COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 466, 12 June 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. Mr John Brvne has written stating he will stand for Waikato district only at the approaching elections. Two old men named Milne and Hankman have been found dead in separate houses. Hempton arrived by the Botomahana, on his way back from the Sydney Athletic meeting. Tha Auckland tailoresass have deferred the question of starting a co operative faatory, pending replies from Dtinedio. The a s. Monowai. which left last night far Sydney, was a full ship. She took 235 paeamgers, the utmost allowed by law.

Mesare L. R. and J. R. Bloomfield are pa<emgers for Gisborne by the .learner Ro'omabana, which arrived yesterday from Sydney. The Divorce Court has granted dacreee abaniute aa follows George Skipper, petitioner, Emily Jane Skipper, respondent, and Fred Olay, corespondent; John Henry Tavlor, petitioner, v.Lucy Taylor, respondent.

The local butchers and slaughterman met last, night, and formed a trade union.

Tbe Onehunga Iron Company are getting down from the King country nno thousand tons of limestone at the rate of 50 or 00 tons per week, for flux purposes.