Telegrams.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3873, 14 May 1906, Page 3

Telegrams.

Wellington, May 12

The horses Hutana, Kailere, Lull, Apiti, Kremlin, Shrapnell and Black Reynard, which are being withdrawn from the New Zealand winter engagement?, will shortly proceed to Australia.

May 18.

Parliament will be opened on the last Wednesday in June. The opening will be by Commission, consisting of the Speaker of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Bowen, and the Hons. Pitt, Ormond, McLean, Bailey, George, and T. Kelly. A cablegram received by the Premier from Sir Joseph Ward states that the voting at the Postal Conference goes by countries; each country has one vote. The Premier has received through bis Excellency the Governor a cablegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, conveying the thanks of the King of Italy for the colony’s sympathy with the sufferers by the eruption of Vesuvius; The Premier left for Sydqey on Saturday afternoon by the Warrimoo. During Mr Seddon’s absence the Hon. W. Hall-Jones will be actjujjr Premier); The post should fall by official seniority to the Hon. Mr Carroll, bnt the Native Minister is bo busy now with his own department that he is unable to undertakforther duties. Mr Beddon, while in Australia, will discuss the quese tion of reciprocity between the two conntrie«, and probably Asiatic immigration will be another matter for discussion. Defence and cable service* will in all probability also be dealt with. Of late, however, Mr Seddon’s health has not been of the best, and it is largely on the advice of bis medical adviser that he is making the trip. He will be away about three weeks. On the 21st be will leave Sydney for Melbourne, and he will also pay a visit to Adelaide. Arrangements are being made by New Zealanders living in Sydney to entertain Mr Seddon daring his yisit to that city. This day, A youthful burglar, a lad only fourteen years old, was arrested on Saturday afternoon in the act of burgling a hemist’s shop. Messrs F. R. Flatman and A. Kidd, Ms.fl.R., have been offered and have accepted the positions of Government whips daring the forthcoming session of Parliament.