COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 409, 28 January 1890, Page 3

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

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Nafieb, last night. Richard Williams, Corporation Valuer, has resigned his office. He has not been at the Corporation offices since last Tuesday. To-day ths Town Clerk received a letter covering Williams’ resignation, but it was dated last Tuesday, and it te believed he has left the colony. Aucklasb, last night. Very encouraging reports continue to be received from Puhipuhi. There is a prospect of a vary large influx at visitors to Auckland for the Jubilee celebrations, and that the hotels and boarding honaea will be taxed to the utmost. The Baratongan troupe are to take part in the procession, and thirty Chinamen are also to assist in ilia sports in the domain on Saturday. The Volunteers will form a guard of honor to meet the Special train bringing Lord Onslow from Waikato, and an order bu been issued calling upon the whole of the Volunteers cf the garrison to line the streets on Wednesday morning, god form the guard ot honor at ths Govsrnmsnt House. A special feature of the procession will bo that the whole of the Orange Lodges ot the district, as well as the different branches ot the Hibernian Society, will take part. The drapers of Auckland (wholesale and retail) have agreed to close during the whole of the holidays. BiWHxrit, last night, A general meeting of the Marlborough Baring Club was held on Saturday last, to eonaider fba handicapping question. The Committee passed a resolution thst the handicaps shoo'd be submitted to them before bring published, >o "piiat Mr Bush, the handicapper, might give fiie feasons should it be considered an error had bairn made. The matter has created a good deal ot feeling lotsally, and there was aJarge attendant? at the meeting. On the motion of Dr Cleghorn the Action of the Committee was approved of, and Mt Rush consented to act under the conditions presorlbed, provided no power be given >0 Ihe stewefflsto alter the weights. Oamabu, test night. A young man named Raven was drowned At KuroW on Friday, He had crossed a branch of the Waikaki river on horseback te drive two horses off inland. In I'eororring the river both horse and rider t. at. pt pway, and have sot been Men since.

CsatsTCttpaca, last night. Thirteen Societies, with 1456 members, have already affiliated to ths Canterbury Trade and Labor Oounoil, and other Socjciips with an aggregate cambership of 1650, are expected to join shortly, while others in process of formation ere expected to join ultimately, On Saturday ptoming a enlt by Cadogan — Lamonde, belonging to Horsford, which was exercising, fell and broke his leg, and had to Shot. A boy named Manning, who was tiding tbs eoit, fall on hte hud, and was removed to the Hospital, seriously injured. M«|hM ppi yd tMSvmd eoMriousawi,