DUNEDIN ITEMS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11202, 24 February 1891, Page 2

DUNEDIN ITEMS.

* PPeb United Press Association.] Dunsdin, February 23. The Ministerjof Marine, in reply to a telegram from Mr H. S. Fish, M.H.E., has telegraphed that he was to-day authorised to hold an inquiry into the death of the Kakanui. Mr Fish has telegraphed 1 suggesting that the scope of the inquiry should embrace the causes which led to the steamer being sent At a meeting on the Flat . to-night about 100 young, men and lads gave in their names as willing to join a club which is being, framed with a view ot providing rational amusement i'and so keeping the lads off the streets at night. Subject : to ratification, by 'the annual meeting next month, the business of the Equitable) . Insurance > Association has been sold te the Union Insurance Company, /,; ,-■.., • ' ■• .•/[ ' 'ii - The Wesleyan.. Church have at last established^ a- yiission in "New Guinea, and among' the first missionaries will be the.Bey. W-.iß. Fellowsjat present in charge of the "Western District of Southland, who volunteered for missionary work some time ago. The hearing of the case Smith, y. the Phoenix Insurance, Company, occupied the Supreme to-day, and will be' continued to-'morroyy. The case is similar to tlie'.pne against. the Liverpool, ' London and Globe on Saturday. . Sir Robert Stout stated that he had recevied a telegram calling him to Christchurch to attend the child murder case, and he handed the brief for the plaintiff to him. At a meeting of the creditors of Benjamin; and Jacobs, the Assignee a-epprted thathe'had 1 obtained' the ■risjfit io '83^0 shares in the Sew Hoy Big Beach Company, which had" been sold at 7s lOid, .subject to, the delivery, but ,shey were stoppjed by notice of .; S,bme.,o f ffers to withdraw the appeal were made, but no deceision was 'arrived; at. . After: discussion it was understood that the Assignee should not' agree. to a compromise.