COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 524, 28 October 1890, Page 3

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. Liat night. Sir George Grey addresses the citizens on Thursday. Mr J. Moss, formerly member for Parnell, has accepted the position of New Zealand Resident at Raratooge, at a salary of £3OO. Hurricane won the Pakuranga Hunt Club Cup, Tawhlao2ud, Fragrance 3rd. Auckland ha* been finally chosen as the port of call of the 'Frisco mail service, There will be a Labor procession tomorrow, but the demonetrauon is postponed till the Prince of Wales' birthday, owing to the condition of the cricket ground, where the sports were to have been held. The Clan McLeod baa arrived here from New York with a cargo of Yankee merchandise, A carter named Smith fell off his dray during a fit and sustained concussion of the brain. The following Maoris have been nominated for the Northern electorateHinni Taiwhangs, Timoti Puhipi, Wi Pirihana, Whakarongora, andWiremu Kateae. The election is on 27th November. TAUBANGA. Last night. The Government building had a narrow escape from being destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The circumstances lead to incendiarism being suspected. NAPIER. Last night. The following candidates were nominated to-day for the Eastern Maori electoral districtJ. Carroll, Sydney Tai whangs, Wi Pere, Rudolph Sturm, and Timi Waata Bimini, of Whakatane. Mr A. V. MacDonald, who has been traffic manager on the Napier railway for six years, has received notice of removal to Christchurch, to take charge of the locomotive department on the Hurunui-Bluff section. He will be succeeded here by Mr Wbitcombe. SOUTHERN NEWS. Lest night. The following nominations were received for the Dunedin Cup Exchange, Crutch field, Queen of Trumps, St. Andrew, Crime, Reprieval, Medallion, Crackshot, Thackeray, Freedom, Wolverine, Warden, Catamount, Patchwork, Assyrian, King Leinster, Hilda, Occident, Mariner, Milord, Gipsy Prince, Diadem, M< trie England. At Wellington the two local evening papers hays decided not to publish on Demonstration Day, .and the morning paper not on the Doming of the 2& b. At Dunedin, too, neither of the evening papers will be published on the SBih. Ad old settler named Wm. McNeill, of Wanganui, dropped down dead suddenly from hi, horse on Saturday, whilst on his way (o attend the funeral ot another old settler. At tbs inquest a verdict of death from heart disease was returned. Several families who were poisoned last week at Wanganui, through eating tapioca or sago, are muovering from the effect,. Mr Cameron, an old settler, has been very bad through the same cause, but i, now better, though unfier the doctor's care. Wellington unions, outside the seamen's end wharf laborers, have up to the present contributed £374 2, to the strike fund A free laborer named Wynn Williams broke both of bis ankles while working cargo at Queen’s wharf, Wellington, on Saturday. A number of the labor party on strike have applied to Government to be allowed to take up lands on special settlement conditions. It is understood that ten of the railway hands who were suspended at Christchurch have been reinstat rd. Oi hats will b- tak en on when vacancies occur. It is said that *bc* who have returned have practically renounced the Railway Servants’ Society, Mat present constituted. Early (hi, me ruing John Webster, third son of Malcolm Webster, a well known old Citizen of Nelson, shot himself through the heart with a rifle, He was heard to leave the house at 4 o'c'oek, and not having returned an hour later his brother went to look for Wip, and heard a shot from an empty house close by. Death was instantaneous. Deceased was 23 years, and a fine young fellow and general favorite. Twelve months ago he met with a fall on the back of the head, and aver since was subject to fits and depression. About ten o'clock last night Deteotivei Campbell and Herbert raided a pises of buri neas in Willis Street, Wellington, which for t long time has been supposed to be th* resori Of gamblers. An alarm was Immediately given, but atrong evidence was obtainable, sue ths proprietor, Charles Cross, and 14 spielen whose name, were taken out of about 25, will be brought before the Police Court,