TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10648, 30 June 1897, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

| (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auokland, Tuesday. Tho Tasmania, which loif for Sydney yesterday, took a number of stud ibeep fur the Sydney sheop fair, amongst them being 18 Shropnhlre Downs from Mr C. 'Rhode?, Huuua, Southern Walroa. At a meeting of the Auckland exhibition oommlttoo It was stated that guarantees to the amount of £1300 had been obtained and the canvass had not yet commenced. GisnoiiNE, Tuesday. Tho Hod, J. Carroll status that tho engineer of the Public Works Department, who has been recently engaged upon the main trunk railway line, has received in- ! Btrnotioni to prooeed to Gisborne forthwith and make a trial survey of a line for a light railway between Gisborne and Rotoraa, Wellington, Tuesday. Thursday is the last day for making I inoome tax returns for this year. At an inquest on the body of Ridges, who oommitted suicide after attempting to murder a girl named White, at Waikane, a verdiot of suicide while tempo, rarily Insane was returned, No new facts were elicited. The death Ib announced of Mrs Robert Hart, aged 72, reliot of tho late Hon. Robert Hart, M.L.C. Tbe deceased lady was a sister of the late Sir Donald M'Lean. She had been ailing some time with a complication of diseases. Christchuboh, Tuesday. A faw establishments were illuminated last night In honor of Coronation Day. Oa Saturday a young man named Jamei Ward, late of Geraldine, died suddenly at Cheviot. He had been suffering irom consumption. Tisiaru, Tuesday. The Harbor Boarrt to-day accepted tenders for new offices at £649, One member protested that the money would be needed soon to keep the harbor open. Dunedin, Tuesday. The | Hon. George M'Lean'B examination lv connection with the Colonial Bank 'Is fixed for July 20th. Jndgo Williams proceeds to Christ' ohuroh on Monday. At the Arbitration Conrt the business oonElsts of three caeac, concerning the carpenters', shoemakers', and painters' trades. LATER. A four-roomed house in Queenatreet, belonging to Mrs Mary Thompson, and oooopled by John Liwrle was completely destroyed by fire this evening, nothing being saved except a little jewellery. The homo was insured for £100 and tbe oooupant'B furniture and a hawker's stook for tbe same sum.