A day, when Mr S. Powell, the well-known starter of the principal metropolitan clnbs, suconmbed to an attack oi heart disease. Mr Powell was well yesterday, and officiated at the meeting of the Wanganul Jockey Club on Thursday and Friday. He was aged 44. He leaves a widow and eight children. \■. ■ Wellington, Saturday. An earthquake shook occurred at 12.40 this morning. An unußnal circumstance is that It was blowiog hard at the Hue. Captain Edwin reports that there is every indication of a heavy southerly gale, with a rapidly rising barometer, and that much colder weather will set In between midday to morrow and abont.the same time on Monday. LATER. The tenth annual report of the Wei- JS lingion Woollen Mannfacturlog Company s* m congratulates the shareholders upon the results of last year's operations. During the year the directors nave added to each orlgioal sbsre, oat of accumulated profiti, a bonus of 12a per share, amonntlDg to a total cum of £6765. The expansion of the company's business determined the directors to strengthen the financial poal* tion by the issue of the unallotted shares, and in response to tbe Invitation sent out to shareholders 6416 shared wero taken up, representing an additional capital of £32,230, making the total allotted capital of the company. £88,605. The profit and loss account of the year shows that In addition to setting aside £2000 for depre* oiation and £1000 to dividend equalisation account, there remains, after payment or the bonus previously referred to, and the interim dividend for the half-year, a • substantial balance. The directors Have, it therefore to recommend the payment of a . further half-yearly dividend upon 11,275 oid shares upon the ' basis' or £4 paid up per share, whloti will absorb a snm of £1804, and the carrying forward of £1983 108 8d to next) year's account. '* .

. Sunday, At tho an,nnal, meeting of the' New n Zealand .Am^ejfcßowing! Association last night bU^&oeUenoy the "Governor " was re-eleot<<d; patron - and ' Mr John Duucan (of PLtfoD) president. TbS Vie* torlas Rowlpg^BaoolatloD wrote aikfotf , whether '^vy, 1 wo^ld asiUt/fi- ' : .:

Bending a representative Australasian orew io England next year. It was deoided to reply that the scheme was at present impracticable co far as New Zealand was concerned. Tbe association was exonerated from blame in connection with the alleged fiasco at the last championship regatta. It was unanimously decided that the nexb championship regatta be held at Plcton, and it was made a recommendation to the Marlborough committee that tihe date be fixed for Easter Monday. Major Sommerville, chairman of the Now Zealand Rifle Association, has drafted tbe programme for tbe next meeting, which opens on Thursday, March Ist. Tbe place where the meeting will be held is not yet deoided, but it appears almost certain that tbe choice rests between Oamaru and Christchurch. PresnmiDg that both' places are placed on eqnal terms as to Bnitable ranges, Major Somraervllle invites an opinion from each member of the council as to which of the two places he would prefer. Ths prizs list amoantß to £1000, including £35 piven by . the Government for volley firing, bat' no information haa yet been received as to whether the amount will be granted as was the ense last year. The receipts are based on 240 entries as follows :— General entries £857, sighting shots £120, ammunition , £225, sundries £50; total, £1265. Hea&umea tbab the money for making tbe trench and tbe target will be subscribed locally. Sng. gestions are invited from tbe council of any alterations. The programme is drawn on mnoh the same lines as that of last year.

Christchuroh, Saturday. Mr Bolleston addressed a second meeting of tbe electors of Ellesmere at Southbridge list night). There was a large attendance. He received h vote of (hanks and confidecce.

The second days' sports ot the Cantorbary Amateur Athletic Club's spring meeting took place at Lancaster Park this afternooD. The weather was fine, bat a westerly wiDd told against fast times in the sprint event p. There were about 2000 spectators on tbe gronnd. H. M. Reeves was absent owing to an accident on Thursday. The following were the resnlts :— High jump handicap, C. S Bell (Sin) and R, C. Dunlop (6in) tied at st Bin, and In a later trial could not be separated. They ultimately agreed to divide. W. J. Moirfrom scratch jumped 5t6 410. The standard two-mile walk handicap wbs won by VV. Toshaok (lOOydt), with J. Lunbert (150 yds) second, and G. Sniithson (scratch) third ; time, 15irio 50 2-5 h sec. The quaitermlle hurdle handicap was won by L. Matson (20yds), with D. Matson (scratch) second, and W, J. Moir third ; time, 62 25 in sec, The 75 yards handicap was won by C Cullen (Bydt), with W. BaJch (l^yds) second, and C. W. S. Cox (BJyds) third ; lime, B<ec, The 120 yards hurdle race was woo by H. W. Piercy, with G. F. J. Gie^g second, and A. G. Mac Donald third ; lime, 16 1 6th sec. H. Jacobs (7yds) won the 250 yards atiangers* race, with C. J. Newell (18yds) second. The 120 yards hurdle handicap was won by Juhn Muir (owed syds,), with W. J, Molr (owed 12yd«) second, and D. Maloon (owed 12yds) third ; time, 18<eo. The 220 yards Hit New Zealand Ambfcnr Athletic Association's trial race was won by W. H. Hartley, with E. A. Robinson second ; time, 21min 75.cc Tbe three- mile bicycle handicap resulted as follows :— C. H Jones (SOyds), 1 ; F. J. Kitobie (200 yd«), 2; W. P. Walter (170 yds), 3; time, Bmin 21;J-ec. H. H. Percy won the 250 yards 11 it schools' race, with L. E. Nalder second, and T. Cowliahaw third ; time, 28 3-sth tee. In the half-mile flat bnndicap there was a dead beat between Coolinoadely (60yds) and E, Slovereedge (60yds), with L. W, Appleby (30yde) thud ; time, 2mln 3 2-sth sec. Tbe 75 yards flit officials' race wbs won by D. Wood (12ydt), with J. C. Cusack (12ydc) second ; time, 6 4 sth sec. The 100 yards championship won by Hayward on Thursday Is the fiubjecb of a protest to be decided by the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Aeaoclation.

Dunedin, Sunday. Nearly all tbe retail shops were open yesterday afternoon and evening, ard despite frequent Bbowers of rain the streets were crowded, people having apparently at once returned to the old custom, which was interrupted for some months by the attempt to observe the Saturday half- holiday, A man named John Adams, a billstioker, died very suddenly yesterday morning, At the inquest) tbe jury returned a verdict that death resulted from natural causes.

Id reply to a letter from tbe secretary ' of the Reserves Conservation Society the Minister for Lands his intimated that instructions will be Riven to tbe Commissioner of C own Lands to fee that us many as possible of tbe picturesque spots of Crown lands now available Bball be reserved from pale for all time. INVERCARGILL, SaturrlaV. The Wallace Farmers' Political Union, 30 being present, adopted a programme including a property tax in preference to aland and income tax, the bon-poUacil management of railways, co operative wages in no case to equal those payable by ordinary employers, wi'bdrawal of tbe power of acquiring land arbitrarily. Mr Henry Hirst, formerly an Atkiasoolan, baa been selected by tbe union sb its candidate.