LATE TELEGRAMS

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 26, Issue 1369, 16 January 1896, Page 3

LATE TELEGRAMS

(Br Electric TelegramD BY OUK SPECIAL CORRESPONDED . Dunedist, .tao. Id; It is stated that unless a spell of dry weather conies immediately the rveTasa seed crop will be a failure in the South." At oore races yesterday Lupus was second in the Hurdle Rice. which was won by Come-away. The District; Handicap waS won by Lobo, who started a warm favourite; • At yesterday's meeting of the Education Board an application from the Nascby inittee t-«> h .ve the asphalt top.dressed aod the chimneys repaired was granted on condition that the eomvuitteo find half tho Cost* —lt was decided to decline the application for the removal of the school at Lauder. The uppnintment. of two assistant inspector is to be made by the Hoard at its meeting to-day. Seventeen applications have been received for the positions, all but foitr of five being teachers at present in die set'vluo of the board. The following committees huvenonjirlatdd Vlr Gullaway : Forbury, Kaikorai. Morn* ington, rfigh-stri'et, George-street, Artlnif' street., St. Leonards, Lawrence, \Vait,ultima, and Portobcllo. At a meeting of the Benevolent Iristitu» tion Trustees yesterday a German who had been an innate of the Institution for some time, informed the trustees that he had tieien left some money recently, and desirtfd before leaving to pay for his maintenance during the time he had been in the institution. His Honor Mr Justice Williams yedtor* day iigreed to a request nf the provisional liquidators of the Colonial Bunk to p>iy tho first dividend of 10s per share. Dividend warrants will be sent to shareholders through the post io the course of a feU' days. A meeting of shareholders will he hold on tlta 22nd inst. to appoint permanent liquidators. The Governor with his family *nd suiti loft Dunedin yesterday morning fof -tho Lakes. The City Council agreed last night to again advertise for offers of suitable sites for abattoir purposes. Professor Tubbs of Auckland, attempted suicide in Sydney, but did not seriously injure himself. At Lyttleton, Alexis Menant, charged with having an illicit still in his possession, was fined £SO or three months imprisou' meut.

Sydnkv, January 14.

The rlenlll list on TuesdiV has been largely supplemented by deaths in the country districts. The weather is still comparatively cool and slight ruin has fa leu in Sydney nnd nlong the coast. High tempera* tures continue to be registered inland rung* ing from 100 to 119 degrees. Pkrtii, January 15.

Government have decided to spend £IOO,OOO in staking well tanks in the chief centres of Coolgardie goldfields. Pretoria, January 14President Kruger threatened to cancel miners' licenses, and has made a large seizure of property of the Union, indicating that ha thus intends to confiscate the country.

Owing to his knowledge of the existence of conspiracy President Kruger had made arrangements to mobilise the troops und surround Johannesburg. In his message to the Yolkaraad, Presidont Ivruger askei' thab the Assembly should, in Its calmer moment's discuss the causes of the dastardly plot to overthrow the republic. He announced his determination to establish the rights of the Republic on a more secure basis. Losdon, January 14. The wool s:iles opened very firm, prices having ail upward tendency.