TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 2687, 29 March 1894, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(pee press association.) WELLINGTON, Maroh 28. Further accounts of tbe fires in tbe Forty Mile Bush state that tbe residences of Messrs H. M. Peterson, Lokow, and Mrs Bayard were burned at Mauriceville Weßt, along with a large quantity of bay and wheat stacks, fencing, etc. It is also reported that several bouses at Newman, Parkville, and Alfredton were burned. The rain to-day extinguished the flames. The annual report of tbe WellingtonManawatu Railway Company states that the earnings for tbe year were being an increase of £3739 on last year. A dividend of 6 per cent, is recommended. In the assets tbe railway and rolling stock are set down at £763,728. The report says the work of draining Makerno Swamp is progressing satisfactorily. Tbe Times says Colonel Foxibas not resigned, and the Cabinet at his request j will shortly consider whether they will give him sufficient inducement to do so. WELLINGTON. March 29. Dr. Cahill, of Welington, who attended the Medical Conference at Napier, is lying there dangerously ill of typhoid. Dr Henry left to-day to attend him, and Sir Patrick Buckley, one of Dr. Cahill's oldest friends, left by this morning's train. Mr Valentine, the dairy expert, has returned from bis Northern tour. He oonsiders co-operative dairying is going ahead in the colony, but a great bin* drance to its further success would be removed if each company left the management to tbe managing director, who should work in ooncert with tbe manager. A meeting of eleotois was held last night to ventilate grievances in oonneotion with the recent licensing elections for tbe city. Tbe following resolutions were carried :—": — " That this meeting is of opinion that tbe State electoral laws and their administration as revealed at the recent licensing polls in Wellington and many other parts of the colony constitutes a pablic scandal, and requires immediate alteration by the Government, and it calls upon tbe members for tbe city and Bnburba of Wellington to represent tbe matter to the proper authorities without delay; that the gross irregularities tolerated at various polling booths at the recent licensing election for the city of Wellington, and the attempt in many oases to keep back tbe more important of the two ballot papers from the electors, calls for the immediate attention of the returning officer and Government." GISBORNE, March 27. Margaret Elizabeth Goult, aged 13, daughter of Mr Goult, proprietor of the Settlers' Hotel, Gisborne, was billed at Muriwai by falling over a oliff, 70ft high, on a rook beneath. Subscribe to N. Z. edition of London TITBITS. Published bvMcKee & Gamble Wellington.

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