TELEGRAMS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 9779, 11 January 1901, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

WELLINGTON. ' m, n ''anuarylO. 1 he. Postmaster-General says that doubtless an offer will be made to get. the Vancouver steamers to make Now /ioaland a place of call. We require, in his opinion, both the Vancouver and the Francisco: services, and a railway between the two lines would have a healthy effect. The inclusion of Now Zealand in the Vancouver route would necessitate the dropping of the Queensland connection to ensure anything like a speedy mail service. The subsidy now : TWf aila ' Q«eenslaud, ami New boutk Wales is in round figures L 40.000 peraimum, and' the contract will not expire till 1902.: 'if reasonable terms are proposed he has no doubt the Governwent will favorably consider them. Notwithstanding the effects of the American navigation law, Mr Ward thinks Now Zealand should continue to maintain the I ban Francisco line. •

The inspection of .dairies by Government officials will begin'next Monday. «n expert is to be appointed for each of the four large centres, and the stock inspectors will act in the country districts. Dairy fawners recjuire to register premises by the Ist of April. Cable advices have been received from London by the Acting Premier to'the effect that the proposal to send the Imperial troops now in Sydney to New Zealand is favorably entertained by high military authorities, at Homo, and that tho matter is now under final consideration, The Acting-Premier lias every uopo that the proposal will be agreed to. ! The date for receiving competitive designs for a town hall expired to-day. Thirteen designs have been received at the City Council offices. The services of the Stratford Rifles have been accepted by the Government. ourgeon-Major Parkinson's commission on tho volunteer medical staff has been cancelled for absenco from the colony without leave.

A notice appears in the Gazette stating that a new byclaw has been made for regulating the admission of persons to railway platforms. Ondor this byelaw it shall not be lawful for any person to be upon a railway plattora fifteen minutes before or after tho arrival or departure of a train unless holding an admission tickot for which twopence shall be paid.

regulations are gazetted for tho transport and delivery of luggage belonging to railway passengers. New regulations are also gazetted under the Pharmacy Act, and for the Government inspection of dairies. During the month of December tho estates of sixteen deeoased persons were placed under the Public Trustee for management.

Mr W. S. Reid, the retiring SolicitorGeneral, was presented with a beautifully illuminated address from members of the legal profession practising in Wellington, expressing appreciation of the many eminent services he had rendered the colony during his 25 years of service. Tho presentation was made bv Mr ("ampbell, president of tho Wellington District law Society.

AUCKLAND. ~"' ~ „ ''■■'■ January 10. At a meetmgof the Auokland builders notice was received from the Operative bricklayers of a required rise in wages, to take place on the Ist March. Thes,s. Kawau.froni Mangawai, re- : ports having seen a ketch ashore about two miles north of Te Aral, She anpeared to have been driven hard and fast on the beach, and heavy seas wore breaking over her, Tho identity of the ketch was not ascertained, but is is beleyed to be the Lizette, bound in ballast from Auckland toNgunguru. The Wailii Goldniiniqg Company's flnalclean up for : the. year 1900,f0r 13 S s '«2» sis W<> t 0394t0n 3 whichyielded MI.Md, a total for tho year of L 315.135, ™'ch exceeded the previous year by Jj.Hdll. ihe total, won from the mine since the.eommeuoeinent of crushinc operations is L 1,510,814. ' e

I RUSSELL. !' mi"• , ~ January 10. ' J.ne election returns received are' Honei Hoke, 1538; Hapeta Henare, li> Ponato Parore, 66 j Eparaunakapa, M; Ren Paraea, 92; Riapo Pahipi 137. fc>oven small returns are not in of about 100 votes,'.. •■ ,

OHRISTOHGROH. _, January 10. Tho secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Counoil has received a communication from both tho North and South Tasmanian Crickot Associations stating that a iasmanian team will not

be ablo to visit New Zealand this season.

This morning Dr Mason, tho Government health officer, saw the woman who was supposed to be suffering from i loprosy, and he and Dr Clayton will go further into tho case to-morrow morning. It has been decided by the medical oxperts that the caso is one for isolation as much in tho interest of tho woman as

lu thoso of the public, though no danger to tho public is anticipated,' It is expected that an arrangement can be come to botween the City Counoil and the hospital authorities whereby tho woman will bo taken charge of by tho latter. Dr Mason will meet tho Mayor to-morrow morning, and discuss tho matter with him, DUNEDIN, January 10. Respecting tho telegram from Marlborough about tho missing man being a nephow of the late Captain M'lntosh, of tho Wairarapa, it is said tho lattorliad no nophews. James Mills, managing director of the Union CoinpauyJ in tho coursoof an interview with a Dally Times reprej senfcativa ro the Union Company having

i service, said-the quoafcioa of tho substi-' I. Wtion of a three weokly for a monthly • service.was undor consideration. In tho moaiitime -the proscnt aervico will 1)G contiuiietl, fche oana replacing tho \\ ai'i'imno, the latter coming into the . iiitorcolpnial soi-vice. The questionli t future developments, and of thb oxten* ■ s.ou of thoservice to Now Zealand, has not beon fully considered, the latter s. point boiug entirely dependent on the - amount of support tho- sorvico would ~l'ocoive from the New Zealand Parlialament. He suggested the alternative oj o extending tho aervico to Now Zealand 13 establishing a branch to Fiji, Mr Spreekles was anxious that tho Union Company should contlnuo to act as agents for tho Oceanic Company till il April, but ill View of their taking up ■e the Vancouver service that was irn v possible, ;o it s

NELSON, m™ January 10. ut Bayan d H II3I h „ U T. ?,\ lato it has been leas ap. parent in this vicinity, bub reports just m tam Golden Uay state that it is 'proving increasingly fatal to flsh. : The capto of the Lady Barkloy states that m steaming from Oollingwood to Takaka and hence to Separation Point, he passed through slime and dead flsh the a W l6 flsh beiu & so close to. gether that they were not a footstep apart. Ho observed hapuka, hake, schnapper, kawai, cod,' horrines gurnard, and other flsh. The beaches of Golden Bay are strewn with dead flsh, in places to a depth of three feet, and' such is the stench that some settlers contemplate leaving their homes' for a tunc At West Wanganui the beaches are strewn with flounders and other fish, laptam Stevens says the waters are thick with slime, and appear a beautiful green by day, while at night they at 9 like lipid, fire,