NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS,

Taranaki Herald, Volume XL, Issue 9194, 23 September 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS,

ANOTHER -UTCIDE. Dujiedin, September 23. A man named Peter Down i 3 missing from Outrani. He went to bed as usual early on Monday night, and yesterday morning his wife found that he was missing. He left an affec-tionately-worded letter slating that when she read the letter he would be dead, and requesting that no search should be wade for his body.

A letter received in Christchurch states that Lord Sheffield's team will be unable to visit New Zealand. The Royal mail steamer Tainui, Captain Evans, arrived at Wellington,* from London, at 7 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. Her dates are : Plymouth, August 9 ; Teneriffe, August 14th ; Cape, August 30th ; Hobart, September 19th. Variable weather was experienced throughout the voyage, which was uneventful. She brings 17 packages of mail 32 boxes parcel poßt, and 101 passengers for New Zealand. Mr J. Macphorson, late of the Mamori, comes oi chief engineer. s The Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball which takes place in the Alexandra Hall tomorrow nigh: ought to be very successful, as the members of the Ladies Committee have worked hard in carrying out all the preliminaries and arrangements. As the proceeds go towards the Fire Brigade funds, the tall is sure to be liberally patronised by the public, who always recognise a deserving object. The following paragraph appeared in several of oar contemporaries early last week as being sent by their political correspondent in Wellington. Mr E. M. Smith intends to ask the Premier whether he pro poses, before closing the session, to take the necessary steps to remove from the records of the House the motion of censure recently passed on the late Leader of the Opposition. We have watched the proceedings in Parliament very closely, but have not found that the question has been asked or answered. A meeting of the committee in connection with the benefit concert to be tendered to Mr Garry on Tueßday, 29th, wiib held in the Bandroom last evening, when final arrangements were mado about the torchlight procession, which it was decided should start at 7.15 p.m. from tho corner of Eliot-street, where the Volunteers and Fire Brigade are requested to muster at 7 o'clock. The procession will be headed by the Band, and will march at once to the Alexandra Hall, colored lights being burnt on the way. A gentleman in the town has kin ly given the lights, which will be one of the main features of the affair. From the feeling evinced by those who are taking part, and the enthusiasm displayed, the procession is likely to be one of the most successful held here, and the result, wo feel sure, will be a crammed house.