TELEGRAMS

Southland Times, Issue 11899, 21 November 1891, Page 2

TELEGRAMS

(Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, Nov. 20. The Order-in-Council setting apart 24,081 acres of land for the Kaihu Valley Railway Company is revoked. Regulations are published in the Gazette for the election of members of Boards under the Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act by contributary local authorities in grouped districts. A despatch has been received by the Governor from the Admiralty stating that while they are not prepared to depart from the principle of continuous and general service their Lordships will be willing to make arrangements for admission to the Royal Navy of men and boys of Australian and New Zealand birth on the following lines : — (1) Able or ordinary seamen to be entered on the Australian station to fill vacancies as non-continuous service men for six months' trial on the station. If any after that time are found suitable they will be allowed to join the Navy as continuous service men, and will be paid (as continuous service men) from the date of original entry. Men so entered will be sent to England for training in gunnery, etc., but they will afterwards be employed on the Australian station if they so desire ; (2) boys who volunteer and come up to the standard will be accepted and brought to England for training with paid-off crews of H.M.s ships, and after undergoing the necessary training they will be employed as far as possible on the Australian station if they so desire. The warships Tauranga and Ringarooma will proceed north to Auckland via way ports. In January they will return to Lyttelton, after which the Tauranga will visit several of the southern ports. The Ringarooma will come north again. The object of these visits is to acquire accurate information regarding all ports and anchorages. The West Coast coal ports will also be visited in due course. At the Baptist Conference to-day it was resolved that a committee take into consideration a plan for making provision for aged or infirm ministers ; also to issue a circular to the churches inviting subscriptions to secure a substantial monetary testimonial for the Rev. H. H. Driver, who suffers from a throat affection. Mr T. Spurgeon was engaged for another year as evangelist. The average clause to be brought into force by the Underwriters Association applies to all mercantile and trade risks above LSOOO, New Zealand has joined the International Union for the protection of industrial property which has its headquarters in Berne. The effect is to secure certain special privileges for patentees in the colony. The Woodville main school was closed to-day for six weeks owing to influenza having reduced the attendance from 320 to 158. The receipts at the A. and P. Show cover all expenses, and will nearly wipe off the debt on the buildings. The committee hope to give LIOOO in prizes next year. The Baptist Conference finished to-night. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 20. John Watson, an old Nelson identity, waa burnt to death on Tuesday in the Rainbow accommodation house, Tarndale station, Wairau. Nothing is known as to the origin of the fire, Watson being alone in the house. NELSON, Nov. 20. At the City Council's meeting to-night a letter was read from Humphries, the consumptive patient under Mr Clapham's treatment, stating that his cough was much better, that the night sweats were gone, his breathing easier, can walk four times as far as he could before treatment, had gained five pounds in weight and felt much better. O AMARU, Nov. 20. At the Show to-day the exhibition of draught horses was a splendid one. The Hon. M. Holmes took the cup for draughts ; Hard Times was the champion entire and Duchess of Glasgow the champion mare. DUNEDIN, Nov. 20. The directors of the Walton Park Coal Company report that the profit for the year amounts to L 325 15s, which they recommend should be carried forward. At the inquest touching the death of James Wilson, who was shot at the butts to-day, the jury brought in a verdict that he was accidentally shot by a bullet from the rifle of Gunner Davys, who was exonerated from all blame. None of the members of the Irish Rifles were called to ascertain if a shot might not have been fired by that corps at the same time, though a shot from one of them at the wrong target was as likely to have bit Wilson as Gunner Davy's shot. The Star of to-day publishes some correspondence between Mr Fish and the Premier in refereuce to the latter's attitude towards the Labour party last session. The exchange of compliments is very strong.

Irate Wife— ThU i» a nice time of night for you to he RHlicg home. Aggravating Hneband — Ye9b, vei' nice. Beautiful moon (hie) light; no oeratnb'latori on itreet; everyihing (hie) nice 'n' quiet. O*en— Whai'd the matter with Bell ? He was juit on the point of giviog that Udy hi* seat when he tat down agtin. Otborne — Oh, be'a near-sighttd, tod dido t notice tt first tbtt it wm hit wile.