TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10240, 24 December 1894, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

, (Fan United Fbbss A3socia.tzqh.) 3 Auckland, December 22. The police kare arrested five of the witnesses in the Bowdea assault ca3e on a charge of alleged psrjury. Their names are: —Samuel - Given, Albert Dryland, Koberfc Guy, Jamts 3 Hay, and Thomas Kerwin. Warrants are out feu? the other parties. The Rev. Beat'jy, warden Sfc. John's College, scoeyt3 the incumbenoy of St. Marlon, Semuera, rice the Eev. Mr Eichwii.?, resigned. Mr J. Edwards will be tke oaly Dunes)ia represeafcaiive at the Chess Congress in Wellington this week. At the sals of racing stock by Msssrs Wright, Stepheason, and Co on Saturday Mr ' Kett bought Stockfish for £19, Mr S. G. Smith ' took Monowai at £18 aud Dawr: at £10, Mr G. Smith (of !;hs City) bought St. Ronaid at £13 10«, and Sir J. M'Kevren purchased tbe rest— ths Molly Bawu filly at £31, the Shset Anchor coit at £10, Coiac at £21 10k, Cabsrfeidh at £13 10s, Infetno at £22 10*. Major at £4, and the Blaekwood Abdiiliah filly at £11. Wellington, Derernbsr 22. It is understood that Mr E. G. Pilcaer, eacretary to the Railway Commissioners, h*s been ottered the position of traffic manager at Napier. Vations other chaßges are pending, , and it is expected there shortly will bs aa g auialgamatioH of the Public Works an-1 Railway departments, which will effect; farther change*. , It is reported that in the recent ohanges sevaral reductions in salaries have besn made. 3 Sir T. Kennedy Maodonald has been appoioted 5 valuer under tfee Government Advances to Settlers Act. There are to bs two uupcrviaLag , valuers in the North Island, Mr Duncai in 1 Auckland aad Kr Macdonald in Wellington. 1 The salary is £500 pw annum. ; The ineinotial to the late Sir Harry Atkinssn 1 has been placed in the ICarori Cemetery, at the instp-nce of his friends wha sst with him in Parliament. It is in fcha form of a large granite croso, enclosed in low Gtone &nd granite walls of snit&ble design. The cross, together with the steps upon which it stands, me&nures about lOfb * in height. t i'he Ballaace 2'^morir.l Coasmittee have > srrauged to alter the design of the Ballancs - memorial so that it' leading feature shall be a statue of the late Prsmier. This is in i accordance with the expressed ■wish of -Parliament last ?es?ioa. Thn raeiaorip.l, which will r ba xboufcl6it higb, with diaraeterat botfcßi caso i of 7ft, will be erected within the parliaEientary grounds. Judgment was given by Mr Jlattip, S.M., to-day in a case of interest to Natives and those eonderned in Native lands. P. Loudou had sued Mere Te Puni for a rebim of £11, being her share of lie sum of £44- p;iid by plaiatiff us dutyassesaed under "TheDece&eed Persons' Duties Act 1881." The civcumstauces were that in 1888 defendant became, by virtue of a succession order issued out of the Native ■ Land Court, entitled with other Natives to a : parcel of land at Petcne. Her interasi was au 1 undivided one-fourth share. A ca-owner with defendant subssq'.'entlysold another one-fourth 1 interest in tho laud to plaintiff, who, on going ■ to register his tiHe, found th*t tb.s duty . claimed by the Stsmp Office on tho opecessiuu order had isut bseu paid. He evrtntnn'ily paid the whole amount, and now sued for defendant's !>h»re. His Worship ga.7e judgment in i equity »nd good con3cieace for the Amount 1 olsimed, with coete. i December 23. ; About 1090 people left Wellington daring the ' past two liays by rail or stenowr fco erjoy a : holiday in other parts, and large numbers k-ive ; to-morrow. Tha principal attractions for Box- . icg Day are an excursion to Piuttra, marine i and railway excursions, snd the annuxl cricket match betwis?u Chtistchurch and the WeUing- , ton Midland Oiuba. (F-EOii Our Own Cohbesfondbnt. ) Auckland, Dsrembsr 22. The official changes on the transfer of the railway adminirtration appear to be generally spproved of here. Mr Hudson, who has been difltrict trnifiu manager at Auckland for a number of years, has besa very successful whila he has been here, and has gained the conndence oi: all who have had business relations with him. Kis promotion will .^ive gtjneval satisfaction.

— A few weeks ago a man in London b.ipFev.eii to go to ;ra suction sile under :i sheriff's offi'-er's writ i\>r distraint of rent. For a copper' or two he pnrehatcd a dictionary. Ciiiualiy looking through it a few hours afterwards, h« found Jjet'Tet'ii the leaves a £20 note, bearing the date 1808. — A proposed memorial cf Izsak 'Wjilton in Londou is on foot. Tha memorial is to takn the form of a stained window at Izaak's old church, St. Dunstan's, Fleet street, London. — In Cambridgeshire there is a curiou? belief to the effect that a fire started by a lightning stroke can only be quenched with milk, i EOYAL COLORS TOBACOO. J