TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12044, 16 May 1901, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(Pi:it I'nitkd l'ni:.w Aswin.mo.O XAPIKII, May 15. 'i'lif niiiyninl eleciinn .'it Hasting to-day i whs keenly contested. both sides working ' hard to secure a victory. The present j mayor, Mr W. Y. Dennett, was relumed; liy ii majority of 191 over the ex-mayor, _Mi- C. A. Filzroy. j At llie niiTlinir of llie Xapier Hnrmiisli' Council tliis cveniiiL' a letter was received from Mr A. I, 1). Frascr. M.11.1f., Mating that 111' had cuniniinmaled with tin; thivernllieiil willi reference In llie enlineil's petition In have tlic crossing at Sale street. where the recent fatal accident occurred. attended t», iinil had received a i-cply that, the matter would receive early attention. The question (if I lie. council taking over the AtlienMim properly, tvilh a view tu cßtahlishin;.; public library, was referred (» a Library | Committee. It was; resolved that in future the meetings of Hie Public Works Committee he own to (he press. WCLUXCITOX, May 15. Al a mci-lim; of tho A'ictoriti College; Council tii-uiglil a coinwittei: reported ihut, • it had considered llie mutter «: the cslab- j lislinicn! of a chair of education, and reeiiniii'.cndcd that the qualilicatioiis of can- [ dnlaU's should he that the applicant lis a I gradiiiiio of the University acquainted with the theory and methods of education, and mil*! have made I hi' .si-icocc and piaclice of education his special study; that the selected candidate lie ready to commenco I'ulios in April nest year at a sabrv of «J7OO. Consideration of the report anil also of the surest ion to appoint a pinlessor of modern languages was postponed till next meeting. Mr Singleton." a Canadian, has accepted the (lifer of llie position i.f instructor in chccsc-inakin;: under the Xew Zealand (Invcrnmeiil. ami will arrive by the nc-xl trip of the .Siena. The further trial of Michael P.remian, ' charged with llig.tlliy. Miltrei'llillf,' wllicll ItVd 1 juries disagreed, has been postponed till tha ii:'.\t erimhuil sc'-ions of the Supreme Court, i GKKYMOUTH, May 15. The chairman and members of tlic Itar-

hour Board went to Dobson t«»-day to in- i ♦ pect the »iT.in s genients for boring for coal. ' Mr Smith, thi: borinjj oxpert. gol everythiiig 1 under way. He expects to bore at the laic 1 ot' 20fi or 20lt \nv day, j CIHiISTCHURCH. Miiy 15. J During March and April 856.891;? sacks o£ | "rain were carried on the Canlnbury rail- j ways, an increase of 106.321 on the cones- \ ))onding period of the previous yej;r. Dm- I i ing ihe last 11 days 240.258 s.:cks have ■ been carried. 1