TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3677, 1 March 1899, Page 5

TELEGRAPHIC.

PRESS ASSOCIATION. New Plymouth, Tuesday. Mr J. S. McKollar has been secretary to the Education Board ou applicants. ~, , Christchurch, I net day. The total valuation of the city ot Christchurch is £208,74d, being an increase on the previous year of -£16,235. _ . Mr J 7 Gibbs has been elected chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board. A PROSPERODS INSTITUTEAuckland, Tuesday. At the annual meeting of the Aucklan Institute. Mr Jno. . Batger was elected. president. The invested funds ot tne institute are in a satisfactory state, me total amount is now £13,590, showing an increase of £3lO during the year. AUCKLAND COAL*DISCOVERY. Auckland, Tuesday. It is reported that coal baai been discovered five miles from Waihi. The finder have applied for a lease ot 100 acres. lr the find is a genuine one it will prove a great thing for Waihi. i NEW PLYMOUTH SPORTS CARNIVAL. New Plymouth, Tuesday. At a public meeting last night an influential committee was appointed carry out a four days’ carnival during Christmas week, to include two days of horse racing, one day. of cycling and one day of athletics. AN OLD SOLDIER. Christchurch, Tuesday. The death is announced of Mr H. J. Reeves, for many years a successful teacher in - connection with the native schools, particularly at St. Stephen s, Kaiapoi. He went through the war in. the Crimea with the British forces.

; CLOSING OF AUCKLAND EXHIBITION. Auckland, Tuesday. The Auckland Mining and Industrial Exhibition was formally closed to-night by an address in the Choral Hall by Mr B. ' Kent, chairman of the Executive. There were 10,000 people in the Exhibition grounds. Mr Kent said the tinibition had been a great success. Some 100,000 people had paid for admission, exclusive of season ticket-holders. , Ho thanked His Excellency the Governor and Lady Eanfurly for their presence at the opening, and the Government for its assistance. SUPPRESSION OF TYPHOID AT NAPIER. Nai'ieb, Tuesday. Official figures, published by the authority of the Borough Council, show how successfully the sanitary precautions have resulted in suppressing typhoid fever cases. In 1894 there wore seventh-two such cases in the borough ; in 1895 there were sixty cases; in 1896 the number of cases dropped to forty-three j in 1897 there were twentynine cases; last year there were nineteen. This year up to and including February 37th there have been only eleven oases.

THE DISPOSAL OF FUNDS. ' Auckland, Tuesday. To-day Mr Justice Gonolly hold a sitting in Chambers at the Supreme Court in the case of Stichbury v. Banks and "others in 'connection with the disposal of military tournament funds. Mr Burton was sot down to move for the disposal of the interpleader summons. Mr Burtou said it was desired by his clients that all further claims to the funds should bo debarred, so that the money could bo handed oyer at once to the Queen’s Statute Committee. His Honor said he did not see how ho could make such an order, and after some discussion the matter dropped, the motion nob being moved.