COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 349, 10 September 1889, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

[SBOM OUB OWN OOBBXBFONDXNTS.] CnnrsTCHVRCB. last night, The Hon. W. Robinson, M.L-C , who had been away from hie Parliamentary ditto s ten or twelve days, seriously ill, from an affection of the heart, died this morning. Three doctors held a consultation on Saturday, and deemed that recovery was ini' possible. The deceased was a well known runholder, and generally went by the cognomen of “ Ready money Robinson.” He was an enthusiastic lover of the turf, and was highly esteemed for straight going. He sat in the Upper House twenty years, having been nominated by the Stafford Ministry iu 1869. Dunedin, last night. Joseph Levin, formerly billiard marker at Naeeby, becomes heir to £40,000, through the death of a relative at Sydney, but the whereabouts of Levin is unknown, Auckland, last night. The Kauri Timber Company have received advice of the satisfactory sale of their first shipment of timber to Glasgow, which fetched all round 2a 8d per foot, which gives a good return. Wellington, last night. Sir Robert Stout was entertained at dinner at Bellamy's on Saturday night, by a large number of his late Parliamentary supporters, and the gathering proved to be a very enjoy, able one. The chair was occupied by the Hon. J. W. Wilson, and though there were a number of speeches complimentary to Sir Robert, politics were eschewed. Several members, incluling Messrs Ward, Seddon, Turnbull and others, enlivened the proceedings with vocal selections, and th'« meeting broke up about 10 o'clock. The Union Company placed the Takapuna at the disposal of the members of the Legislature, and at 3 o'clock yesterday morning about forty members and Preu representatives left for a day’s enjoyment at Queen Charlotte Sound, and returned last evening. The return football match, Wellington «. Wairarapa, was played at Newton on Saturday. Wellington won by eleven points to teq, No goal was kioked during the match. The Post has been served with a writ ail the auit of Charles Bowles, of Carterton, claiming £5009 damages, for an alleged libel contained in one of the affidavits forwarded by Mr Jellicoe to the Governor in the cue of Chemis, stating that Bowles had blood stains upon his trousers which could not have bean caused by killing sheep. News has been received of trouble at the Chatham Islands over tho collection of the dog tax, Some of the members of tho Per. manont Artillery have been ordered to proceed there to act as Police. Mr D. M. Luckle, Commiuiouer of the Government Insurance Department, if seriously ill, Eighty-seven Masonic Lodges have now declared in favor of a United Grand Lodge. Tbe Dalegates meet on Wednesday next "