LATE TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7394, 21 February 1902, Page 3

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.) Auckland, February 21. The Waihi Company has declared its 36th dividend of 2a 6d on the old issue, and ten per cent, interest on the new issue. The dividends paid to date total .8836,722. •'M Ohristchuroh, February 21. farewell to Mr T. E. Taylor, who is leaving for England, look the form of a prohibition demonstration. The Eev. F. W. Isitt outlined the plan of campaign, naming a number of speakers who would lecture in the colony in the interests of the cause. The Premier's Presentation Committee has confirmed the proposal that a purse of sovereigns be presented Mr Seddon. It also recommended that the presentation take place at one of the centres, and that the names of all subscribers remitting subscriptions be arranged alphabetically in a volume, to be presented to Mr Sedddn as a lasting record of the sympathy of the colony With his policy in regard to the war. M_ Auckland, February 21. News from Tahiti states that the remainder of the crew from the wreck ol the Sarernacke are safe, and have eons to 'Frisco. Christchurch, February 20. » The new building of the Canterbury College School of Arts was opened tonight by the Minister of Education. A meeting of butchers tonight decided to oppose the erection of abattoirs on the site proposed by the City Council, as being too far from the city and inconvenient to the butchers. At the inquest on Major Cunningham, who shot himself in the Linwood Cemetery this morning, a verdict was returned of suicide while temporarily insane. Jif Dunedin, December 20. The committee of the Otago A. and P. Society decided to accept the suggestion that the New Zealand Agricultural Conference this year should be held under its auspices during the winter Bhow on June 25th to 27th. Prizes for the winter show were increased, and attractions decided on. Wellington, February 21. In view of the increase of plague in Australia, the City Council intends renewing stringent inspection of houses, and also offering a bonus for killing r &*s«