TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10596, 17 February 1896, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(Pbb United Peess Associition.) AncKtiND, February 15. v At a meeting oS the Council of tla i National Association (Auckland section) an | affiliation scheme, for the Australasian colonies was roferced so, and replies were read from the Wellington anti Ni&pier sections. With reference to the conference of delegates from all New Zealand sectinos, tfte subject was again remitted to the Political Committee in brtDgnn a repci't. RefacesMM was at tbe same time made to tbe satisfactcry Suietview of the cQcucil with Mr Gray, of OsHtacbury, who had wcentiy , : visited Auckland. A gatiufoctory veport ior ; the p»Bfc year upon Liberty, tho organ of. the., ; aaspciijtiop, waa sabaaittwl. ArrangernnTita for i the current year1 * Boblication new loft in the . hands of the coromittee with power tn act. It waa unanimously reeoived t(> send t>he following telegram, signed by the president and eecre- : lary, to the UajriteriJisry seotiou, Cbristchurch: " 'iho Auckland section of Nn4ion»l Assooiai ti<jn heartily cocg'^tulates the Canterbury. ■ r section upon the result of yesterdayTs election." I Napier, Febtuary 15. ; In ihe Divorce Court to-d*y a decree niti waa granted in the nase of Falbrook v. Fulbrook (a hunband's petition). Barrett y. Barretti . !a husband's petition) wes adjourned till next session. ■ .'■■.:.,■. ! V/asoanui, February 16. The success of Hospital Saturday ia aid of the ne\? hospital h/ou'dings ia assured, and a .. largo amount of tsojiey will probably be re« ported on Tuenday. The public generally have been very geiseroii?, aud among other large aatns given is 150 guineas by the Wa-Dganui Jockey Club.

V/sxuno'ton, February 15. The line from Elmbahuna to Newman (nna mile aod a--balf) wili h» opened next week. The whole liuo to Woofiv'iis is expected to he ready by the 6Dd of the year. A wool fhed at Maud Bay, belonging ta Ml duarles Collier, ha* beon destroyed by fire. It was insured for £300 in the South British and New Zealand offices. The city valuation for the current year shows a total of £363,765, as compered with £349,8*1 tor la*t year—au increase of £13,924-. Two hundred and seventy-four new buildings ware erected during the year, aa increase of 39 as* compared with the previous year. | February 16. i His Excellency the Governor and tba.Booi J. M'Kenzie returned from the Bouth to-day. On Monday last rA 8 p.m. Mr Kennedy, tha mesmerist, placed l'raderiek Keating in a trunc«s, with th«j inlsntion of beeping him in that state until 10 p.m. on Saturday. Keating, daring the time of enforced sleep, him been, visited by large crowds, the hall in which he was reposing being'open day and night. A 6 various times the sleeping map has bscn subjected to various test*, all' pf which failed to wake him. yesterday he was subjected to o ; post severe teat. A Sydney doctor (Sweet) j inserted surgical f niseoM under ihe floger nulls, end strong ninmnjiia was applied to the nostrils, bat reflexes were p,b«ent. He dedsred the man to be in a perfectly fit state for an? surgical operation, arid srid he hoped the day was not far distant when tho medical profession would follow the exampia of tbe French School o£ Nancy. DrCtessy,of Neison,'alsoeximined the man, and confirnißd the former's statements. Precisely at 10 ia»fc night, in Hse' j presence of a large audience, Keating awakened, j apparently none the worse for hi* long repose, j A fire occurred ia the shop of Stone, draper, Cuba street, lest eight, throngh the goods in the j window catcbiDg fitt't'roH) thegas. The damage j is estimated at £260 fro tha stock and £100 to the building, Tha insurances are: Stock, £1000 in the Pbceniz; building, £450 in tha Manchester office.

Chkistceuech, February 16. At the Magistrate* Court a f rniterer and confectioner, who aho sold pot plants and Maori kits, was charged with keening bis eUop open on Thursday afternoon. The defence wsa4Fbat tho articles to which exception wtwe taken were not exposed for sala on tho half-holiday, Mr Beetham ruled that en the articles iv question were evidently pc'r!; ef defendant's business, as he sold them thri?ugliout the week, and cs he thug could not eisiim to be carrying ou*exclßsivoiy a frniterar's or confectioners bnsiaesj,ha bsd tio tight to be open on the half-holiday.