TELEGRAMS.

Southland Times, Issue 11296, 31 October 1889, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 30. The French warship Saorie, Commander 3igant, arrived to-day from Noumea. Ine >bjsct of her visit to New Zealand is to >c present at the opening of the Exbibiiou, her officers being under tfee impression ;hat it took place on November let. It. is sxpected the Saone will remain here for a week and tben return to Nonmee. OHBISTCHTJRCff,OCT. 30. The report presented at the annual meeting of theKaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Do showed that £22,500 had been written ufl: for depreciation of property and that the plant vras now valued at L 55.292. The directors expressed a belief that the agitation between their employes and the Union was due to trade jealousy. They were always anxious to listen and deal with any complaints made to them. The report, &c, was adopted, and a 7 per cent, dividend declared. ■ DUNEDIN, Oct. 30. At the annual meetiDg of the O.a'go branch of the New Zealand Medical Association Dr Hocken was elected President. The retiring president in hia address said that of 56 members seven were young New Zaalanders and in the immediate future the status of profession woold rest with the native production. He argued on the importance of the Association's having a voice in the eleotion of the clinical teaching staff at the hospital. A meeting of the general Association will be held in February next ' in D.unedin and medical men in the neighbouring colonies are to be invited to attend and discuss questions affectiDg the profession, public health, etc It is understood that Brown-Sequards subcutaneous injections have been tried in at least two instances in the hospital with no pronounced success. At a meeting of the Queen's Jubilee Convalescent Fund subscribers the report stated that out of the small funds at disposal seven convalescent cases had received assistance. The tradespeople have agreed to keep the Prince of Wales' holiday on the llth and to adopt the same course in regard to St Andrew's Day. At the City Court John Roger Hender80Q was committed for trial for assault and robbery. His three companions are already under committal. The Cioeuis mine's return was 184 oz retorted from 130 tons. ARROWTOWN, Oct 30 The Gallant Tipperary plateß were 6craped last week, and yielded 114 ounces of amalgam. Siuce ihe season began 240 tons of stone have been crushed, yielding 210 ounces of amalgam from the plates only. The Sunriße Company's claim at Macetown, haa begun getting out etone. Sixty tons are on hand from the last season. The CorDubia mine in Butcher's Gully, Skippers, has been lot on tribute.