Telegraphic.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 993, 13 March 1891, Page 30

Telegraphic.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, March 5. Dr Forbes, of Tauranga, has been appointed Medical Officer at Tonga by the Tongan Government. Mi3s Frances Otu Chew, the Auckland musician who obtained a violin scholarship at the Royal College of Musio, is the youngest daughter of the Rev J. Chew, pastor of the Beresford street Congregational Church. She is sixteen years of age. The scholarship entitles her., to free tuition for three years, together with maintenance and pocket money. The result of an examination for two entrance exhibitions in music, given by the Amateur Opera Club to the University College, is that Miss Alice Maud Harding wins first prize with a fraction over 90 per cent of the maximum marks. Miss F. Harper coming second with 86 per cent. There were IS candidates. The Hon A. J. Cadman, Native Minister, arrived in Auckland yesterday. The s.s. Waiaui, from Samoa and Tonga, reports falling in with a severe hnrrioane in the Northern part of the Friendly Group on the 19th ultimo. She was hove-to in tho storm for 36 hours. The hurricane was experienced at Tonga and Eastern Fiji, and considerable damage was done to the condemned barque Africa, which went ashore at Samoa, and was expected to be. floated off. The eastern portion of tho Fiji Group and Tavitri are reported to be devastated by the hurricane. Auckland, March 6.

W. S. Allen is delivering addresses in various parts of Te Aroha constituency thanking the electors who voted for him. News has been received from the Islands, via Sydney, of the death of a well-known Auckland shipmaster, Captain G. Couch. He had traded from Auckland to the Islands for years. Auckland, March 8.

At the annual meeting of the Young Men’s Christian Association the balance, sheet showed the expenditure for the year to be £856 16s Bd, tbe balance, which appears as £243 9s 3d, being transferred to the floating debt account. It is reported that the services of the harbourmaster at Russell (Captain Best) and his assistant are to be dispensed with, with a view to retrenchment. Against the step it is urged that those officers exeroise a check upon smuggling and are of. great service in reporting vessels bound inward for Auek--13 Mr T. Morrin has been appointed chairman of the North Auokland Cattle Board. The Northern Club„have appointed Mr C. C. McMillan their president for the ensuing year.

Auckland, March 9.

The tourist who was arrested when he bad lauded from the Mariposa, Mr A. R. Bremner, again appeared before the Police Court to-day. Inspector Broham asked for a further remand, and stated that the aooused had been arrested on information reoeived from Melbourne, that ho was charged with having obtained £IOO by false pretences from Mr Jno. Barker. Mr Broham said he had received a cablegram from the Commissioner of Police, Melbourne, to the effect that an officer would start with a warrant on the 12th inst. The Bench overruled the objection o f accused’s solicitor, Mr Hesketh, that the information was bad, and granted a remand for a week. The annual exhibition of the Birkenhead and Northcote Fruit Growers’ Association was opened at Northcote by Mr Jackson Palmer, M.H.R. The show was a great success; there were about 400 entries. Auckland, March 10.

At a meeting of the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, the Surveyor General, Mr Percy Smith, gave some information as to the standing of the Institute in the South, and recom* mended the local committee to send to the Council any suggestions or proposal for Im’ provemeat. The Rev A. J. Smith, Pastor of the Primitive Methodist Church, left to‘day for Sydney, en route to England. Dunedin, March 5.

Mr H. S. Fish, M.H.R., has brought under the notice of the Hon the Minister for Lands the desirableness of opening the shooting season on the 27th instant, to enable sportsmen to take advantage of tbe Easter holidays. Mr McKenzie replied that he was personally favourable, but feared there were legal difficulties in the way of doing so. He would, however, communicate with the Premier.

Hon J. McKenzie received a number of deputations to-day on various matters. He leaves for Invercargill in the morning. Replying to a deputation re the unemployed, he promised to communicate with the Minister of Public Works, and stated that he proposes to amend the conditions on which land can be taken up under the village settlement scheme, ao -that persons may occupy land for two years without payment. The regulations have been sent to Auckland for the assent of the Governor in Council.

Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co, show a net profit for the year of £7291, and declare a percent, dividend, absorbing £6570. Mr. David Mills has been reappointed manager of the Union Company at Melbourne. Mr Kennedy, late manager of the Invercargill branch, becomes traffic manager at Dunedin. The Mararoa will be laid up during tho winter. Dunedin, March 6.

It is understood that the Minister of Lands has offered the position of chief of the Stock • Department of the Colony to Mr J. -J). Ritchie, of Mount Royal, Waikouaiti, who has accepted the position. It is understood that radical changes in the Stock Department are intended to be carried out. A warm rain commenced to fall about 5 o’clock to-day, and as it is continuing the Kakanui outdoor ffite has again to be postponed. Dunedin, March 9. •

A garden party given by Mrs W. H. Reynolds realised £34 17s 44, in aid of the Kakanui Relief B und. The Daily Times list has now reached £2lO. Hokitika, March 5. The s.s. Charles Edward was floated off the bank, and steamed up to tbe wharf this morning. The Kennedy will probably come off to-morrow. The weather is now moderating. Invercargill, March 5. There is no sign of Mr Hatch’s Gratitude, now overdue from the Macquarries. At a meeting of the Seaward Bush Railway Committee to-day, a deputation was appointed to interview the Hon J. McKenzie on the subject of extending the railway to the Mataura Ri\er. Invercargill, March 6. The Invercargill Amateur Athletic Club is defunct, a meeting to-night attended by eight members, having resolved to'let it lapse. - Christchurch, March 6.

The Lyttelton petition asking the Governor to commute the Fannagans’ sentence has* been forwarded to the Minister of Justice. It bears 495 signatures. The half-yearly meeting of the Canterbury Tramway Company was held to-night. The statement of accounts shows improving business, the half-year’s working resulting in a credit of £4437, which has been applied to the reduction of the Company’s indebtedness. The report was adopted without opposition.

Christchurch, March 8,

At the sport’s meeting yesterday on the Agricultural Show Grounds, got up by the Caledonian Society in connection with Duncan Ross’ visit, Ross made two records by throwing the 81b hammer 16oft Gin, his previous record being 152 ft llin, and _by throwing a 561 b weight over a bar lift high, the provioua record being 10ft llin. Christchurch, March 9.

The first annual meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Photographic Society was held to* night. Mr H. R. Webb was elected president. The Society is very flourishing, and numbers 40 members. Christchurch, March 10. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Bowerman aud Co., proprietors of the Picturesque Atlas Company, sued Henry Nnnweek for the sum of £lO 10s, the value of the work alleged to have been ordered. Defendant said he agreed to take one part only, which was delivered and paid for. No Other parts were sent him, but be refused to take delivery. Plaintiffs produced orders signed by defendant and other parsons for the whole work. The magistrate said it was ridiculous to suppose a number of men accustomed to business would put their names to blanks. Judgment was given for plaintiffs for the amount claimed, with costs.

Oamaru, March 6. At a meeting of the oouacil of the local Acclimatisation Society, it was decided, owing to the scarcity of game to ask the Government not to alter, the opening of the season to an earlier date than Ist of April.

Gisborne, March 8. The Native Land Laws Commission has adjourned to Auckland, bub will return to Gisborne before drawing up the report. Timaru, March 9. A memorial to the Minister of Justice is being prepared requesting a mitigation of the sentence of three years’ penal servitude passed on a Norwegian seaman named Halvor Olsen last seision for stabbing a shipmate. The grounds of the request are that the knife was used in self-defence in a drunken row, and that accused pleaded guilty not knowing how grave was the oharge against him, the indictment not being interpreted to him. Greymouth, March 9. At a meeting of the newly constituted Harbour Board this evening, Mr Guinness, M.H.K., was appointed chairman. Woodville, March 9. The Railway Commissioners have now arranged with Nelson Bros, for a siding in connection with the Woodville Freezing Works. The annual show of the Horticultural Society was held on Saturday and was the most successful ever held by the Sooiety. The show of fruit and flowers was specially fine. Lyttelton, March 9. Two shunting trains collided on Saturday, damaging the engines and tracks, but no one was hurt.