TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1785, 21 November 1887, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

♦ | Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, November 18. The Baptist Union Conference has closed. The officers for the ensuing year were elected, as follows : —President, Rev. T. Spurgeon (Auckland) ; vice-president, Rev. A. North (Dunedin) ; exeoutive committee, Rev. C. Allaston, H. H. Driver, L. Thakleford, J. Hardling, and the Hon. T. Dick. It was decided to hold the next annual meeting at Christchurch. WELLINGTON, November 21. The newly-formed Wellington Bowling Club was opened on Saturday by His Excellency the Governor. The bowling ground measures 110 feet square. A. W. Brown is a probable candidate for the Mayorality. Thomas McKenzie, owing to private husiness, wi)) nob contest j the seat. I AUCKLAND, November 18. As an outcome of the recent disputes which have arisen between wool merchants and buyers respecting the charge of 2s 6d per bal6 imposed by the former for receiving and forwarding, etc., and a similar charge to which exists in the south and elsewhere, it has been decided by the former to hold the wool sales here on Tuesdays. The 30th instant has accordingly been fixed, and on that day 2000 bales will be offered. It is hoped this step will offer an inducement to southern buyers to be present at the sales. AUCKLAND, November 19. The meeting of members of the Law Society — called yeßterday to consider the case of Mr. Rigby — lapsed for want of a (JttOTYUn. ■November 21. A railway porter named Oliver Leacb, employed at Hamilton, whilst engaged in shunting trucks on Saturday, fell between the rails, and a truck passed over his legs and arms, nearly severing them. Colonel LyoD was buried yesterday. A military funeral was accorded, which was witnessed by thousands. A member of the committee of the Financial Reform Association writes protesting against the sending of the telegram from the association to Mr. Thompson, M.H.R. He thinks it injudicious to send, in the name of the committee, telegrams which come from a scratch committee. TAURANGA, November 21. It is reported that a resident of this district has fallen heir to a property worth two millions. NELSON, November 14. A slight outbreak of scab has been discovered on David Kerr's run at Matupik. It is supposed to have been contracted from wild sheep in the bush. INVERCARGILL, November 19. At the inquest on the men killed in the Glenhom tunnel, a verdict of "Accidental death " was returned. Mr. Edwards, an expert in tunnelling. gave it aa his opinion ' that the timbering of the tunnel was too ' light. The Government inspectors and engineers held the opposite view. CHRISTCHURCH, November 19. It is reported that Mr. O'Brien has discontinued his proceedings against the Canterbury Jockey Club with reference to the New Zealand Cup.