Telegraphic.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1057, 2 June 1892, Page 34

Telegraphic.

(press association.) Hawera, May 25 Mr J. C. Yorke, for many years a proprietor and editor of the Hawera Star, was on Monday evening entertained by the settlers, on the occasion of his leaving oa a visit to England. Dunedin, May 27. Unless Parliament makes some provision the Education Board will close the Normal School (which now costs £2500 annually) at the end of the year. The Resident Magistrate has reserved decision in the charge against Price aud Bars nett of laying totalisator odd 3. At a meeting of the Harbour Board to day, a committee was appointed to consider the whole matter of port charges, and report. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting it was resolved to co-operate with the Harbour Board in the matter, and the Board’s committee was invited to confer with the Chamber. At a conference between the city and subburban members of Parliament and delegates from the city and suburban boroughs a resolution was carried approving generally 03 the proposed Bill to constitute Domain Boards for the conservation of the Ocean Beach and the Sand Hills, and Government is to be asked to allow one of their engineers to report. At the annual meeting of gthe Otago Rifle Association tho report showed a credit balance of £l3. Great complaint was made of the vvaDt if ranges. Dunedin, May 30. A six-roomed wooden house, the property of Robert Dickson, of Mornington, was burned down at 9.30 this morning. The house and furniture were insured for £SOO iu the Phoenix office. The fire was caused through a pot boiling over into the fire. Mr Valentine, AI. H.R., addres-e 1 a crowded meeting of his constituents at Lawrence ou Saturday night, advemely criticising the action of the Government. He received a vote of thanks and renewed confidence, an amendment in favour of thanks only failing to get a seconder. Christchurch, May 27. The Chamber of Commerce to-day decided not to support the proposal of the Dunedin Chamber that a discharge in bankruptcy should not release from debts incurred for food, fuel, clothes or medioine eupptied within three mouths before the order. The President reported that local trade matters were improving. The cimimJ sitting! of fcha Supreme Court o cu on Monday. There are eleven charges again-t seven persons on the calendar, which includes seven charges of forgery’, three of larceny 7, and one of assault with intent. Auckland, May 27. The Auckland branch of the Irish National Federation have appointed a deputation to ask Mr G. Grey 7 to submit a motion in tho New Zealand House of Representatives, asking the Imperial Government to grant Homo Ru'e to Ireland. An association comprising thirty members i 3 being formed to take up part of the Ohara block, on the Stratford Railway route, under the special conditions adopted last session. Auckland, May 28. The Native Land Court has defined the individual interests of the Native owners of Little Barrier Island, which, it is hoped, the Government wi 1 purchase for the preservation of the Native bush and game. There are so many applications for land in the Ohura settlement that its promoters have to form a second association. Auckland, May 30. The Hospital and Charitable Aid Board

passed the following resolution to-night, on the motion of Mr Kidd :—“That in the event of General Booth deciding to form a colony or settlement withiu New Zealand in connection with his oversea scheme, this Board is of opinion that the Government should obtain from the Salvation Army a guarantee that no one connected with the scheme shall at any time be a charge upon the Charitable Boards of the Colony.” The Auckland Ministers’ Association have resolved to ask the temperance bodies to include gambling as ono of the evils pledged against the members o' those societies. They also decided to hold a conference of minister! on th 9 subject of gambling. Waipaava, May 30. Judge O’Brien delivered judgement this afternoon in tho case of the Ngapairuru block of 56,072 acres, a forest clad hilly country on the east side of the Manawatu River. One thousand interests were declared divided as follow : Ngatiwakawihi and Ngatiwaka Tapu, 149 ; Ngatipaiakori, 80 ; Ngatihauhimoana, 21 ; Ngatimanuhiai, 300 j Ngatiwherenui 28, Wi Patene, 10 ; Ngatikerei, Ngat hinetawai, Ngatitamahuiroa and Ngata te Whuki, 400 ; Rania te Raugikaianaka and Ngatitamehinioa, 12. Hokitika, May 27. Sonlasol, a miner at Callaghan’s, an old man of 61, fell into a tailrace, and was found dead. He was subject to fits. Westfort, May 23. Mr E. O’Connor addressed a meeting of his constituents on Friday evening, and received a vote of confidence. He expressed himself an independent member. The coal export for last week was 4200 tons. Greymouth, May 29. The coal export for the week ending yesterday amounted to 2647 tons. Havelock, May 30. The wheel at the Wakamarina broke on Sunday at 7 a m. There was a derangement at midnight previous.