WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 117, 28 February 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH

(Per Press Association.)

Wellington, This day. Alfred King, well-known as a sporting writer, under the name of “ Vigilant," died suddenly just after midnight, of aneurism of the heart. He had been ailing for some time. He came to tb* colony in 1872, and joined the staff of the Auckland Star in 1878. He removed to Wellington, where for seven years he was sub editor of the Post. Since then he had been attached to the N.Z. Times. Capt Edwin reports there aro now strong evidences of hard gales from north in most parts of the country between noon of Thursday and midnight of Saturday. The annual meeting of the delegates to the H.A.C.B S. began to-day. Mr Beetham, (Auckland) Chairman, con gratulated the Society on their satisfactory position. The meeting passed a unanimous and heartfelt vote of condolence with Bishop Moran in his present severe and critical illness and prayed he be long spared to labor for their spiritual and temporal welfare. Mr Low, dairy expert, in his latest report, complains of inattention on the steamers to the necessity of preserving uniform temperature, and the want of informity in quality of butter, which he thinks will keep down prices more than anything else. The remedy is to send more factory butter, for at present nearly every private dairy means a different quality. Hawrra, This day. The Public Trustee has been holding meeting of natives preparatory to leasing lands to individual natives under the act of last session. The meetings have expressed confidence and approval of the administration, and have received Mr Warburton very cordially. Napier, This dav. A fireman ■ s the steamer Fanny, in mt 1 Alex Mitchell, was crushed by machinery yesterday and died. Invercargill, This day. The bodies of King and M :Qu irv, who were drowned on Sunday, have been recovered. It is difficult to understand why none reached the bench, as all the men were good swiiui ners. Auckland, This day. The costs of the Waitemata election petition amount in all after taxing to close on XIOOO. Christchurch, This day. The revenue of the Harbor Board is seriously affected by the falling off of the grain and recent rcductionsin port charge*. | The Board find they will have to revise the tariff unless the matters improve. The Christchurch and Merivale football clubs have pass id resolutions in favor of joining the New Zealand Rugby Union.