COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 489, 5 August 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. A terrible north easterly gale wag experienced last night, but no damage wat done. Mr George Miln, Shakespearian actor, lectured last night on ths Ohurch and Stage, and from a crowded assemblage £l2 12s wag collected for the Ladiee’ Benevolent Society. The body of Thomas Smith, a Northern Wairoa bu.hman, has been found in the harbor. Nothing is known about the drowning. The Devenport Ferry Company’s hands having aaked for union wages, five of them have been dismissed to reduce expenses, and there is likely to be trouble. The month of July just ended has been an exceptionally showery one, rain having fallen on twenty-eight days out of thirty-one. At the Bay of Islands Coal Company to day it was shown that sales of coal had increased for the halt year by 1877 toas, but the credit balance was only £79, and no dividend was declared. Tonks and Carr, bankrupt auol ionsera, were to-day allowed to retain their furniture, of some hundred pounds in value, in each estate. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Racing Club, to-day, it was shown that during the year the Club had held five meetings, giving away in stakes £7850, against £6550 in the previous year, in four meetings. The committee have under consideration ths advisability of holding another extra meeting. A church parade in aid of the Balaclava survivors was held yesterday. Owing to the rain it took place in the City Hall, The collection was only £l4. The following football team has been chosen to represent Auckland against Taranaki next Saturday Full back, C. Stiohbury; three quarters—o. Madigan, J. Breen, F. Jems; halves—A. Braund, A. Rees, W. Elliott; forwards—O. Wells, H. P. Gland, J. Mills, J. Poland, O. Marshall, R. McKenzie, J. Hefferman, and A. Smith. Crashing is still proceeding at the Try Fluke batteryjon the new Kntouna goldfields. The return for the week's crushing is 171 ounces of retorted gold from 40 tons of quartz, making 302 ounces for the past fortnight, from 60 to 70 loads of quarts. Shares are now selling at 8s 91 and 9s, and all Kuatonna stock is firm.

SOUTHERN NEWS.

Last night. At a meeting of the Wellington branoh of the Post and Telegraph Union it was resolved by 30 to 17 that the headquarters ought to be established in Wellington. The R.M.S. Mariposa, with English mails of 12th July, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 26th of July, contract date. The Zealandia arrived at San Francisco, from Auckland, on August 2, contract date, The death is announced at Cromwell of Mr Dunean McKellar, who occupied the post of Goldfielda Secretary in the Provincial Executive. William McKinney, storekeeper at Garterton, shot himself this morning, through the mouth. Death waa almost instantaneous. The case ia said to be a purely accidental one. The Wellington chess players bare decided to hold a Congress about Christmas time, the conditions being that any olnb in New Zealand may nominate two competitors free and other members shall pay two guineas to the fund. Final arrangements have been completed by Tyser and Company with the Wanganui Meat Company for the conveyance of frozen meat and other produce direct from Wanganui to London, by cargo steamer. It was reported at Greymouth yesterday that the Miners’ Union intended calling out the men who work the pumping engines keeping the mines dry, and that Mr Kennedy, when informed of the fact, said that if pumping were stopped the mines would probably not be opened again. Practical miners agree that once the water is allowed to rise the mines will be flooded. The trouble at Christchurch between Wbitcombe and Tombs, printers, and the Maritime Council, is becoming very serious. The firm advertise they are fighting for principle, and will hold out, The Maritime Council .ordered a complete boyoot, and ara concerting steps to close the trade of the port of Lyttelton, pending a settlement of the dispute. The Railway Servants' Union issued a manifesto to the Commissioners, stating they must boyoot all goods, as this is a test case, and if railway men are suspended all hands will be called out by the Union. The Commissioners say they dare not, as public carriers, retuse to carry gooda for Whitoombe and Tomba or anyone alee.