COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 339, 17 August 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

[iBOM OUB OWK COBBBSFOWDXNTB.] Nzfixb, last night. On the passage of the Southern Cross from Gisborne last night a lady passenger gave birth to a child. Dr Innes attended the patient on arrival. The annual meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce, managed to take place to-day, after two previous adjournments for want of a quorum. Mr F. W. Williams was elected President and Mr A. C. Lang Vice President. There was considerable discussion on the annual report of the outgoing President (Mr M R. Miller), which was published in the Napier papers last week, exception being taken to ths statement that the pressure of the Banks bad brought two Arms to destruction. Ultimately the paragraphs objected to were struck out, and the report adopted. The Governor telegraphed from Nelson th : s morning that Lord Cranley had passed a good night, and the fever was subsiding. His Excellency remains in Nelson for a few days, until the chance of the patient’s relapse has passed.

Christchurch, last night. The Hawke’s Bay football team yesterday were defeated by Warbriolt's team by 14 points to nil. Nelson, master of the ketch Aparitna, while setting tho mainsail of his vessel in Pigeon Bay yesterday, was knocked over by the boom, and drowned. Blkshkim, last night. Mr E T. Connelly, formerly Attorney General, and who has been appointed Judge in succession to the late Judge Gillies, left for Wellington yesterday, to be sworn in. Prior to his departure by the train tho members of the local bar met Mr Connelly on the platform of the railway station and cocgratula.ted him on his appointment, while regretting his departure from Marlborough, where ha had spent tho last 24 years of his life. Mr Connelly feeling replied, saying he was euro he would not leave a single enemy behind him.

Nslsox, Thursday.—A man named Robert Davidson found a dynamite cap, and being ignorant as to what it was proceeded to make a careful examination with a needle. The explosion that followed very much surprised him, and it also blew away the top of one thumb and of a finger. He was taken to the hospital, where an operation was performed, tho first joints of the finger and thumb being removed.—John Powell, a resident of Waka puaka, was arrested yesterday on a charge of sheep stealing. Mr 8. Neville found the skin of one of his sheep with a bullet hole through, and gave Inform stion to the polios, who discovered part of the erreaso of a sheep with a bullet hole in it at Powell's house. The accused has been remanded.— Application was made to the Registrar of the Supreme Court on behalf of tho relatives of a man named Thompson for his committal to an asylum as an habitual drunkard. Air Harley, who appeared for Thompson, raised the point that ths Registrar had no power io order a medical examination under the clause Of the Aot referring to Buch cases. The Registrar feas taken time to consider. Dussdxn, Thursday.—There are ovar 50 applicants for the chair of English language and literature at the Oiago University. Many of these are said to po’eosa high abilities and first-class testimonials.—The Tailoreases’ Union now numbers ever 700 members. Tile anti-sweating committee have submitted a log for tailoreeaes working in shops as distinct from factories, and it has been adopted. The oommittee, notwithstanding tha action of the Manufacturers’ Association, are proceeding with the consideration of a log for factory hands, Christchurch, Thursday.—Eight hundred and fifty persons opplien for 000 share) in the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association. The number issued is 8000. Ab.itafu, Thursday.—A monster indignation meeting of the whole of thia district ha) been convened by the Chairman of the Hobson County to be held at Aratapu, to protest against the expenditure of public money for the Puhipuhi tramway, Reports of the engineers and timber experts have been obtained distinctly favorable to water carriage as costing a mere fraction of the tramway and railway haulage.