COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 448, 1 May 1890, Page 3

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND.

Last night. The operation of the cumula'ive vote at the School Committee elections here was generally condemned. The Bev. Mr Hutson has accepted a call for Bavensbonrne congregation, at Dunedin. Bank of New Zealand shares have advanced. Some changed hands to day at £6 (old) and £5 4s (new). The Governor, after a stay of several months in Auckland, left for Lichfield this morning, to have some shooting there. Thence he proceeds to Ohinemuri, Taupo, Taruwera, Mohaka, Napier, and Wellington, in the order named. After an absence from the colony of several yean Sir Walter Baller returned to Auckland last night in the steamer Mararoa from Sydney, accompanied by Lady Buller and Mias Buller. He goes south to morrow. The tailoresses are still out on strike. A hostile demonstration was made yesterday by the strikers outside Mcßride's factory. The flax industry in the Waikato is lingering. Some mills have stopped, some partially so, and owners of others are talking of following suit. A lucky man left by the Te Anan for Sydney last evening. He is Joseph Levien, until lately a mill hand in Marlborough district. He had been traced by a Sydney detective as the heir to a property in the heart of Sydney, worth £75,000. The property was left by Levien's grandfather Mr Roberta.

SOUTHERN NEWS. Last night. Parliament has been summoned tor the 19. h of June. The Boundary Commissioners had fifteen objections to consider, but no alterations were made, and 'he electoral divisions remain as originally announced. La grippe of a very pronounced type has made its appearance at Patea, but as yet there are only a few cases. The coal pit at the Heath mine at Brunnerton has been accidentally flooded. It is expected that itr will be several days before getting to work again. Mr John Roberts, President of the Dunedin Exhibition, will be a candidate for either Dunedin City or Taieri at the next election. Ths Te Kooti cue was called at the Court of Appeal, and was adjourned till Thursday. The balance sheet of the Exhibition shows a debit of £5OO, against which are the buildinc and unpaid calls. The receipts were AbTJKiI, inclusive of £8,771 called up capital. The Governnment steamer Hinemoa, from her periodical visit to the Kermadic Islands, brought with her thirteen people, nearly halt the •• emigrants ” who left the colony some six or seven months ago to settls for good on Sunday Island, They oquld hardly grow a single thing on the island successfully. They planted their crops all right, and they had no very bad weather to speak of, except a bit of a hurricane that blow their beans out of the ground, but the rats of the island destroyed everything, and cleared out every particle of the growing crops that they could. They ’ ta libs lire, and left the MheMmMni XhMfwtegivMrpMlm

followed. The people brought back are almost destitute. The following passengers returned :—McCulloch, Jackson, Wells and family (4), Beckett, McNaught,Robson,Cotter, Oarver, and Taylor. Archdeacon and Mrs Julias arrived at Christchurch by express last night, and were met at the railway station by the reception committee appointed by the Synod, with several other clergymen and the principal laymen. A crowd of over 1000 assembled and cheered heartily. The Cathedral bells rang a peal of welcome. The firsticonvocstiou of the Masonic Grand Lodge was held last night. There was a large attendance. Bro. A. S. Russell, Auckland, was appointed Deputy Grand Master. The Rev Roualdson, Dunedin, was appointed Secretary at a salary of £250. There are no Gisborne officers. The installation of Bro. H. Thompson, of Christchurch, as Grand Master, was performed by Bro. Gillon to night, and was a splendid ceremony.