TELEGRAMS

North Otago Times, 2 November 1906, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

WELLINGTON. : November 1. Miss .Hester McLean, who lias held mportant positions in 'America, Victoria and New South Wales, has been appointed 'Assistant In-spector-General of Hospitals. 'A'sylu'ms. and Charitable Institutions, and officer in charge of the Maternity Homes, vice Mrs Grace Neill, who has resigned to settle in America. Miss McLean entered upon' her new 'duties to-day.

NAPIER. November 1. At Hie inquest on the body of the child Agiiest Burton, drowned yesterday at Potanc, a verdict, of accidental death was returned, no i blame being attachable to anyone,

AUCKLAND.' ■ November 1. At the Anglioan Synod to-day the' following resolution was carried on the motion of the Rev. Cecil A. B. Watson ; " That this Synod phces on record its thankfulness to Almighty God for the growth of the temperance movement in thjs colony as evidenced at the recent local ■ option polll, and earnestly urges all churchmen prayerfully to consider their attitude towards it." The question was discussed at some length, many members of the Synod emphatically denying the statement made by the mover to the effect that the Church was doing little or nothing in the interests of temperance. The local agent of the Oceanic s.s, Companv savs that •the Sonoma will not leave .Auckland for Frisco until November 30. It has been decided to lay all the boats up at Sydney for nearly one month for a general overhaul, and it is anticipated that the time table dates wil* be kept. Following the Sonoma, the Ventura leaves Auckland on December 21, and the Sierra on January 11. WELLINGTON. November 11 His Excellency the Governor has remitted the unexpired portion of the sentence that was being served bv Harriet Drake, and she. has been' released from prison. Mrs Drake was sentenced to six years' I imprisonment in November, 1002, for I manslaughter in connection with the death of one of her children.

PALMERSTON NORTH. November 1. Despite the nicht's bad weather beautiful weatlier prevails for the second day of the Manawatu Show. Amongst the visitors is the Minister for Lands. Crowds are in attendance from all warts of the coast and the district. The cattle classes suffered bv the absence of the Hawkcs Bay Shorthorns, which arc being sent to Christclntrch. Sheep made a Mod I display and horses a great exhibition, as usual. Does were better than ever. The cattle championshins resulted : Shorthorns-Bull. Dalzicll Bros: cow p. Fleming. Hercfords-Bull. Stuckev: cow. D. P. Buchanan. Avi-sl.ires-Bull. Slack Bros.; cow. S. Standee. Jerseys-Cow, ,d. aMrn'a Holstein-Frcscians-Bull, M'Kcnzie and Lovelock: cow. Mrs Kald>l Sons. sMlinn Connucroniml G. F. Mrancs filly Oriana won, the thorouglihicd horse championships.