GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10045, 4 February 1896, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

■ ■ —♦ [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS association.] Gisborne, Monday. Last month produco, principally wool and mutton, valued at £133,407 was shipped from Poverty Bay. This is tho largest amount on record for any single month. CiißisTomißCH, Monday, The Christchurch regatta has been postponed till Thursday, February 20, in consequence of February 13 being fixed for the election. Entries close at noon on February 12. Nelson, Monday. Herr Balling, late principal af the Nolson School of Music, with Mr. Maughan Barnett, of Wellington, gave a concert tonight, whon they wero accorded an enthusiastic reception. Mr. Pitt, on behalf of the students of tho School of Music, presented a piece of silver to Herr Balling, together with an address, and spoko highly of the good work done by him. In reply Herr Balling spoko hopefully of the future of the school. He leaves for Europe by the Gothic. Wellington, Monday. The search for a girl named Gambirazzi, who loft a lotter stating that sho intended to drown horself in the river Hutt, has been unsuccessful. Some boots wore found in the rivor bed, and also traces of footsteps, but the river, although low, was dragged without avail. The Mount Sirion, which leaves for London tomorrow, takes 12,484 bales wool, 6700 being from here. The latter is said to be tho largest shipment despatched from Wellington, Vesterday's rain brought down a slighb flood in the Hutt River, which overflowed its .banks. Near the bridge at the Lower Hutt some low-lying tenements wero flooded, but it is not expected there will be a further rise of water. Inveroaroill, Monday. T. H. Johnston, alias Merritt, has been arrested at Mararoa charged with forgery. The accused, ib is alloged, had travelled the Lake Districb taking orders for photo enlargements, receiving doposits from clients. He gob a cheque for £1 10s at Queenstown, which, it is alleged, ho altered to £40 10s and cashed, Donedin, Monday. Fred T. Home was brought up bo-day and remanded, on a charge of embezzling £100 from the Dunodln Finance and Loan Company.