WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 178, 23 July 1894, Page 2

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH

(Psb Pum Association.) Fall of Snow. Gkeymouth, This Day. There has been a heavy fall of snow round Jackson and higher up the road, where it lies four bet deep. Rop. Football Matohea. A.'cklakd, This Day. The local team defeated the Teuranga footballers by 16 point* so ntl. Palmerston N-, This Day. Taranaki defeated the Manawato team by eight point* to nil. liuxKcni, This Day. The football match, Neleoo v. Marl, borough, wae won by the latter by seven point* to nil. There waa a large attendance.

Rugby Union Council. Wellington, This Pay. The Counoil ef tbe New Zealand Kugby Union, by 17 votes to 7, declined permission for the Canterbury Union to play the Otago Union, which is not affiliated.

The report of the Management Committee on the representation

question was adopted as follows: Unions having under 15 teams, 1 vote ; IS and under 25, 2 votes; 26 and under 35, 3 votes ; 35 and under 45, . 4 votes ; 45 and over, 5 votes; subscription, 2* Gd per team. The New South Wales team have decided New Zealand should not return the visit until 1M96. It wa* resolved that tbe match betweeu the North Island and New South Wales be played in Auckland on August 29, and that instead of the South Island match a New Zealand match be played at Christchurch. It was decided that next year a Nocth v. South match should be established between tbe two islands, the match to be a moveable one. Latze. The New Zealand Rugby Union has decided te appoint the members of the Appeal Committee (Messrs J. K. Logan, Henderson, Campbell, Cotterill and Firth) to select both the North Island team and the New Zealand team, the committee to communicate with the various union selection committees as to eligible men.

It was considered impracticable to hold trial matches, owing to the engagements the various teams have to fulfil.

The New South Wales Union wrote asking as to alternative terms in the event of New Zealand deciding not to return the visit next year.—lt wa* decided to cable that the team ooiad coase (1) either paying its own expenses, or (2) on same terms a* those on which New Zealand visited New South Wales last year. A Narrow Escape.

Wellington, This day. During tbe visit of the Gothic an examination was made of tbe number of bales of wool. Included among the cargo was a consignment of 1014 bales shipped at southern ports, and stored on tbe orlop deck. Its dangerous nature was discovered by the merest chan os, for it bad not been intended to rehandle it, but at the last utement it was decided to remove it into the lower hold lo make way for a quantity of other cargo. On the bands being burst open smoke issued from tbe bales, and the host inside was so great that tbe centre of the wool was actually scorched. Captain Babot went with the Gothio to Napier to make .a further inspection while the vessel lies there. It would have been only a question of a few days before the wool would have burst out into flame.

The Small-pox Scare. Wellington, This dsy. The reported small pox at Eltham turns out to be com-pox. Dr Ewart and 13 of tbe nurses of the hospital are down with influenza. A Lucky Spec. Wellington, This Pay. A young man named Geo. Gardner owning a share of the Londonderry mine, Coolgardie, has been offered £44,000 for it. Struck by Lightning. Wellington, This day. The barque Thurso, which left Wellington for Newcastle early last week, was st-nek by lightning during Friday's thunderstorm when near Kapiti Island, The main-top gallant mast was injured and the whole of the ropes attached to the main-mast wero brought down with a run. The barque is lying under the Island until repairs are effected.

A Petition. Wellington, This Day. Tb« railway station masters are petitioning Parliament for a system of classification similar to that in fore* in the Post and Telegraph Department.

A Credulous Crowd. Wellington, This Day A magnetio healer, who has le«n i practicing in Wellington for some years ana met with a oertaiu amount j of success, has been predicting a tremendous earthquake iu two months. The man has gained so much ascendancy over (iwople of weak minds that several families have cold out end left the oily. Others are preparing to follow suit to the uuiubir. it is said, of forty. Another Slip in the tiorge. Wooomj r. Thia Day. Another slip in tho lisrgo occurred on Saturday, being tho hear tost for wnw lime. Ms u h&To Ivan v. work all night clearing ii. and it is* \poci*d tho train will get through u> dar