COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 511, 27 September 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Last night. Wirths' Wild West Show has been a great success here. The Australia has been chartered to convey them South. Archbishop Redwood sailed for Fortuna Island, via Tonga, last night. A large number ct new mining oompanys on the Thames are bei ig floated this wash. There is a great revival in mining. Numerous prosecutions are being made here under the compulsory clauses of tbe Education Act.

SOUTHERN NBW3. Last night. The two year old son of Mr James Phillips was ran over and killed yesterday afternoon at Masterton.

Thera is a very large potato crop in Hawke’s Bay thia year. It is notified lhat the Property Tax in th. colony is payable on November 26, and the second instalment, where the amount is over £l5, on February 4. It is understood that Lord Onslow has rented a cottage on the other aide of Wellington harbor, for the use of Lady Onslow and daughters during the summer. A young seaman named Jackson, of the schooner Waraka, saved the life of a child who fell from a jetty last evening at Invercargill and was curried by the current under the vessel’s bow.

George Breitmeyer, of St. Albans, Christchurch, nhq had a roadmaking contract at Sumner, disappeared about 5 a.m. on Monday, when one of his sons heard him moving about the room. He has not been heard of since.

A boy aged 15, named Matthews, residing at Benmore (near Invercargill), met with a shocking accident, which it is feared will result fatally. He was playing leap frog, jumping with a broom handle, whsn the end caught in a rent in his trousers, and penetrated his abdomen.

The Otago branch of the Medical Association is protesting against the spread of immoral publications, and desires concerted action to decide how tbe growth of indecent adtertisements and literature can be suppressed. Alex. McKay, of Tamimu, Waipawa, died yesterday from injuries received in falling from his horse. He was one of tbe oldest Hawke’s Bay settlers, having arrived in Napier in November, 1857.

Kennedy's hairdressing saloon at Napier was broken into yesterday, and tobacco valued at £l6 stolen. No clue has yet been obtained of the thief.

The Hon. Mr Mitchelson and Sir Frederick Whitaker left this morning for Taranaki, en route for Auckland. At a meeting of the Dunedin Acclimatisation Society it was resolved to protest strongly against tbe Government io any way ercouraging the further spread of stoats and weasels, THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN. Mr J, M, Lennox, the well known citizen, resident of Parnell, will ba a candidate for that oons'ituency. The redistribution of seats has caused tbe amalgamation of Franklyn North and South seats, under the name of Franklyn. Mr Hamlin, tbe present member tor Franklyn South, announces himself as a candidate.

Mr Henry Bunny announces himself as a candidate for ths Wairarapa seat. He advocates repealing the Property Tax and abolishing the Custom duties except on wine, spirits, and tobacco, and substituting therefur a Land and Inooms Tax.

Messrs Percival and Taylor both stand for Christchurch at the general election. Tbe Dunedin Oily rolls contain 7969 names, Peninsula li)sfi, and the suburbs 9847.