LATE TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 933, 17 January 1890, Page 17

LATE TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Masterton, January 15. The post mortem on the body of Mary A ran Reid, who died somewhat suddenly, showed that death was due to natural causes. James Gro"es, who was arrested on a warrant for obtaining goods of the value of 253 on false pretences, was remanded to Pahiatua. Christchurch, January 15. The police received a communication this morning that a man, name unknown, who went by steamer to Le Bon’s Bay last night, committed suicide by blowing his brains out. It has been decided to hold a regatta at Kaiapoi on St. Patrick’s Day. Later. The man who shot himself at Le Bon’s Bay is Harry Davis, a grassseeder, who went to the Bay by the steamer on Tuesday. He was intoxicated on the voyage, and shot himself in a shed on the wharf after landing. The annual meeting of the Convocation of the University was held to-day, Mr D. White, of Dunedin, iu the chair. A resolution was carried recommending the Senate to allow students to take the LL.B. degree examination in such a way as to enable them to be admitted to the bar without being compelled to wait until they had obtained the degree. It was resolved that the Senate should furnish to the governing bodies of the colleges full details of the resulta of the annual degree and scholarship examinations. It was recommended that work should be prescribed in science for junior scholarships, and that it is desired lo revive the obsolete regulations under which teaohers of certain standing were allowed to proceed to graduation. Mr John Innes, of Wellington, was unanimoußlyelected chairman for the ensuing three years. Dunedin was fixed as the place of meeting next year. Dunedin, January 15. The Tarawex-a is expected back on Saturday from the Sounds trip. A second excursion will start on 20th Januar3*, and a third on 29th January. They promise to be a great success, as both are filling up rapidly, and already over SO passengers have been booked for each trip. At the crushing at the Exhibition battery the stone from Jacob’s claim, Nenthorn, yielded at the rate of soz to the ton. A deputation waited on Mr Hislop to-day, urging that the Tramway Company should be compelled to run trams regularly on the Ocean Beach Railway, the amendment in the Publio Works Act by which the Company were enabled to purchase providing for running at least six trams each week. The Minister promised to bring the matter before his colleagues. Mr P. K. McCaughan has given £SO to the fund which is being raised to make a presentation to Inspector Weldou. At a meeting called by the Social Reform Association to-night, it was decided to raise a guarantee fund to defray the cost of a visit from Henry George, who will del : vei'lectures on land nationalisation. A committee was appointed for the purpose. Invercargill, January 15, The wool sales at Gope were, very successful, the %tten,dapce bping. large, the bidding brisk;, and tfye. prices; being the highest obt%in,ed tbift season* Quotations —Halfbred, Is o|d - K laevino, Is mevino pieces, 9ld. Napier, January 15. A full holiday was observed; to-day for the annual Caledonian gathering. The weather was glorious, About 3000 were present, The L%dies'- Bracelet was won by J. Goodall. -£he Open Caledonian Handicap was, won by Wilson, a stranger here, who had it all his own way. The mi!o raoe was won by Peebles (Waipawa). The chief prizes for dancing fell to T. Mackay and W. P. Stuart, both, from the South Island, and Mackay also carried off the honours for bagpipe playing. A feature of the day wa3 the wrestling of two Maoris ; the first easily disposed of the well - known wrestler O’Brien, and the second Maori oonquered O Brien’s conqueror. Auckland, January 15. The Knight 3 of Labour resolved at a meeting to-night to endeavour to obtaiu the closing of shops in Auckland at 6 p.m. on all evenings of the week except Saturdays, when they should close at 9 p.m., and a Com mil te«, including three clergymen, was appointed to attain that object. A letter

was received from the Rev W. Birch, who has taken an active interest in this work ; and Dr Luck, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, wrote apologising for non-attend-ance, but stating that the cause of early closing had his hearty sympathy. To-day Sir Thomas Esmonde left by the Wainui for Samoa, where he will stay until the arrival off Tutuila of the steamer Zealandia (which is to Bail from Auckland a fortnight hence), and he will then go on fco San Francisco with Mr Dillon, who is to leave Auckland by the Zealandia. At the adjourned meeting of creditors of Adam Laybourn to-day, Mr Barber submitted a report of his investigation of the debtor’s accounts. He had found that the books had boen carelessly and inaccurately kept. Mr Hesketh said he would like a further investigation. If any creditor was found to have money that he had no right to have, they ought to proceed against him. The meeting was adjourned for Mr Hesketh to instruct the Official Assignee whether any action could be brought against any person to the advantage of the estate. The liquidators of the Union Sash and Door Company have reported to the share, holders that there will probably be a credit balance of £207, which will yield a dividend of about 2d per Bhare. The third wool sales of the season were held to-day by A. Buckland and Sons, Hunter and Nolan, and Binney and Sons. Taking the quality of the wool into consideration, the prices in the recent sales were fully maintained. There were no Southern buyers. Owing to the falling of a tree, Mrs Erneate, wife of a Hamerstead settler, was killed at Mareretu, her skull being smashed. A child named Wright has been killed near Whangarei by falling from a cart. An aocident occurred at Mimiha, near Whangarei, on the 12th instant, when a young man named Williams, the owner of the Owai Hotel, was drowned. (FROir OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.' Westport, January 15. Six young men are summoned by the police to appear before the Magistrate on Tuesday next to answer a charge of insulting behaviour. The occasion of the alleged offence is understood to be an attack made by the boys on members of the Salvation Army. Another case on the cause list is against thirteen members of the Army for obstructing the thorough, fare and refusing to move on when requested by the police to do so.