GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10130, 13 May 1896, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

[by telegraph.—own correspondent.] Thames, Tuesday. A sooth-easterly gale, accompanied by heavy showers of rain, has been blowing hare all day and still prevails. Mo damage, however, has so far been reported. The a.s. Ohineaiuri had a very rough trip from Auckland this evening, apd although she left Auckland at 1.30 p.m. she did not reach here until after 9 o'clock. Consequently she was too late for the tide and had to land her passengers in boats.

[l)Y TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Rangiora, Tuesday. The Hon. J. McKenzie, who is on a four days' visit to North Canterbury, addressed a crowded meeting at Rangiora to-night. A vote pf thanks to the speaker aud confidence in the Government was carried with bub one dissentient.

Wellington, Tuesday, Captain Russell addressed a meeting at Grey town, last night, and received a vote of thanks.

The Jubilee testimonial to the Premier it to be presented on July 22nd. The Hauroto bright from Sydney 32 miners for Brunner.

A child named William Curtis, aged 19 months, son of F. J. L. Curtis, a settler in Nainai Valley, Lower Hutt, was found drowned this morning in a tub of water on its parents property. In the Appeal Court judgment was reserved in the case of Mill v. Hutton. (Jisborne, Tuesday. The population of the East Coast (Cook and Waiapu counties) is 8126; increase, 1644. Gisborne and suburbs, 3826; increase, 798.

Donedin, Tuesday. At a meeting of the OtagQ Institute tonight, Professor Shand read a paper on Rontgen Rays, and a shadow picture of a frog, taken by A. Hamilton, was shown. Applications for the Ardgowan estate number at present about 750, averaging four to five sections each. Nearly the whole of the applications were received in Oamaru.

Wangandi, Tuesday. Duncan B. Howard, convicted on two charges of sly grog selling at Karioi, inland of Wanganui, on February 10, was on the first charge fined £25, and sentenced to three months on the second.

Christchdroh, Tuesday. At the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court to-day, Mr. Beethaia, S.M., being on the bench, eight persons resident in Christchurch, were each fined £5 with coats £2 9s, for failing to supply returns of their income?.

Mr. W. E. Fairholme, a local artist, died suddenly while conversing with two gentlemen in his studio yesterday afternoon. Napier, Tuesday. At the Philosophical Society meeting theßev.W. Colenso advocated the establishment of a free public library and museum. Ho offered a site free, and towards the estimated cost of £4.000 offered an aggregate of £2000, on condition that the whole amount is raised by the 31st December.