COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 411, 1 February 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

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Napier, last night. Edward Humphreys, carpenter, residing at Takapau, fell from the platform ot a railway carriage on Wednesday evening, near Maketaka, and was run over. His arm was much crushed, and he sustained other injurlee, but not ot» serious nature. He was taken to the Waipukurau Hospital, and his arm removed from the socket ftt the shoulder. He is progressing favorably. A uieetiog was held at the Criterion Hotel this morning with a view ot promoting the fruit preserving industry. It was resolved to form a company to purchase Spawn’s patent rights for the evaporating process, for Hawke’s Bay only ; failing which that other means be sought for carrying on the industry. WxiiUNOTONj last night, The Board ot Governors of the Wellington College and Girls High School are in aaerlque financial difficulty; and have decided to ask Government to pay a sum promised in aid ot tbs building, and to permit a reserve to be sold, and also that tho schools he handed over to ths Education Board, tho Governors merely retaining the management nt the treat land, and fixing the standard ot education, A meeting of the standing committee of the Diocesan Synod was held last evening, when the question of confirming the nomination of Archdeacon Julius to the Bishopric at Christchurch came up, in connection with a mandate from the Biebop of Nelson as acting Primate, requesting the committee tn consider the matter. The Bishop nt Wellington eaid that as he had been elected by the General Synod to the Primacy, he oould take no notice of the Bishop ot Nelson's requisition, which the latter bad no authority to make, and he (Bishop Hadfield) had writton to Archdeacon Julius informing him ot the difficulty which had arisen in confirming his election. After some discussion the matter dropped without any action being taken. A fire brnko out thia morning in the premises of Mr Boyd, fruiterer, Lambton §usy, Tho fire was soon got under, but oyd had a considerable difficulty in getting hie little girl safely oqt. She was severely burnt about the arms. Boyd's face was also scorched. -> CnntsTCHuacK, last night. The Diocesan Standing Committee yeeter» day unanimously confirmed the nomination of Archdeacon Julius as Bishop of Christ, church. The Committee expressed no opinion on the Primacy queation. The following Gisborne candidates have qualified for matriculation :—F. E. Baker, M. E. Baker, J. Hill, F. J. Henderson, J. B, Poynter, F, J, Thompson, and G. W, Watson.

An old man named Isaac Bridges, plasterer, out hie throat with a raaor in bed at the Hospital this morning. He had been in the hospital four months with a chronic organic disease and died about an hour later. Dunedin, last night. At a meeting ot the Exhibition Oom. miseioners yesterday the question of selling goods in the Exhibition was again under discussion. Ths detective caught some persons selling goods and their names were given to Captain Espinaesa with direc tions that those persona should be kept out ot the building. He wrote, pointing out ho oould not possibly avoid taking the shilling ot any person who offered it, especially as he did not know the parties. After an animated discussion it was resolved to rescind the previous resolution putting a stop to sales, ana charge a license fee of £1 per week in future. At the Police Court yesterday Alfred Stout, Mary Gorton, and Patrick Dwyer, three publicans, were charged with keeping bar. maids in the bar after II o'clock. The two first pleaded guilty and wars fined £3 each and costs. The evidence io the other case showed that the barmaid had only gone into the bar to get a match, when the police cams in, and the charge was dismissed.