MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 February 1909, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS WIRES.

i - — — [Press Association.— Cor-YnionT.] LONDON, Tuewlay. King Edward has given 100 guineas to the Salvationists' work among the poor. The Indian loan has been over-sub-scribed. ROME, Tuesday. The Italian Chamber has dissolved. The election" will taki> pla.-e on the 17th of March. ASHBURTON. Tuesday, j The Ashburton County . Council has appointed Mr J. Lambie it.< representative on the Lyttelton Harbour Board, and the Ashburton Boroueh Council appointed Mr Hugo Friedlander. Both representatives are opponents of the canal ' scheme. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. [ Arnst. before leaving Auckland, stated that he was favourable to the terms offered by Durnan for a match. . He would like to arrange for a match at Sydney when en route lor England. He I hopes "to meet Barry in England about September. He wili leave New Zealand, [ accompanied by Mr Fogwell, soon after : Easter. | Great interest is being taken in the Mercer regatta and the championship rowing event, which take place on Saturday. The Waitemata, Blenheim, NaI pier, and Clifton crews are practising on the river. The Maoris are taking a keen interest in the regatta, and large numbers of them are flocking to Mercer. AU the competing crews will be at Mercer to-morrow. CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Last year at the Addington saleyards 782,755 sheep, 27,778 cattle, and 18,755 pigs were passed through. The sheep exceeded th? previous year by 109,534, f.nd constituted a record in the history of the company cont-.sMing the yards. THAMES, ruesilay. A big tiro is racing on the I'auniki Plains. ' A Maori to-day was fined f-5 witti costs, for committing an assault. At the District Court Patrick Tmnins was to-day charged with i" I' -'iitly assautting a young girl. The jmy '•" til-i-il l'«,i- fni'ir hours. H-.id .-...« 1 » t i.'iL agree. A new trial will take- \u:<- c at the next sittings of the Coin".. WELLINGTON', Tur:.l:,y. At the Police Court to--l iv livee i '-f-r. were, charged with assaulting an old man named Jiini"- I'aiii i-. an-.l i-lh.n.: I'i-'H ..f a . .i.v ..i i.i-.r.e, ;■•: ii-" ! > ' I i*"- c * ..,[ .-ni 1...1.-1 on M..i..l:iy i.i-.1.i 1 .•-.-•' '■■■ '■■ i-iur.r.Afd VVF.VI VOli'l 1.K'.i..;.---i'i. ;n.w iii th,-- .i.Mi, i n..m. ly. (l- VWstpon Cosi (*on-,p:.r.y ti;-: 'V.--t---,,..11 .li'.^i-.i.-.n romp,.!,-.- ,i.- r,.,t iirrtii..- , on the medici! exinun jti.-.i, ..r H;..i ci,;