LATE TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1205, 5 April 1895, Page 26

LATE TELEGRAPHIC.

Auckland, April 3. The Bishop of Melanesia is a passenger by the Monowai, which left for Sydney todav. At a farewell gathering, he expressed his acknowledgment of the kindness he had received everywhere in hlew ZB£il£md. The prospects of the mission were most hopeful. As one result of his visit, his staff would be strengthened by the addition m five men and two women. The Australian Bishops concerned had asked him if the mission could not take care of the 8000 Kanakas on the Queensland sugar plantations, and ho was going to Australia to enquire into the matter. The mission intended to commence work in New Georgia, and establish a college in Florida. 5 ' Williamson and Musgrove s Opera Company are passengers by the Hauroto, which sailed this morning for Newcastle. The Society of Arts Exhibition was opened to-night by the Governor, who expressed great satisfaction at the marked improvement in the work. The Harbour Board had a warm discussion about the writ served on the steamer Hawkes Bay for damage to a dolphin. It appeared the extent of the

damage had been greatly exaggerate. A was agreed to invite the etftf&rs to have the damage assessed by arbitration. Duneuin, April 3.

Israel Wendell, aged 60, wine merchant, Octagon-, died suddenly yesterday. He resided 'at the Panama Boarding-house, and had tea last evening as usual. He e no complaint of feeling" unwell-, fottt left the place after tea and aceeiapanied Catherine Lombardo to he? home in Arthur street. On getting inside, Wendell sat down in a chair* and, after remarking that it was a long way up the hill, began to breathe heavily and fell off the chair on to his back, apparently dead. The woman, reported the matter to the police, vvho found the man dead and cold. Deceased’s family reside in Auckland, where he had a business Was well known* At a poll die ‘the ratepayers to-day. the proposal to raise a loan of .£6OOO to construct isity abattoirs was carried by a majority of 647 votes. Invercargill, April 3. At a meeting of the Band Contest Committee to-night the old dispute as to the payment of the prize money WUs again threshed out. An amendment was carried on the easting Vote tile chairman regretting that Lands interested refuse to ■submit the matters in dispute to arbitration, and that the committee shall only deal with the matter by decision of the Judge of the Supreme Court or such other tribunal as may be approved. Christchurch, April 3. At the meeting of the Hospital Board, the report of Dr MacGregor regarding the recent enquiry was adopted by 6 votes to 5, an amendment to give a wardsman and two nurses whose dismissal is recommended another chance being lost. There is a strong feeling in town on the subject. A bootmaker at St. Albans named Walter Mills, 37, was found dead in his house today. Wanganui, April 3. The M'aval Artillery corps has decided to at once disband. At the Supreme Court George Friend and Thomas Cosgrove were convicted of robbery, and the former sentenced to twelve months’ and the latter to two years’ hard labour.

New Plymouth, April 3

The Supreme Court sessions were opened in the new Courthouse to-day by Judge Conolly. F. W. Bernecker, a youth of 19, for forgery, was sentenced to six months’ hard labour, and Edward Vernon Jones, an elderly man, also for forgery, was sentenced to 12 months’ hard labour. This completed the criminal business.