COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 444, 22 April 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. George Johnston, fieherman, was drowned by the swamping of a dingy which he was rowing to catch a yacht in which hi was out oystering. James Casey, a well-known jockey, was thrown from his horse near Panmure and received injuries which resulted fatally. Mr George Vesey Stewart, the promoter of the Katikati and Te Puke special settlement, ie a candidate for the Te Aroha electorate. The trial shipment of late apples, wrapped in paper and packed in 40lb boxes, were sent to America by the mail steamer to-day. A series of military sports were held on Saturday under the patronage of the Governor, and were witnessed by thousands of spectators. Mr Robert Louis Stevenson, the well known novelist, was here on Saturday, on his way to the Islands. He is collecting materials for future works. An old resident at Howick, named Mrs Wilson, has died suddenly. She was well advanced in years, having passed 80. The outward mail steamer Zealandia sailed to day for America. Amongst the passengers for England are Mr Johnston, manager of the South British, and Mr J. C. Firth, the well known miller, SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Bishop Redwood laid the foundation stone yesterday of the new Boman Catholic Church in Christchurch. The N.Z. Times states that neither directly nor indirectly did the Premier inspire the articles in its columns suggesting future borrowing. The B.M.S. Tongariro reached Wellington this morning from London. She brings 85 passengers for New Zealand, John Butterworth, a well known soft goods merchant of Dunedin, has died rather suddenly. The Marine Department have received the following telegram from tha collector of Customs of Christchurch The Master of the Dingeda, just arrived from Westport, reports passing the wreck of a cutter of about 25 or 30 tons on Saturday afternoon. As some lads were boating on the Wannakariri, at Kaiapoi, the boat capsized. One lad, a third son ot Mr B. J. Alexander, head master of the Kaiapoi school, was drowned, The captain, secretary, and several other officers of the Wellington Bowing Olnb have resigned because of the action of getting members in, re-instating one of their number whom the committee had expelled. A demonstration in favor of early closing took place at Christchurch on Saturday night. A crowd, principally lads, gathered in the streets, cheering the shops doling at 9, and groaning at the others, Dr Maurice Chilton, formerly house sui* geon at the Wellington Hospital, died and. denly on Saturday at Havelock, Marlborough, where he had been praotieing for some |Ume past. Death wm due to heart disease.

Mrs W.nlGel<l, wife of a well-known pig dealer, was run over by an aerated water cart just after coming out of the Exhibition on Saturday, and died dnring the night. A telegram from the dated 18th inst,, says the hemp market has abetter tone. Fair to good —Auckland £2l to £23, Lyttelton £2O to £22; Wellington £l9 to £2l. Prime sorts, £24 to £26; Mani la, £34 to £35; Sisal, about £25. The Dunedin Exhibition was finally closed on Saturday night, after being open four months and a half. Speeches were made on the occasion by the President, Mr Roberts, and the Hon. T. Hig'op, and it was stated that as the outcome of the Exhibition it was intended to establish a Working Men’s College. The inquest on the native arrested at New Plymouth for the murder of Maloney was proceeding to-day. The evidence so far is unimportant, the most interesting part being that of the woman at whose house Maloney had his meals. 8h« thought the clothes in the Maori’s possessi m resembled those worn occasionally by Maloney.