TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1779, 14 November 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

| Per Press Association.]

WELLINGTON, November 12,

Advice has been received by cable that the directors of the New Zealand Land Company (Limited), have declared a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent., and placed £5000 to the reserve fund, and carried forward £3081 15s ,Bd. WELLINGTON, November 13.

The Hon. J. J. Johnston is seriously ill, and his condition causes the greatest anxiety to his friends.

Councillor Petherick will contest the mnyoralty. The. present mayor, Mr. Brown, will seek re election. It is stated that Mr. McKenzie, who for some years held a seat in the council, will also bft a candidate.

The Awahuri block litigation case still occupies the Supreme Court, and will not finish for some days. Sir R. Stout opened the case for the defence yesterday. AUCKLAND, November 14.

The mail brings news of the death of Benjaman Tanner, who is well known in commercial circles, and who died in London, having gone there to undergo an operation for hip disease.

A man named T. B. Hill, one of Buffalo Bill's famous Indian scouts, passed through Auckland by the Marposa on a visit to Australia.

The Anglican Synod has passed a resolution reuommendiog the establishment of Kindergarten schools, to provide for the education of cit'tihrea under the ago o£ seven years, if the Government will make a capitation of 30s to such schools as shall meet the requirements of the Government inspector.

The second day's races of the A.R.C. Spring Meeting have been postponed to Saturday next, owing to the inclemency of the weather.

CHRISTCHURCH, November 14.

At the trial of sbeep dips in connection with the agricultural show, Merton and White's was placed first with 28 points out of 32; Thomas, 2nd, 25 points; and Brooks, 3rd, 24. Five others competed.

A seven-roomed house at Lakeside, belonging to J. Williamson, was destroyed by fire. It was insured for £250 in the New Zealand office.

Early on Sunday morning a 10-roomed house in Colombo-street, Sydenham, owned and occupied by H. Carson, a second hand dealer, burned. The bouse was insured for .£3O and the furniture for £100 in the National. Nothing was saved.

The police have arrested two men named Thos. Carraody and Jas. Mitchell, who are wanted by the Melbourne police on a charge of obtaining i'loo by the confidence trick. Carmody had been committed for trinl in Victoria, and absconded from his bail. Mitchell managed to elude the Victorian police altogether. On Carmody were found pieces of paper done up to represent a roll of notes, bearing the figures " £100 " outeide.

TIMARU, November 14.

Henry Kerr, aged 9, and Maud Filmer, aged 11, were drowned in a creek near the freezing works at about 5.30 on Saturday. The bodies were in the water about three quarters of an hour.

DUNEDIN, November 14. A miner named Joseph Williamson, was killed on Friday at Kawarau, Cromwell, by a stone falling on him.

INVERCARGILL, November 14.

The inquest on the bodies of the thret men killed by a fall of earth at Ingleham tunnel was ooatioued till late on Saturday night, when it was adjourned for a week, the jury desiring to have expert evidence as to the sufficiency of the timber at the excavation, which g&va way unde* ihe> pressure of a eVip of soil. N~ewall's body was recovered yesterday, much braised and face disfigured.