To-day's Despatches.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 109, 16 April 1883, Page 2

To-day's Despatches.

. . ... ■ ■+■ (UNITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ■ Rbwton, This Day. Mr E. Shaw addressed a crowded meeting here on Saturday evening, and a unanimious vote of confidence m Mr Shaw was passed. ChristohurcHj This Day, Last night Messrs Cunningham and Kent,- mechanical engineers, successfully exhibited the electric light;, all details' of the machinery of which had been manufactured by them. - DuNEDisf, This Day* The inquest on the Dane named Henrich Longford, who shot himself oil Wednesday, iwas held yesterday. Thi u wife, after giving details of the occurence, paid, Bhe had' been having some woids with her husband about a youcflf woman. whom he kept company with, . and she supposed he was troubled m his mind m consequence. , She: blamed the woman for the trouble, for he was a very quiet man. The night deceased shot himself witness i accused him of writing to this woman, and told him it he did not stop corresponding with her she (witness) would leave. He promised not to write to her any more. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased committed suicide while m a stile of temporary insanity. A farm m North Taieri has changed hands at the long price of £35 10s per The company formed to work tailings m the; celebrated Gabriel V Gully, Tuapeka,where ' ;abripl Reid first discovered £old m 1861, is doing well. Its return for last fortnight was VOozs. At the City Court, Frederick Wain and his wife . were. . charged with manslaughter. The case is adj ourned til^ Thursday, bail being allowed. „ Wellington, This Day, The adjourned meeting of the Titanic Steel Company was held on Saturday night, st which a ; deputation was appointed to wait on Major Atkinson on his return to Wellington, to ascertain if it was the intention of the Government to offer the Company £8000 m satis* faction of all claims. An opinion was expressed that, if the Government do offer this amount, the Wellington share* holders will be favourable to its being accepted. The yacht Diamond, while sailing down the harbour on Saturday after* noon, was struck by a sudden squall, and capsized; Those on board were Messrs Simpson and Bishop, and also a lad, aged 10, the son of Mr Harris, proprietor of the New Zealand Times. All three were rescued, though young Harris, who was kept afloat *by Mr Simpson, was insensible when : taken oh board a boat that put off to their assist- ; ance. . Aftar careful treatment, how* ever, he came to, and is now quite well. Auckland, This Day, A girl, aged thirteen, was : found helplessly drunk m the streets last night m company with two German sailors. • At a meeting of footballers it was resolved to form a Rugby Union Football Association. The Society of Arts Exhibition is being largely attended, and proving a great success. *. The Auckland Lunatic Asylum has now 100 patients m excess of their proper accommodation. Mr Laishley, the new Chairman of the Board of Education, has announced as his new platform that the £o&rd and the School Committees shall rule, and not the Board's officials. There was a' heavy thunderstorm with much Tain yesterday. The flag* staff at the Albert Park was struck by lightning, -■■■ ; - It is reported from Alexandra that Taonui a powerful Ngatimaniapoto chief, is unfavorable to Bryce's journey. Disgraceful l&rrikinism took| place at a Salvation Army meeting last night. For two hours the larrikins threw gravel through the windows of tbe Temperance Hall, where the meeting was being held. Captain Wright found ayoutn endeavsuring to kick open the back door and called for. a constable. Thirty men and youths r ashed the Salvationist, knocked him down, kicked him, and core his uniform. A public testimonial to Yesey Stewart is being raised m Tauranga. John Kelly, who arrived m tbe province m 1836 died on Saturday aged 77. He was present at the signing of the treaty of Waitangi , -•:.'«' \f