TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 8862, 21 July 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Fbb United Pbess Association) Auckland, July 18. Information has been received by the mail of the death, at Columbia, of cancer, of George Quick, who pioneered Cobb and Co.'s coaching arrangements in Auckland in the early days. Bishop Cowie and Bishop-Luck, and their clergy, have forwarded petitions to Parliament praying that a trial be made on the railways of Vaile's stage ajstem, on the ground of the moral and.educational benefits that would result from facilities being given to promote settlement in country districts. The petition sent to Sir George Grey by the Railway Reform League now totals 5477 signatures. Napieb, June 19. A man name! John Power, in a state of intoxication, fell into the tideway at the Spit last night, and before a boat reached him he was drowned. His body was found on the beach this morning. It was not a case of suicide, as at first reported. Wellington, Joly 20. A movement is on foot to establish a Civil Service Association, on the same lines as the Melbourne Association, the principal object being to forca on a bill providing for the classification of servants. Constable M'Lean, of Palmerston North, who was recently transferred from the permanent artillery to the police force, dropped dead on Friday night from heart disease. Christchukch, July 19. A meeting of members of the Now Zealand Rifle Association, held this afternoan, decided to recommend that the next annual prize meeting bj held during the first week in January, and that the shooting should be-completed withiu one week; also, that volunteers should bo required to shoot in uniform, Timabu, July 20. The funeral of the late Mr K. Turubull took place this afternoan. Th 9 weather being fine, there was a large attendance—nearly 500 persons, walking two and two, and about 40 vehicles beiDg present. Mr Wray, R.M., represented the Cabinet; and the borough councillors, members of friendly societies, the fire brigade, and garrison band took part in the procession. The delay of the steamer upset the first arrangements and prevented the hour of the ceremony being known in the country, or the attendance would have tcsn larger. Mr O. B. Cooper, collector of customs, died yrsterday ; aged 58. He came to the colony as a child in 1840 with his father, who wsi Customs officer at Auckland tor some years. Deceased entered tho Customs service at Lyttellon in 1553; wai placed in charge of Timnru in 1865, übd has been hiTe pv« since.