Telegraphic.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10013, 11 June 1895, Page 4

Telegraphic.

itKE UMiTED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, Monday. The Invicta (Kuotonu) crushed six ton of dirt, for Lawson's, yielding 398 ounce „. ef gold, and the Otama claim on the sain field 401ti£l<)ked stone for 40 ounces re tortedgold. Johneu.and party's tribntei in Otama orußbed 601 b of«peolaeus for 8 ounces of gold. Several new claims hay been pegged out in this district. • Later. The sum of £8304 passed through th totallsator to-day at Ellerslle, making' total of £13,734 for tbe two days of th Grand National meeting. A drowning accident occurred nea Te Awamutu on Snnday. Joseph H . Short, an employe* on the railway, wa drowned by tbe upsetting of a oanoe oi Lake Ngaroto. Eighty Waikato natives hare left bj the Takapao'i to visit Te Whin at Para 1 faaka. Another large party is to leave bj the Mahinapna on Thursday. A numbei of Ngatlteata and Ngatltlpa natives sold their Interest in the Opuatla block to the Government to proenre fanda for theii visit. 1 - . The Auckland technical school was formally opened this eveuiog by the president of the association, Sir Maurice O'Rorke. There waa a large attendance, among those present being the Mayor and Mayoress and a number of repreaentatlve citizens. . At a conference held between the Hoax pltal and Charitable Aid Boards and the honorary medical stall of the district hospital, the latter agreed to tbe Board's proposal to appoint a middle-aged married man as a hospital superintendent with full control of the Institution ; the Board and honorary medical staff to prepare a code ot regulations. The steamer Tasmania passed Russell at 2.30 this afternoon. TATJBANGA, Monday. News has been received from Walotabi, near Opotikl, that Arthur Chapman, brother of Mr Frank Chapman, member of tbe Licensing Committee, was killed oa Saturday by the accidental discharge of a gun. Wellington, Monday. The trial of Charles Nicholson, accused ot murdering his paramour, Annie Field, began this morning. Mr Jellicoe, f or the defence, challenged nine jurymen. The case is ezpeoted to last over to-day. The settlers in Pelorns Sound are taking steps to foster the oyster industry, and several applications are to be sent In to tbe Commissioner ot Customs for perrnlseive licenses for artificial oyeter beds, Young is unable to go with the football team to Napier, and Shore haa been •selected instead. Later. Two fishermen named Charles Nelson and William Herdman, charged with using a net In the Hntt river, were fined £10 with 159 costs each. The MonOvral with the colonial mails of May 18th arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on June Stb, baing two days late. The Maripoaa, with the English malls of May IStib, left San Francisco for Auckland on May 30Dh, her due date. The trial of Charles Nicholson for the murder of his paramour.. (Annie Kield) will probably occupy the Supreme Court till Wednesday. Nothing new was elicited to-day. Blenheim, Monday. The King Solomon mine at Cullensville ' obtained over 200 ounces of gold last week. A swagger (name unknown) who was given Bhelter at Blind River station laat night was found hanging in a shed this morning. It is a aupppsed case of suicide. Chbistchtjboh, Monday. On Saturday, early in the evening, the dwelling-house of Mr Ank, blacksmith, a& Ranglora, occupied by Mr W. J. Palmer, was totally destroyed by fire. Insurances— Building, £200 In the Royal ; fnrniture, £76 In the Norwich Union. The origin is unaccountable. A widow, Mr* Catherine Kuff, aged 73, died suddenly at Kaiapoi on Saturday. She had been ailing for some time from Influenza, bat was able to set about. A neighbor discovered her sitting on a chair quiet dead. The Mayor has been requested to convene a meeting of citizens to consider the question of raising subscriptions to provide work tor the unemployed. Later. Mr Robert Wilson, englneer-ln-chief arid general manager of the Midland Railway Company, states that the telegram from Wellington that " the manager and other officers of tbe Midland Railway Company have resigned their positions and taken service under tbe Government " la not correct 1 . They are only working the railways. The staff and linemen have, with his consent, joined the Government tervice. The Avon Road Board voted £100 to provide work tor the unemployed, on condition that tbe sum was subsidised by tbe Government. - The taking of evidence in the inquiry into tbe management of the hospital, conducted by Dr. Giles, was commenced today. Ten witnesses were examioed, when the commission ndjoarned till to-morrow. Allegations of harshness and neglect on the part of the house surgeon ; also that he had sometimes been under the influence of liquor when on duty, and thtt ha had tmoked in tbe corridors and words, and (tat tbe food was sometimes bad, were made. Recently theie have been a number of burglaries at suburban shops. The plunder in nearly every ease consisted of tobacco. Tbe funeral of the late A. J. Wblte today was one of tbe largest ever seen in Christcburch, The cortege was about three-quarters of a mile in length. Dunedin, Monday. The Utago Typographical Association resolved that owing to tbe large number of unemployed compositors tbrongbont the colony the Government and private employers be urged to abolish the system of overtime Henry Rose, a well-known figure In athletlo circles, died yesterday from tubercnloeis and meningitis supervening after repeated attacks of inflaoczi. Deceased took a part in the formation of the Carisbroojp cricket qioand. Later. The Agricultural Department has made arrangements for a dairy school, and the first will be opened at Edeodale, South land, on 20th innt., nnder the direction ol Mr J. B. MacEwen, chief dairy expert, Edendale was the first factory to export cheese In any quantity, and possibly this has something to do with its selection. The mine retnrns of tbe Waiporl Dee: Lead Company show 57tz lldwt of gold and those nf the upper Waiporl Dredging Company 260z 7dwt J2gr. For 137 houn the Jutland Fiat Waiporl dredge producet 19oz 16dwt ; and for 144 hoars the Sev Hoy Company's dredge produced 4Oo: lldwt 6gr. Fears are entertained for tbe safety of i man named Campbell who left Martin 1 Bay some time ago to go overland to th bead of Lake Wokalipn. At the begin niog of lost week Campbell's dog arrivei at Greenstone, but there are no signs c the man himself. It is feared be perisbe iv tbo recent snowstorm. A search part; is being organised. The Dunedin assembly of the Knight of Labor, claiming to be the only lawfull constituted assembly in Danedin, held a emergency meeting to-night and passed resolution placing on record their dee and heartfelt sympathy for those ont ( work, and tendering grateful acknov ledgemenra to those citizens wbo had c generously and magnanimously com forward with private means to help t alleviate distress ; and In order to gh practical effect to their feeling on tb matter, voted £5 as a first instalmei toward the relief food. The Danedin Jockey Club to-nlgl received 24 nominations for tbe Danedi Stakes at the spring meeting, and 32 fi the Champagne Stakes at the autum meeting, 1890.