TELEGRAPHIC.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11562, 15 June 1900, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

« [FEE UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. The mails per the Mariposa, whioh left Auckland on May 14th, arrived at London on the afternoon of the 13th inst, due date. The Manawatu Hotel at Foxton waa

burned to the ground last night. Nothing * of value was saved. The hotel was the property of Messrs Staples and Co., and was leased to Mr Wanklyn. It was a very old building, and was insured in the United office for .£IOOO. There was also an insurance of .£l5O on the stables. * The Wellington-Manawatu railway is | making reductions in fares to bring them ; into line with those made by the Government. While the butchers' dispute has been before the Conciliation Board mention has been made more than once as to the contamination of meat handled by women at certain periods. Dr. Martin, health officer for the city, is to be examined on the question.

The City Council to-night reduced the distance fowl runs must be from dwellings and excluded pigeons from the poultry bye-law. The Council has practically abolished the Public Works Committee, and will meet weekly instead of fortnightly. Westport, Thursday. The District Court sat three days considering the charges against A. M. Bourke of the theft of .£0 3s and £8, the properties of A. T. Bate, secretary of the Fox River Association, and last night the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. Dunedin, Thursday. The Peace Celebration Committee are

arranging to give substantial prizes for I c the best trade display in tie procession to I celebrate the conclusion o£ peace. The school children will take part in the procession. At a meeting of the City ratepayers it 1 ' was resolved to take a poll to authorise 4 the borrowing of .£6500 to oxtend the I water supply scheme.

DISABLED BRIGANTINE. Auckland, Thursday. There is a brigantine outside the bar at Kaipara Heads with her fore and maintopmast gone, and fore-yard left. She is supposed to be the Enterprise.