TELEGRAMS

North Otago Times, 3 November 1906, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

WELLINGTON. November 2. A shop and dwelling at Newton copied 1 by P. ABdincm (^^ p. J. Lowther, and .. MKcand was destroyed by lire at 8.30 tins Suing. The lire occurred wrough So bursting of a glass jar in which Anderson's assistant was making varnish. The adjoining premises elupicdbyGari.es (sailmakcr) an h Moses (fancy goods) were slight J: ihmaeed The insurance on tltc uSing was £6OO in the United Offlce Anderson's stock was.insured for £3OO in the Yorkshire ott Lowther and M'Keaiu. Os everything and were uninsured, lie building was owned by Mr Martin "ftiarylebone Cricket team which is en route to New Zea and i? as follows: de Trauord Leicestershire), May and Page (Cambridge), Simpson, , Haywa d and Burns (Worcestershire), Johnston and Fox (Somersetshire), Branston and Cunvcn (Oxford), Harrison and Tufnoll (Kent), Torrcns (Harrow), Wynvard (Hampshire), and Douglas (Essex). The team will arrive by 1,,, uorinthlc on December th, .and tnß opening match will be played at New Plymouth on the 7th,

CIIRTSTCHimCIT November t>

AI, 10,30 last evening an olcctuc ~„r collided with a hansom cab at „ ~,„.,„,,. „[ St. 'Asaph and Col. nmbci streets. The cab was drive by Frederick Held, of Lmwood, and contained three passengers, ino vehicle whs completely smashed, and Held .who was partially thrown un,1,,, |j„, car, received \a severe wm| ,„l on u,o back ol his bead and was injured about the body. He died in the hospital early this morning. The passengers in the cab sustained no serious injury. Keul was aged about (17. Sir Joseph Ward formally opened the Farmers' Salcyards in St. Asaph'street to-day in the presence of large number of farmers and others. At the luncheon after the opening ceremony, he proposed success to the undertaking, and said that the position of New Zealand in tho London market was due mostly (o the efforts of the farmers themselves, lint the grading system was a great factor. He said that a companv with 1100 members could not fail to succeed. The Scddon Technical College foundation stone was laid to-day by the Hon. G. Fowlds. The College will be adapted as a local memorial to the late Mr Scddon. It is intended to add an assembly ball, reading room, technological museum, wool department, and smith's shop. There was a large attendance, ami several addresses were given by local representative men and others. An inquest was held to-day touching the death of a cabman named Frederick Reid, who was fat ally injured last night in consequence of a collision between his cab and an electric car. A verdict accidental death was returned, a rider being added that no blame was attachable to anyone. "ASHBDItTON. November 2. At the Magistrate's Court, Mr Wray, S.M. fined George Hiclcmott 20s and costs for sending liquor into the Ashburton No-license district without giving the necessary notice to the authorities. Thomas Walsh, Harry McElrea Charles Graham, 'Arthur' Taylor, and William Childs were each fined 40s and costs for being found on the premises while the police were raiding the same in search of sly-grog, the owner of the premises having since been convicted of sly-grog selling. William Porter pleaded guuty to making a false declaration of birth and was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court, bail of £25 being allowed.

GISBORNE. -"' November 2. The body of Thomas bills, aged 07, a laborer, married, was found in the Tarulieru River this morning, and at an inquest a verdict ol found drowned was returned. Deceased had been on a drinking bout for some weeks, On Wednesday he was twice helped by the Beautifying Association's gardener from the mud bank in the vicinity ol where his body was subsequently found. He had been seen in town that /ftcrnoon, and in tho evening hao returned to the river bed enclosure. WELLINGTON. November z. The Minister for Lands (the Hon. R. McNab) intends leaving for Cliristchurch on Monday evening. .He will inspect the Culverdcn Estate, which has been put forward as a desirable estate to purchase under the Lands for Settlements Acts, On Wednesday and on Thursday he will be present at the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show. Mr McNab hopes to reach his own electorate on Saturday, tne lOlh.

The changes in the administration of the Agricultural Department outlined by the Minister ot Lands, before the closing of the session, will take place as from December Ist. James Stanbury, ex champion sculler of the world, who is to race [ Weill), the New Zealand champion, for '£loo aside on Boxing Day, left Wfcllingtlon for Wanganui this morning. It is reported that a match to he rowed in Wellington about the midd'c of January has been arranged between the veteran W. I-Icarn and Stanbury, Heam will bo given 38 seconds start in a mile.

AUCKLAND, November 'i. William Stevenson Aicken appeared at the Police Court tins morning, charged with sending a threatening latter to Sir Joseph Ward, and was further remanded till Wednesday, owing to the illness of the principal witness, who is in Wellington. Bail was not asked for.

, WANGANUI. November 2. Stanbury, who is. to row Webb, for £2OO on ■ the Wanganui River on Boxing Day arrived this afternoon. The Bor,ough Council election resulted in the return of A. Harris.

INVERCARGILL'. . Novembor IS,

The Council of the New Zealand thietic-Olgb has iss'ued" 'a = mani-

festo ;declaring that ;any<of" its members who compete at the Scottish Societies Sports atOhrisV church on tho first and second'of January, will be disqualified for five years, and no competitor thereat will bo allowed to perform at any 1 meeting in the colony tinder; the

jurisdiction of tho Union during that tiine. 'Jin's also extends to Australia,

CHRISTCHURUI-I. November l Tho Exhibition opened 10-day With renewed success. Enormous crowdi. thronged the Oity, and beautiful weather prevailing, lent great effect to tho spectacular display. Tho various courts "presented a very lino appearance, and showed the "haracloristics of the counties rcTcscnted in excellent style. The Commissi oners and prominent vis}: tors wcro welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce. The function was attended by the Governor. Complimentary speeches were made, by tho Chairman of , the function (M)» A. i;. Parsons), the Governor, the Premier, .Sir Joluv Gorst, and others. The weather is keeping bcutiful, and everything is assisting to make the event memorable. Nearly 12000 peoplo visited tho Exhibition to-uight-.