Yesterday's Telegrams
(By Telbsbaph.)
AUCKLAND, July 22.
Tho National Aisiciation have passed a resolution, condemning the appeal of Mr Cadman and Mr Kees to the city electors as improper, and inconclusive and deserving of the severest condemnation of tho electors; the time also is inopportune for any other candidate to come forward, the question before the electors being the definite one of approval or disapproval of the action of tbe late Native Minister.
Mr J. M. Dargarville and Mr F, W. Duncan intend to contest Eden at tbe General Election.
The infant son of a settler named Cope, at Kaitsra, was scalded to ceath by the capsizing of a pail of boiling water.
WELLINGTON, July 22.
With reference to the statement published in tho colony, credited to Sir William Jervois, that the Atkinson Government in 1887 had under consideration the question of offering a portfolio to the Hon. W. P. Beeves, the Hon. Mr Mitchelson writes to tbe press denying it and says:— '* I have no hesitation in saying that there is no troth in the report. I was in the late Sir Harry Atkinson’s confidence from the beginning, and among tbe names of those considered that of Mr Beeves was never mentioned. It is of course possible that Sir William Jervois may have suggested something of the sort to Sir Harry Atkinson, * but if to, it could never have been entertained j by him.' 1 I The weather changed to-day, and a steady I rain has set in. The Spanish training ship Nautilus sailed for Lyttelton (bis afternoon. Her officers declare New Zealand, or what they have seen of it, to be the finest country in the world, and tbe captain declares that should be abandon the sea he will return to New Zealand and take up his residence. A number of tbe officers only returned frond Hawke’s Bay last night, where (hey have been inspecting the country. DUNEDIN, July 22.
At the annual meeting of the Industrial and Pastoral Association, Mr W. Patrick was elected president, Mr P. Patullo vice-presi-dent, and Mr Duthie secretary. Tbe Dunedin Gold Dredging Company’s return is 29|ozs.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 7269, 24 July 1893, Page 4
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354Yesterday's Telegrams South Canterbury Times, Issue 7269, 24 July 1893, Page 4
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