MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, 5 February 1909, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

[Paiiss Association.— Copxbioht.] j LONDON, Wednesday. A teaifl «f Tfausval matksmen are coming to the Bislfijf ffieetlh^. They pay one-half of their own expenses. Lord Rayleigh's co-operative farmiii<x Bcheme in Essex has yielded the labourers 4 per cent, on their mvestOWtitSfJ-": Bartfl fIoMsOU, of Forteviot: d _-§!&■ 6t Appeal. (TBe late Lord Robertson (Jaitfes fatriEU Bannerman Robertson) was Solicitor-General lor Scotland 1885-86 and M.P. for Buteshire in 1885-9. He was appointed a I,oi-d of Appeal in 1899.) LONDON, Thursday. Sir Joiiii (J'JfPll Bafnce will be raised to the baronage uyoti his resignation from the Divorce Court bench owing to ill-health. Mr Justice Bigham succeeds to the Presidency of the Divorce Court. Mr Andrew Hamilton becomes Judge of the King's Bench Division. At Mr W. Coghlan's instance, the International Cold Storage Association agreed that Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa hayo oach one, representative on the permanent Committee. HOBART, Thursday. The Launcestoii Cup race was won by San Fraucisco easily in 2.38£. AUCKLAND, Thursday. - Dr. Pindiay inspected Mount Eden Gaol j'esterday.CHJftISTOHTraGHj Thursday Dr. Capra, of Milan, who is Visiting New Zealand ofliciaJly on behalf of the Italian Government, is being shown round Canterbury. He next proceods to Westland. Tho death is announced of Archdeacon Beaumont, for thirty years vicar of Tunapeka and "Waitahuua. and Archdeacon of Queenstown. The visit -to New Zealand of Tommy Burns, the ex-champion boxer, 'which the Wellington .Boxing Association waa trying to arrange, ha 9 been abandoned. There were several difficulties in the way, chief among them being the impossibility of obtaining suitable dates. WHAN6ABSP,, Thurs. Mr J. A. Millar, Minister for Railways, inspected the local section of the railway to-day, making a trip to Kawaka and back. He returns to Auckland tomorrow morning, WELLINGTON, Thursday. A continued movement has been started by the President of the New Zealand Institute to obtain a worthy memorial of the late Sir James Hector.