Yesterday’s Telegrams

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7267, 21 July 1893, Page 1

Yesterday’s Telegrams

(By Telegraph.)

AUCKLAND, July SO.

The show of the Auckland Poultry and Dog Association, which was held to-day, compared favourably with the shows of previous years. The exhibits were more numerous, and in quality have not been surpassed. Bishop Luck has written to the Minister of Education, appealing against the decision of (he Board of Education, declining to inspect Roman Catholic schools. He suggests that the Education Department, if the insufficiency of funds is the difficulty, should give a further grant in aid to the Board to enable private schools to have the small measure of recognition contemplated bv the Act.

WILMHffiTOH, Juir SO. the Hauroto, whieh arrived from Sydney

l!o-dsy, brought 66 saloon and 79 steerage passengers for all ports. Amongst the passengers booked for Lyttelton is Mr N. Melville, the miners’ representative for the district of Northumberland, and Chairman of Committees in the New South Wales Parliament. He is on a holiday tour, and will advocate the temperance cause while in New Zealand.

NELSON, July 20.

The Nelson Poultry Show opened to-night. The number of exhibits largely exceeded those of previous years. The special prise for the best bird in the show was won by Mr H. Bourman, of Blenheim, with a Plymouth Bock.

A meeting of the Bailway League to-night unanimously resolved, in view of the recent proposals of the Midland Bailway Company, to emphatically protest against any new arrangements being made that do not provide for the agreed upon connection between Nelson and Beefton. The idea of the colony giving £85,000 a year for ten years to secure the completion of the section from the Teramakan to Springfield was scouted as moat unjust.

CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. Mrs H. P. Murray Aynsley, an old settler, died last night. At a meeting of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association to day, a proposal that the November show should extend over three days was withdrawn, but it was resolved to have a general parade of stock on the second day. About thirty residents of Sydenham again waited on Inspector Broham to-day, in regard to the non-closing of three of the Sydenham hotels after the recent decision of the Supreme Court. Mr Broham intimated that he had taken legal advice since meeting the deputation cn the previous day, and the opinion received concurred with that then expressed by him. The decision of Mr Justice Denniston quashed the certificates only, and did not touch the licenses. The licenses still required to be taken into the Supreme Court if it was desired to have them cancelled. One of the members of the deputation said that they also had taken legal advice, which was to the effect that the order made by the Supreme Court had the effect of quashiug the licenses. The deputation subsequently decided to purchase liquor at the hotels affected, aod institute a prosecution without delay.

DUNEDIN, July 20.

i t the annual meeting of the Mornington Tramway Company, at which a dividend of 7 per cent, was declared, it was mentioned that an offer had been accepted to cover risks under the Employers’ Liability Act, and also to moderate the extent of all risks as to accidents on the line, whether of passengers, employees, or others. At the inquest on the body of the woman Sarah Ann Smith, the evidence of the medical man was to the effect th at deceased probably died from suffocation by falling on the floor while under the influence of drink. A verdict to that effect was returned. A Maori named Timoto Earetai has died from the effects of a fall over a cliff at the Heads.